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40 free Everything, Everything trivia questions with answers — literature quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Nicola Yoon's debut novel follows Maddy Whittier, a teenager who has not left her house for as long as she can remember, and Olly, the boy who moves in next door. Told through diary pages, emails, chat logs and drawings, it became a number one bestseller and then a film. This quiz covers the story from the first glimpse of the new neighbours to the trip that changes everything: the characters, the games and books Maddy loves, the secrets her family keeps and the ending. It also takes in the author's own story and the cast, music and making of the film adaptation. It is written for readers who have just finished the book, for book clubs and classes studying it, and for fans of the film who want to see how much they remember. Expect spoilers.
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Q 01Which condition, nicknamed 'bubble baby disease', is Maddy Whittier treated for in Everything, Everything?
SCID
SCID, or severe combined immunodeficiency, leaves the body almost defenceless against infection. Maddy has spent 18 years inside a sealed, air-filtered house because of it.
Q 02Which home-baked welcome gift do Olly and his sister bring to Maddy's door in Everything, Everything?
A Bundt cake
A Bundt cake is the gift, and Maddy's mother turns it away on the doorstep. Olly later stars the 'indestructible' cake in a week of comic skits to catch Maddy's eye.
Q 03Which Hawaiian island do Maddy and Olly secretly fly to in the novel Everything, Everything?
Maui
Maui is where a hotel receptionist welcomes the two teenagers as honeymooners. They also meet up with Zach, a good friend of Olly's, on the island.
Q 04Which athletic hobby is practised by Olly, the black-clad boy next door in Everything, Everything?
Parkour
Parkour makes Olly at home in his body in a way Maddy is not, author Nicola Yoon has said. Maddy notices him the day the moving truck pulls up.
Q 05Which classic children's book, her favourite, does Maddy bring on the trip to Hawaii in Everything, Everything?
The Little Prince
The Little Prince is the book Maddy takes along, and Olly flips through it at their hotel. Her own copy returns in the final scene.
Q 06Which actor, first known as Rue in The Hunger Games, plays Maddy in the film Everything, Everything?
Amandla Stenberg
Amandla Stenberg not only plays Maddy but also sings on the film's soundtrack, covering the song Let My Baby Stay.
Q 07Which actor, later the lead in Love, Simon, plays Olly Bright in the film Everything, Everything?
Nick Robinson
Nick Robinson came to the role after Jurassic World and a long run on the sitcom Melissa & Joey, where he played Melissa Joan Hart's nephew.
Q 08Which singer's debut single, Ocean Eyes, features on the soundtrack of the film Everything, Everything?
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish first posted Ocean Eyes on SoundCloud so that her dance teacher could use it, and her brother Finneas wrote and produced the track.
Q 09What does Maddy learn about her illness after falling sick in Hawaii in the novel Everything, Everything?
She never had it
She never had it: tests from the Hawaii hospital, later backed by a specialist, show no sign of the disorder. Years sealed indoors had simply left her immune system weak.
Q 10Who drew the illustrations in Nicola Yoon's novel Everything, Everything, beginning with a fish sketched at 4 a.m.?
Her husband
Her husband, graphic designer David Yoon, drew them. She woke him before dawn to redraw her own attempt at Hawaii's state fish, and the two collaborated from there.
Q 11Where in New York does Maddy wait to surprise Olly in the final scene of Everything, Everything?
A used bookstore
A used bookstore is where Olly finds her copy of her favourite book, with a note naming the finder's reward. Maddy then steps out from behind a shelf.
Q 12In Everything, Everything, what killed Maddy's father and brother when she was still an infant?
A car accident
A car accident took them both, leaving Maddy and her mother with only each other. That loss turns out to shape everything her mother does next.
Q 13What rule does Carla set when she first sneaks Olly in to meet Maddy in Everything, Everything?
No touching
Q 21Which Toronto-born filmmaker, who later made The Photograph, directed the film Everything, Everything?
Stella Meghie
Stella Meghie directed it a year after Jean of the Joneses and a year before The Weekend, working from a script by J. Mills Goodloe.
Q 22Which actor, the voice of Tiana in The Princess and the Frog, plays Maddy's mother in Everything, Everything?
Anika Noni Rose
Anika Noni Rose plays Dr. Pauline Whittier in the film. She is also a Tony Award winner, for the Broadway musical Caroline, or Change.
Q 23Which composer, later an Oscar winner for Black Panther and Oppenheimer, scored the film Everything, Everything?
Ludwig Göransson
No touching is Carla's condition, and in the film she also keeps the pair on opposite sides of the room. The rule does not survive many visits.
Q 14Which subject does Mr. Waterman, the only tutor allowed inside the house, teach Maddy in Everything, Everything?
Architecture
Architecture is Maddy's favourite class, and Mr. Waterman delights in the scale models she builds for it. Her other tutors only ever teach her online.
Q 15Which tiny figure does Maddy hide inside each project she builds for her tutor in the novel Everything, Everything?
An astronaut
An astronaut, sealed in a suit and cut off from the world, stands in for Maddy herself. In one model he sits in an ice cream shop, unable to eat through his helmet.
Q 16Which gymnastic move does Olly teach Maddy during one of his secret visits in Everything, Everything?
A handstand
A handstand goes wobbly, so Olly grabs her ankles to steady her. Once she is back on her feet, the two end up holding hands.
Q 17What does Maddy secretly open online and later use to buy plane tickets in the film Everything, Everything?
A credit card
A credit card pays for two seats to Hawaii. In the novel, Maddy applies for it simply because she wants a secret of her own.
Q 18In the film Everything, Everything, Maddy and Olly kiss as fireworks go off on which American holiday?
Fourth of July
Fourth of July is the day Maddy invites Olly over, because her mother is working. The film's score includes a cue titled First Kisses.
Q 19In the film Everything, Everything, where does Olly write his phone number so that Maddy can see it?
On his window
On his window is where the number appears, facing Maddy's room. The two begin with text messages, then move to email as they get to know each other.
Q 20In which Canadian city did principal photography on the film Everything, Everything begin?
Vancouver
Vancouver hosted the shoot, which lasted about a month, even though the story is set in suburban Los Angeles.
Ludwig Göransson scored it a year before Black Panther, and by then he had already produced three albums for Childish Gambino.
Q 24In which room of the Whittier house does Olly first visit Maddy in the novel Everything, Everything?
The sunroom
The sunroom is where Carla lets the first visit happen, and where Olly describes to Maddy what swimming in the sea feels like.
Q 25At which Ivy League university did Nicola Yoon, author of Everything, Everything, study electrical engineering?
Cornell
Cornell is where a creative writing elective got her hooked on writing, by her own account. She went on to a creative writing master's programme at Emerson College.
Q 26The Immune Deficiency Foundation criticised the film Everything, Everything for using which psychological condition?
Munchausen by proxy
Munchausen by proxy, in which a carer invents or induces illness in someone else, is how the charity read the mother's actions. It called the plot damaging to real patients.
Q 27On which blogging site does Maddy post her brief, spoiler-filled book reviews in the novel Everything, Everything?
Tumblr
Tumblr hosts Maddy's short reviews, each of which gives away the ending. They appear in the novel alongside her emails, chat logs and hand-drawn charts.
Q 28Which heart condition does the Hawaii hospital blame for Maddy's collapse in the novel Everything, Everything?
Myocarditis
Myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, is the cause the physician gives for Maddy's heart stopping. The same email questions her lifelong diagnosis.
Q 29In the novel Everything, Everything, Maddy Whittier has an African American father and a mother of which heritage?
Japanese
Japanese heritage comes from her mother's side of the family, while Maddy's curls are said to come from her late father.
Q 30Which country does Carla, Maddy's nurse in Everything, Everything, describe leaving when the runaways visit her?
Mexico
Mexico is the home Carla left, and she tells Maddy the move brought her freedom and regret alike. Her point is that regret is part of living.