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1. Which Shakespeare play are Ginty and Patrick reading together at the start of the book?

From Quiz 'The Attic Term' by Antonia Forest

Answer: Hamlet

Ginty helps Patrick revise 'Hamlet' for his English Literature O-Level, playing the parts of Ophelia and Horatio. She and Patrick call each other 'Rupert' and 'Rosina', the names of the characters they roleplayed in 'Peter's Room'. Patrick, Ginty and Nicola later go hunting for fox cubs and Nicola has breakfast at the Merricks', and Ginty is annoyed when Mrs Marlow calls for her to come home and pack for school. Nicola stays behind at the Merricks' and helps Patrick look after Regina, his falcon, and tells him that Edwin, her brother-in-law, has been doing some research on Patrick's family and thinks that Anthony Merrick, one of his ancestors, had been executed at Tyburn Gallows for heresy.

From Quiz "Chitty-Chitty - Bang-Bang - The Magical Car"

Answer: Royal Navy

Caractacus Pott was a Commander in the British Royal Navy before he retired and became an explorer and inventor. In the musical, the family name is Potts, however, in the book it is Pott. Ian Fleming's famous spy, James Bond, also held the same rank in the Royal Navy.

From Quiz 'The Cricket Term' by Antonia Forest

Answer: Cooking

Nicola goes to Karen's house to drop her stepchildren's laundry off, and finds her and Rose making a baked apple pudding. Although they do not do any wallpapering, Karen does talk about stripping the wallpaper down, and Nicola suggests collecting and framing the old pieces. Karen's stepchildren first appeared in 'The Ready-Made Family'. Their father, Edwin, is an academic.

From Quiz Aliens Love Underpants

Answer: There are no underpants in space

Aliens have bottoms of all shapes and sizes but no underpants. That's why you see so many flying saucers in the night sky. Cupboards are also not a problem as the aliens can build huge ones out of moon rock.

From Quiz John Feinstein's "Last Shot" Book 1 of 3

Answer: Bobby Kelleher

Steve Thomas received a letter from USBWA (U.S. Basketball Writers Association) congratulating him on winning the 14-and under writing contest. Bobby Keheller was identified at the end as the president. Alan Graber is the coach of Minnesota State and the father of their star player, Chip. Joe Mitch is identified also in the letter Stevie receives as the executive director of the USBWA. Bill Thomas is the father of Stevie.

From Quiz The Black Stallion

Answer: The Drake

The Dragon Wing is the name of the ship in "Eldest".

From Quiz "I, Jack" By Jack The Dog (And Patricia Finney)

Answer: Packleader

Yes, he calls him Packleader. He doesn't really get the fact that they're humans, and he's a pet. He thinks they are in his pack.

From Quiz Back to Guara

Answer: The Mitchell Family

The Mitchell family comprises parents Jim and Nancy and their four children, David, Valerie, Lesley and Ian. They live on a farm called "Guara" in Tasmania.

From Quiz The 'Jill' Books

Answer: Jill's Gymkhana

This was the very first book and in my opinion the best of all! In this book Jill gets her very first Pony, a 14 HH Piebald named Blackboy.

From Quiz 'Juniper' by Monica Furlong

Answer: Comes with knowing

From Quiz Kid Lit: Corduroy the Bear

Answer: Green

From Quiz 'The Attic Term' by Antonia Forest

Answer: The Second Vatican Conference

The Second Vatican Conference, otherwise known as Vatican II, caused a major upheaval in the Catholic Church, and is a point of contention between Patrick and his teachers. Reforms included the use of English in services rather than Latin, the protection of religious freedom, and interfaith dialogue. Patrick and his family are traditionalists, seeking out churches that still use the old mass, and Patrick states that he would rather go to a Protestant school than go to a Catholic school with the new mass. Although most of Patrick's classmates aren't bothered about his views, he gets into an argument with his form teacher after refusing to take Communion at the new service, as he feels it would be against his beliefs. (Antonia Forest, incidentally, was a convert to Catholicism, and used Patrick as a mouthpiece for her own views on Vatican II.)

From Quiz "Chitty-Chitty - Bang-Bang - The Magical Car"

Answer: Mimsie

In the book, Commander Pott was married to a woman called Mimsie and they are a happy family. In the musical version, she has presumably passed away prior to their adventures, as it is just Caractacus and his two children, Jeremy and Jemima.

From Quiz 'Madame Doubtfire': Book/Film Differences

Answer: Out-of-work actor

Daniel is unemployed in the book, but is an actor by trade. He even points out to the children that instead of moving to London, where it would be easier for him to find work, he stayed in their home town so he could be near them. He also does the occasional bit of life modelling.

From Quiz 'The Cricket Term' by Antonia Forest

Answer: An actor ('player')

Like Lawrie, Nicholas is a budding actor (or 'player'), and like Nicola, he loves ships, and even runs away to sea. On reading the extract from Geoffrey's diary, Nicola discovers that Nicholas was presumed dead for six years, only to return home to announce that he had been sailing on the Ark Royal. Nicholas Marlow's adventures are further detailed in 'The Player's Boy' and 'The Players and the Rebels'.

From Quiz Aliens Love Underpants

Answer: They simply want your underpants

Yes, they don't want to see you - it is the content of your underwear drawer that is the reason that they are here. So maybe you should ask mummy or daddy to put a lock on yours. As for spaghetti trees - that's just silly. Everyone knows that spaghetti grows from the ceiling of underground caves!

From Quiz John Feinstein's "Last Shot" Book 1 of 3

Answer: Susan Carol Anderson, North Carolina

"According to the USBWA press release that had been waiting for them in their room, Susan Carol was from Goldsboro, North Carolina." Raymond Felton was a player who won the "Player of the Year" award for UNC and made a speech at the USBWA awards breakfast where Stevie and Susan Carol were presented their awards.

From Quiz The Black Stallion

Answer: Ramsay

None of the other names have anything to do with this book. I find it easy to remember Alec's last name by thinking that his name starts with the name of a male sheep.

From Quiz "I, Jack" By Jack The Dog (And Patricia Finney)

Answer: Thick

He doesn't understand what thick means. In his mind thick is good, happy. But no, sorry Jack.

From Quiz Back to Guara

Answer: David, Val, Lesley, Ian

David is the eldest, with Val following. Next come Lesley and Ian. David is the responsible one, val is sarcastic and practical, Lesley is a dreamer and Ian a cheeky small boy.

From Quiz "Mr. Mysterious and Company"

Answer: stealing

Jeb accused Pa of stealing his dog, but Pa outwitted Jeb, and the children were able to keep the dog.

From Quiz The 'Jill' Books

Answer: Three firsts, three seconds and a third

She comes first in the bending, musical chairs and in age fourteen and under jumping. Then second in fourteen and under showing, sixteen and under showing and the egg and spoon race and finally third in the sixteen and under bending.

From Quiz 'Juniper' by Monica Furlong

Answer: a party of monks

She thought of asking them the way to Euny's, but decided against it.

From Quiz Kid Lit: Corduroy the Bear

Answer: One of the buttons on Corduroy's overalls was missing.

The little girl's mother had already spent too much money that day, but most of all, she was afraid the missing button meant that Corduroy wasn't a new bear.

From Quiz 'The Attic Term' by Antonia Forest

Answer: Sara Crewe

The attic is nicknamed 'Sara Crewe' after the heroine of 'A Little Princess', although neither of the twins get the reference as they haven't read it, and one of Miranda West's roommates has to explain it. Normally the Marlows room together, but Miss Keith has put the junior boarders in with Ann as she feels they would be happier together, so Ginty and the twins are housed in the attic room, which is used as an overflow. Nicola catches up with Esther, whose mother is pregnant, and the Marlows meet Mrs Lambert, the officious new school secretary.

From Quiz "Chitty-Chitty - Bang-Bang - The Magical Car"

Answer: Paragon Panther

The Paragon Panther was a famous racing car painted in English racing green with a 12 cylinder, eight-litre charged engine. It was based on a pre-1914 Mercedes chassis, six cylinder Maybach airplane engine-powered race car built by Count Louis Zborowski.

From Quiz 'Madame Doubtfire': Book/Film Differences

Answer: Quail

Hetty is a quail, who lives in a cage in Daniel's house. However, when Miranda comes to collect the children, she insists on taking Hetty to her house, since the cat killed Christopher's hamsters. Hetty dies at the end of the book, and Miranda asks Daniel to break the news to Christopher, as she knows he's better at doing this sort of thing than she is.

From Quiz 'The Cricket Term' by Antonia Forest

Answer: Caliban

Lawrie is desperate to play Caliban, and is not pleased to find out that she will be auditioning for Ariel instead. Miss Kempe, the drama teacher, asks Nicola to act as Lawrie's double during the play and sing Ariel's songs from behind a rock. Of the twins' friends, Tim Keith wants to work on scenery and costume design, and Esther Frewen fails her audition due to nerves. Ginty Marlow also auditions for the play, but doesn't get the part and decides to focus on the swimming gala instead.

From Quiz Aliens Love Underpants

Answer: A washing line of underpants all flapping in the breeze

These aliens have all the latest gadgets and they have spent years perfecting their radar so that they can spot underpants on a washing line from light years away!

From Quiz John Feinstein's "Last Shot" Book 1 of 3

Answer: Chip Graber

Chip was considered by Dick Vitale as "any absolute jet", and could have possibly been chosen in the top five picks of the NBA draft. "Some people called him 'Iverson without tattoos.' He was that good."

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