Q 01/05

Where do A.J. and his archenemy Andrea go to class in Dan Gutman's books about wacky teachers?

A) Wayside School

B) Dirk School

C) Ella Mentry School

D) Polk Street School

Answer · why

C) Ella Mentry School

Ella Mentry School is named after a woman called Ella Mentry, who shows up in the stories and puts chocolate pudding on Principal Klutz's bald head.

Q 02/05

Science teacher Mr. Docker invents a car that runs on which food in My Weird School?

A) Potatoes

B) Bananas

C) Carrots

D) Pumpkins

Answer · why

A) Potatoes

Potatoes power Mr. Docker's Spudmobile, and his cackling mad-scientist laugh makes A.J. wonder whether he is trying to take over the world.

Q 03/05

Which animal does Principal Klutz kiss on the lips in the My Weird School book Mr. Klutz Is Nuts?

A) A goat

B) A frog

C) A llama

D) A pig

Answer · why

D) A pig

A pig gets the kiss, one of the wild stunts the skateboarding principal offers as rewards; he also hangs upside down from the school flagpole.

Q 04/05

Dan Gutman created My Weird School after watching his daughter read which series, hoping to write a boy's version?

A) Ramona Quimby

B) Junie B. Jones

C) Amelia Bedelia

D) Judy Moody

Answer · why

B) Junie B. Jones

Junie B. Jones, Barbara Park's hit series, made Gutman want to write something similar from a boy's point of view, so he invented wisecracking A.J.

Q 05/05

Which sweet treat does teacher Miss Daisy love to eat in My Weird School's Miss Daisy Is Crazy?

A) Bonbons

B) Lollipops

C) Gumdrops

D) Cupcakes

Answer · why

A) Bonbons

Bonbons are Miss Daisy's favorite food. She also tells her class she cannot read, write, add or subtract, so the kids end up teaching her.