Maycomb Courthouse Quiz: The Trial in To Kill a Mockingbird

This maycomb courthouse quiz takes a seat in the balcony. Play 10 interactive questions on Harper Lee's 1960 novel, Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s, Atticus Finch defending Tom Robinson, Scout, Jem and Dill watching from the balcony with Reverend Sykes, evidence about Tom's injured arm, Bob and Mayella Ewell, the jury's verdict and a silent tribute to Atticus.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Author
Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird?
Town
In which fictional town is the story set?
Lawyer
Who is the defense lawyer?
Accused
Who is on trial?
Kids
Where do Scout, Jem and Dill watch the trial?
Sykes
Who sits with the children in the balcony?
Arm
What evidence suggests Tom is innocent?
Ewells
Who accuses Tom?
Verdict
What verdict does the jury reach?
Stand
What do people in the balcony do as Atticus leaves?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird?
Answer: Harper Lee
Published in 1960.
Q2: In which fictional town is the story set?
Answer: Maycomb, Alabama
In the 1930s.
Q3: Who is the defense lawyer?
Answer: Atticus Finch
Scout's father.
Q4: Who is on trial?
Answer: Tom Robinson
Falsely accused.
Q5: Where do Scout, Jem and Dill watch the trial?
Answer: The balcony
With the Black community.
Q6: Who sits with the children in the balcony?
Answer: Reverend Sykes
A local minister.
Q7: What evidence suggests Tom is innocent?
Answer: His left arm is badly injured
Bob Ewell is left-handed.
Q8: Who accuses Tom?
Answer: Bob and Mayella Ewell
A poor white family.
Q9: What verdict does the jury reach?
Answer: Guilty
Despite the evidence.
Q10: What do people in the balcony do as Atticus leaves?
Answer: Stand in respect
A silent tribute.

The Trial in the Balcony's View

In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, published in 1960 and set in Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s, lawyer Atticus Finch defends Tom Robinson, a Black man falsely accused by Bob and Mayella Ewell.

Scout, Jem and Dill watch the trial from the balcony, sitting with Reverend Sykes and the Black community. Atticus shows that Tom's left arm is badly injured, while Bob Ewell is left-handed, strong evidence of Tom's innocence.

Despite the evidence, the jury finds Tom guilty, revealing the injustice of the time. As Atticus leaves, everyone in the balcony stands in silent respect. The courthouse in Monroeville, Lee's hometown, is now a museum.

What This Quiz Teaches

Book fans will enjoy these questions.

Who wrote the novel
Who is on trial
Where the children watch
What the evidence shows
How the trial ends

Did You Know?

Scout narrates as an adult looking back.
Judge Taylor presides.
Calpurnia is the Finch family cook.
The novel won a Pulitzer Prize.
A 1962 film starred Gregory Peck.