"Stravaganza" Trilogy Trivia Quiz

Answer: She uses body doubles

The duchessa uses a body double each year. This year, the impersonation was done by Guiliana, who later becomes intertwined with the story as she is engaged to be married with Rinaldo Di Chimici's spy. Later in the book, she is asked to impersonate for a different occasion, which leads to her death.

The duchessa deliberately put her in that position of peril, and reasoned with it by saying that she violated the agreement of revealing to no one that she had taken the duchessa's place at the 'Marriage with the Sea', which indeed she had violated.

The ruthless duchessa made this plan ironic, as Guiliana was killed by her own fiance. The duchessa, however, used this death to her own advantage; she planned to pretend that the assassination had succeeded, and became once again Silvia Bellini - and went to live an alias in Padavia as a rich widow.

Answer: The Language of Lace

Paola teaches her two daughters the Language of Lace - which saves Silvia's life. When Guiliana goes to Paola for the making of her wedding dress, she is foolish and talks a lot. Without knowing it, Guiliana gives away so much information about her fiance, his job, and his employer. Paola is able to figure out di Chimici's plan and, through the language of lace, tells Silvia (The Duchessa) about the next assassination attempt.

Answer: He has died in 21st century England

Lucien could not Stravagate home, because he was kidnapped in Talia and his Talisman was taken from him. What he did not know, however, was that even if Rinaldo di Chimici did give him the book back, he could not Stravagate home because Rodolfo had replaced the real book with a substitute one, so that if di Chimici did get his hands on it, he wouldn't be able to discover anything about the secret of stravagation. Rodolfo made the mistake of not telling him this, which would have given Lucien slightly less cause to worry, but even if Lucien had known, there would have been nothing he could do to get home.

In 21st century England, Lucien's mother - Vicky Mulholland - and his father - David Mulholland - become worried when they cannot wake their son, believing that it is the Leukemia and Tumor. Lucien not stravagating home destabilises the time barrier, so what is only hours in Talia is weeks in England. Worried about their son, Lucien's parents take his sleeping body to the doctor, who says it's a coma. Three weeks pass in England and Lucien does not wake, so the doctor decides that there is nothing else to do but pull the plug on the machines that are keeping Lucien alive.

He was now a permanent citizen of Bellezza, and a visitor from 16th century Talia to 21st century England, and not the other way around.

Answer: Giorgio

In her real world, the new stravagante in known as Georgia, but seeing as she has such short hair it is decided that she will be a boy, Giorgio, in Talia.

Answer: blue and pink

The Fishes are the Ram's greatest foe, with the colours of blue and pink. Red and yellow are the colours of the Ram, red and purple are the colours of the Archer, and pink and white are the colours of the Twins. In the Stellata, Georgia is in between friend and foe; the Fishes on one side and the Archer - her greatest ally - on the other.

Answer: Falconcino (Falco) to Nicholas

Gaetano is Falco's brother, Enrico is Duke Niccolo di Chimici's spy and Luciano is the stravagante that arrived in Bellezza in 'City of Masks'.

Answer: Sandro and Fratello

Sandro (or Alessandro) is the street boy who at first admires the eel (Enrico the spy), but he grows apart from his master when befriending Sky (or Celestino), the new Stravagante, and Brother Sulien, the friar. Sandro is utterly repulsed by his master when he discovers that he led one of the di Chimici princes to kill a Nucci, the di Chimici's rival family, complete with blood feud. Fratello is the homeless dog that Sandro looks after. Sulien is the friar at Saint Mary Among The Vines friary. Carlo is the di Chimici prince that the eel lead to kill Davide Nucci.

Answer: with electrifying shock

They are completely shocked, but can't say anything because Alice returns to the table. However, Georgia hisses to Sky to meet her and Nick after school, when they go to Sky's house to pry information out of Sky.

Answer: Lucia

Princess Lucia marries her cousin Carlo, who is stabbed in the Nucci attack. She returns to her home in Fortezza, instead of living the wonderful life planned for her in the Via Larga with Carlo. Her sister, Bianca, was the only bride to have a husband unscathed from the attack. Princess Caterina marries Duke Fabrizio, her cousin, who becomes the second Grand Duke of Tuschia when Luciano kills Grand Duke Niccolo in a duel rigged by Niccolo himself. Princess Francesca marries the object of her childhood romance, her cousin, the charming and ugly Gaetano, who is injured in the Nucci attack.

Answer: Cittanuova

It is too difficult to describe the whole map of Talia, so let's just leave it at 'Hope you enjoyed the quiz - my very first one - and this is a series of books worth reading.'