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Brent-Dyer, Elinor Quiz: The School At the Chalet | 15 Questions

'The School at the Chalet' is the first of Elinor M. Brent Dyer's Chalet School books. It tells the story of Madge and Jo Bettany going to the Austrian Tyrol to open the Chalet School and is the first in the long Chalet School series.

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

Author
beckyel

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
157,372

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
1115

Last 3 plays: Guest 82 (7/15), Guest 188 (7/15), LauraMcC (15/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. How many girls come to class on the first day the school opened? Hint

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Question 2 of 15

2. What was the occupation of Mr. Stevens, Margia and Amy's father? Hint

Foreign correspondent

Dentist

Doctor

Investment banker

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who became the first Head Girl? Hint

Grizel

Joey

Juliet

Gisela

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Question 4 of 15

4. Miss Maynard was employed to teach which subjects? Hint

Mathematics and geography

English language and literature

French and German

Chemistry and biology

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which girl did not want to be in the movie being made by Mr. Eades and Mr. Sindon? Hint

Frieda

Suzanne

Juliet

Grizel

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Question 6 of 15

6. When was Miss Bettany's birthday? Hint

10th June

4th July

22nd February

15th May

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Question 7 of 15

7. Where did they last meet Frau Berlin? Hint

On the train to Innsbruck

At the Alte Post

On the train to Spartz

In Paneirimo

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Question 8 of 15

8. On which mountain did the school go to have a picnic on Madge Bettany's birthday? Hint

Alpengluckjoch

Tiernjoch

Sonnenscheinspitze

Mondscheinspitze

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which instrument did Simone travel to Spartz each week to learn? Hint

violin

guitar

cello

flute

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Question 10 of 15

10. How many apples did Grizel take before setting off to climb the Tiernjoch? Hint

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Question 11 of 15

11. Herr Marani was described as a 'giant' of a man.

True

False

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Question 12 of 15

12. What was Captain Carrick's first name?

Answer: (It begins with L)

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Question 13 of 15

13. Where did James H. Kettlewell live? Hint

Bristol

Berlin

Berne

Bradford

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Question 14 of 15

14. Madge and Jo went on holiday together to the South Tyrol. Where did Juliet and Grizel go with the Maranis at this time? Hint

Innsbruck

Rome

Paris

Vienna

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Question 15 of 15

15. What was the name of the doctor Madge, Jo, Juliet and Grizel met after the train crash?

Answer: (Two Words - full name)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many girls come to class on the first day the school opened?

Answer: 9

Jo, Grizel and Simone were the first pupils for the Chalet School. On the first morning they were expecting four day girls to arrive and instead found Gisela and Maria Marani, Bernhilda and Frieda Mensch, Gertrud Steinbrucke and Bette Rincini on their way to the school.

2. What was the occupation of Mr. Stevens, Margia and Amy's father?

Answer: Foreign correspondent

He worked for a London daily and had been sent to Bergin, so his daughters joined the Chalet School.

3. Who became the first Head Girl?

Answer: Gisela

Madge Bettany chose Gisela Marani to be the first Head Girl and she turned out to be very reliable and was much admired.

4. Miss Maynard was employed to teach which subjects?

Answer: Mathematics and geography

Miss Maynard played the zither very well when the girls were forced to spend the night in the herdsmen's hut.

5. Which girl did not want to be in the movie being made by Mr. Eades and Mr. Sindon?

Answer: Frieda

Juliet was very excited to hear that the movie makers wanted to take some shots of the girls, but Miss Bettany refused to let her girls be filmed. Juliet gathered together a group of girls who were going to meet the film makers secretly, until Herr Mensch put a stop to this.

6. When was Miss Bettany's birthday?

Answer: 4th July

Gisela had read a school story where the girls celebrated their Head Mistress's birthday and wanted to introduce this tradition to the Chalet School.

7. Where did they last meet Frau Berlin?

Answer: On the train to Spartz

Frau Berlin was an exceedingly large lady, who was not very polite to Grizel and Jo. Neither, however, were they very polite to her.

8. On which mountain did the school go to have a picnic on Madge Bettany's birthday?

Answer: Mondscheinspitze

While they were indulging in an after-lunch nap the weather changed and they were forced to seek shelter from a terrific thunder storm. They ended up spending the night in a hut on the mountain.

9. Which instrument did Simone travel to Spartz each week to learn?

Answer: violin

Simone, Gisela and Gertrude went together to have lessons on the violin. The girls who learned the piano were taught by either Mademoiselle or Herr Anserl.

10. How many apples did Grizel take before setting off to climb the Tiernjoch?

Answer: 6

Marie, the cook, blamed her little brother Eigen for stealing the apples when she discovered them missing.

11. Herr Marani was described as a 'giant' of a man.

Answer: False

Herr Mensch, father of Bernhilda and Frieda, was always described as a giant; Herr Marani was slighter.

12. What was Captain Carrick's first name?

Answer: Lindley

He signs himself Lindley F. C. Carrick when he writes to Miss Bettany, leaving Juliet in her care.

13. Where did James H. Kettlewell live?

Answer: Bradford

Madge, Jo and Grizel met him on the Paris train as they were leaving England for Austria. He was kind enough to buy gooseberries for them to have with their sandwiches.

14. Madge and Jo went on holiday together to the South Tyrol. Where did Juliet and Grizel go with the Maranis at this time?

Answer: Vienna

Madge and Jo enjoyed the South Tyrol, but preferred the 'limestone crags' of their own part of the Tyrol, the North.

15. What was the name of the doctor Madge, Jo, Juliet and Grizel met after the train crash?

Answer: James Russell

Doctor Russell plays a very important part in the Chalet School series. The girls meet him for the first time after the train crash, when he attends to immediate injuries and helps them return to the school.

Source: Author beckyel

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