Q 01/05

In Life As We Knew It, which landmark is reported washed away on the night the Moon is struck?

A) The Golden Gate Bridge

B) The Washington Monument

C) The Statue of Liberty

D) The Hollywood Sign

Answer · why

C) The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty is swept off by the first giant tides, and the same broadcast reports Cape Cod and the East Coast's barrier islands under water.

Q 02/05

What does the asteroid strike do to the Moon in Life As We Knew It, setting off worldwide disasters?

A) Knocks it closer to Earth

B) Splits it in two

C) Stops it rotating

D) Flings it into space

Answer · why

A) Knocks it closer to Earth

The impact knocks it closer to Earth because the asteroid is denser than astronomers predicted, and the nearer Moon's stronger pull throws the tides i...

Q 03/05

Which pantry treat does Miranda devour in secret in Life As We Knew It, costing her days of meals?

A) Peanut butter

B) Chocolate chips

C) Canned peaches

D) Butterscotch candies

Answer · why

B) Chocolate chips

Chocolate chips were being saved for Matt's birthday, and a furious Laura makes Miranda finish the whole bag before barring her from family meals.

Q 04/05

What is the name of the Evans family cat in Life As We Knew It, who vanishes for days one July?

A) Scooter

B) Whiskers

C) Milo

D) Horton

Answer · why

D) Horton

Horton slips out one night as Miranda comes in, and Matt warns that someone may have killed him for food before he turns up yowling at the door.

Q 05/05

What turns the summer sky permanently gray in Life As We Knew It, killing the family's garden?

A) Volcanic eruptions

B) Smoke from wildfires

C) Nuclear fallout

D) Lunar dust

Answer · why

A) Volcanic eruptions

Volcanic eruptions around the world, set off by the Moon's stronger pull, throw up an ash cloud that blocks the sun for months and sends temperatures ...