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Five on a Secret Trail! Trivia Quiz

The Famous Five are at it again, this time encountering an ancient Roman Camp, ghostly lights and sounds, a ruined cottage, secret passageways, a valuable secret, twin friends and desperate villains. From the book by Enid Blyton.

A multiple-choice quiz by HangSeller. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
HangSeller

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
322,154

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
321

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Question 1 of 10

1. How did Timmy hurt his ear? Hint

He was chasing the neighbour's cat and unfortunately caught it.

A rusty piece of barbed wire ripped a cut in his ear.

Uncle Quentin slammed the door of his study onto Timmy's ear.

While he was sleeping a little bird mistook his ear for a worm.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Why did George and Timmy hide underneath the gorse bush next to where Anne was waiting? Hint

They wanted to play a prank on Anne and scare her out of her wits.

George was scared her mother or father would try to take her back to Kirrin Cottage.

It was incredibly hot and it was the only shady place.

George wanted to be alone with Timmy.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Why did George and Anne leave their campsite to spend the night in the abandoned cottage instead? Hint

A terrific thunderstorm made the girls search for shelter in the cottage.

They fell in love with the cottage and couldn't bear to be away from it.

The boy digging at the Roman Camp kept on bothering them.

A sudden army of ants made things unpleasant at the campsite.

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who won the alphabet game between Anne and George, and by what margin? Hint

George won by five marks.

Anne won by two marks.

They both won an equal amount of marks.

George cheated and Anne was declared the winner.

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of the father of the boy named Guy? Hint

Sir Hugh Gardener

Sir John Lawdler

Sir Fish Trawler

Sir Don Dawdler

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Question 6 of 10

6. Why didn't Timmy find the persons responsible for shining the lights and making the noises outside the cottage in the dark? Hint

Timmy was friends with one of them and decided to let them leave.

They ran away quickly before Timmy had a chance to catch them.

They were sitting quitely as mice high up in the branches of the trees.

Timmy was diverted by the dog Jet which gave them enough time to get away.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which one of these observations did NOT tell the Five that the countrywoman was actually a fake? Hint

She was wearing an expensive gold wedding ring.

Her hair was black but had blonde roots.

She had gold fillings in her teeth.

Her hands were white and smooth.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where did Dick and Julian hide while they spied on the people who searched for the stone slab in the cottage? Hint

Inside the well beneath the sink in the kitchen.

In the old stables outside the cottage.

Outside the house beneath an open window.

Behind the chimney on the second floor.

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Question 9 of 10

9. How did Julian make sure that the three violent men would be trapped inside the Secret Way? Hint

He rolled a big rock over the entrance.

He removed all the chalk marks from the rocks.

He left Timmy and Jet on guard at the entrance.

He pulled up the rope behind the men after they had gone down.

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many copies of the blueprint were in existence? Hint

Three.

Two.

At least five.

No more than ten.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How did Timmy hurt his ear?

Answer: A rusty piece of barbed wire ripped a cut in his ear.

George is extremely upset because Timmy's ear had been cut by a piece of barbed wire, as he was jumping over a fence.

2. Why did George and Timmy hide underneath the gorse bush next to where Anne was waiting?

Answer: George was scared her mother or father would try to take her back to Kirrin Cottage.

Anne was sitting next to the bush in its shadow, and heard someone making a noise from the other side of the bush. She then found George and Timmy hiding inside the bush. George said she was scared her mother or father would attempt to make her go back home with them.

3. Why did George and Anne leave their campsite to spend the night in the abandoned cottage instead?

Answer: A terrific thunderstorm made the girls search for shelter in the cottage.

The thunderstorm soaked everything at the campsite including the tents, so the girls had no choice but to take their rug and to run for shelter inside the cottage.

4. Who won the alphabet game between Anne and George, and by what margin?

Answer: Anne won by two marks.

The game stopped at the letter M because dawn was breaking. By that time Anne was two marks ahead of George.

5. What was the name of the father of the boy named Guy?

Answer: Sir John Lawdler

Guy's father was the famous explorer and archaeologist Sir John Lawdler.

6. Why didn't Timmy find the persons responsible for shining the lights and making the noises outside the cottage in the dark?

Answer: They were sitting quitely as mice high up in the branches of the trees.

Anne realized that the lights and noises had to come from persons sitting in the trees, and George pointed out that it must be the reason why Timmy didn't find anyone.

7. Which one of these observations did NOT tell the Five that the countrywoman was actually a fake?

Answer: She was wearing an expensive gold wedding ring.

Julian saw that the woman had gold fillings in her teeth. George noticed that her hair was dyed to black with blonde roots. Anne realized that the woman had smooth white hands and that her accent changed sometimes.

8. Where did Dick and Julian hide while they spied on the people who searched for the stone slab in the cottage?

Answer: Behind the chimney on the second floor.

Dick and Julian crouched behind the chimney on the side farthest from where the stone stairway came up in the corner of the room.

9. How did Julian make sure that the three violent men would be trapped inside the Secret Way?

Answer: He pulled up the rope behind the men after they had gone down.

As soon as the men had gone down with their tools, Julian pulled up the rope they used and wrapped it around his middle.

10. How many copies of the blueprint were in existence?

Answer: Two.

Uncle Quentin was amazed by the blueprint the children had found, because he knew that there were only two of those prints in existence. Uncle Quentin also had a copy, and another copy was supposedly held by Sir James Lawton-Harrison. However, after phoning Sir James, George's father heard that Sir James's copy had been stolen.

Source: Author HangSeller

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