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Quiz about Ravens Gate by Anthony Horowitz
Quiz about Ravens Gate by Anthony Horowitz

"Raven's Gate" by Anthony Horowitz Quiz


Anthony Horowitz is one of my favourite authors, and I noticed that there weren't any quizzes on his series, "The Power of Five." So here's mine... hope you enjoy it!

A multiple-choice quiz by thegogga. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
thegogga
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
251,172
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
15 / 25
Plays
719
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 25
1. What was Kelvin's older brother's name? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. What was Matt's address? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. What was the name of the guard whom Kelvin stabbed? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. Brian Conran is Gwenda Davis' partner. What does he do for a living? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. What is the name of the project that the social worker wants Matt to become a part of? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. At what train station did Mrs Deverill arrive, shortly before being attacked? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. How old was Matt when his parents died? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. What was the name of Mrs Deverill's house? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. What was Mrs Deverill's cat called? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. What was the name of the pub that Matt passed on his way to collect something from the chemist for Mrs Deverill? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. What time did Matt arrange to meet Tom Burgess at his farm? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. When Matt goes to the library, he comes across a book, "Rambles Around Greater Malling," by Elizabeth Ashwood. He opens it up to the contents page, and finds a chapter entitled "Raven's Gate." However, when he looks for it, the whole chapter has been torn out! Which chapter was it? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. For what newspaper does Richard work? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. What are the names of the two girls that Richard works with? Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. The Nexus is an organization that fights against all the evils that are going on in Lesser Malling, and tries to stop the return of the Old Ones. There are twelve members in the Nexus. How many of them are women? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. What type of car does Stephen Mallory drive? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. What did Sir Michael Marsh collect? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. After visitng Sir Michael Marsh, Richard takes Matt to see Elizabeth Ashwood, the author of "Rambles Around Greater Malling." They are informed that she died a year before. However, her daughter is still alive. What is her daughter's name? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. While meeting with Sanjay Dravid, he mentions the celebration of Roodmas, an ancient pagan festival. On what date does Dravid say it begins? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. After Matt was recaptured by Mrs Deverill, he is taken back to her house. What time does he wake up? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. After Matt escapes from Mrs Deverill's house, who picks him up on the road? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. What type of brooch was Mrs Deverill wearing? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. Everytime before Matt performs magic, he goes back to a particular memory. There is a smell in that memory. What is the scent that he smells each time? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. How much money does Mr Fabian give to Richard towards the end of the book? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. Where does Mr Fabian believe there is a second gate? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What was Kelvin's older brother's name?

Answer: Charlie

Charlie was Kelvin's older brother. He had been placed into a young offender's institution, which was why Matt had never actually met him.
2. What was Matt's address?

Answer: 27 Eastfield Terrace

When being questioned by the police, Matt needs to give his address, where he lives with his aunt and her partner.
3. What was the name of the guard whom Kelvin stabbed?

Answer: Mark Adams

While Kelvin and Matt were in the warehouse, a guard walked in on them. Kelvin stabbed him, in an attempt to get away, and started blaming Matt as soon as they were caught.
4. Brian Conran is Gwenda Davis' partner. What does he do for a living?

Answer: Milkman

When asked to come down to the police station, Gwenda Davis (Matthew's aunt) has to answer various questions, such as the occupation of her partner.
5. What is the name of the project that the social worker wants Matt to become a part of?

Answer: The LEAF Project

The LEAF Project stands for Liberty and Education Achieved through Fostering. It's this event that sets off a whole chain of events for Matt...
6. At what train station did Mrs Deverill arrive, shortly before being attacked?

Answer: Holborn Station

Jayne Deverill, who was to be Matt's new foster parent, arrived by train at Holborn Station, where Will Scott, a notorious mugger, had attempted to attack her.
7. How old was Matt when his parents died?

Answer: 8

Matt was only 8 years old when his parents were killed. He could still vividly remember the day, and it was only because they were killed that he was sent to live with Gwenda Davis.
8. What was the name of Mrs Deverill's house?

Answer: Hive Hall

Hive Hall is extremely far away from everything; it's ten minutes away from Lesser Malling, which, in Matt's mind, is already in the middle of nowhere.
9. What was Mrs Deverill's cat called?

Answer: Asmodeus

In Matt's first encounter with the cat, it bites him hard, after which he faints, and hears a strange voice... "One of the Five."
10. What was the name of the pub that Matt passed on his way to collect something from the chemist for Mrs Deverill?

Answer: The Goat

Matt is told to go down to the village on an old bicycle, where he passes through the village where everything "looked about fifty years out of date."
11. What time did Matt arrange to meet Tom Burgess at his farm?

Answer: 10:00

After having two very strange encounters with the man named Tom Burgess, who warns Matt to get out of Lesser Malling, they eventually arrange to meet at Tom's house, where they can leave together. However, something goes drastically wrong...
12. When Matt goes to the library, he comes across a book, "Rambles Around Greater Malling," by Elizabeth Ashwood. He opens it up to the contents page, and finds a chapter entitled "Raven's Gate." However, when he looks for it, the whole chapter has been torn out! Which chapter was it?

Answer: Chapter 6

Matt is in Greater Malling, determined to get away from Mrs Deverill and the rest of the weird folk in the place. He has a few hours to kill, and so goes to the library where he tries to find out about the mysterious "Raven's Gate".
13. For what newspaper does Richard work?

Answer: The Greater Malling Gazette

After trying and failing to find anything about Raven's Gate in the library, aside from a mysterious chat message, Matt goes to "The Greater Malling Gazette" to try to find some answers. It's there that he meets Richard.
14. What are the names of the two girls that Richard works with?

Answer: Kate and Julia

At the newspaper, Kate, Julia and Richard all have their own "territories" from where they cover stories. Richard's happens to be Lesser Malling, which he dubbed "the most boring place on earth."
15. The Nexus is an organization that fights against all the evils that are going on in Lesser Malling, and tries to stop the return of the Old Ones. There are twelve members in the Nexus. How many of them are women?

Answer: Four

After Matt is caught by Mrs Deverill, the setting jumps from Yorkshire to London, where the organization known as "The Nexus" have got together for the first time in seven months. The members are all linked to something important, like the Church, the secret service or the Government. They're all meeting to try to stop the return of the Old Ones...
16. What type of car does Stephen Mallory drive?

Answer: Honda

Well done if you got the answer to this one! Matt is busy chopping wood and being harassed by Noah (the farmhand) when Detective Superintendent Stephen Mallory, one of the police officers from earlier on in the story, comes to check on how Matt is doing. According to the book, he drives a Honda Estate.
17. What did Sir Michael Marsh collect?

Answer: Matchbox labels

After a long night, Richard takes Matt to see Sir Michael Marsh, who was once a scientist who worked for the Government. He collected matchbox labels, a hobby which is also known as phillumeny.
18. After visitng Sir Michael Marsh, Richard takes Matt to see Elizabeth Ashwood, the author of "Rambles Around Greater Malling." They are informed that she died a year before. However, her daughter is still alive. What is her daughter's name?

Answer: Susan

Susan Ashwood is a blind medium, and also one of the members of the Nexus, and it's she that eventually convinces Matt that they were all brought together for a purpose, and that he has a large role to play in the future.
19. While meeting with Sanjay Dravid, he mentions the celebration of Roodmas, an ancient pagan festival. On what date does Dravid say it begins?

Answer: 30 April

According to the book, Roodmas is one of the most important days in the witches' calendar, where black sabbath (human sacrifice) is practised and dark powers are at their most powerful.
20. After Matt was recaptured by Mrs Deverill, he is taken back to her house. What time does he wake up?

Answer: 7:00

After the attack at the museum by dinosaurs (well, the bones of the dinosaurs,) Mrs Deverill knocks Matt out and takes him back to Hive Hall, where he eventually wakes up at seven in the morning.
21. After Matt escapes from Mrs Deverill's house, who picks him up on the road?

Answer: Sir Michael Marsh

Matt escapes from Hive Hall by laying a trap for Noah, and then running out into the road. While he's running along the road, Sir Michael Marsh picks him up, and Matt, not knowing his true alliegance, gets in with him. By the time Matt realises that he's made a mistake, it's too late.
22. What type of brooch was Mrs Deverill wearing?

Answer: A lizard brooch

In the book, Mrs Deverill is desdribed as wearing the same clothes as the ones she wore to London to pick Matt up, together with a lizard brooch.
23. Everytime before Matt performs magic, he goes back to a particular memory. There is a smell in that memory. What is the scent that he smells each time?

Answer: Burnt toast

Whenever Matt performs magic, or something big is about to happen, he remembers the day that his parents died. They'd been getting ready to go to a wedding, and his mother had burnt the toast. Matt smelt the burnt toast the night the guard got stabbed, and now when he's just about to die. Later on, Matt learns how to harness this power, and use it to his advantage.
24. How much money does Mr Fabian give to Richard towards the end of the book?

Answer: ₤5000

While Matt is staying with Richard, they are visited by another member of the Nexus, a Mr Fabian, who tells them that as long as they co-operate, they will be taken care of, and Matt won't have to go back to the LEAF Project. He also writes out a cheque for Richard of ₤5000, calling it a "first payment."
25. Where does Mr Fabian believe there is a second gate?

Answer: Peru

This is the basis for the second book, "Evil Star." There is a reason behind Mr Fabian's visit... that is, to tell Richard and Matt that there is evidence that there is a second gate somewhere in Peru, and to inform them that there is a very good chance that they will be "invited" there to help sort it out.
Source: Author thegogga

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