Q 01/05

How does Paine Underwood put the casino boat Coral Queen out of action at the start of Flush?

A) He stole it

B) He sank it

C) He rammed it

D) He set it adrift

Answer · why

B) He sank it

He sank it and was in jail by Father's Day, but the stunt backfired: the Coral Queen was refloated and back in business within days.

Q 02/05

Which long-lost relative turns out to be the scarred old pirate who rescues Noah and Abbey in Flush?

A) Their grandfather

B) Their uncle

C) Their great-uncle

D) Their father's cousin

Answer · why

A) Their grandfather

Their grandfather, Bobby, had been presumed dead for a decade after vanishing in South America, where he was hunting the men who stole his boat.

Q 03/05

What do Noah Underwood and Shelly send down the Coral Queen's toilets to make its sewage traceable?

A) Powdered fabric dye

B) Printer ink

C) Food coloring

D) House paint

Answer · why

C) Food coloring

Food coloring was Noah's idea: squeezed into the toilets, it tinted the sewage so the next illegal dump left a visible trail back to the boat.

Q 04/05

Which elusive natural sight does the Underwood family finally witness at the very end of Flush?

A) A double rainbow

B) A waterspout

C) A meteor shower

D) The green flash

Answer · why

D) The green flash

The green flash is a real optical effect seen just as the sun slips below the horizon, usually lasting no more than two seconds, and the family had ne...

Q 05/05

How does little Abbey Underwood fight off the guard who grabs her on the Coral Queen's dock?

A) She kicks him

B) She bites him

C) She trips him

D) She scratches him

Answer · why

B) She bites him

She bites him hard enough to make him scream, a habit left over from babyhood, when Abbey bit nearly everyone who came near.