Q 01/05

Which actor and director carried a Flat Stanley cutout along the Oscars red carpet in 2005?

A) Mel Gibson

B) Kevin Costner

C) Clint Eastwood

D) Robert Redford

Answer · why

C) Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood's paper passenger started a buzz online, and project founder Dale Hubert said people were sending him pictures of it the next day.

Q 02/05

A Flat Stanley cutout was aboard US Airways Flight 1549 when it landed safely on which river?

A) The Potomac

B) The Delaware

C) The Mississippi

D) The Hudson

Answer · why

D) The Hudson

The Hudson landing did not strand him: the paper Stanley was carried off the plane in his travelling companion's briefcase.

Q 03/05

In Jeff Brown's Flat Stanley, what falls on sleeping Stanley during the night and flattens him?

A) A bulletin board

B) A tall bookcase

C) A heavy wardrobe door

D) A ceiling fan

Answer · why

A) A bulletin board

A bulletin board hung over his bed does the damage while he sleeps. Brown got the idea when one of his sons imagined the board over his own bed fallin...

Q 04/05

Thin enough to slide under closed doors, how thick is Stanley after his accident in Flat Stanley?

A) A tenth of an inch

B) Half an inch

C) Two inches

D) Six inches

Answer · why

B) Half an inch

Half an inch is all that is left of him, yet he is otherwise unhurt. His parents treat the whole thing with deadpan calm.

Q 05/05

To which US state do Stanley's parents mail him in a large envelope in Flat Stanley?

A) Connecticut

B) Florida

C) California

D) Colorado

Answer · why

C) California

California is cheaper to reach by post than by train or plane: a few stamps and a little insurance cover the whole trip.