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Maeve Binchy is known for her sympathetic and often humorous portrayal of small-town life in Ireland, and her often clever surprise endings.
9 Maeve Binchy quizzes and 120 Maeve Binchy trivia questions.
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  Circle of Friends   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is on Maeve Binchy's novel "Circle of Friends".
Average, 10 Qns, bonanza22, Aug 22 06
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bonanza22
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  "Scarlet Feather" by Maeve Binchy   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
This quiz will test your knowledge of "Scarlet Feather" by Maeve Binchy. In addition, I've tossed in a few story-related food questions, as the main characters are caterers! Good luck and have fun. CONTAINS SPOILERS.
Average, 25 Qns, aislina, Sep 17 04
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aislina
777 plays
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  Maeve Binchy Books   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I'll give you a brief description, then you name the Maeve Binchy book.
Average, 10 Qns, Roslyn, Apr 21 06
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Roslyn
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  Books By Binchy   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz has one question each from ten of Maeve's books. See how much you remember!
Average, 10 Qns, Midget40, Dec 30 08
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Midget40 gold member
686 plays
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  "The Lilac Bus" by Maeve Binchy    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Every Friday evening in Dublin eight people (seven passengers and their driver) board a minibus to spend the weekend in their home town of Rathdoon. This quiz explores the lives they lead in Dublin and in Rathdoon.
Average, 15 Qns, mynah5459song, May 25 12
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mynah5459song gold member
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  Maeve Binchy's "The Glass Lake"    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
A quiz on my favorite Maeve Binchy novel.
Average, 20 Qns, PearlQ19, Sep 17 04
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PearlQ19 gold member
746 plays
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  Maeve Binchy: Dublin 4   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Questions on the characters and their lives created by Maeve Binchy in the book of short stories, 'Dublin 4'.
Tough, 10 Qns, mcall, Jun 15 07
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mcall
229 plays
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  Evening Class   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
'Evening Class' explores the lives of the people who attend an Italian evening class at a local high school. I loved this book, and I hope you enjoy my quiz.
Tough, 10 Qns, rosieh, Jul 04 06
Tough
rosieh
462 plays
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  "Circle of Friends" by Maeve Binchy    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a great book by a fantastic author! This quiz should be easy for anyone who has read "Circle of Friends".
Average, 10 Qns, calboneds, Jan 13 12
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calboneds
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trivia question Quick Question
What is the name of Mario's wife?

From Quiz "Evening Class"




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Maeve Binchy Trivia Questions

1. Judy Hickey is one of the older members of the group. Where does she work in Dublin?

From Quiz
"The Lilac Bus" by Maeve Binchy

Answer: In a health shop

The health shop, which is owned by a young couple, Chris and Karen, has not been doing well. If there is no improvement in sales, the shop will have to close in a few weeks and Judy will become unemployed.

2. What is the name of the school in which the classes are held in "Evening Class"?

From Quiz Books By Binchy

Answer: Mountainview

Mountainview is the school where Aiden Dunne is a teacher. Signora sees it as a positive sign, as her home in Sicily was called Vista del Monte - which means the same in Italian. The other three are villages from other Binchy novels : Montfern is from "Firefly Summer", Rossmore is the setting of "Whitethorn Woods" and "Echoes" is set in Castlebay.

3. What is the first name of the boy who dies in the car accident?

From Quiz "Circle of Friends" by Maeve Binchy

Answer: Frank

Frank Hegarty dies in the accident that injures Eve Malon. Eve later lives with Frank's mother in her boarding house. Eve and Kit Hegarty become very close.

4. What is the name of Mario's wife?

From Quiz Evening Class

Answer: Gabriella

Gabriella was always jealous of the relationship between Mario and Signora, although she never spoke of the relationship until after Mario had died.

5. Dublin was abuzz with grand plans for New Year's Eve. How was Cathy Scarlet planning to spend her holiday?

From Quiz "Scarlet Feather" by Maeve Binchy

Answer: Cater a party for her mother-in-law

This was the first occasion Cathy had to prove herself to her mother-in-law through her work. All of her help was late, and the pressure was overwhelming, but the food was a triumph!

6. What are Kit's full first names?

From Quiz Maeve Binchy's "The Glass Lake"

Answer: Mary Katherine

She was christened Mary Katherine McMahon. It is mentioned several times, though quite late.

7. Why does Rupert Green, 25, return home to Rathdoon every weekend?

From Quiz "The Lilac Bus" by Maeve Binchy

Answer: His friend, Jimmy, is insistent that he do so.

Rupert is the only child of older parents. His father, a former solicitor, is 70 years old and in failing health. All the same, he struggles to hold conversations with his son when he visits. His mother, at 67, is still very much in control and reluctant to have Rupert help her with any household duties. He has not told his parents that he is gay and is living with another man, Jimmy.

8. In "Echoes" David and Clare named their baby Olivia Mary but what diminutive did they use for her?

From Quiz Books By Binchy

Answer: Liffey

They call her after the Liffey River that runs through Dublin.

9. "Donnybrook": Joe comes over from London to help Carmel with the organisation of the dinner party. For what reason is Joe so willing to help Carmel?

From Quiz Maeve Binchy: Dublin 4

Answer: Carmel stood up for him against her father, when her brother and Joe announced their relationship.

Joe Daly feels indebted to Carmel for taking his side when he told his boyfriend's dad about the relationship-it meant his father did not lose his job, and he was never prosecuted for his homosexuality. He says to Carmel, "I'd have had no life if it weren't for you."

10. What was the name of the school in which the evening classes were held?

From Quiz Evening Class

Answer: Mountainview

Mountainview school played host to the evening classes. Aidan Dunne, who organised the classes, was a teacher at Mountainview.

11. After a disastrous encounter with cheap red wine and a bit of a domestic dispute, Tom left the glamorous party he was attending and wandered the streets of Dublin. What treasure did Tom find on that New Year's Eve?

From Quiz "Scarlet Feather" by Maeve Binchy

Answer: A new premises

It must have been fate. After a worrisome and stress-filled evening, Tom was completely rejuvenated as the long-awaited premises appeared before him on his way home.

12. What does "Lough Glass" mean?

From Quiz Maeve Binchy's "The Glass Lake"

Answer: Green Lake

... though Kit thinks that the lake sometimes really looks like crystal. Interesting enough, the novel is called "The Glass Lake", not "The Green Lake" - but the German title is "The Green Lake".

13. This story is set in Ireland in the 1950's. Clare, David and Gerry have all grown up in a seaside town called Castlebay. Clare wants to escape through education. David dreams of a career as a specialist doctor. Gerry wants fame and success.

From Quiz Maeve Binchy Books

Answer: 'Echoes'

David and Clare end up getting together, but it does not turn out to be a happy ending. David's parents do not think Clare is good enough for their little boy. Meanwhile, Gerry develops an unnatural interest in Clare, which has drastic consequences.

14. Nancy Morris grew up in Rathdoon and is a regular passenger on the bus. There is something about Nancy, however, that is NOT generally known. What is it?

From Quiz "The Lilac Bus" by Maeve Binchy

Answer: Her roommate, Mairead, has asked her to move out of the flat they share.

After three years of sharing a flat with her, Mairhead Hely has had enough of Nancy's penny-pinching ways and wants to be rid of her as a roommate. One can only imagine what it would be like living with the type of person who would think of buying only two slices of bacon at the butcher's or who travels to Rathdoon with a large, empty suitcase in the hope that she will be able to fill it with anything that she can scrounge for use in Dublin. Even after she resolves to become less mean, Nancy plans to wrap the free glucose sweets she gets at her workplace as a gift for her mother.

15. What is Benny's full name?

From Quiz "Circle of Friends" by Maeve Binchy

Answer: Bernadette

Benny Hogan is a large girl with a great sense of humor. She feels that people want her around just for her funny personality and can't believe it when she finds out that Jack Foley loves her.

16. "Ringsend": Where does Jo start working when she begins her new life in Dublin?

From Quiz Maeve Binchy: Dublin 4

Answer: The Post Office

Her family had joked about her working in the Post Office, saying that there would be no excuse if she failed to write home. The Post Office acts as a setting for a couple of scenes in this story, with dialogue between Jo and her new work colleague, Jacinta.

17. Who pays for Eve's tuition at the University?

From Quiz Circle of Friends

Answer: Simon Westward

The Westwards were Eve's mother's Protestant family. They cast her out when she became pregnant and married a Catholic handyman. After years of no contact with her family, Eve confronts her cousin Simon and asks him to pay for her tuition to the University in Dublin.

18. What subject did Aidan Dunne teach?

From Quiz Evening Class

Answer: Latin

Aidan Dunne was the Latin teacher. He had a passion for Italy and all things Italian, which is how he came up with the idea for evening classes.

19. What are the names of the twins who are Cathy's niece and nephew by marriage?

From Quiz "Scarlet Feather" by Maeve Binchy

Answer: Maud and Simon

The twins' arrival during the middle of the New Year's cocktail party caused maximum chaos at the Mitchell household.

20. What does Sister Madeleine cure on Kit's brother Emmet?

From Quiz Maeve Binchy's "The Glass Lake"

Answer: his stutter

Sister Madeleine lives in a hut near the lake, and everyone comes to visit her from time to time and tells her their problems. She is always ready to help. When Emmet comes to her, she reads poetry with him, and Emmet's stutter starts to go away.

21. Ria from Ireland and Marilyn from New England are both looking to escape their own lives. A house exchange seems the ideal solution.

From Quiz Maeve Binchy Books

Answer: 'Tara Road'

Ria has spent most of her married life making the house on Tara Road perfect, all the while failing to realise that her husband has been occupied elsewhere.

22. There are four children in the Ryan family, yet Celia has been left to handle this major problem on her own. What is the problem?

From Quiz "The Lilac Bus" by Maeve Binchy

Answer: Their mother is now an alcoholic and is no longer capable of running the family business.

Celia's two brothers, who live in the U.S. and England, have no interest in their mother's alcoholism and the problems that this situation has created. Instead, they write hinting that Celia and their mother are enjoying excessive profits from the business which they are keeping for themselves. Her sister, a nun in Australia, is unreachable and completely out of the picture. Celia has little choice but to deal with the problem on her own.

23. In "Light A Penny Candle" what family did Elizabeth get sent to in Ireland when she was evacuated from London?

From Quiz Books By Binchy

Answer: O'Connors

Aisling O'Connor becomes her best friend and the novel follows their lives for the next twenty years. The Ryans are the main family in "Firefly Summer." Clare from "Echoes" is one of the O'Briens. The Doyles are the family in "Silver Wedding."

24. How old is Benny when she befriends Eve Malone?

From Quiz "Circle of Friends" by Maeve Binchy

Answer: ten

Mrs. Hogan makes Benny invite Eve to her tenth birthday party. The girls become best friends.

25. "Ringsend": Jo moves in to a flat with two other girls, Pauline and Nessa. What fashion culture does Pauline follow?

From Quiz Maeve Binchy: Dublin 4

Answer: Punk

There are a couple of examples of this in the story, but perhaps the clearest is, "Pauline was a punk, Jo noted with amazement. She had seen them on O'Connell Street, but hadn't met one close up to talk to." The variety of people Jo meets helps explain her bewilderment in Dublin compared to her home in the country.

26. What was Lou's Italian name?

From Quiz Evening Class

Answer: Luigi

Lou fell in love with Susie during the book. Susie knew Signora as the Italian teacher lived with Susie's parents.

27. What is Clio's father's profession?

From Quiz Maeve Binchy's "The Glass Lake"

Answer: doctor

Peter Kelly is Martin McMahon's best friend. They often go together to Paddles' pub to have a beer or two. The other pub in Lough Glass is called Shea's and is located just opposite the Central Hotel.

28. Each Friday night the same seven people travel home from Dublin to spend the weekend in Rathdoon. Each of the travellers has their own story to tell.

From Quiz Maeve Binchy Books

Answer: 'The Lilac Bus'

Reading short stories like these ones by Binchy is just as good as reading lots of separate books.

29. Dee Burke is a solicitor's apprentice in Dublin and has recently started taking the bus home. Tom has observed Dee doing something that she is not aware that he has seen. What is it?

From Quiz "The Lilac Bus" by Maeve Binchy

Answer: Dee being met by an older man when the bus returns to Dublin

Sometimes when the bus arrives in Dublin on Sunday, keen observer that he is, Tom has seen Dee getting into the car and the arms of an older man. Since Dee has never mentioned this person to anyone in Rathdoon, Tom assumes rightly that Dee wants him kept a secret. As it happens, Dee is in the throes of an affair with a married doctor, Sam Barry. On the journey to Rathdoon Dee sits next to Nancy Morris and takes the opportunity to extract information about Sam's daily life from her since Nancy works for him. Before the weekend is over, Dee is shocked by her father's revelation that he has known about the affair for some time.

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