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Black Hills Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on Nora Roberts' "Black Hills", mainly focusing on Cooper Sullivan and Lil(lian) Chance.

A multiple-choice quiz by Amydali1986. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Amydali1986

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
324,412

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
256

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Question 1 of 10

1. How old was Cooper when he met Lil? Hint

Twenty

Eighteen

Fourteen

Eleven

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Question 2 of 10

2. Why was Cooper visiting his grandparents the summer of 1989? Hint

He asked if he could

He moved to South Dakota

His parents died

His parents made him

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Question 3 of 10

3. What did Cooper do the late summer/early fall of 1997? Hint

He enrolled in the police academy

He purchased a new car

He traveled to Europe

He went to work at his father's law firm

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Question 4 of 10

4. In Feburary 2009, who was the pilot who flew Lil back to South Dakota? Hint

Leonardo

Phil

Dave

Roger

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where had Lil been for the last six months? Hint

The Appalachians

The Andes

The Sierra-Nevada Mountains

The Alps

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the name of the tiger that was lured out its enclosure? Hint

Boris

Timothy

Roger

Tony

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of the jaguar a wealthy woman gave to the refuge?

Answer: (four letter word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of the female tiger Lil acquired? Hint

Delilah

Flame

Eden

Felicia

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the (real) name of the cougar Lil rescued when he was a cub? Hint

Ramses

Remus

Chronos

Noble

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Question 10 of 10

10. Ethan Howe called himself Ethan Swift Cat.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How old was Cooper when he met Lil?

Answer: Eleven

He was visiting his grandparents in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

2. Why was Cooper visiting his grandparents the summer of 1989?

Answer: His parents made him

Cooper's father was having an affair or affairs and his parents were fighting, and they decided Cooper should go to South Dakota for the summer. His parents divorced the fall of 1989.

3. What did Cooper do the late summer/early fall of 1997?

Answer: He enrolled in the police academy

His father wanted him to go to law school and work at his law firm. Cooper went his own way, and he decided that he did not want to finish college. As a result, Mr. Sullivan cut him off in all ways, and would have taken away his trust fund if he could have.

4. In Feburary 2009, who was the pilot who flew Lil back to South Dakota?

Answer: Dave

Apparently Dave is a pilot Lil has known for a while because in the book they act like a set of family members would.

5. Where had Lil been for the last six months?

Answer: The Andes

She had been studying pumas as part of her fieldwork.

6. What is the name of the tiger that was lured out its enclosure?

Answer: Boris

Boris was a 12-year-old tiger that Lil had acquired four years ago. He was a 486 pound Siberian tiger that was raised in captivity. Lil has found out that Boris had been illegally captured when he was a year old, and when Lil acquired him, he was in a second rate zoo and he was sick.

7. What is the name of the jaguar a wealthy woman gave to the refuge?

Answer: Cleo

The jaguar is a melanistic one - which means that the jaquar is almost pure black. The spots are still there, but only when a person looks close. The jaguar in the book ate a tea-cup poodle.

8. What is the name of the female tiger Lil acquired?

Answer: Delilah

Delilah was a tiger that was from a strip club. She was abused, and a Taser was used on her.

9. What is the (real) name of the cougar Lil rescued when he was a cub?

Answer: Ramses

Lil called him Baby though. She rescued him and his two litter-mates when they were cubs. She set them all back into the wild, but Baby kept coming back.

10. Ethan Howe called himself Ethan Swift Cat.

Answer: True

Ethan Howe went around bragging that he was descended from Crazy Horse and that he was part Sioux.

Source: Author Amydali1986

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