Iris Johansen Books Trivia Quiz

Answer: a beautiful statue of a horse

Iris Johansen depicts the Wind Dancer as a pegasus-like sculpture with emerald eyes that can pierce one's soul. In her "Wind Dancer "series, she writes that instead of the Trojan horse, it is actually this statue that was the price of the fall of Troy which later on became the lucky charm of Alexander the Great and one of Marie Antoinette's favorite luxury items.

Answer: Tess is stuck in a quicksand with her dog

Galen rescues Tess from the quicksand on his first visit to her father's kingdom. He collects the debt later by asking Tess to marry him as a means to unite their kingdoms and rally his own tribes against barbarian raiders.

Answer: King Arthur

In an interesting ending to the novel, Iris Johansen tells of King Arthur retiring to a castle in the Scottish highlands instead of being wounded and brought to Avalon, as is the customary version.

Answer: forensic sculptor

A forensic sculptor is someone who studies skulls and tries to reconstruct them to come up with faces for identification.

Answer: catatonia

After witnessing her nanny shot before her eyes, Cassie Andreas slips into catatonia, a condition wherein "motor activity may be reduced to zero...individuals become mute and rigid, and initiate no social behaviors. Violence toward him/herself or others may also be seen." (definition taken from www.healthatoz.com)

Answer: All of the answers are correct

Sam, Monty and Toby are dogs. Sam is a labrador retriever owned by Kerry Murphy, Monty is Sarah Patrick's golden retriever while Toby is a half-wolf, half-retriever that belongs to Jane MacGuire. They have all helped protect their owners or save other people's lives in extraordinary ways.

Answer: a basket of worms

Thea of Dimas is a skilled silk weaver, and when Lord Ware first sees her, she is struggling in the desert with her basket of silk worms. Later on, she weaves a golden banner for him with the insignia of a Lion, which brings luck to Saladin but unfortunately brings the Knights Templar on their heels.

Answer: it gives a glimpse of the future

The mirror is a gift from the gypsies and only those who are genuine Delaneys can look into the mirror and see what the future has in store for them.

Answer: Cira gets trapped during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius

According to the book, Herculaneum was among the Roman cities buried in the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and Cira was one of those who failed to escape. She was believed to have been buried along with the treasures her lovers gave her. We find out differently later, though, in another book...

Answer: dolphins

Melis has worked with dolphins all her life. In "Fatal Tide", Pete and Susie are the only ones who can tell her the location of Marinth, a fabled, treasure-laden city buried beneath the sea, much like Atlantis. Marinth is another in quite a long line of mysterious cities that Johansen likes to create.

Other fictional realms are Sedikhan, an exotic desert kingdom and Kantalan, another wealthy city destroyed in a volcanic eruption. Hope you enjoyed the quiz!