Who Went to Which School? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Chalet School

The "Chalet School" series was written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer between 1925 and 1969. It is one of the longest series of girls' school stories, and still has many fans around the world. Joey Bettany is one of the school's first pupils when her sister opens it in a small chalet in the Austrian Tyrol between the wars. The school moves from Austria to England, on to Wales and then back to the Alps, but in Switzerland. Polly is a pupil in the Tyrol, Annis joins the school in Wales and Jane appears towards the end of the series. Miss Leslie teaches in Austria and Miss Bertram in Switzerland.

The other schools are also creations of EBD.

Braemar House is the school favoured by Monica's father in "Monica Turns up Trumps"; subsequently many of the pupils join the Chalet School when Braemar House closes.

Shapcott High is attended by Carnation de Lisle in "Carnation of the Upper Fourth".

Skelton Hall features in two books published in 1962 and 1963.

Answer: Linbury Court

Anthony Buckeridge created Jennings and his friends, who all attend Linbury Court Preparatory School on the South coast of England. Mr. Pemberton-Oakes is the Headmaster.

Answer: Tremayne's

Tremayne's is the setting for the "Merry" trilogy by Clare Mallory.

St. Endellion is the junior department at Tremayne's.

Clare Mallory was Headmistress of Columba College, which is a real school in Dunedin, New Zealand, and is thought to have been the inspiration for Tremayne's.

Queen Elinor's is in England and is the setting for another of Clare Mallory's books - "Juliet Overseas".

Answer: Igor Dominick

The Igor Dominick ballet company and school was created by Jean Estoril - a pseudonym of Mabel Esther Allan. She wrote a series of eleven books telling the story of how Drina learnt to dance against the wishes of her grandmother.

Madame Fidolia's Academy appears in "Ballet Shoes" and other books by Noel Streatfeild.

Both the Royal Ballet and Sadler's Wells are real British companies, with schools attached. Lorna Hill wrote a series of books about girls at the Sadler's Wells school.

Answer: Greyfriars School

Johnny Bull is the last member of the "Famous Five", although Billy Bunter (the Fat Owl of the Remove) is probably the best known pupil of Greyfriars School. They feature in a series of stories written by Frank Richards, which originally appeared in "The Magnet".

Answer: Malory Towers

Miss Potts is the housemistress of North Tower at Malory Towers - Enid Blyton's school set on the Cornish coast. Darrell Rivers is Sally's best friend, and the heroine of the series of six books.

St. Clare's was attended by the O'Sullivan twins amongst others, and was Enid Blyton's first fictional school story series.

Elizabeth Allen, the naughtiest girl in the school, and her friends went to Whyteleafe school - one of the few co-educational schools in books at that time.

George and Anne from Enid Blyton's "Famous Five" series went to Gaylands School.

Answer: Trebizon

Rebecca Mason joins Trebizon School as a second-former when her parents go to work in Saudi Arabia. Sue and Mara are two of her special friends, the others being Tish, Elf and Margot. Pippa is her favourite sixth-former. Joss is a brilliant sportswoman, and one of Rebecca's ambitions is to be able to beat her in a tennis match.

Garth College is not far from Trebizon - many of the girls have brothers there, and pupils from the two schools meet socially, and for charity fund-raising events.

Caxton High is the local comprehensive school - one of Rebecca Mason's friends from her old London school moves to Cornwall and becomes one of its pupils.

Mulberry Castle overlooking Mulberry Cove is very close to Trebizon, and they feature in some of Anne Digby's fourteen stories about Rebecca and her friends.

Answer: Sedleigh

Featuring in "Mike and Psmith" by P.G. Wodehouse, Psmith used to be at Eton and Mike had attended Wrykyn. Both boys received bad reports and were taken away from their old schools, and sent to Sedleigh. Jellicoe shares a dormitory with Mike and Psmith. Mr. Outwood is their Housemaster. Adair is the school cricket captain.

Mike and Psmith also appear in some of P. G. Wodehouse's adult novels.

St. Austin's features in many of P.G. Wodehouse's earlier school stories.

Answer: Springdale

All the schools were created by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.

Springdale School is set in the Scottish countryside not far from Glasgow. Primula and Ann start at Springdale together in Rowan House. When the school takes in a number of girls from St.Tabitha's after its closure a new house is formed. Miss Timmins is the housemistress of Wistaria; Primula and Ann move from Rowan to the new house, and Fern is happy to leave her old school and join then there.

Set on the south-east coast of England, the Jane Willard Foundation was attended by Dimsie Maitland, with whom both Ann and Primula become friends later.

St. Bride's School is on an island off the coast of Scotland not far from Glasgow. Maudlsey Grammar School is in Surrey. Nancy Caird had to leave St. Bride's after a very bad first term, and was sent to live with her Aunt Beth and her grandmother, so that she can attend the day school at Maudsley.

Answer: St. Agatha's

Miss Andrews takes the fifth form at St. Agatha's School in Devon. Cathie's cousin Penelope Rushton and her friend Joy Thorpe are also in the fifth form. Both girls promise to keep Cathie's identity as the Duchess of Montfort a secret so that she can make friends with the other girls naturally. The story is told in "A Coronet for Cathie".

Denehurst is the school attended by Elaine and Moira Sherborne, and their friend Avice Wingrove. "The Denehurst Secret Service" and "Well Done Denehurst" tell of their adventures.

Molly Kendrick goes to Rossmore High until the death of her Aunt Jessie means that she moves to Torley Grange and shares her cousins' governess.

Whitegates is the name of the house in which Miss Stanhope starts her new school in "At School with the Stanhopes".

All the books are by Gwendoline Courtney.