11 Birthdays
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40 free 11 Birthdays trivia questions with answers — literature quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Wendy Mass's 11 Birthdays takes a familiar middle-school worry, a best friend who stops being one, and traps it inside a day that refuses to end. Amanda Ellerby and Leo Fitzpatrick have shared every birthday since they were born, until one overheard remark at a party splits them apart. A year later, on the first birthday they spend separately, the same morning starts arriving again and again. This quiz follows the story from the opening scene at the hospital nursery to the morning the calendar moves on. It covers the costume party and the rival bash across town, the tryouts Amanda dreads, the day the two friends skip school, the old family feud behind the enchantment, and the small fixes that change how the day turns out. A few questions look at the author, the awards the book won and the sequels that return to the same town. It is written for readers who have just finished the novel, for classes and book clubs reading it together, and for parents checking how closely a chapter was read. Every answer comes with a short explanation.
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Q 01Publishers Weekly called 11 Birthdays a version of which comedy film for middle grade readers?
Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day, the comedy about a weatherman stuck in one repeating day, was the magazine's shorthand for Amanda waking again and again on her eleventh birthday.
Q 02Which day of the week do Amanda and Leo keep waking up to in the time-loop novel 11 Birthdays?
Friday
Friday is the day that will not end: Amanda wakes expecting Saturday and finds the same school day waiting for her.
Q 03Which Wizard of Oz character does Amanda have to dress as for her party in 11 Birthdays?
Dorothy
Dorothy is the costume Amanda's mother picked for the party, and Amanda dislikes the itchy outfit from the start.
Q 04Which cartoon character is on the balloon that greets Amanda every morning in 11 Birthdays?
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants floats back into her room each morning even after she shuts the balloon away, her first sign that the day has reset.
Q 05Which entertainer from Leo's party do Amanda and Leo suspect of causing the enchantment in 11 Birthdays?
A hypnotist
A hypnotist performed at Leo's party, so the pair track him down for answers, only to learn he knows nothing about the repeating day.
Q 06The potted plants tied to the enchantment in 11 Birthdays grew from the seeds of which fruit tree?
Apple
Apple seeds from the neighbouring farms of their feuding ancestors grew into the two plants, so neglecting a plant means neglecting the friendship.
Q 07Which gymnastics move does Amanda keep failing to land at team tryouts in 11 Birthdays?
A back handspring
A back handspring defeats her at the tryout, even after her best friend Stephanie coaches her in the backyard the evening before.
Q 08Which instrument does Amanda secretly love to play in 11 Birthdays, though she tries out for gymnastics instead?
Drums
Drums are Amanda's real passion, but she hides it because gymnastics is considered much cooler at her school.
Q 09What happens to Amanda's mother at the end of Amanda's eleventh birthday in 11 Birthdays?
She loses her job
She loses her job in a phone call from her boss after the party, and it happens even on the repeat when Amanda fixes the day's mix-up.
Q 10What reason does Amanda overhear Leo give for sharing birthday parties with her in 11 Birthdays?
His mom makes him
His mom makes him, Leo tells his friends at their tenth birthday party, and the overheard remark ends the friendship for a year.
Q 11What is the theme of the costume party Amanda's mother plans for her eleventh birthday in 11 Birthdays?
Hollywood
Hollywood is the theme her mother chose, costume included, though many guests slip away early to a bigger party across town.
Q 12Which creatures from The Wizard of Oz have always creeped out Amanda, the heroine of 11 Birthdays?
Flying monkeys
Flying monkeys have always unsettled her, which makes the Oz costume her mother chose for the big day even less welcome.
Q 13Leo's rival party in 11 Birthdays boasts a football star, live music and which unusual animal?
A giant iguana
A giant iguana is one of the attractions at Leo's huge bash, which keeps luring guests away from Amanda's smaller party.
Q 21What do Amanda and Leo borrow from Leo's neighbors to get around on the day they skip school in 11 Birthdays?
Electric scooters
Electric scooters carry them around town for a day of fun, since anything they do will be wiped clean by the next morning.
Q 22What does Leo withdraw from the bank to pay for a day of skipping school with Amanda in 11 Birthdays?
His life savings
His life savings, three hundred dollars, go on treats such as an extravagant brunch, because the money will be back by morning.
Q 23What does Leo perform for the residents of a senior citizens' center in 11 Birthdays?
A poem
Q 14Which item belonging to Amanda's older sister does their mother take to work by mistake in 11 Birthdays?
A science poster
A science poster goes to the office in place of her own presentation, and Amanda later uses a repeat of the day to warn her about the swap.
Q 15A crying boy in 11 Birthdays has left which homework chart at home, which Amanda later draws for him?
The periodic table
The periodic table gets redrawn by Amanda on a later run of the day, one of the small kindnesses the do-overs allow her.
Q 16What did Amanda and Leo both learn to do at their shared first birthday party in 11 Birthdays?
Walk
Walk is the milestone the book's blurb gives for that first party, the start of ten years of shared celebrations.
Q 17What forced the families of Amanda and Leo to share a venue for the first birthday party in 11 Birthdays?
A double booking
A double booking put both families in one party room, and it was no accident: the town's mysterious old woman had arranged it.
Q 18How does Amanda get out of going to school on the third run of her birthday in 11 Birthdays?
Pretends to be sick
She pretends to be sick, and it works: the party is cancelled and she spends a far calmer evening at home.
Q 19After Amanda's party is cancelled on one repeat of the day in 11 Birthdays, how does she spend the evening?
Pizza and a movie
Pizza and a movie at home prove far more fun than the costume party, the first proof that the day can be changed.
Q 20How does Leo first let Amanda know he is also reliving the day in 11 Birthdays?
Passes her a note
Leo passes her a note in history class wishing her a happy birthday for the fourth time, a count only a fellow repeater could know.
A poem is Leo's party piece, delivered on the day he and Amanda skip school and try things they would never normally dare.
Q 24Who catches Amanda and Leo and returns them to their families on the day they skip school in 11 Birthdays?
A mall security guard
A mall security guard ends their day of freedom, but the angry parents and any punishment vanish when the day resets.
Q 25Where do Amanda and Leo find the town's mysterious old woman working at the front desk in 11 Birthdays?
The historical society
The historical society is where she tells them about two feuding farmers who became best friends overnight, a hint that the curse is an old one.
Q 26Amanda recognises the mysterious old woman of 11 Birthdays because she sometimes does which job?
School bus driver
School bus driver is her occasional job, which later lets Amanda and Leo corner her for answers on the morning ride.
Q 27What do Amanda and Leo find hidden in the desk of Leo's great-great-grandfather in 11 Birthdays?
An old journal
An old journal lies at the back of the desk, and in it Leo's ancestor describes being trapped in a repeating day of his own.
Q 28Which annual celebration were the feuding ancestors of Amanda and Leo once trapped reliving in 11 Birthdays?
Harvest Day
Harvest Day kept repeating for the two feuding men generations earlier, just as the birthday repeats for their descendants.
Q 29What does Amanda do with her potted plant after the falling-out with Leo in 11 Birthdays?
Throws it out her window
She throws it out her window, and the plant quietly takes root in the yard below, where it waits a year to be repotted.
Q 30How does Leo get up to Amanda's bedroom on the morning they skip school together in 11 Birthdays?
Climbs a tree
He climbs a tree outside her room and arrives with a plan for a day that will leave no consequences behind.