"Five Go Down to the Sea" -Enid Blyton Quiz

Answer: The tyre on Dick's bicycle had a slow puncture.

Luckily Dick is able to pump up the tyre and they make it to the station in time. The four children are taking their bicycles on holiday with them and so they are given labels and put on the train.

Answer: They would avoid an adventure even if one came up.

It was Anne who started the idea of them not having any adventures on this occasion.Julian and Dick back her up but George is the one who is the most doubtful. Naturally when things start to happen this good resolution is soon forgotten.

Answer: A Scottie

Timmy got on well with each of the dogs who were called Ben, Bouncer, Nellie and Willy. The author jokingly makes the point that they don't treat him as a "furriner" or "foreigner" which is what all other human outsiders to Cornwall are called.

Answer: They were covered in hairs so thick and black it was like fur.

There are several unusual things about Mr.Penruthlan's appearance. Anne thought his hands were so soft that they would be nice to stroke like a cat's back. He also spent a good deal of time without his false teeth so that what he said was totally unintelligible. He was big and strong, a formidable-looking man.

Answer: They are travelling entertainers who perform in country barns.

The travelling players have an important part in this story. They are able to wander over the local countryside without suspicion. The country people treat them with friendliness and the special meals that they put on for them after each show are always totally memorable.

Answer: He uses the secret "Wreckers' Way".

All the children are very worried when they think that Yan is bound to be caught by the tide and then drowned. The farmer's wife reassures them that he knows how to look after himself. Yan says later that he used the "Wreckers' Way".

Answer: He set the false light to lure the ships on to the rocks.

The tale that the old man tells is quite horrifying. The idea of using a decoy light so that ships would be deliberately drawn on to the rocks is particularly upsetting for the children. A modern lighthouse ensures that this can't happen any more.

Answer: A loud and long thunderstorm.

It is Ben the little Scottie who gets frightened by the thunderstorm during the night. Julian, Dick, George and Anne are worried by the thought that a ship might have been wrecked in the terrific storm. There has been a light in the old tower and they wonder if the old wreckers have been at work again.

Answer: Clopper

Julian and Dick are fascinated by the artificial horse who is the star of the show put on by the Barnies. The way in which he walks is so comical that the strange "animal" is sent on to the stage every time it looks like the audience is losing interest.

Answer: Mr. Penruthlan

When they see Mr. Penruthlan it only increases the suspicions that Julian and Dick have of the big farmer. Little do they know that he is actually working in collaboration with the police. There is some unpleasantness with Mrs.Penruthlan towards the end of the book when they tell of their suspicions.

Answer: His shepherd's crook.

Yan's Great Grandad spent most of his time alone with his sheep. At times he would talk to them and they would seem to listen. His stories about the wreckers might be true or they might just be memories of stories that he had had told to him.

Answer: In the fireplace.

The children find the entrance by using Timmy and his good sense of smell. They get him to follow the trail of the oil that has been used to light the lamp for signalling at the top of the tower.

Answer: Yan

Up to this point in the story Yan has been regarded as a thorough nuisance who hung around them like a persistent wasp. All of the children, particularly George, develop a new respect for the boy when they realise he had made his way through the tunnel to find them and he had done so in total darkness. They had been quite frightened even with their torches !

Answer: Small packets of drugs.

The smuggled goods were being hidden in the head of the horse in a secret compartment. That was why throughout the story the head of the Barnies was so anxious that Clopper's head be kept in sight at all times.

Answer: Julian and Dick

It is Mr.Penruthlan who decides to make them a present of the horse. The two boys are very keen to try it out on the other boys at the school. The Barnies can't face the sight of Clopper after they learn that he has been used for smuggling drugs.