Q 01/05

Which of these authors created Diary of a Wimpy Kid?

A) Dav Pilkey

B) Rick Riordan

C) Jeff Kinney

D) Lincoln Peirce

Answer · why

C) Jeff Kinney

He spent eight years working on the first book before showing it to a publisher, and also created the online game Poptropica.

Q 02/05

What is the name of Greg's overbearing mother, who gives him the diary?

A) Linda

B) Karen

C) Susan

D) Sharon

Answer · why

C) Susan

He insists it is a journal, not a diary; his mother Susan bought it for him.

Q 03/05

On which website did Diary of a Wimpy Kid first appear, as daily online entries in 2004-05?

A) Funbrain

B) Poptropica

C) Neopets

D) Scholastic.com

Answer · why

A) Funbrain

It had been read nearly 20 million times by 2009 before readers asked for a printed version.

Q 04/05

At which 2006 event did Kinney sign the multi-book deal that turned the web version into a print series?

A) San Diego Comic-Con

B) New York Comic Con

C) BookExpo America

D) The Bologna Book Fair

Answer · why

B) New York Comic Con

The deal came in February 2006; the first hardcover arrived on 1 April 2007.

Q 05/05

What is the name of Greg's best friend?

A) Fregley

B) Rowley

C) Chirag

D) Bryce

Answer · why

B) Rowley

Greg calls him immature, but Rowley got his own spin-off series starting in 2019.