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Quiz about BetsyTacy High School and beyond

Betsy-Tacy High School and beyond Quiz

This is a quiz on the Betsy-Tacy books by Maud Hart Lovelace, from 'Heaven to Betsy' to 'Betsy's Wedding'. These also include questions from 'Emily of Deep Valley' and 'Carney's House Party'.

A multiple-choice quiz by meals. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
meals

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
69,506

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
246

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. Who is Buster Brown at Carney's costume party in 'Carney's House Party'? Hint

Larry

Sam

Tom

Cab

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Question 2 of 15

2. In 'Carney's House Party', what color suit does Isobel arrive in? Hint

Dark blue

Apricot-colored

Dark green

Dark red

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Question 3 of 15

3. What color dress does Betsy wear in Tib's wedding in 'Betsy's Wedding'? Hint

Yellow

Lilac

Lavender

Gold

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is the Hawthornes' wedding gift to Betsy and Joe in 'Betsy's Wedding'?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 15

5. What is Helena's title in 'Betsy and the Great World'? Hint

Countess

She doesn't have one

Baroness

Dame

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Question 6 of 15

6. What color roses did Marco send Betsy in 'Betsy and the Great World'? Hint

Red

White

Yellow

Pink

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Question 7 of 15

7. In 'Betsy and Joe', what kind of ornament does Betsy buy on her annual Christmas shopping trip?

Answer: (Two Words (don't use 'a'))

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which Shakespeare play, featuring Rosaline, does Betsy read in 'Betsy and Joe'? Hint

Twelfth Night

All's Well That Ends Well

As You Like It

Much Ado About Nothing

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Question 9 of 15

9. What is the strict translation of 'Okto Delta'?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 10 of 15

10. When Gaston announces Betsy's name in 'Betsy Was a Junior' with a rigmarole of names, how many were there? Hint

Six

Seven

Five

Eight

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which opera star did not come to Minneapolis in 'Betsy in Spite of Herself'? Hint

It's a trick question; all of them

Geraldine Farrar

Maria Callas

Enrico Caruso

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Question 12 of 15

12. What does Betsy give up for Lent in 'Heaven to Betsy'?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 13 of 15

13. What is Anna's last name? Hint

We're not told

Swensen

Svensen

Johansen

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Question 14 of 15

14. What do Uncle Chester and Aunt Sophie give Emily for a graduation present in 'Emily of Deep Valley'? Hint

A silver spoon

A wristwatch

A sewing bag

A fountain pen

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Question 15 of 15

15. What is Yusef's surname in 'Emily of Deep Valley'?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is Buster Brown at Carney's costume party in 'Carney's House Party'?

Answer: Cab

Sam is a pirate, Tom is an Indian Chief, and Larry is still in California at this point in the book, so that leaves Tom.

2. In 'Carney's House Party', what color suit does Isobel arrive in?

Answer: Dark blue

Isobel is the fashionable belle of 'Carney's House Party', and Carney has some qualms about inviting her.

3. What color dress does Betsy wear in Tib's wedding in 'Betsy's Wedding'?

Answer: Lilac

Betsy, as matron of honor, wears lilac with a yellow sash. The bridesmaids wear yellow with lilac sashes.

4. What is the Hawthornes' wedding gift to Betsy and Joe in 'Betsy's Wedding'?

Answer: clock

Betsy put it on the mantelpiece.

5. What is Helena's title in 'Betsy and the Great World'?

Answer: Baroness

Helena's father, a baron, was disowned for marrying an Englishwoman. Helena, however, retained her title.

6. What color roses did Marco send Betsy in 'Betsy and the Great World'?

Answer: Pink

After recieving them Betsy puts her hair up in curlers for the first time in Europe.

7. In 'Betsy and Joe', what kind of ornament does Betsy buy on her annual Christmas shopping trip?

Answer: Silver ball

8. Which Shakespeare play, featuring Rosaline, does Betsy read in 'Betsy and Joe'?

Answer: As You Like It

Betsy and Joe give each other copies of 'As You Like It' for Christmas just before they break up.

9. What is the strict translation of 'Okto Delta'?

Answer: Eight D

Betsy did not seem to care that her sorority's name did not really mean 'Eight Devils', and didn't try to change it.

10. When Gaston announces Betsy's name in 'Betsy Was a Junior' with a rigmarole of names, how many were there?

Answer: Six

Her name was, according to Gaston: 'Betsy Warrington Ray Humphreys Markham Edwards Hunt Brandish and so on.'

11. Which opera star did not come to Minneapolis in 'Betsy in Spite of Herself'?

Answer: Maria Callas

Julia is crazy about Grand Opera for most of the 'Betsy-Tacy' books. She goes to Minneapolis to hear Caruso and Farrar and even stays in the same hotel as them!

12. What does Betsy give up for Lent in 'Heaven to Betsy'?

Answer: Fudge

Since Betsy, although thin as a stick, eats fudge by the gallon, this is a very big sacrifice.

13. What is Anna's last name?

Answer: Swensen

Anna was introduced as 'Anna Swensen' in 'Heaven to Betsy', and never referred to by last name again.

14. What do Uncle Chester and Aunt Sophie give Emily for a graduation present in 'Emily of Deep Valley'?

Answer: A fountain pen

Her grandfather gives her the wristwatch, her cousin's grandmother gives her the sewing bag, and a friend of her grandfather gives her the silver spoon.

15. What is Yusef's surname in 'Emily of Deep Valley'?

Answer: Tabbit

The two Syrian boys are named Kalil Mohanna and Yusef Tabbit and are a little oversweet in my opinion.

Source: Author meals

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