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Bannermere Cryptic Trivia Quiz

This is a who's who quiz about Geoffrey Trease's "Bannermere" series of books. All but one of the cryptic clues refers to a person.

A multiple-choice quiz by Sallyo. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Sallyo

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
131,659

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
108

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. I query "not many", which loses its head. The whole and Frederick lose tails and join together to reverse three words and become the one to say - "no boats on Bannermere".

Answer: (Three words. 3 - 6 - 5)

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Question 2 of 10

2. A dark mountain over Bannerdale, or else a night-hued flag?

Answer: (Two words. 5 -6)

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Question 3 of 10

3. She was a royal weaver, not widowed, and the place of apples gains a mid-alphabet head to name a very good friend of Bill and Susan.

Answer: (Two words. 8 - 8)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Twitchy-nosed Samantha's man loses an eye and gains an alternative vowel to give Tim's last name.

Answer: (One word. 6)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Nurse Nightingale's first syllable joins the first syllable of a famed French fox to name and avoid Sue and Penny's teacher.

Answer: (Two words, 4 - 6)

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Question 6 of 10

6. The monarch owns a shallow river crossing to name Bill's headmaster.

Answer: (one word, 9.)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Put the head of Australian Victoria's capital city in a grave and first send an account to find the hero of the Bannermere books.

Answer: (Two Words. 4 - 7)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Find a half-blind admiral at Trafalgar and name Sue's intended.

Answer: (One or Two words. 6 or 6 -6)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Find male duck and make plural to name two old thespians helped by Bill.

Answer: (One Word. 6.)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Fifi advances her consonants by one letter to name French girl Bill admires.

Answer: (One word. 4.)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I query "not many", which loses its head. The whole and Frederick lose tails and join together to reverse three words and become the one to say - "no boats on Bannermere".

Answer: Sir Alfred Askew

Sir Alfred Askew was the local landowner who wanted to prevent Bill and Susan from boating on Bannermere.

I query (Ask) "not many" (few) which loses head (f) = Askew.

The whole and Frederick lose tails (the whole = all. Remove last letter = Al. Frederick - remove tail = fred = Alfred);
Knight = Sir.

Askew Alfred Sir.

Reverse three words.

Sir Alfred Askew.

2. A dark mountain over Bannerdale, or else a night-hued flag?

Answer: Black Banner

Black Banner.

Black is night hued, a flag is a banner. Black Banner is the name of the mountain.

3. She was a royal weaver, not widowed, and the place of apples gains a mid-alphabet head to name a very good friend of Bill and Susan.

Answer: Penelope Morchard

Penelope was Queen of Ithaca, who wove a tapestry while her husband was missing on a voyage. Apples grow in an orchard, and the mid-alphabet letter is M.

Penelope M-orchard = Penelope Morchard.

4. Twitchy-nosed Samantha's man loses an eye and gains an alternative vowel to give Tim's last name.

Answer: Darren

Samantha with the twitchy nose was the main character in the 1960s TV show "Bewitched". Her husband was "Darrin".

Replace the "i" with "e" and you get "Darren".

5. Nurse Nightingale's first syllable joins the first syllable of a famed French fox to name and avoid Sue and Penny's teacher.

Answer: Miss Florey

Avoid = Miss.
Nurse Nightingale = Florence. First syllable = Flor.
Famed French fox is Reynard. First syllable = Rey.

Join them - Florey.

Miss Florey.

6. The monarch owns a shallow river crossing to name Bill's headmaster.

Answer: Kingsford

The monarch = King.
S for ownership.
Shallow river crossing = ford.

Kingsford.

Mr Kingsford is the old, rather misogynistic headmaster of the grammer school, determined to save "his" boys from the influence of Miss Florey's girls!

7. Put the head of Australian Victoria's capital city in a grave and first send an account to find the hero of the Bannermere books.

Answer: Bill Melbury

Victoria's capital city is Melbourne. The head = Mel.
Put it in a grave = bury.
Melbury.

First send an account = bill.

Bill Melbury.

8. Find a half-blind admiral at Trafalgar and name Sue's intended.

Answer: Nelson

Nelson was the half blind admiral who fought Napoleon at the battle of Trafalgar. Johnny Nelson married Sue Melbury in the last of the Bannermere books.

9. Find male duck and make plural to name two old thespians helped by Bill.

Answer: Drakes

Mr and Mrs Drake were retired actors whom Bill and the others met in "Black Banner Players". Mr Drake appeared again in "The Gates of Bannerdale".

A male duck is a drake. Make that plural to get "drakes".

10. Fifi advances her consonants by one letter to name French girl Bill admires.

Answer: Gigi

Gigi is a French girl Bill meets in "Black Banner Abroad".

Fifi advances her consonants (f and f) by one letter to g and g to become Gigi.

Source: Author Sallyo

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