Pop Quiz to Celebrate The Mango Murders by Lucy Burdette #giveaway

LUCY BURDETTE: Hurray, hurray! THE MANGO MURDERS is out today!  We’ve prepared a pop quiz to celebrate, and hope you enjoy reading and answering as much as we enjoyed writing it! (Leave your answers and your email in the blog comments to be entered in a drawing for a hardcover copy. Contest will be open until Friday 8/15)

1. In which book did Hayley Snow meet the man who is now her husband? Did you see this coming? Bonus points if you remember when they had their first date.

A. An Appetite for Murder

B. Death in Four Courses

C. Murder with Ganache

D. A Clue in the Crumbs

E. Topped Chef

2. Which sidekick character has gotten the most playtime in the series and why?

A. Lorenzo, the tarot card reader, because he embodies the quirks and kindness of Key West

B. Eric Altman, because he embodies the author’s obsession with psychologists

C. Miss Gloria, because everyone loves a nosy senior sleuth

D. Janet Snow, because a mother is always right.

3. Which of these titles did the author not suggest to her publishing team at Crooked Lane Books for the 15th series?

A. The Mango Murders

B. Last Mango in Paradise

C. Dial Mango for Murder.

D. Mango Madness

E. Mango Mayhem

F. The Case of the Missing Mango

4. What’s the name of the handsome police officer Hayley turns to when she’s in trouble? Who would Lucy ask?

 A. Officer Torrence

B. Detective Branford

C. Chief Brandenburg

D. Deputy Rogers

E. Sheriff Rick Ramsey

5. How did the author prepare to write about food and cooking in this series? Select all that apply.

A. She attended culinary school.

B. She ran a catering business.

C. She steals shamelessly from foodie friends like chef Martha Hubbard.

D. She subjects family and friends to culinary experiments.

E. She and her husband eat out for most meals.

6. Which of the following cats are based on real animals? Which cat actually came from the Florida Keys SPCA?

A. Evinrude

B. Sparky

C. Dinkels

D. T-bone

E. Jack Melendy

7. Match the following cakes to the books they appear in: yellow cake with raspberry cream cheese frosting, Mojito cake, lime cupcakes with lime cream cheese frosting, Eric‘s coconut cake (Almost), one-bowl chocolate cake

A. Made famous by Lucy’s real-life friend

B. This recipe appears twice in the series, once in the Topped Chef contest, and once made for Hayley’s friend Connie’s wedding

C. A recipe not in the books but from Lucy’s grandmother

D. The dessert served by Hayley’s mother Janet in Death on the Menu

E. Hayley makes this cake to try to win over a guy in Fatal Reservations 

Answers (PLEASE don’t look at these until after you’ve commented!)

1 An Appetite for Murder. Detective Bransford interviewed her as a suspect in poisoning by Key lime pie. Their first date was in Topped Chef. It did not go well…

2 always Miss Gloria, for her spunk under pressure

3 E and F. Lucy Really wanted LAST MANGO IN PARADISE, but has come to love THE MANGO MURDERS.

4 Hayley has called on all of these! Lucy would call the chief or the sheriff or Steve Torrence, as they are the only real people in Key West.

5 C and D. Lucy steals and subjects! They eat out a fair amount but not for most meals.

6 Only Sparky is not based on a real cat. Lucy’s cat T-bone came from the Key West shelter. (For further reading on the cats... )

7 A, Eric’s coconut cake, B lime cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, C Nana’s one-bowl chocolate cake (her name was Lucille Burdette), D Mojito cake, E Yellow cake with raspberry cream cheese frosting. ( ALL THESE CAKE RECIPES AND MORE ARE AVAILABLE IN LUCY BURDETTE’S KITCHEN)