Q 01/05

In Mr. Popper's Penguins, which polar explorer answers a fan letter by sending Mr. Popper a live penguin?

A) Sir Ernest Shackleton

B) Commander Peary

C) Admiral Drake

D) Sir John Franklin

Answer · why

C) Admiral Drake

Admiral Drake had promised a surprise, and it arrived from Antarctica in a box with air holes. The bird jumped out and set about inspecting the house.

Q 02/05

In Mr. Popper's Penguins, what work does Mr. Popper do each year from spring until the end of September?

A) Streetcar driver

B) House painter

C) Bricklayer

D) Mail carrier

Answer · why

B) House painter

House painter is his trade, though a dreamy one: he once did a kitchen in two colors by mistake, and local housewives liked it so much they ordered th...

Q 03/05

In Mr. Popper's Penguins, how many penguins share the Popper home once every egg has hatched?

A) 3

B) 6

C) 12

D) 24

Answer · why

C) 12

All 12 penguins share the house: the original pair plus chicks from ten eggs, laid one every third day. Mr. Popper is astonished, since he knows pengu...

Q 04/05

In Mr. Popper's Penguins, where does the explorer who bails Mr. Popper out of jail want to start a penguin colony?

A) The North Pole

B) The South Pole

C) Greenland

D) Iceland

Answer · why

A) The North Pole

The North Pole has no penguins, so the government has asked him to found a colony there. Mr. Popper agrees because touring in warm weather is making h...

Q 05/05

Which comedy star plays Tom Popper in the 2011 film loosely based on Mr. Popper's Penguins?

A) Steve Carell

B) Ben Stiller

C) Adam Sandler

D) Jim Carrey

Answer · why

D) Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey landed the lead after Ben Stiller, who considered it first, never fully committed. Owen Wilson and Jack Black were considered for the part ...