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A Tale of Time City Trivia Quiz

'A Tale of Time City' by Diana Wynne Jones. A great book. Easy quiz if you've read it...hard maybe impossible if you haven't. If you haven't...I recommend it!

A multiple-choice quiz by SkateS. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
SkateS

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
24,889

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
283

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who rescued (or kidnapped) Vivian? Hint

Elio and Sam

Sam and Jonathan

Jenny and Jonathan

Elio and Jenny

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who first laughs at Sempitern Walker? Hint

Mr Enkian

Elio

Vivian

Jonathan

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Question 3 of 10

3. What do the old time controls look like? Hint

A Staff

A Globe

An Egg

A Disc

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who or what is Elio? Hint

Faber John

A Guardian

An Android

A Teacher

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where is Faber John's stone? Hint

Duration

The Gnomon

The Palace

Aeon Square

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which polarity comes first (In time and in the story)? Hint

Silver

Lead

Iron

Gold

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who is Vivian and Jonathan's tutor? Hint

Mr Donegal

Mr Enkian

Dr Wilander

Sempitern Walker

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which century does Elio send Leon Hardy to? (He sends him to a town called Da Vinci if this helps!)? Hint

Thirteenth

Sixteenth

Fourteenth

Fifteenth

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Question 9 of 10

9. What food does Sam adore? Hint

Malty Soy

Butter Pies

Chocolate

Pizza

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who combines with the Guardians to become Faber John? Hint

Elio

Sempitern Walker

Mr Enkian

Dr Wilander

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who rescued (or kidnapped) Vivian?

Answer: Sam and Jonathan

Rescued or kidnapped? Depends whether you side with the boys or Vivian on this one.

2. Who first laughs at Sempitern Walker?

Answer: Vivian

You can't really blame her though...

3. What do the old time controls look like?

Answer: An Egg

Easy to lose, according to Elio.

4. Who or what is Elio?

Answer: An Android

5. Where is Faber John's stone?

Answer: Aeon Square

Usually found with Sam jumping up and down on it trying to make the crack bigger!

6. Which polarity comes first (In time and in the story)?

Answer: Iron

One polarity per Unstable Era.

7. Who is Vivian and Jonathan's tutor?

Answer: Dr Wilander

Mr Donegal being Sam's dad, and the head of Time Patrol. Sempitern Walker being Jonathan's dad, and The Sempitern. Mr Enkian being a bit of a whingy professor bloke.

8. Which century does Elio send Leon Hardy to? (He sends him to a town called Da Vinci if this helps!)?

Answer: Fifteenth

Leon Hardy Da Vinci...a man with ideas ahead of his time...

9. What food does Sam adore?

Answer: Butter Pies

After stealing Vivian's 200 credits he buys 200 Butter Pies and makes himself rather sick...

10. Who combines with the Guardians to become Faber John?

Answer: Dr Wilander

At the beginning of Time, Faber John split himself into four, one to guard each Polarity. When all four are brought together he becomes one person again.

Source: Author SkateS

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