Plot
What did Stanley do to get sent to Camp Green Lake?
He allegedly stole a pair of sneakers that belonged to a famous baseball players.
Who actually steals Mr. Sir's sunflower seeds?
Magnet
Who does Stanley blame for his bad luck?
His no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather!
What is the name of the camp Stanley is sent to?
Camp Green Lake
What is the first scene shown in the film that is only mentioned as something that happened in the novel?
Barfbag intentionally being bit by a rattlesnake.
Who was the thief responsible for stealing the shoes that ultimately got Stanley arrested?
Hector Zeroni (Zero)
What was Katherine Barlow's "outlaw" name?
Kissin' Kate Barlow
What was X-Ray's real first name?
Rex
Who owned the lake in all of the flashback scenes?
Trout Walker
What word does Pendanski ask Zero to spell before Zero hits him with the shovel?
D-I-G (dig!)
Who was the chef who created the "Sploosh" that Zero found under the overturned boat?
Kate Barlow
In the flashback sequences, what is the first thing Sam fixes for Katherine Barlow?
The leaky roof on the schoolhouse.
What was Stanley's father trying to invent?
A way to recycle old sneakers/ shoes.
Which US state does the entire novel take place in?
Texas
In the film, Stanley isn't particularly tall, or larger than any of the other campers. How does this differ from Stanley's appearance in the novel?
In the novel, he's noted to be heavier set, and the largest boy in D-Tent (being taller than Zigzag)
Why was Sam killed 100 years ago?
Because he kissed Katherine Barlow, which was illegal for him to do at the time due to racist laws.
Because they have 'onion blood', and the lizards don't like onions.
Zig-Zag
What happened on Camp Green Lake after Stanley was released that hadn't happened since the day 'Sam the Onion Man' was shot and killed?
It rained
How did the treasure found at the end of the film differ from the treasure found at the end of the novel?
In the novel, it is noted that Stanley and Zero both ended up with a little less than a million dollars. In thte film, there are multiple documents that Stanley claims are worth "millions", and he and Hector both get several.
Trout Walker, the man who killed Sam, was who's Grandfather?
The Warden
Why was Stanley's name on the treasure chest that they found at the end of the novel?
Because it belonged to the original Stanley Yelnats, who Katherine Barlow had robbed almost 100 years prior.
What was Mr. Sir's real name revealed to be?
Marion Seville
Stanley and Zero found refuge under ______'s _____.
God's Thumb
At the end of the film, Armpit/ Theodore gives Stanley his mom's number and asks Stanley to call her and apologize for him.
In the novel, a different character asks Stanley to do this. Who was it?
Squid/ Alan