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Poldark People and Places Trivia Quiz

How well do you know the fascinating and feisty characters of WInston Graham's Cornish saga?

A multiple-choice quiz by lulla. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
lulla

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
152,039

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
308

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the name of Ross Poldark's father, who died before Ross returned from the war? Hint

Charles

George

Francis

Joshua

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Question 2 of 10

2. Why do Francis and Charles so fiercely oppose Verity's relationship with Captain Andrew Blamey? Hint

He fatally injured his first wife in a drunken rage

Verity has been promised to another man

He is still married to his first wife

He is a drunkard and a philanderer

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of the mine which Francis owns and manages? Hint

Trenwith

Wheal Grace

Grambler

Wheal Leisure

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the name of Ross Poldark's ancestral home? Hint

Trenwith

Nampara

Truro

Killewarggen

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Question 5 of 10

5. What disease does Julia Poldark die from, which also nearly claims the life of Francis and Elizabeth's son? Hint

smallpox

morbid sore throat

rickets

childbed fever

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Question 6 of 10

6. Jinny Carter was the eldest daughter of which impoverished family? Hint

The Carters

The Nanfans

The Daniels

The Martins

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Question 7 of 10

7. Why does Ross evict his servants Jud and Prudie Paynter? Hint

They are lazy and inept

Because they repeat and spread salacious lies about him

They have been stealing

They are constantly drunk

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where does Jim Carter die? Hint

In prison

In hospital

At home with Jinny

In a barn

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the profession of Mark Daniel's wife Keren, before her marriage? Hint

kitchenmaid

seamstress

farmhand

actress

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Question 10 of 10

10. WIth whom did Keren Daniel conduct an affair which was to lead to her death at the hands of her jealous husband? Hint

Francis Poldark

Ross Poldark

Dwight Enys

Paul Daniel

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of Ross Poldark's father, who died before Ross returned from the war?

Answer: Joshua

Joshua Poldark only features at the very beginning of the first book. His personality and escapades are alluded to throughout the series.

2. Why do Francis and Charles so fiercely oppose Verity's relationship with Captain Andrew Blamey?

Answer: He fatally injured his first wife in a drunken rage

A serious rift is created between Francis and Ross when it is discovered that Verity and Andrew have been using Ross's home as a trysting place.

3. What is the name of the mine which Francis owns and manages?

Answer: Grambler

Grambler fails and Francis loses his main source of income.

4. What is the name of Ross Poldark's ancestral home?

Answer: Nampara

Trenwith has been in the Poldark family for generations but Nampara is the home that Joshua Poldark built.

5. What disease does Julia Poldark die from, which also nearly claims the life of Francis and Elizabeth's son?

Answer: morbid sore throat

Smallpox is a frequent epidemic but not one which affects the Poldark family. Rickets affects George and Elizabeth's son in a later installment. As Julia is only two at the time of her death it is unlikely that she would die of childbed fever.

6. Jinny Carter was the eldest daughter of which impoverished family?

Answer: The Martins

Jinny marries Jim Carter while still being the object of the unhealthy attentions of Reuben Clemmow.

7. Why does Ross evict his servants Jud and Prudie Paynter?

Answer: Because they repeat and spread salacious lies about him

Jud and Prudie are replaced by the much more efficient but less interesting John and Jane Gimlett

8. Where does Jim Carter die?

Answer: In a barn

Ross had tried to no avail to soften Jim's prison sentence of 2 years for poaching. He and Dwight Enys break the seriously ill Jim out of prison but he dies shortly after in a nearby barn.

9. What is the profession of Mark Daniel's wife Keren, before her marriage?

Answer: actress

Keren's compay was acting in a play at Nampara when Mark became besotted with her.

10. WIth whom did Keren Daniel conduct an affair which was to lead to her death at the hands of her jealous husband?

Answer: Dwight Enys

After the murder, few people blamed the doctor for his part in the affair, insisting instead that Keren threw herself at him.

Source: Author lulla

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