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Blandings Parva Trivia Quiz

A quiz about the ever green stories from Blandings Castle, featuring Lord Emsworth, Galahad and other colourful characters.

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

Author
deepakmr

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
279,493

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
337

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Question 1 of 15

1. How many sisters does Lord Emsworth have? Hint

Four

Seven

Five

Nine

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who among the following was not Lord Emsworth's secretary? Hint

Pongo Twistleton

Hugo Carmody

Rupert Baxter

Monty Bodkin

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which of the following Wodehouse novels does NOT feature Emsworth's nephew Ronnie Fish? Hint

Something Fresh

Heavy Weather

Money for Nothing

Summer Lightning

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Question 4 of 15

4. Who is responsible for spurring on the American business magnate James Schoonmaker to marry Lady Constance? Hint

Julia

Emsworth

Ickenham

Galahad

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Question 5 of 15

5. Generally, most of the Blandings tales features imposters, but which of these novels does not have an imposter? Hint

None of these

A Pelican at Blandings

Something Fresh

Galahad at Blandings

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which real castle served as an inspiration for Blandings Castle? Hint

Totleigh Towers

Sudeley Castle

Hunstanton Hall

Berkeley Castle

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Question 7 of 15

7. Lord Emsworth is bitten by the love bug and sends a love letter in one of the following novels; which was it? Hint

Full Moon

Something Fresh

A Pelican at Blandings

Pigs Have Wings

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Question 8 of 15

8. Whom does Hermione plan to get Emsworth married off to? Hint

Daisy Winworth

Joan Peters

Sandy Callendar

Daphne Winkworth

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who among the following has NOT been Emsworth's pig keeper? Hint

Monica Simmons

Edwin Pott

George Wellbeloved

Wilfred Allsop

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Question 10 of 15

10. In the short story 'Crime Wave at Blandings' whom does Emsworth shoot with an air gun? Hint

Beach

George

Constance

Baxter

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who was Lord Tilbury's former secretary who conspires to steal Lord Emsworth's prize pig 'The Empress of Blandings'? Hint

Sandy Callendar

Lavender Briggs

Millicent Rigby

Monty Bodkin

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which of the following was NOT one of Emsworth's hobbies? Hint

Collecting scarabs

Stamp collecting

Gardening

Pig rearing

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Question 13 of 15

13. How is the redoubtable Psmith connected with Blandings Castle? Hint

Psmith is married to Lady Constance's step daughter

Psmith's friend Mike is married to Lady Constance's step daughter

Psmith is married to Lord Emsworth's daughter

Psmith's friend Mike is married to Lord Emsworth's daughter

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Question 14 of 15

14. What is the name of Lord Emsworth's heir? Hint

George

Lancelot

Freddie

Bosham

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Question 15 of 15

15. What is the final fate of Galahad's controversial reminiscences? Hint

It is published by Lord Tilbury

It is stolen by the detective Pilbeam employed by Parsloe

Gally refuses to publish to ensure Ronnie gets married to Sue Brown

It becomes fodder for Empress of Blandings

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many sisters does Lord Emsworth have?

Answer: Nine

Surprising but true! Lord Emsworth has nine sisters. We are familiar with Constance, Julia, Hermione, Charlotte and Dora, but there are others too - Ann Warblington, Diana, Florence and Georgiana. This doesn't include Jane (deceased). This is revealed in the Emsworth family tree in 'Sunset at Blandings'.

2. Who among the following was not Lord Emsworth's secretary?

Answer: Pongo Twistleton

Baxter is first introduced as Emsworth's secretary in 'Something Fresh', Carmody in 'Summer Lightning' and Bodkin in 'Heavy Weather'. Pongo did visit Blandings Castle but as Roderick Glossop's (actually Lord Ickenham) secretary (Basil).

3. Which of the following Wodehouse novels does NOT feature Emsworth's nephew Ronnie Fish?

Answer: Something Fresh

Ronnie Fish is introduced as running a club in 'Money for Nothing' and is engaged to Sue Brown in 'Heavy Weather' and 'Summer Lightning'. He is not featured in Wodehouse's first novel 'Something Fresh'.

4. Who is responsible for spurring on the American business magnate James Schoonmaker to marry Lady Constance?

Answer: Ickenham

Lord Ickenham who is one of Schoonmaker's old friends, eggs him on to propose to Connie ('Service with a Smile').

5. Generally, most of the Blandings tales features imposters, but which of these novels does not have an imposter?

Answer: None of these

All the three novels listed have one or another imposter on board!

6. Which real castle served as an inspiration for Blandings Castle?

Answer: Sudeley Castle

Plum's last unfinished novel 'Sunset at Blandings' has a treasure trove of information, including the fact that Sudeley Castle for all purposes was the model for Blandings Castle.

7. Lord Emsworth is bitten by the love bug and sends a love letter in one of the following novels; which was it?

Answer: Pigs Have Wings

In 'Pigs have Wings', Emsworth sends a love letter to Maudie Stubbs who is Beach's niece. Finally Maudie ends up marrying Emsworth's arch-enemy Gregory Parsloe, to whom she was engaged many years ago!

8. Whom does Hermione plan to get Emsworth married off to?

Answer: Daphne Winkworth

In 'Galahad at Blandings', Hermione plans to get Clarence married to Dame Daphne Winkworth (who is also featured in the Jeeves novel 'The Mating Season').

9. Who among the following has NOT been Emsworth's pig keeper?

Answer: Wilfred Allsop

Wilfred Allsop did not work as a pig man and was at Blandings as tutor for Dame Daphne's son Huxley ('Galahad at Blandings').

10. In the short story 'Crime Wave at Blandings' whom does Emsworth shoot with an air gun?

Answer: Baxter

Emsworth shoots Baxter with an air gun twice in this short story which is presented in the collection 'Lord Emsworth and Others'. In this story, even Beach has a go at Baxter.

11. Who was Lord Tilbury's former secretary who conspires to steal Lord Emsworth's prize pig 'The Empress of Blandings'?

Answer: Lavender Briggs

Lavender Briggs, Lord Tilbury's former secretary who needs capital to open a typewriting agency, conspires (unsuccessfully) with the Duke of Dunstable to steal the Empress ('Service with a Smile').

12. Which of the following was NOT one of Emsworth's hobbies?

Answer: Stamp collecting

In 'Something Fresh', Clarence, Lord of Emsworth is shown as interested in scarab collection. In 'Leave it to Psmith' he is shown as being interested in gardening and him being a pig-fancier is well known!

13. How is the redoubtable Psmith connected with Blandings Castle?

Answer: Psmith's friend Mike is married to Lady Constance's step daughter

Psmith's friend Michael Johnson (Mike) is married to Joseph Keeble's (Lady Constance's first husband) daughter.

14. What is the name of Lord Emsworth's heir?

Answer: Bosham

Lord Emsworth's heir is Bosham, his younger son is Freddie, George is his grandson and Lancelot his late brother.

15. What is the final fate of Galahad's controversial reminiscences?

Answer: It becomes fodder for Empress of Blandings

At the end of the novel 'Heavy Weather', Lord Emsworth's prize pig 'Empress of Blandings', eats up all the pages of the reminiscences (except a scrap of paper which is destroyed by Parsloe).

Source: Author deepakmr

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