Famous Five Trivia

1. Which special ability did Mr Luffy have?

From Quiz Fabulous 'Famous Five' by Enid Blyton

Answer: Waggling his right ear

Mr Luffy was a teacher in the boys' school who loved to study insects. He could waggle his right ear, which amused Anne very much.

From Quiz 'Five Have A Mystery To Solve' by Enid Blyton

Answer: Mrs Layman

Mrs Layman tells the children about her beautiful little house on the hill that overlooks the bay. She invites the children to stay there for a few weeks with her Grandson whilst she looks after her cousin who is ill. She is a very friendly person whom the children like very much!

From Quiz "Five Go Off In A Caravan" by Enid Blyton

Answer: Red and Green

The caravans each had pretty curtains that hung at the windows - red curtains for the green caravan and green for the red one! The children were also thrilled to discover that each caravan had proper bunk beds and even a small sink and a real stove. They all thought it looked rather like a house inside!

From Quiz Five Go To Billycock Hill

Answer: being a practical joker.

Toby was known to be a practical joker in the sense of scaring people with fake spiders, or getting someone to smell a fake rose buttoned to his shirt, and then squirting water into their face if they come close to it.

From Quiz Enid Blyton - "Five on a Treasure Island"

Answer: At Breakfast

The children discover it at breakfast.

From Quiz Five on a Secret Trail!

Answer: A rusty piece of barbed wire ripped a cut in his ear.

George is extremely upset because Timmy's ear had been cut by a piece of barbed wire, as he was jumping over a fence.

From Quiz Famous Five

Answer: Julian

Julian is the oldest. George and Dick are a year younger than Julian. Anne is two years younger than Julian.

From Quiz Five on a Treasure Island

Answer: Polseath

Polseath is an actual place in Cornwall, England.

From Quiz The Last Three 'Famous Five' Books.

Answer: Professor Hayling

Professor Hayling, Uncle Quentin's old-scientist friend, was arriving at Kirrin Cottage on the first week instead of the second week. He was bringing his son, Tinker, with him.

From Quiz The Famous Five "Five On Finniston Farm"

Answer: 'Five are all together again'

Sounds nearly the same as the last book in the series "Five Are Together Again"!

From Quiz The Famous Five "Five Have Plenty of Fun"

Answer: Cycle along the coast

But it ruined the Five's plans when Uncle Quentin's scientist friend urgently sent Berta over to Kirrin Bay!

From Quiz The Famous Five "Five Are Together Again"

Answer: By train

Timmy was waiting for them!

From Quiz "Five Go Off In A Caravan" by Enid Blyton

Answer: Elephant

It is the very beginning of the summer holidays. George is staying with her cousins at their home, as her father is about to start an important experiment and needs quiet. Timmy wakes up the others from a sleep as a circus procession passes the children's home. The children chat with Nobby, a circus boy. He lives with his Uncle Dan, who is the chief clown. The circus is off to camp somewhere.

From Quiz "Five Go Adventuring Again" by Enid Blyton

Answer: Scarlet fever

It is George's first time at boarding school. George was going to stay with her cousins but now her cousins are coming to Kirrin for the Christmas holidays. Julian and Dick have both been ill, and fallen behind in their schoolwork so Uncle Quentin is hiring a tutor for them, for the holidays. George knows that she will have to have extra lessons too.

From Quiz "Five Run Away Together" by Enid Blyton

Answer: George

Aunt Fanny hasn't been feeling well lately. Mrs Stick is the new cook at Kirrin Cottage and she isn't very nice. Mrs Stick's son, Edgar is also at Kirrin Cottage. He is slightly older than the cousins, and constantly torments George. Mrs Stick also has a pet dog. His name is Tinker but the children call him Stinker, as he smells. Timmy keeps fighting with Stinker so Mrs Stick has to keep him in the kitchen.

From Quiz "Five on a Treasure Island" by Enid Blyton

Answer: Tuesday

The children - Julian Dick and Anne - are going to stay with their Aunt Fanny, Uncle Quentin and Georgina, their cousin, who they have never met, for their summer holidays. They travel to Kirrin by car. It is a lovely day, when they set off.

From Quiz "Five go to Smuggler's Top" by Enid Blyton

Answer: Spring

The four children and Timmy are going to stay with George's parents at Kirrin. It is the beginning of the Easter holidays. During the night, an ash tree falls onto Kirrin Cottage. No one is injured but the four children are sent to stay with a friend of Uncle Quentin, Mr Lenoir. Mr Lenoir has a stepson, Sooty, who is in Dick's form at school, and is rather cheeky. He also has a daughter called Marybelle. They live at Smuggler's Top. Timmy is not allowed to go with the children, as Mr Lenoir does not like dogs, but George takes him along anyway.

From Quiz "Five Go To Smuggler's Top"-Enid Blyton

Answer: An ash tree fell on the house during a gale.

The blame for the ash tree falling on the house can definitely be given to Uncle Quentin. For many years Aunt Fanny had warned him it was in a dangerous state but he did nothing about it. The upstairs bedrooms are badly damaged but, fortunately, no one is hurt by the disaster.

From Quiz "Five Go Down to the Sea" -Enid Blyton

Answer: The tyre on Dick's bicycle had a slow puncture.

Luckily Dick is able to pump up the tyre and they make it to the station in time. The four children are taking their bicycles on holiday with them and so they are given labels and put on the train.

From Quiz "Five Go to Mystery Moor" - Enid Blyton

Answer: Henrietta who wants to be called Henry.

It is typical of George to resent someone who is doing exactly the same as her. What makes it worse is that with her straight short hair Henrietta (Henry) actually looks more like a boy than George does with her curly hair.

From Quiz "Five On a Hike Together" - Enid Blyton

Answer: Julian

This story begins at the boarding school attended by George and Anne. In fact the adventure is crammed into the half-term holiday. Julian's letter lets the girls know that they have been granted two days extra holiday because two boys have won a special scholarship.

From Quiz Five Fall Into Adventure

Answer: 13

Julian was the oldest, Anne was the youngest and Dick and George were in between. The fifth of the of the five is Timmy the dog.

From Quiz "Five Go Off to Camp" - Enid Blyton

Answer: He likes to study insects.

For a large part of this book Mr.Luffy is portrayed as an absent-minded fellow more interested in his hunt for interesting insects than any of the events going on around him. However, he is far shrewder and more resourceful than the children think and can do the right thing in times of danger.

From Quiz "Five Go Off in a Caravan" - Enid Blyton

Answer: Her father is just starting an experiment and would need quiet all the time.

Julian, Dick and Anne are all very apprehensive about George's father who is their Uncle Quentin. He often gets in a bad temper and then he is inclined to shout at the children and Timmy. It would be no fun keeping quiet around the house all the time.

From Quiz The Famous Five - Completing the Series

Answer: April

The Five have a lot of fun meeting folk from a travelling fair, including Alfredo the Fire-Eater and the India-Rubber man!

From Quiz Enid Blyton's Famous Five

Answer: Polseath

This is first of twenty-one books in the series. "The Famous Five" consist of Julian, Dick, George (she won't answer to Georgina!), Anne and Timmy the dog.

From Quiz 'Famous Five - Five Get Into Trouble'

Answer: Joanna

The cook's name is Joanna, but she does not feature in this book as she is ill, which is why the children have to go off camping - there is no-one at Kirrin Cottage to look after them.

From Quiz Famous Five Overview

Answer: Timmy

The fifth member of the five has four legs, not two, and is named Timmy. He is an important part of the group and is the reason the four children are allowed so much freedom. Their parents believe, with good reason, that Timmy will do his best to protect the children from harm.

From Quiz Fabulous 'Famous Five' by Enid Blyton

Answer: Gaylands School

The name was mentioned in the book 'Five Go Adventuring Again'. George was willing to go there because she was able to take Timmy along with her.

From Quiz 'Five Have A Mystery To Solve' by Enid Blyton

Answer: Wilfred

Wilfred is particularly difficult when the children first arrive at the cottage, although after a while befriends the children and decides to offer to help them arrange the house. He is marvellous with animals and likes Timmy very much!

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