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Dickens' Good Guys Trivia Quiz

Dickens produced some wonderful characters in his novels. A great many villains but also some very worthy folk too. Can you identify these good people?

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

Author
Spontini

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
379,221

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
480

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which gentleman gives money to Nicholas Nickleby to aid his flight from Dotheboys Hall school with Smike after Nicholas had given Squeers a severe beating? Hint

Walter Gay

John Browdie

Frederick Dorrit

Augustus Snodgrass

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Question 2 of 10

2. Following the murder of Mr. Tulkinghorn in 'Bleak House', what was the name of the policeman who successfully catches the killer? Hint

Inspector Brush

Inspector Bucket

Inspector Morse

Inspector Mopp

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 'A Tale of Two Cities', the son of the Marquis de St. Evremonde is saved by Sydney Carton who takes his place on the guillotine. How is the son better known? Hint

Jacob Marley

Tim Linkinwater

Alfred Jingle

Charles Darnay

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Question 4 of 10

4. Mr. Dick is a character from 'David Copperfield'. He is a lodger at Betsy Trotwood's and David's friend. What is his full name? Hint

Dick Dastardly

Dick Turpin

Richard Babley

Richard Madeley

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who is the long-suffering clerk of Ebenezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol"? Hint

Peter Cratchit

Bob Cratchit

Tiny Tim Cratchit

Martha Cratchit

6. John Harmon is heir to a fortune if he marries Bella Wilfer. He is believed drowned while returning home for his father's funeral and his inheritance passes elsewhere. Which novel is this storyline in? Hint

Our Mutual Friend

Dombey and Son

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Hard Times

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Question 7 of 10

7. This person is a schoolmaster in 'The Old Curiosity Shop'. He befriends Nell and her grandfather and later helps them after they have been ruined. Hint

Wilkins Micawber

Joe Gargery

Tommy Traddles

Mr. Marton

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Question 8 of 10

8. Mr. Brownlow is a famous character in which Dickens novel? Hint

Hard Times

Barnaby Rudge

Oliver Twist

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

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Question 9 of 10

9. This character is a retired businessman who, with a few friends, goes in search of adventure. The group are named after him. Who am I describing? Hint

Samuel Pickwick

Kit Nubbles

Mr Wopsie

Captain Cuttle

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Question 10 of 10

10. This Dickens character is introduced when the Ghost of Christmas Past brings Scrooge to see happier times from Scrooge's past in "A Christmas Carol". Hint

Barkis

Edwin Leeford

Mr Jorkins

Fezziwig

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which gentleman gives money to Nicholas Nickleby to aid his flight from Dotheboys Hall school with Smike after Nicholas had given Squeers a severe beating?

Answer: John Browdie

Squeers later catches Smike again but Browdie is on hand to help Smike escape once more. Walter Gay, Frederick Dorrit and Augustus Snodgrass are characters from "Dombey and Son", "Little Dorrit" and "Pickwick Papers" respectively.

2. Following the murder of Mr. Tulkinghorn in 'Bleak House', what was the name of the policeman who successfully catches the killer?

Answer: Inspector Bucket

Dickens based the character of the murderer on Mrs Manning, a murderer whose execution he had witnessed in 1849. Inspectors Brush and Mopp are made up and Inspector Morse is a character created by British author Colin Dexter which was turned into a successful TV series.

3. In 'A Tale of Two Cities', the son of the Marquis de St. Evremonde is saved by Sydney Carton who takes his place on the guillotine. How is the son better known?

Answer: Charles Darnay

Darnay is arrested in Paris by revolutionaries and is sentenced to death by guillotine. Sydney Carton, however, has other ideas and while visiting Darnay before his execution, drugs him and swaps clothes. Darnay's body is smuggled out and this all leads to the famous quote "It's a far, far better thing I do than I have ever done.

It's a far, far better rest I go to than I have ever known". Marley, Jingle and Linkinwater are characters from "A Christmas Carol", "Pickwick Papers" and "Nicholas Nickleby" respectively.

4. Mr. Dick is a character from 'David Copperfield'. He is a lodger at Betsy Trotwood's and David's friend. What is his full name?

Answer: Richard Babley

Dick Turpin was an English Highwayman, Richard Madeley is a British TV celebrity and Dick Dastardly is a cartoon character.

5. Who is the long-suffering clerk of Ebenezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol"?

Answer: Bob Cratchit

Bob Cratchit is head of a poor family but always spoke well of Scrooge even though he was treated very badly by him. Following the visit of three spirits, Scrooge becomes a much nicer person and vows to help the Cratchit family as far as he can.

Answer: Our Mutual Friend

Harmon returns and gets a job with the family who inherited his father's estate. He meets Bella Wilfer and slowly wins her love and regains his inheritance.
Bella Wilfer is often said to be Dickens' greatest female character.

7. This person is a schoolmaster in 'The Old Curiosity Shop'. He befriends Nell and her grandfather and later helps them after they have been ruined.

Answer: Mr. Marton

Marton is unjustly blamed for the death of his favourite pupil. He leaves for another village where he meets Nell and her grandfather and gets them a cottage in which to live. Wilkins Micawber and Tommy Traddles are characters in "David Copperfield" and Joe Gargery comes from "Great Expectations".

8. Mr. Brownlow is a famous character in which Dickens novel?

Answer: Oliver Twist

Mr Brownlow makes friends with Oliver after he falls into the clutches of Fagin and later adopts him.

9. This character is a retired businessman who, with a few friends, goes in search of adventure. The group are named after him. Who am I describing?

Answer: Samuel Pickwick

Pickwick is the founder of the Pickwick Club, found in "The Pickwick Papers". Other members of the club are Tracy Tupman, Augustus Snodgrass, Nathaniel Winkle and Sam Weller, his manservant. Wopsie, Nubbles and Cuttle are characters from "Great Expectations", "The Old Curiosity Shop" and "Dombey and Son" respectively.

10. This Dickens character is introduced when the Ghost of Christmas Past brings Scrooge to see happier times from Scrooge's past in "A Christmas Carol".

Answer: Fezziwig

Scrooge was an apprentice to Fezziwig as a young man and he remembers what a lovely person he was when the ghost brings him back to a Christmas party hosted by Fezziwig. Barkis and Mr. Jorkins are characters from "David Copperfield". Edwin Leeford is the father of Oliver Twist in the novel of the same name.

Source: Author Spontini

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