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2 P.G. Wodehouse quizzes and 20 P.G. Wodehouse trivia questions.
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  P G Wodehouse    
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 10 Qns
Ten questions covering interesting trivia about that master of humour, Pelham Grenville Wodehouse.
Tough, 10 Qns, deepakmr, Jun 26 11
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  P. G. Wodehouse    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
P. G. Wodehouse was one of the funniest writers of the 20th Century. How much do you know about his life and world?
Average, 10 Qns, rlogelin, Oct 01 19
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Oct 01 19
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P.G. Wodehouse Trivia Questions
1. P. G. stands for:

From Quiz P. G. Wodehouse

Answer: Pelham Grenville

If your name was Pelham Grenville you'd probably go by P.G. as well.

2. Who among the following was the first character created by Wodehouse?

From Quiz P G Wodehouse

Answer: Psmith

Wodehouse initially started writing short 'school stories'. These were published initially in the 'Captain'. These stories included 'A Prefect's Uncle', 'Tales of St. Austin', 'The Head of Kays', etc. One of the short stories 'Mike' published in 1908 featured Psmith and his pal Mike Jackson at school. Psmith later on appears in three full-length novels 'Psmith in the City', 'Psmith, Journalist' and 'Leave it to Psmith'.

3. To his friends, P.G. was known as:

From Quiz P. G. Wodehouse

Answer: Plum

4. How many novels and collections of short stories did P.G. Wodehouse write?

From Quiz P. G. Wodehouse

Answer: 96

He was working on number 97 the day he died at the age of 93. He obviously never heard of writer's block.

5. Wodehouse mentions that all his characters were fictional, except one. He had based one of his characters on a real-life person, which was that character?

From Quiz P G Wodehouse

Answer: Psmith

Wodehouse wrote that all his characters are fictional, except one and that was Psmith. He mentions in the preface to 'Something Fresh', that he had based the character of Psmith on the son of the Savoy Theatre man, Rupert D'Oyly Carte. He writes that "He (Rupert Carte) was at a school with a cousin of mine, and my cousin happened to tell me about his monocle, his immaculate clothes, and his habit, when asked by a master how he was, of replying. 'Sir', I grow thinnah and thinnah'. I instantly recognized that I had been handed a piece of cake and I bunged him down on paper".

6. P. G.'s career was given an important boost when he began writing extensively in 1914 for this magazine 'devoted to Society and the Arts.'

From Quiz P. G. Wodehouse

Answer: Vanity Fair

In some issues he provided a majority of the magazine's editorial content, using a variety of pen names on various articles.

7. With what sport was P.G. obsessed, making it the subject of many of his short stories?

From Quiz P. G. Wodehouse

Answer: golf

In his story 'The Magic Plus Fours' he was one of the first to mine the rich source of humor to be found on the subject of golf pants!

8. Bertie Wooster is one of Wodehouse's most enduring characters. Who is Wooster's equally beloved valet?

From Quiz P. G. Wodehouse

Answer: Jeeves

Jeeves saved Bertie out of many a romantic scrape, sartorial crisis, and on one occasion, from a savage attack by enraged swans.

9. Why was Wodehouse arrested by the French police in 1945?

From Quiz P G Wodehouse

Answer: On charges of treason

Wodehouse was accused of treason during the Second World War. When WWII broke out, he was in France at Le Touqet. He was taken prisoner by the Germans and on his release made a series of light hearted radio broadcasts (on German radio) about his experiences in prison. This did not go down well back home, and he had to face accusations of treason. At the end of the war, he was arrested by the French authorities and was released after intervention of British friends.

10. This castle was a favorite setting for P.G.'s tales:

From Quiz P. G. Wodehouse

Answer: Blandings

There Lord Emsworth's attempts to find peace with his beloved prize pigs were thwarted by a variety of female relatives and overly-efficient male secretaries.

11. What happened when German intelligence in WWII used P. G. Wodehouse novels to prepare their espionage agents to infiltrate the English countryside?

From Quiz P. G. Wodehouse

Answer: An undercover agent showed up in Cambridgeshire wearing spats.

He was immediately arrested.

12. Which was the last novel written by Wodehouse?

From Quiz P G Wodehouse

Answer: Aunts aren't Gentlemen

'Aunts aren't Gentlemen' published in 1974 was the last published novel written by Wodehouse. The novel featured Jeeves, Bertie Wooster, Aunt Dahlia and Brabazon Plank. 'The Pothunters' was incidentally the first published book of short stories, written by Wodehouse. One more work by Wodehouse, 'Sunset at Blandings' is an incomplete novel which Wodehouse was working on at the time of his death. This novel was published posthumously in 1977.

13. What is the name of the club where Bertie Wooster whiles away the hours with the likes of Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright and Augustus Fink-Nottle?

From Quiz P. G. Wodehouse

Answer: The Drones

Jeeves had his own club for valets only, which maintained a large book of dirt on their respective employers.

14. When did Wodehouse die?

From Quiz P G Wodehouse

Answer: 1975

P G Wodehouse died on Valentine's day - February 14, 1975 - at the age of 93. Prior to his death he was knighted. Though he could not personally go to receive the award, his wife received it on his behalf. His waxwork was also installed in Madame Tussaud's museum, which prompted him to say that he now had no ambitions left. He died in the United States.

15. What class of female did Bertie Wooster regard as the greatest blight on his carefree bachelor existence?

From Quiz P. G. Wodehouse

Answer: aunts

Especially Aunt Agatha!

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