Vonnegut Trivia

Question 1In Jailbird, Walter F. Starbuck discovers that which of his former lovers is the notorious Mrs. Jack Graham, majority stockholder in the RAMJAC Corporation?

Sarah WyattAlexandria McConeDiana Moon GlampersMary Kathleen O’Looney

Question 2What was Kurt Vonnegut Senior’s occupation?

DoctorArchitectHardware store ownerPharmacist

Question 3Which of the following titles was Vonnegut’s second published novel?

Player PianoCanary in a Coal MineMother NightThe Sirens of Titan

Question 4What is the real name of the prophet Bokonon in Cat’s Cradle?

JonahLionel Boyd JohnsonPhilip CastleBernard V. O’Hare

Question 5What is the subtitle found on the title page of the novel Slapstick?

Lonesome No More!The Children’s CrusadeSo It Goes An Autobiographical Collage

Question 6What are foma?

Plant life found only on TrafalmadorePain PillsHarmless liesAncient Wisdoms

Question 7In Breakfast of Champions, Harry LeSabre, the sales manager at Dwayne Hoover’s Exit Eleven Pontiac Village, has a secret. What is it?

He likes to wear women’s clothingHe was a German spy during World War IIHe’s a robot.He’s having an affair with Dwayne’s wife Celia.

Question 8The protagonist and narrator of Hocus Pocus is named after which prominent labor organizer.

Samuel GompersEugene Victor DebsBig Bill HaywoodDaniel McCone

Question 9In Player Piano, what is the name of the group of workers and engineers who strike out against the machines in order to restore a sense of worth to people’s lives?

The Reeks and WrecksThe Ghost Shirt SocietyThe Proteus RebellionThe Ghost Dance Uprising

Question 10Which Vonnegut novel begins with the following sentence: “A sum of money is a leading character in this tale about people, just as a sum of honey might properly be a leading character in a tale about bees.”

The Sirens of TitanGod Bless You, Mr. RosewaterBluebeardHocus Pocus