Quiz for the weekend

[coughingbear]

OK, here is the quiz that Hilary Clare set for the London Forest Day. The instructions given were that where names of characters are asked for, first name and surname are required (except in question 2). Also give the book to which each question relates. Total possible marks: 50.

If people want to do this, perhaps initially you can just give one or two answers, even if you know them all. If you do, I'm very impressed. I had a quick look on the day and think I knew about nine.

ETA: I have put in bold the three questions that haven't been answered at all yet (though no one has come up with the precise description of Nicola's parcel for no.13).

ETFA: Only the rounds of the diving competition missing now - this is such a mean question I can't imagine anyone knowing without looking at the book! I don't myself, but will check it tonight.

ETFFA: We have achieved some kind of answer on the diving competition, though I remain unconvinced by the official line of eleven rounds.

1. Who was the author of Kingscote's Christmas Play?

2. What is Miranda's middle name?

3. Who played Henry VIII in 'The Prince and the Pauper'?

4. Complete the verse: Injuns on the railroad...

5. Give the title and author of the poem Lawrie chose for her Festival piece. Who found it for her?

6. What was Jukie's real name?

7. What was reputed to be Miss Keith's favourite piece of music?

8. How many rounds were there in the diving competition in which Peter defeated Patrick?

9. How did Bobbin identify his bow and arrows?

10. What names did the children choose for their main (explorer) Gondal characters?

11. Who kept wicket for the Sixth?

12. Where did Sammy Barnes park in Oxford?

13. What were the colour and pattern of Nicola's Christmas parcel (the one containing a dress)?

14. What was Nicholas's first important part with the Players?

15. What was the name of the Foleys' house?

16. What did Humfrey insist on fetching from Essex house, with the result that he and Nicholas were caught there?

Comments

[clanwilliam.livejournal.com]

4. Injuns on the railroad, Russians on the Spree, Sugar in the petrol, And up goes she.

[coughingbear]

Yes! This was one of the ones I knew.

[ex-ajhalluk585.livejournal.com]

2. Ruth. The Cricket Term; "You have been faithful." "My middle name - well, that's almost true, actually."

3. Pomona Todd. Autumn Term

[coughingbear]

Yes, 'The whither-thou-goest-I-will-go-girl.' And Pomona in her beard.

[darth-tigger.livejournal.com]

16. I think it was his lute. The Players and the Rebels

[coughingbear]

Yes, it was.

[oursin.livejournal.com]

11. Val Longstreet?

[coughingbear]

(Pause while I go downstairs to fetch copy of Cricket Term...)

No, actually.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

14. - depending on definition of important - Juliet, The Player's Boy

9. With his initials, The Thursday Kidnapping

I half know most of these! And I know where to find them within a few pages. Tough quiz.

[coughingbear]

Yes and yes. Am impressed you knew the Thursday Kidnapping one - I knew it was that book, but couldn't remember the detail.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

I seem to remember that he had a lot of Rs, like Tolkein.

Also, is the sixth's wicket keeper Cathy?

[coughingbear]

Nope.

I couldn't remember the name of the wicket-keeper, but I remembered the line 'She never stands back enough for Lois's bowling. We ought to be able to run bags of byes anyway.'

[tabouli.livejournal.com]

I think the wicket keeper was Gina French.

[coughingbear]

Yes!

OK. With peeking (crorse me 'eart an' 'ope to die)

[tabouli.livejournal.com]

1. Celia something. Frant?
2. Ruth
3. Pomona Todd, to Tim's dismay
4. "...and up goes she."
5. "Tom's Angel" by Walter de la Mare, and Rowan found it for her
7. Errr... Greensleeves?
10. Crispian de Samara (Ginty), Rupert Almeida (Patrick), Nicholas Brenzaida (Nicola), Prince Jason (Lawrie), Malise something (Peter)
11. Gina French
12. Magpie Lane (ha! I went to Oxford in 1998 with a copy of The Ready-Made Family and retraced Nicola's footsteps, so no forgetting this one)
13. Bah. Uh, royal blue with gold ships?

[tabouli.livejournal.com]

Sorry, that was *without* peeking... ;)

Re: OK. Without peeking (crorse me 'eart an' 'ope to die)

[coughingbear]

Celia Frant indeed - how did you remember that? I recalled her having gone out to Kenya and forgotten about Kingscote, but not her name.
2. Yes, 3 yes, and 4 'up goes she' is part of the rhyme - clanwilliam got the whole thing.
5. nearly - poem is right. Falconer's Lure
7. Yes. (seem to recall it inspired a 'gently gratified expression') - Autumn Term.
10. Yes
11. Yes
12. Yes
13. Not exactly.

[barsine.livejournal.com]

I'm also going to try it without peeking, so expect half answers etc:

2. Ruth
3. Pomona Todd, Autumn Term
4. 'Russians on the Spree ...' (which is apparently, the name of a river, according to Robert Anquetil)
5. Can't remember the poem, did Karen find it for her?
7. 'Greensleeves'
10. Ermm, Rupert Almeida, Crispian, Nicholas, Malise & Jason
13. Ships a sailing.


This is a really good quiz! Thanks for posting it.

[coughingbear]

2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Yes - clanwilliam got the whole thing above.
5. Yes, Karen did find it for her (Falconer's Lure)
7. Yes
10. Yes
13. Yes, sort of.

[barsine.livejournal.com]

6. Is Jukie's name Cyril? Or maybe Cedric? I seem to remember it was something un-Thuggery-ish.

15. I am nearly sure about the Foley's house -- isn't it called "Mariners'" and the crow's nest thing is called Foley's Folly? Or is the lighthouse they end up in called 'Foley's Folly'?

[oursin.livejournal.com]

Foley's Folly Light, if memory serves.

[coughingbear]

6. Yes - Cyril Clark.

15. Yes, Mariners is the house. Foley's Folly Light is the lighthouse, as oursin says.

[ex-ajhalluk585.livejournal.com]

I believe that there were three; two initial rounds and then the final knockout in which Peter does Deadman's Drop, but there may have been more than one knockout round.

[coughingbear]

Actually there were seven, at least in my reading of the book. Three qualifying rounds (though possibly this counts as one, everyone does it), then some people are eliminated leaving nine, another round leaving five, another leaving three, then the round leaving Peter & Patrick in equal place and their final round when Peter does Dead Man's Drop. Five or seven, depending how you count it.

I can't believe anyone got the answer to that on the day except by random guess.

[widgetfox.livejournal.com]

The answer on the day was eleven. Everyone was quite as befuddled as we, but she did list them and it did seem accurate. I haven't gone back to check the book, though.

[coughingbear]

Just had another look, and I really can't see how it's more than nine, even counting every dive. But it's quite difficult to keep track.

[blonde222.livejournal.com]

I do know the Nick parcel one, it's about the only one I do know.
She got a green and white striped silk dress, with matching wrap.
I think that's from Run Away Home isn't it?

Lawrie meanwhile got a black pouffy dress with rosebuds. I always thought that was most unfair.

[coughingbear]

Yes, I always struggled to imagine green and white striped silk in a good way. But Nick would have hated black with rosebuds, I'd've thought.

[blonde222.livejournal.com]

true true. However, I have always struggled to imagine Miranda's cast off in a positive light either. Heavy cream fabric with a high pleated yoke? Nick is thin and pale and blonde, it sounds like a disaster.