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Chomp
by Carl Hiaasen
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where is the book set? What state? | Florida |
| What fell out of a palm tree and hit Mickey Cray in the head causing him to be out of work? A dead iguana | a 7 pound frozen, dead iguana |
| How many iguanas froze and fell from the treetops? | hundreds |
| What was the diagnosis given to Mickey Cray after the ambulance took him to the hospital? | Serious concussion—double vision and terrible headaches—lost his appetite, lost 19 pounds… |
| Why did the iguana die and fall out of the tree in the beginning of the book? | It froze due to the weather |
| What was Mickey Cray’s job? | An animal wrangler |
| What did Wahoo’s father name him after? | Wahoo McDaniel, a professional wrestler |
| What “spiritual remedy” did Mickey eat? | He had his son, Wahoo thaw the iguana and make a peppercorn stew out of it |
| Who was Jacko? | A mean and troublesome howler monkey who learned how to pick the lock to his cage |
| What was Donnie Dander found smuggling into the country by customs officers? | 38 rare tree frogs- they were cheeping in his pants… this caused him to lose his import license |
| How much did the animal wrangling pay that Wahoo accepted? | $1000 per day plus animal rental |
| Who were Gary and Gail? | Galapagos tortoises who were more than 100 years old |
| What appendage is Wahoo missing? | his thumb... it was bit off by Alice the Alligator by accident when he was feeding her a whole chicken once |
| What name is Wahoo’s father’s python? | Beulah the big Burmese python |
| What does verisimilitude mean? | Making it look real |
| What frozen animal fell on Wahoo’s father’s head? | Iguana |
| What did Derek Badger do before he was on Expedition Survival? | He was an Irish folk dancer who broke his toe |
| What was Derek Badger’s first name? | Lee Bluepenny |
| What is the name of Derek Badger’s show? | Expedition Survival |
| Each week Derek Badger would parachute in some wilderness on his TV show armed only with two things. What were the two things? | A Swiss army knife and a straw |
| What type of accent did Derek Badger put on for his show? | Australian—he copied it from the late Steve Irwin, the crocodile hunter |
| What did the Expedition Survival show’s producers like about Lee Bluepenny when they auditioned him? | He could swallow a live salamander and not throw up |
| What rodent once woke up when Derek was eating it and bit him on the lips? | A shrew rat |
| How is it that Derek is so tan? | He gets a spray tan before going on camera |
| What animal does Derek get bitten on the nose by? | Snapping turtle |
| Alice is what type of animal? | alligator |
| Tuna lives in the parking lot of a _______. | Walmart |
| Where did Tuna live? | In an old Winnebago RV (camper) |
| Who drops from the helicopter into the Everglades? | a stuntman...not Derek Badger |
| What language did Wahoo’s mom teach? | Mandarin Chinese |
| What did the top executive really say in Chinese when he thought he was saying to a Chinese government official, “Nice shoes”? | that his face looked like a butt wart |
| Who is Julie? | Wahoo’s sister who is in law school at the University of Florida, Gainesville |
| What are the natural enemies of pythons in Florida? | Nothing |
| About how many eggs will a python lay at a time? | About 50 |
| How did Derek Badger arrive on set in the Everglades? | By helicopter |
| Where does Tuna’s mother live? | Chicago… she left to take care of her ill mother |
| Why did Tuna stay behind in Florida rather than go with her mother to Chicago? | She wanted to finish school |
| What bit Derek Badger on the tongue? | A mastiff bat that he was trying to eat |
| What did Wahoo use to get the python to stop biting his dad? | Bourbon—because it stung the tastebuds |
| What did Wahoo used to spread the antiseptic ointment over his dad’s foot after Beulah bit him? | A butter knife |
| What is Raven Stark’s job? | Senior production assistant |
| Does Derek Badger keep his job? | no... his contract is not renewed at the end of the TV season |
| What number of iguanas died? | hundreds |
| What predator is the most ferocious in the Everglades? | alligators |
| What is the name of Cray’s gator? | Alice |
| How long was Alice? | 12 feet long |
| What was Alice’s demeanor? | Tame as a guppy |
| What do they feed Alice? | Whole plucked chickens |
| What was Alice used for over the years? | TV commercials and documentaries, movies |
| What nickname did Tuna call Wahoo? | “Lance” |
| What nickname did Wahoo have for Tuna? | Lucille |
| What did Mickey name the snake he caught in the Everglades? | Fang |
| What was Mickey’s nickname for Derek Badger? | Dork Badger |
| Who gave Tuna a black eye? | Her dad |
| How did Mickey get the bat to stop biting Derek’s tongue? | Tickle its belly |
| What did Derek borrow/steal when he left in the middle of the night? | An airboat |
| Who shot Mickey in the foot? | Tuna’s father, Jared Gordon |
| What did Derek act like after being bit by a bat and lost in the Everglades? | A bat/vampire |
| Which happened to Derek while in the Everglades—missed by a bolt of lightning or charged by a feral pig? | BOTH |
| What happens to Derek at the end of the TV season for Expedition Survival? | His contract was not renewed |
| Who made the TV show’s producers pay Wahoo and Mickey their salary in the end? | Julie (Wahoo’s sister who is in law school) |
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