Authors L-P: 'P' Trivia

1. Where is Rose born?

From Quiz "East" by Edith Pattou: Smaller Details

Answer: In a forest

Rose is born prematurely when her parents are out in a forest gathering herbs. This is the reason her mother, in her shock and confusion, unwittingly faces north instead of east while giving birth.

From Quiz I, Partridge - We Need To Talk About Alan

Answer: Anthony Eden

"'Looks like Anthony Eden's about to be named Prime Minister,' mutters a nurse as she strolls past the door. 'And Chelsea are about to win the First Division title!' replies an orderly, almost certainly not educated enough to follow politics." Alan often ascribes dialogue or inner thoughts to others.

From Quiz The Watchmaker of Filigree Street

Answer: In the Home Office telegraphy department as a telegraphist

Thaniel sent and recieved telegraphs on behalf of the Home Office. That was until Fanshaw recruited him for the Foreign Office instead. His reasoning was that Thaniel knew Japanese, even though he barely understood any of the language at the time. Thaniel learned to speak Japanese while he lived with Mori in Filigree Street.

From Quiz The Lyrical Wonder of "The Shipping News"

Answer: American

Edna Ann Proulx is an American citizen, born in Connecticut USA of ancestors of English and French-Canadian descent. She lived in Vermont for 30 years earning a B.A. in history from University of Vermont and an M.A. from Montreal. "The Shipping News" was her second novel ("Postcards" was published in 1992). She previously wrote a collection of short stories in 1988 and three non-fiction books. This dual nationality role is reflected in the book which starts in Upstate New York and ends in Newfoundland.

From Quiz Susan Elizabeth Phillips - Various Books

Answer: 14

She didn't spend very much time in High School because she started college at age 14. She missed out on dates and proms and fun high school girl activities.

From Quiz Candy Is Dandy But Liquor's Quicker

Answer: Dorothy Rothschild

Parker was born in New Jersey to a Jewish father and a Scottish-descended mother at their summer home. Friends called her Dot or Dottie. She was quickly brought back to New York City so she could always claim to be a 'New Yorker'. She was educated in primarily Catholic schools. Her mother died when she was five and her relationship with her step-mother and father deteriorated. She was expelled from school for referring to the virgin birth of Jesus as "spontaneous combustion". Her formal education was curtailed at thirteen. Parker did not have any children but did have an abortion. Commenting on the event she said "It serves me right for putting all my eggs in one bastard." Parker's advice to parents was, "The best way to keep children at home is to make the home a pleasant atmosphere and let the air out of the tires."

From Quiz A Traditional Epic Reimagined

Answer: Police officer

Mr. Lopez was killed on duty. He was the one that introduced his daughter, Veronica, to Fabiella Banks' book, "The Queen of Twilight".

From Quiz Life As We Knew It

Answer: Mrs. Nesbitt

Somebody tried to steal her cart and she rammed him with it. Another man asked Miranda's mother to help him get baby supplies for his unborn child. His wife was too pregnant to help him.

From Quiz Time To Pay H. Beam Piper

Answer: Space Viking

In the beginning of the book, Lucas Trask is to get married to his one true love and his wedding is interrupted by Andray Dunnan who is apparently unbalanced. Andray Dunnan shoots up the wedding including the bride to be and the groom. The bride dies but Lucas Trask lives and gives up all he owns to purchase a spaceship to chase Andray Dunnan down. In a game of hide and seek Lucas Trask restores some semblance of civilization on older planets. It was the first book I read by H. Beam Piper at the age of 13 and I became a fan of his for the rest of my life. I am now 50 and still read his books now and again!

From Quiz Degree of Guilt

Answer: Lasko

The Lasko trials are mentioned throughout the book. Jack Woods was also part of the Lasko trials as a corrupt official and Mary's boss.

From Quiz The Dive From Clausen's Pier

Answer: 2002

Originally released in hardback form in the year 2002, by Vintage Publishing, a division of Random House, Inc. The book was a national bestseller, and was named one of the best books of the year by "Entertainment Weekly", "Newsday", "The San Francisco Chronicle", and the "San Jose Mercury News". It was also the winner of the 2002 Great Lakes Book Award and the 2003 Kate Chopin Award, and was named a "New York Times" Notable Book.

From Quiz Huge

Answer: Wellness Canyon

The camp that Wil and April go to is a fat camp called Wellness Canyon. Wil is forced to - her parents are the owners of a gym and they think they'll get bad press if the media finds out their daughter is fat. However, April is tired of being fat, she is mad at her mom for feeding her all these unhealthy foods, so she saves up her money (she is poor, unlike Wil) and is determined to get fit.

From Quiz Nobody Was Here

Answer: 1981

The first sentence on the back cover of "Nobody was Here: Seventh Grade in the life of Me, Penelope" is: "It is 1981, and Penelope Schwartzbaum is adrift." Penelope is a seventh grader trying to find where she belongs. Unfortunately, fitting in at middle school is tougher than it looks, especially at the New York private school she attends. There, everyone is obsessed with colleges and the teachers are extremely strict.

From Quiz East

Answer: North

In this book it is said that children born in the North are very rowdy and dangerous.

From Quiz My Life at Rose Red

Answer: April 17, 1907

In her first pages in the diary, she expresses her feelings for John Rimbauer, the owner of a big oil company. She explains that although people think of him as bad on the outside, she loves him for what's inside.

From Quiz Here Be Dragons

Answer: Clemence D'Arcy

Clemence was high-born and her family cast her out in shame when they found out she was expecting an illegitimate child by the then Prince John. When Clemence's father died she gave up any hope of a reconciliation and killed herself shortly after her 21st birthday, when Joanna was just five years old.

From Quiz Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Answer: Match Me if You Can

Annabel Granger and Heath Champion are the two main character's of "Match Me if You Can".

From Quiz Novels by Sharon Kay Penman

Answer: The Sunne in Splendour

The title "The Sunne in Splendour" (1982) is a reference to the heraldic blazing sun emblem used by the first king of the House of York Edward IV (r. 1461-1483, although briefly deposed 1470-71). Richard's emblem was the boar's head. The Wars of the Roses lasted from 1455 to 1485, when Richard was defeated at Bosworth Field by Henry Tudor.

From Quiz After

Answer: Tomster

He didn't like to be called "Tomster" because his mom called him that, and she died.

From Quiz A Child Called It

Answer: His mother

He was probably around six when she started abusing him. Before that, she was a wonderful woman who cared for her family.

From Quiz "A Dance of Sisters," by Tracey Porter

Answer: Persephone

This was for Pearl's class play about the Greek gods and goddesses. Pearl wore a white costume, and with her blond hair in the sun, she looked spun from gold.

From Quiz Michael Palin's "Full Circle" - Part One

Answer: Little Diomede Island

Little Diomede Island is one of the most isolated places on the planet. It is also one of the last places in the world to see the new day as it is just to the east of the International Date Line. Across the Bering Strait, you can see Big Diomede Island, controlled by Russia where the time is 24 hours later!

From Quiz Gates of Fire

Answer: Apollo

One of the first things which Xeones tells Xerxes and his comrades is about this near death experience, in which Apollo, the Archer, appears to him. Apollo also appears to Xeones when he is in the mountain wilderness with Bruxieus and Diomache.

From Quiz Ghost Rider

Answer: August 20

May 24 is the date of a holiday mentioned in "Lakeside Park" ("Caress of Steel"), August 10 is the date his daughter Selina was killed in a car accident and September 8 is the date Rush started their R30 UK tour.

From Quiz "The Body of Christopher Creed" by Carol Plum-Ucci

Answer: Boarding school

The book starts out with Torey at a boarding school, and slips into the story of his search for Chris Creed in his old hometown, Steepleton, which happened before he came to boarding school. Although he WAS in the mental hospital at one point in the story, he hasn't passed away by the end of the story.

From Quiz T. R. Pearson's "Off for the Sweet Hereafter"

Answer: The bald Jeeter

The narrator tells us that the primary events take place "the summer we lost the bald Jeeter," then goes on to recount her geneology and how she married Braxton Porter Throckmorton III and eventually succumbed.

From Quiz Richard Peck's "Those Summer Girls I Never Met"

Answer: Bates

Bates and Drew share the same birthday. Before Drew went on the cruise, the boys had planned to get their driver's licenses together.

From Quiz "Strays Like Us"

Answer: Debbie

At the beginning of the story, Molly is left at her Aunt Fay's house while her mother is in the hospital.

From Quiz "Coming Home" by Rosamunde Pilcher

Answer: Singapore

His family had returned to England from Singapore when little Jess was born. Many British businessmen lived apart from their families during this time period. Singapore remained a colony of Britain until 1855.

From Quiz "The Stars"

Answer: Phoebe & Dan

Dan wanted to marry a preschool teacher. Phoebe wanted to go back to New York. Their attraction to one another was too strong!

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