Alvin Fernald Trivia Challenge
 
Below, you will find 20 questions.  Some are easy, others are harder.  You will find the answers to a few of these on other pages of this site.  Others are going to be difficult unless you have access to copies of the Alvin Fernald books.  If you think you know most of the answers, send your guesses to:
        alvinfernald@alvinfernald.com
   

 
  1. What was The Pest's first name?
  2. There is one thing seen in each of the illustrations of Alvin Fernald, Foreign Trader.  What is it?
  3. Why was Alvin "lopsided"?
  4. Name four mayors of Riverton, Indiana.
  5. Specifically, how did Alvin, Shoie and the Pest first get involved in the mystery at the Huntley house?
  6. In many of the Alvin Fernald books, Alvin checked on something that he kept in his closet.   What was it?
  7. What was the treasure that Pim Bethel didn't know that he had?
  8. What did the Pest have on her sandwich when she and Alvin flew on Fernald's Fantastic Flying Machine?
  9. What was distinctive about the words Worm Wormley spoke?
  10. The Pest also had a speech habit.  What was it?
  11. Name three of Alvin's teachers.
  12. What type of fast food did Grandpa Clifford make?
  13. What was Shoie's secret agent number in Alvin's Secret Code?
  14. The Pest used her big toe for something special.  What was it?
  15. At the end of Alvin Fernald, Superweasel, the kids built a wall in front of City Hall.  Specifically, what was the wall built of?
  16. When Alvin was Mayor of Riverton, what did Alvin, Shoie, Speedy and The Pest have for lunch?
  17. What did Alvin's mother frequently carry when she appeared in the Alvin Fernald books?
  18. What were the two nicknames that Alvin and Shoie most frequently used for each other?
  19. How can you tell that the Magnificent Brain is working at full speed?
  20. What usually happened to Shoie when he entered Alvin's room?