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Quiz about The Cat Who Brought Down The House

"The Cat Who Brought Down The House" Quiz

How closely did you pay attention as you read this latest addition to Lilian Jackson Braun's "The Cat Who..." series?

A multiple-choice quiz by trixieregan. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
trixieregan

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
114,198

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
14 / 20

Plays
571

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 20

1. At long last, a Moose County native returned to Pickax after several decades Down Below. In what town did Thelma Thackeray spend her working years? Hint

Hollywood

Detroit

Chicago

Palm Springs

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Question 2 of 20

2. Who first told Qwill the story of "Milo the Potato Farmer"? Hint

Thornton Haggis

Homer Tibbit

Polly Duncan

Mildred Riker

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Question 3 of 20

3. Who asked Qwilleran for permission to hold a reception in his barn?
Hint

Burgess Campbell

Wetherby Goode

Fran Brodie

Lucinda Holmes

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Question 4 of 20

4. Where did Qwilleran put the wall-hanging he purchased at the Touchy-Feely Exhibition at the Art Center? Hint

In his studio

Hanging from the rails on the catwalks

On his fireplace cube

In the cat's room

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Question 5 of 20

5. Elizabeth Hart and her brothers purchased and renovated a popular restaurant in Moose County which they renamed The Grist Mill. Under what name was this restaurant originally known? Hint

Stephanie's

The Old Stone Mill

Otto's Tasty Eats

The Mackintosh Room

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Question 6 of 20

6. Whom did Elizabeth hire to manage the restaurant? Hint

Celia Robinson

Derek Cuttlebrink

Hixie Rice

Joe Bunker

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Question 7 of 20

7. To what did Thelma attribute her father's sudden change of fortunes? Hint

Inventing the low-calorie potato chip

Inventing a zero calorie beer

Bootlegging

Gambling

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Question 8 of 20

8. True or false - Qwilleran asked Celia Robinson to do a little snooping into who owned the old opera house.

True

False

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Question 9 of 20

9. Who was the author of the books Koko shoved off the bookshelf the night of the reception? Hint

Charles Dickens

Robert Louis Stevenson

William Makepeace Thackeray

Ronald Frobnitz

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Question 10 of 20

10. Whom did Thelma hire as her P.R. representative? Hint

Hixie Rice

John Bushland

Dwight Somers

Fran Brodie

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Question 11 of 20

11. True or false - Thelma kept an empty cage in memory of her deceased parrot Chico.

True

False

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Question 12 of 20

12. What did the ad on page five of "The Moose County Something" advertise? Hint

Thelma's Film Club

The Grist Mill

The Kit Kat Revue

Amanda's Studio of Interior Design

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Question 13 of 20

13. What type of business did Qwilleran ask Polly to manage once it's opened by the Klingenschoen foundation? Hint

A bookstore

A restaurant

A library

A cinema

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Question 14 of 20

14. Wetherby Goode appointed whom to ask Thelma to lend the renovated opera house for the Kit Kat Revue venue? Hint

Qwilleran

Louie MacLeod

Burgess Campbell

Mavis Adams

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Question 15 of 20

15. What did Qwilleran help John Bushland photograph at Thelma's house? Hint

A collection of hats

Teddy bears

Her parrots

The interior design

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Question 16 of 20

16. According to the last letter Thurston (Bud) wrote to his sister, who was to go hiking with him on the day that he died? Hint

Thelma

No one

Janice

Dick

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Question 17 of 20

17. True or false - Mark Simmons was an old friend of Thelma's nephew.

True

False

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Question 18 of 20

18. What were the cats in the procession at the end of the Kit Kat Revue to be given beforehand? Hint

A dish of milk

Catnip

An herbal sedative

Nothing at all

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who was driving the van that overturned on Sandpit Road as Thelma's hats were being transported to Mooseville? Hint

Janice

Dick

Thelma

Qwilleran

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Question 20 of 20

20. Who killed Dick Thackeray? Hint

Thelma

Mr. Simmons

Janice

It was a suicide.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. At long last, a Moose County native returned to Pickax after several decades Down Below. In what town did Thelma Thackeray spend her working years?

Answer: Hollywood

Thelma spent fifty-five years working in Hollywood - as a restauranteur specializing in California Cuisine.

2. Who first told Qwill the story of "Milo the Potato Farmer"?

Answer: Thornton Haggis

Thornton Haggis was first introduced in "The Cat Who Sang For The Birds."

3. Who asked Qwilleran for permission to hold a reception in his barn?

Answer: Fran Brodie

The reception was officially sponsored by "the pleasant people of Pleasant Street" in a gesture to officially welcome Thelma back to Moose County.

4. Where did Qwilleran put the wall-hanging he purchased at the Touchy-Feely Exhibition at the Art Center?

Answer: On his fireplace cube

Fran Brodie recommended that he move the books he had originally stored on shelves hung on the fireplace cube.

5. Elizabeth Hart and her brothers purchased and renovated a popular restaurant in Moose County which they renamed The Grist Mill. Under what name was this restaurant originally known?

Answer: The Old Stone Mill

An heiress from Grand Island, Elizabeth Hart was first introduced as Elizabeth Appelhart in "The Cat Who Came To Breakfast."

6. Whom did Elizabeth hire to manage the restaurant?

Answer: Derek Cuttlebrink

Derek is well-known in Moose County, not only for his roles in the Theater Club and his folk singing, but also for his astounding height of six feet and eight inches.

7. To what did Thelma attribute her father's sudden change of fortunes?

Answer: Inventing the low-calorie potato chip

While Thelma claimed his wealth resulted from inventing the low-calorie potato chip, most of Moose County considered it to be fact that he had made it by bootlegging during Prohibition.

8. True or false - Qwilleran asked Celia Robinson to do a little snooping into who owned the old opera house.

Answer: True

Once again, Celia slipped into her role as "Agent 0013 1/2", spying for her "Chief." It is a role she first "played" in "The Cat Who Went Into The Closet."

9. Who was the author of the books Koko shoved off the bookshelf the night of the reception?

Answer: Robert Louis Stevenson

Throughout the series, Koko's habit of choosing books to be read aloud has helped Qwilleran solve a multitude of mysteries.

10. Whom did Thelma hire as her P.R. representative?

Answer: Dwight Somers

In "The Cat Who Came To Breakfast," Dwight Somers was the PR manager for XYZ Enterprises during the Breakfast Island fiasco. He now owns his own firm - "Somers & Beard, Incorporated."

11. True or false - Thelma kept an empty cage in memory of her deceased parrot Chico.

Answer: True

The cage was kept alongside the cages for her remaining five parrots in the room she called her aviary.

12. What did the ad on page five of "The Moose County Something" advertise?

Answer: Thelma's Film Club

The film club offered two levels of membership. Green memberships were $100.00 and valid for the late night showings, whereas gold memberships were $50.00 and valid for the earlier evening showings.

13. What type of business did Qwilleran ask Polly to manage once it's opened by the Klingenschoen foundation?

Answer: A bookstore

He made the offer only seconds after she complained about the frustration of running a library focused more on audios, videos, and computers than on books. She almost fainted.

14. Wetherby Goode appointed whom to ask Thelma to lend the renovated opera house for the Kit Kat Revue venue?

Answer: Qwilleran

Qwilleran was able to turn the eventual conversation around so that she offered the site to the committee without them officially requesting it.

15. What did Qwilleran help John Bushland photograph at Thelma's house?

Answer: A collection of hats

Thelma had twenty-four artistic hats on display.

16. According to the last letter Thurston (Bud) wrote to his sister, who was to go hiking with him on the day that he died?

Answer: Dick

Dick later told policemen that he had never gone hiking with his father.

17. True or false - Mark Simmons was an old friend of Thelma's nephew.

Answer: False

Mr. Simmons was an old friend of Thelma's. He neither liked nor trusted Dick.

18. What were the cats in the procession at the end of the Kit Kat Revue to be given beforehand?

Answer: An herbal sedative

Koko managed to switch his food containing the sedative with Yum Yum's untouched food. At the dress rehearsal, Koko brought down the house before they returned home to find a drugged Yum Yum.

19. Who was driving the van that overturned on Sandpit Road as Thelma's hats were being transported to Mooseville?

Answer: Dick

Janice was in the van, but wasn't hurt. The hats were lost forever as they sank into the water of the drainage ditches.

20. Who killed Dick Thackeray?

Answer: Thelma

It was only after Thelma took her own life that the facts became known.

Source: Author trixieregan

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