Richmal Crompton Trivia

1. What was the name of William's gang?

From Quiz Richmal Crompton's "Just William"

Answer: The Outlaws

The four boys were always getting into trouble of some sort. They more often than not came home covered in mud and dirt and got thorough ear-bashings from their long-suffering mothers. But sometimes they genuinely meant well; e.g. they once prepared a play for an aunt's birthday. But on the day, William and his friends saw half the town going into the town hall and wrongly assumed everyone was going in there by mistake expecting to see their play. They quickly stepped onto the stage, and put on their marvelous comedy show. Everyone laughed. It annoyed several prominent town members whom William impersonated (not realising they were in the audience and that the birthday girl was NOT) and one Professor Smith who was supposed to be lecturing on Ancient Egypt. Once Professor Smith's sponsors explained the situation to William and the boys, they blushed, hurried across to the old barn (where the birthday girl was waiting patiently) telling the audience they would resume the play over there, and Professor Smith sighed and finally started his lecture. But one minute later, most of his audience had left to visit the old barn.

From Quiz William, Oh William!

Answer: The Outlaws

William and his best friends, Ginger, Henry and Douglas collectively call themselves the Outlaws.

From Quiz Richmal Crompton's "Just William"

Answer: William Shakespeare

Just William's author usually wrote collections of short stories, but this was the first actual novel about the little terror. Two of William's friends had simultaneously tried to get their older brothers to marry William's sister. After they had failed, embarrassed themselves, and got thrown off the premises, another friend remarked he'd read a book about two men in love with same woman. A man called "Shakespeare" had written it. William said "Let's write to him and ask him what to do." William and company were not terribly bright. After the friend had pointed out Shakespeare was actually dead, they came across a sleeping tramp who looked dead. One boy muttered "P'raps it's Shakespeare?"

From Quiz William, Oh William!

Answer: 11

William is 11 years old. However, he is very pretty clever. Even though he always leads the Outlaws into trouble, the Outlaws never ever doubt him .

From Quiz William, Oh William!

Answer: Robert

According to William, Robert is the worst elder brother anybody has ever had. Ethel is William's elder sister.

From Quiz Richmal Crompton's "Just William"

Answer: Brown

In retrospect, his creator probably gave him that surname because he frequently came home dirty, muddy and untidy and was sent straight upstairs by his mother to have a bath!

From Quiz William, Oh William!

Answer: Brown

William's full name is William Brown. His mother, Mrs. Brown, always hopes that William someday might become good.

From Quiz Richmal Crompton's "Just William"

Answer: Jumble

Even though Jumble featured in the first book, William meets and adopts the lovable little mongrel several books later. The stories were not always printed in chronological order.

From Quiz William, Oh William!

Answer: Violet Elizabeth

She is six years old, but to the Outlaws, she is really very annoying. She annoys them to no end, and try as they might, they cannot ignore her. Joan is actually a friend of theirs. She does not annoy them.

From Quiz Richmal Crompton's "Just William"

Answer: 11 - 12

Although the series of books lasted nearly 50 years, neither William, his friends, his family (or their dog) ever got any older!

From Quiz William, Oh William!

Answer: The Hubert Lanites

The two gangs are always at loggerheads with each other.

From Quiz Richmal Crompton's "Just William"

Answer: Lancashire

Richmal Crompton wrote "William" stories for most of her life. She never had any children of her own, but her boy William is still remembered today in parts of England. She also wrote similar books about a boy called Jimmy. I never read them, but they are said to have been about a boy similar to our hero.

From Quiz William, Oh William!

Answer: Jimmy Moore

Even though, Ethel plays a roller-coaster ride with her thousand boyfriends, Jimmy Moore has been her boyfriend for a long time.

From Quiz William, Oh William!

Answer: Saturday

After spending their money on Saturday, they try to earn money by any means throughout the next week.

From Quiz Richmal Crompton's "Just William"

Answer: A girl William didn't like

Violet Elizabeth's wealthy parents owned the famous Bott's Digestive Sauce. Whenever their daughter tried to play with William and company, or join their various misdemeanors, she usually got her way by saying "I'll scweam and scweam and scwean till I'm thick!" (The poor child had something of a lisp.)

From Quiz William, Oh William!

Answer: being a burglar

William did try to burgle his rival, Hubert Lane's house. But as usual, his resolution fell upside down.

From Quiz Richmal Crompton's "Just William"

Answer: Ethel

Ethel was a stunningly pretty redhead with lots of male admirers. She did not think much of her younger brother, but one time he accidentally helped her get a part in the local play. Ethel had a bad cold, and when William saw her secretly taking cough medicine...he thought she was an alcoholic! He told the mothers of the other girls auditioning, and they stormed out, taking their daughters with them. So Ethel got the part by default!

From Quiz William, Oh William!

Answer: Jumble

William's dog, Jumble is the mascot of the Outlaws.

From Quiz Richmal Crompton's "Just William"

Answer: All these things

When he says his name is William she says "Ah! Oh course! You were named after him." William had come across the young woman crying in her car. She was trying to find Shakespeare's birthplace and had gotten lost. William told her she was already there, just to cheer her up. After spending the afternoon giving her a "guided tour" she gave him 10 shillings - which would probably be worth 150 U.S. Dollars these days!

From Quiz Richmal Crompton's "Just William"

Answer: Robert

Robert was 20 - 21 (never aging in the 50 years of the "Just William" series) and had as little to do with his annoying younger brother as possible. One day he told William he would only lend him something if he could produce "The Bishop's handkerchief" (the old man was visiting their village that week). William didn't realise he was being teased so went out to search for the old man. The Bishop actually DID end up given William a handkerchief when the latter fell and hurt himself. When William handed the prize over the older brother, Robert naturally thought William had pinched it and turned rather pale.

From Quiz Richmal Crompton's "Just William"

Answer: Walking in followed by rats

A week before the competition William decided to hold his own "Rat Week". He had heard of Bird Week and thought it was unfair not to help rats in the same way. So he caught about half a dozen and secretly sheltered and fed them in cages in his parents' garden shed. Then, after the week was over, he grudgingly stopped going out to the shed and let his mother dress him up like Dick Whittington for the party. However, it had not occurred to William that the rats were still there and would want feeding. So, when their owner never showed up, they chewed their way out of their cages, escaped into the garden, saw William heading off dressed like a 15th century traveler, and followed him. William did not notice his "trained" pets behind him, so when he entered the town hall he wondered why everyone was screaming, jumping onto tables and comparing him to the Pied Piper of Hamlin. But at least he won first prize!

From Quiz Richmal Crompton's "Just William"

Answer: Fur thief

William and The Outlaws wanted Mr. Tonks to move away for several reasons; e.g. he was rude to William's mother at the post office, he banged the boys' heads together when he caught them in his backyard, and they wanted his house empty so William's older brother could move into it. They sneaked into his house, hid inside suits of armour and caused other mischief. He woke up, saw the armour moving, thought the house was haunted and ran for his life! When the police arrived and found the stolen furs, they gave the boys a lift home in style.

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