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  Marian Keyes: "Watermelon"   popular trivia quiz  
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Here is a quiz from one of my favorite authors, Marian Keyes. These a questions from her best selling novel, "Watermelon". This is one of her books surrounding the Walsh family. This book focuses on Claire. Have fun!
Average, 10 Qns, melliegrubber, Nov 11 06
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  The Works of Marian Keyes    
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This quiz is based on all the released novels of Marian Keyes, plus a few questions on her non-fiction books 'Under the Duvet' and 'Further Under the Duvet'. There may be some spoilers for those who have not read the books.
Average, 10 Qns, mrsoliverwood, Apr 26 07
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  The Other Side Of The Story    
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Marian Keyes is my favourite author. This is a quiz on her recent best-seller, "The Other Side of the Story".
Average, 10 Qns, rachcaine, Nov 11 06
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  Books by Marian Keyes    
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Marian Keyes is an author from Ireland and her books are extremely funny. Here's a short quiz about a few of her books.
Average, 10 Qns, miaow, Nov 11 06
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What makes the fact that the husband from 'Watermelon' has left his wife even worse?

From Quiz "Books by Marian Keyes"




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Marian Keyes Trivia Questions
1. What does Claire name her baby daughter?

From Quiz Marian Keyes: "Watermelon"

Answer: Kate

Baby Kate was named after Claire's late grandmother. Helen, Rachel and Anna are all names of Claire's sisters.

2. The novel is based on the lives of three women whose lives interconnect. They are Gemma, Lily, and who else?

From Quiz The Other Side Of The Story

Answer: Jojo

Gemma is dealing with the separation of her parents, Jojo is a literary agent, and Lily is an author.

3. Who is the heroine of 'Watermelon'?

From Quiz Books by Marian Keyes

Answer: Claire

She's a member of the slightly mad Walsh family.

4. Who is Claire's husband?

From Quiz Marian Keyes: "Watermelon"

Answer: James

James is technically Claire's husband even though they have split up. James is also Kate's father. They are waiting for a divorce so they are still married.

5. What makes the fact that the husband from 'Watermelon' has left his wife even worse?

From Quiz Books by Marian Keyes

Answer: She's just had a baby

Yes, Claire is 29, stuck in London and got a small baby so she goes back home to her family for some love and support.

6. In 'Rachel's Holiday' what is the name of the clinic that Rachel is checked into?

From Quiz The Works of Marian Keyes

Answer: Cloisters

'Rachel's Holiday', released in 1998, is about a young woman fighting a drug addiction that she does not believe she has. During the course of the story she comes to the realisation that she is an addict and that she treated her best friend and boyfriend very badly. This is the second Marian Keyes book to feature a Walsh sister.

7. When does Claire's husband leave her?

From Quiz Marian Keyes: "Watermelon"

Answer: On the day she gives birth

James decided the best time to tell Claire he was in love with someone else was when their daughter was only a few hours old. He couldn't leave her while she was pregnant in case she miscarried, and if he waited until Claire brought the baby home, he wouldn't be able to leave. What a time to be told your marriage is over!

8. Who was the woman Gemma's dad left her mum to live with?

From Quiz The Other Side Of The Story

Answer: His personal assistant

Her name is Colette and she has two children. Gemma is horrified because Colette is only 4 years older than her.

9. Who is the heroine of 'Rachel's Holiday'?

From Quiz Books by Marian Keyes

Answer: Rachel Walsh

Another member of the nutty Walsh family. There are 5 sisters - Claire, Rachel, Margaret, Anna and Helen.

10. In 'Last Chance Saloon' what is the illness that Fintan suffers from?

From Quiz The Works of Marian Keyes

Answer: Hodgkins Disease

This story is based on three best friends- Tara, Katherine and Fintan. Tara lives with a man who always criticises her but she doesn't want to leave him as she feels she is too old to start again. Katherine is a very self contained woman, who we later find out had a doomed relationship when she was at an impressionable age so she never recovered. Fintan is happily together with his partner, until he discovers he has Hodgkins Disease. 'Last Chance Saloon' has been made into a French film 'Au secours, j'ai trente ans!'

11. What is Lily's boyfriend called?

From Quiz The Other Side Of The Story

Answer: Anton

He was Gemma's boyfriend before he moved to London, where he met Lily. Lily and Gemma had been best friends up to this point.

12. What is the name of the drug rehabilitation centre Rachel goes to recuperate in?

From Quiz Books by Marian Keyes

Answer: The Cloisters

She expects to meet many celebrities there but it's not what she thought! She has a tough time, but it works.

13. 'Sushi for Beginners' is set in which industry?

From Quiz The Works of Marian Keyes

Answer: Magazine/Journalism

Ashling is a girl starting a job at a new trendy magazine. Lisa is her horrible boss, who after a few months in Ireland finds herself a much kinder person. Jack is their editor who Ashling falls in love with. Clodagh is Ashling's friend who is beginning to feel her life is getting too repetitive. Marian Keyes spent a week working in a fashion magazine as preparation for the novel. The story about this can be found in 'Under the Duvet'.

14. Gemma spends a lot of the novel keeping her mum company, but she does leave her to attend a friend's birthday party? Whose birthday party does she attend?

From Quiz The Other Side Of The Story

Answer: Cody

She has a foolproof way to keep herself from getting drunk. She sticks to vodka and tonic and after each one she moves the lemon slice to the new glass, and once the glass is full of lemon slices she must stop drinking! It's amazing how many slices of lemon you can squash into a glass, so it's not a method I would recommend - as Gemma found out!

15. What is the name of Rachel's ex-boyfriend?

From Quiz Books by Marian Keyes

Answer: Luke

He's tall, dark, handsome and wears leather trousers. Sounds perfect!

16. Which city does Maggie run away to in 'Angels'?

From Quiz The Works of Marian Keyes

Answer: Los Angeles

After finding out her husband has cheated on her and that she has lost her job, Maggie catches a flight to Los Angeles and lives with her screen writer friend Emily. Maggie experiences life as she has never known it and realises that she can forgive her husband Garv (Paul) for his infidelity. This is the third novel to feature a Walsh sister.

17. In what country do Claire's family live?

From Quiz Marian Keyes: "Watermelon"

Answer: Ireland

Claire is originally from Ireland and most of her family still live there. Claire lived in London with James until he left her, so she ran back to Ireland to be with her family.

18. Why does Jojo find it difficult to meet her boyfriend?

From Quiz The Other Side Of The Story

Answer: He's married

He has a family, and he's also her boss! Problematic relationship or what?!

19. What are the names of the 3 main characters in 'Sushi for Beginners'?

From Quiz Books by Marian Keyes

Answer: Ashling, Lisa and Clodagh

Clodagh is beautiful, she has it all and wants more, Ashling is well organised and but has no waist and Lisa is the super efficient uptight editor from London.

20. What are the names of the three main characters in 'The Other Side of the Story'?

From Quiz The Works of Marian Keyes

Answer: JoJo, Lily and Gemma

JoJo works for a book publisher, Lily is a novelist and Gemma is Lily's ex-best friend. The three all have stories linked into each other. JoJo is having an affair with one of the partners and after finding out he didn't vote for her as the new partner she quits to start again, taking Lily and Gemma as her clients. Lily and Gemma have a past history of friendship until Lily started going out with Gemma's ex whom she was still in love with, causing the friendship to cease quickly!

21. How many times has Lily's father been married?

From Quiz The Other Side Of The Story

Answer: 3 & three

She has a very complicated family tree, as her mother has also been married twice. There's half-siblings and step-siblings galore!

22. What is the name of the magazine in 'Sushi for Beginners'?

From Quiz Books by Marian Keyes

Answer: Colleen

It's a new trendy magazine for girls in Dublin.

23. Who is the fourth member of Marian Keyes' fictional family to have her own novel?

From Quiz The Works of Marian Keyes

Answer: Anna

Anna's story is 'Is There Anybody Out There?' a very emotional story about a woman whose husband dies in a car crash. Anna thinks she can still hear and see him, until she finally accepts his death. She also finds out that before they were married he fathered a child with his childhood sweetheart, which is what he was going to tell her on the night of his death.

24. What is the name of the woman Claire's husband left her for?

From Quiz Marian Keyes: "Watermelon"

Answer: Denise

Denise is a woman who lives nearby to where Claire and James were living. Claire was outraged that he left her for someone who isn't skinny. They eventually broke up.

25. What nationality is Irina, Lily and Anton's neighbour?

From Quiz The Other Side Of The Story

Answer: Russian

Anton and Lily suspect she is a prostitute but she actually works on a cosmetics counter. She's an extreme realist who loves "Eastenders" because everyone in it is miserable.

26. What are the 3 main characters in 'Last Chance Saloon'?

From Quiz Books by Marian Keyes

Answer: Fintan, Katherine and Tara

Three friends who grew up together in rural Ireland.

27. In 'Under the Duvet', Marian tells us about an experience she had before her wedding that she developed in the novel 'Last Chance Saloon'. What happened?

From Quiz The Works of Marian Keyes

Answer: A Mud Wrap

Marian decided that she needed to lose weight quickly before her wedding in three days, so she went to have a mud wrap. Being guaranteed a loss of at least eight inches, Marian was delighted. Unfortunately the experience was not like she imagined! Read 'Under the Duvet' or 'Last Chance Saloon' to get the full details.

28. On the cover of "Watermelon", it says that Marian Keyes is the best selling author of another book. What is the name of that book?

From Quiz Marian Keyes: "Watermelon"

Answer: "Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married

"Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married" was Marian Keyes' first best selling novel. It is about a woman who is told she will be getting married within the next year, but she has no boyfriend. Very funny book.

29. When Gemma writes her own novel, upon whom does she base the character of "Will"?

From Quiz The Other Side Of The Story

Answer: Johnny

Johnny is the pharmacist who prepares Gemma's mum's medication. Anton is Lily's boyfriend, Mark is Jojo's boyfriend, and Manoj is Jojo's assisstant.

30. Where did the trio from 'The Last Chance Saloon' grow up?

From Quiz Books by Marian Keyes

Answer: Knockaway & Knockavoy

In County Clare. Some versions of 'The Last Chance Saloon' say the trio come from Knockavoy, others say Knockaway - both names are correct.

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