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Quiz about Imaginary People in Literature TV and Films 1

Imaginary People in Literature, TV and Films 1 Quiz

A Who's Who of Imaginary People who populate our novels, plays, TV programmes and films. You are asked to identify the characters concerned.

A multiple-choice quiz by Bracklaman. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Bracklaman

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
145,005

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1238

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Holding the rank of sergeant, this detective appeared in the first full length detective novel "The Moonstone". What was his surname? Hint

Cluff

Cuff

Cruff

Gruff

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Question 2 of 10

2. This pirate captain was allegedly an Old Etonian, judging by his tie, and was unlikely to scratch his nose. He was created by JM Barrie in 1904. He was especially afraid of crocodiles. Name him. Hint

Captain Cook

Captain Hook

Captain Smee

Captain Morgan

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Question 3 of 10

3. This famous pipe smoking detective first appeared in British fiction in 1893 and has figured since in boys' magazines, novels, cartoons, film and TV series, the last on UK TV in the late 1970's. He had an assistant called Tinker and a landlady called Mrs Bardell. He has been described as "the poor man's Sherlock Holmes". Who is this character? Hint

Sexton Blake

Auguste Derleth

Solar Pons

Horatio Napoleon

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Question 4 of 10

4. His full name was Philip Pirrip but his fellow characters, like Magwitch and Miss Havisham, in the Dickens' novel in which he appeared, called him by what nickname? Hint

Pippin

Peewit

Pipster

Pip

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Question 5 of 10

5. A college lecturer teaching English Literature and Liberal Studies to apprentices like those in his class "Meat 3", he got embroiled in hilarious situations including the excavation of his wife's body which turns out to be an inflatable doll. What was his surname? Hint

Smith

Wilt

Jones

Walt

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Question 6 of 10

6. Created by Paul Gallico, this character was a journalist with completely unexpected, almost super human powers. Mild and bespectacled and a whizz with an umbrella, he had his own popular TV series in the 1950's, repeated throughout the 1960's? Who was this character? Hint

Johnny Halliday

Henry Munster

Tommy Hadley

Hiram Holliday

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was this character? He was the Narrator in the novels "She" (1887) and "Ayesha" (1905). Hint

Ivy

Oak

Holly

Ashe

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Question 8 of 10

8. Please name this character. He was the mysterious brother of Sherlock Holmes described by Sherlock as at times "acting as the voice of the British Government". Hint

Marcel

Mycroft

Moriarty

Mariner

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Question 9 of 10

9. Lord Peter Wimsey relied heavily on the scientific skills of his Manservant to help him solve his mysteries. Can you give his surname by which we know this character? Hint

Brown

Hunter

Bunter

Jeeves

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Question 10 of 10

10. Kingsley Amis created a lower-middle-class radical lecturer Jim Dixon who was hailed as by critics as an 'angry young man'. In which 1954 novel did he appear? Hint

Lord Jim

Lucky Jim

History Speaking

Angry Young Men

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Holding the rank of sergeant, this detective appeared in the first full length detective novel "The Moonstone". What was his surname?

Answer: Cuff

A novel by Wilkie Collins, published 1868.

Answer: Captain Hook

First created as a stage play by JM Barrie who also included him in his later novel "Peter and Wendy" which was published in 1911. His lower right arm was bitten off by a crocodile who eventually got the rest of him.

Answer: Sexton Blake

Over 200 different authors have all produced tales about Sexton Blake.

4. His full name was Philip Pirrip but his fellow characters, like Magwitch and Miss Havisham, in the Dickens' novel in which he appeared, called him by what nickname?

Answer: Pip

"Great Expectations" is one of the most frequently produced TV serials in history of UK television. It has also been subject of a David Lean film (1946) where Pip was played by John Mills following the earlier Hollywood version (1934) directed by Stuart Walker.

Answer: Wilt

Created by Tom Sharpe, Wilt appeared in at least three novels. Those of you who haven't read the novels of Mr Sharpe and who appreciate comedic wit and sharp satire could do worse than get his books out of the library.

Answer: Hiram Holliday

First published by Gallico in 1939, a sequel "The Secret Front" appeared in 1940.

7. Who was this character? He was the Narrator in the novels "She" (1887) and "Ayesha" (1905).

Answer: Holly

In films Holly has been played by Nigel Bruce in 1935 and in 1965 by Peter Cushing.

8. Please name this character. He was the mysterious brother of Sherlock Holmes described by Sherlock as at times "acting as the voice of the British Government".

Answer: Mycroft

Mycroft was reputed to never leave the environs of his office or his club though Sherlock tells Dr Watson that his brother was his superior in deductive reasoning.

9. Lord Peter Wimsey relied heavily on the scientific skills of his Manservant to help him solve his mysteries. Can you give his surname by which we know this character?

Answer: Bunter

His full name is Mervyn Bunter and could be worthy of a novel all to himself when you consider the varied skills and experiences he seems to be able to draw on at his lordship's need!

10. Kingsley Amis created a lower-middle-class radical lecturer Jim Dixon who was hailed as by critics as an 'angry young man'. In which 1954 novel did he appear?

Answer: Lucky Jim

A very popular TV series through 1960's.

Source: Author Bracklaman

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