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Quiz about Characters From Jeeves
Quiz about Characters From Jeeves

Characters From 'Jeeves' Trivia Quiz


This quiz is all about the 'Jeeves' novels by P.G Wodehouse and the characters within. Good Luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by gazza8485. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
gazza8485
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
354,623
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
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Avg Score
8 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the first name of Jeeves? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Augustus Fink-Nottle first appears in which 'Jeeves' novel? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Bertie Wooster is a member of which gentleman's club? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Madeline Bassett is Augustus Fink-Nottle's love interest for most of the series but ends up being engaged to which other 'Jeeves' character in 'Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves'? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What is the name of the first 'Jeeves' novel? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In 'The Code Of The Woosters' which antique does Aunt Dahlia try to convince Bertie to steal from Sir Watkyn Bassett? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What is Bertie's full name? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Aunt Dahlia is the proprietor of which weekly newspaper for women? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What does Jeeves use to help Bertie escape J. Washburn Stoker's yacht in 'Thank You, Jeeves'? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What is the profession of Bertie's friend Cora Pirbright? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the first name of Jeeves?

Answer: Reginald

Jeeves' first name wasn't revealed until 56 years after the first novel in the series was published. We learn his first name in the novel 'Much Obliged, Jeeves' which was released in 1971. Jeeves is a valet to Bertie Wooster.
2. Augustus Fink-Nottle first appears in which 'Jeeves' novel?

Answer: Right Ho, Jeeves

'Right Ho, Jeeves' is the second novel in the series and was first realeased in 1934. It follows Bertie to Brinkley Court where he finds himself having to restore and rebuild the relationships of his old friends. Augustus Fink-Nottle has a face like a fish and keeps newts. He appears in all the novels mentioned in this question.
3. Bertie Wooster is a member of which gentleman's club?

Answer: Drones Club

The Drones Club is a fictional club located in Mayfair, London. As well as being referred to in many Jeeves novels and short stories, the club features in the 'Blandings Castle' stories, also written by P.G Wodehouse. It is so called because the members of the club do no work and live off the efforts of other people like a male bee or drone.
4. Madeline Bassett is Augustus Fink-Nottle's love interest for most of the series but ends up being engaged to which other 'Jeeves' character in 'Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves'?

Answer: Roderick Spode

Bertie is threatened with engagement to Madeline through the whole series which is the main reason why he always tries to build bridges between her and Fink-Nottle. Roderick Spode seems a large and intimidating figure until Bertie discovers, in 'The Code Of The Woosters', that Spode is the owner of a ladies' lingerie shop and designs the pieces himself!
5. What is the name of the first 'Jeeves' novel?

Answer: Thank You, Jeeves

'Thank You Jeeves' was first published in 1934, and features the characters Chuffy, Roderick Glossop and Pauline Stoker. Like many of the novels, it follows Bertie trying to sort out the love lives of his friends while getting himself into trouble which only Jeeves can get him out of. 'Aunts Aren't Gentlemen', the final 'Jeeves' novel, was published in 1974.
6. In 'The Code Of The Woosters' which antique does Aunt Dahlia try to convince Bertie to steal from Sir Watkyn Bassett?

Answer: Silver Cow Creamer

Dahlia's husband and Sir Watkyn Bassett are both competitive collectors. Bassett instructs both Roderick Spode and local police man Eustace Oates to guard the cow creamer. Despite Bertie's best efforts, the cow creamer is only retrieved through one of Jeeves' plans.
7. What is Bertie's full name?

Answer: Bertram Wilberforce Wooster

Bertie is a very rich young man. Though he never marries, he does get engaged in nearly every novel and short story. We learn in 'Much Obliged, Jeeves' that Bertie was given his middle name the day before he was born when his father won some money at the Grand National after betting on a horse called Wilberforce.
8. Aunt Dahlia is the proprietor of which weekly newspaper for women?

Answer: Milady's Boudoir

Bertie loves his aunt very much. He fears her sister Aunt Agatha whom he claims "chews broken bottles and kills rats with her teeth." Dahlia eventually sells the newspaper to Mr Trotter. Bertie has written articles for the newspaper about which clothes young rich men should be wearing.
9. What does Jeeves use to help Bertie escape J. Washburn Stoker's yacht in 'Thank You, Jeeves'?

Answer: Boot Polish

Bertie is locked in a room on the yacht by Stoker, who plans to force him to marry his daughter. Stoker is holding a party on board for his son and has hired black minstrels to perform. Jeeves paints the polish on Bertie's face so Stoker thinks he is one of the minstrels and can leave the yacht. However, when Bertie does escape he can't get the polish off his face for some time!
10. What is the profession of Bertie's friend Cora Pirbright?

Answer: Movie Star

Cora is the sister of Bertie's friend Catsmeat. Bertie calls her Corky. She is a beautiful movie star in Hollywood and is better known as Cora Starr. Her uncle is a vicar and she is in love with a man called Esmond Haddock. She makes her only appearance in 'The Mating Season'.
Source: Author gazza8485

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