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Jilly Cooper - "Polo" Trivia Quiz

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

Author
tassle

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
232,196

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
588

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 2 (9/15), Guest 187 (11/15), Rossl (13/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. In what setting does this book begin? Hint

Rutshire Polo Club

Palm Beach

Brock House

Queen Augusta's Boarding School

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Question 2 of 15

2. Ricky France-Lynch was arrested for drunken driving and manslaughter.

True

False

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who does Ricky meet in Greenwood Prison who helps him through this time? Hint

Dancer Maitland

Kevin Coley

Seth Newcombe

Simpson Hastings

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Question 4 of 15

4. Who is the first horse Ricky rides when he gets home? Hint

Wayne

Donaghue

Pilgrim

Kinta

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Question 5 of 15

5. What are the names of Bart's children? Hint

William, Luke and Perdita

Luke, Red and Bibi

Red and Bibi

He doesn't have any

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Question 6 of 15

6. What is the name of Ricky's house, that is let to Daisy? Hint

Snow Cottage

Brock House

Robinsgrove

Prospect Farm

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who does Bibi end up going to the Cancer Relief ball with? Hint

Skipper

Ricky

Red

Angel

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Question 8 of 15

8. Who is the first person to realise that Drew is seeing Daisy? Hint

Dominic Carlisle

Ricky France-Lynch

Seb Carlisle

Sukey Benadict

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Question 9 of 15

9. What did Luke change Maldita's name to, after her bout of colic? Hint

Tero

It stayed the same

Ophelia

Fantasma

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who was Perdita's father? Hint

Jackie Cosgrave

Drew Benadict

Rupert Campbell-Black

Bas Baddingham

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who does Perdita go to Sharon's Medieval and Mystery Party as? Hint

A Damsel in Distress

Queen Victoria

Miss Marple

Lady Godiva

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Question 12 of 15

12. What is the last goal that Ricky achieves, to win Chessie back? Hint

He goes to 10

He wins the Gold Cup

He wins the Westchester Cup

He beats up Bart

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Question 13 of 15

13. Why does Ricky fly home so soon after the Westchester? Hint

He misses Little Chef

He wants to see Daisy

He wants to make everything nice for Chessie

He wants to get the horses back

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Question 14 of 15

14. What does Rupert do for Perditas 21st birthday? Hint

Gives her a cheque for �10,000

Buys her a house

Buys her some Polo ponies

Gives her a cheque for �100,000

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Question 15 of 15

15. What does Perdita do with her birthday present? Hint

Buys a new lorry for Luke

Asks Luke to move in with her

Buys Fantasma

Buys a house

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Most Recent Scores

Nov 16 2024 : Guest 2: 9/15
Nov 15 2024 : Guest 187: 11/15
Nov 15 2024 : Rossl: 13/15
Nov 15 2024 : Guest 187: 11/15
Nov 11 2024 : Guest 2: 11/15
Nov 08 2024 : Guest 31: 9/15
Nov 05 2024 : Guest 109: 10/15
Nov 04 2024 : Guest 86: 11/15
Nov 02 2024 : Guest 185: 3/15

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what setting does this book begin?

Answer: Queen Augusta's Boarding School

This book begins at the Boarding school attended by Perdita Macleod. She is half way through her English exam and daydreaming about the Rutshire Cup, being played at the local Rutshire Polo Club.

2. Ricky France-Lynch was arrested for drunken driving and manslaughter.

Answer: True

Ricky was very drunk when he got home and, realising the Chessie had left him and taken William, he drove round to Bart's house and ran off with William. Whist driving home, he swerved to avoid a fox and smashed head on into the bridge killing William outright.

3. Who does Ricky meet in Greenwood Prison who helps him through this time?

Answer: Dancer Maitland

Seth Newcombe is the surgeon who finally sorts out Ricky's elbow injury. Kevin Coley is a Patron who owns a pet food business. Simpson Hastings is an American journalist. Dancer Maitland is the lead singer of a band called Apocalypse and ends up becoming Ricky's Patron.

4. Who is the first horse Ricky rides when he gets home?

Answer: Donaghue

Donaghue is an older hunter who is very steady. Ricky dare not try anything that might cause him any more pain.

5. What are the names of Bart's children?

Answer: Luke, Red and Bibi

Luke is Bart's son from his first marriage. Red and Bibi are from his second marriage to Grace. He doesn't have any children with Chessie.

6. What is the name of Ricky's house, that is let to Daisy?

Answer: Snow Cottage

Robinsgrove is where Ricky lives. Brock House is the house Daisy originally lived in when she first moved to Rutshire. Prospect Farm is where my sister lives!

7. Who does Bibi end up going to the Cancer Relief ball with?

Answer: Angel

After Angel helped Bibi to land the helicopter, Bart asked him if he would take Bibi to the ball. Her boyfriend, Skipper, had stood her up.
Red is Bibi's Brother and Ricky is Chessie's ex-husband.

8. Who is the first person to realise that Drew is seeing Daisy?

Answer: Dominic Carlisle

During the Polo match, in which Angel tries to kill Drew, Daisy gets very upset and ends up snapping her sunglasses in an attempt not to cry. Dommie is sitting next to her and realises what's going on so takes her away before she gives the game away to Sukey.

9. What did Luke change Maldita's name to, after her bout of colic?

Answer: Fantasma

When the Umberto woke up and saw Matilda alive he shouted "Fantasma! Aparecido!" He had left her for dead the night before and thought she was a ghost. Perdita remarked that Fantasma was a much nicer name so it was changed.

10. Who was Perdita's father?

Answer: Rupert Campbell-Black

Jackie Cosgrave is an artist of very questionable reputation who used to host orgies. Daisy was lured to one when she was quite young and ended up pregnant; it later comes out that Rupert was the Father.

11. Who does Perdita go to Sharon's Medieval and Mystery Party as?

Answer: Lady Godiva

Perdita doesn't feel she can compete with the amount of money the other women are spending on clothes, so she gets very drunk and goes dressed, or rather undressed, as Lady Godiva.

12. What is the last goal that Ricky achieves, to win Chessie back?

Answer: He goes to 10

Chessie told Ricky that if he achieved the three goals she set for him, she would leave Bart and go back to him. During the celebration of them winning the Westchester, they make an announcement that Ricky is going to be made up to a 10-goal player, the first British player to do so since the war.

13. Why does Ricky fly home so soon after the Westchester?

Answer: He wants to see Daisy

When the competition is over Ricky realises how much he misses Daisy and wants to see her. He flies home as soon as he can to tell her how he feels. He finds her in a bit of a state.

14. What does Rupert do for Perditas 21st birthday?

Answer: Gives her a cheque for �100,000

Perdita was very depressed during the time leading up to her birthday. Rupert was going to throw her a big party, but she wasn't really in the right mood. At her mother's wedding Rupert sat in the car with her and gave her the cheque and told her to go for it with Luke.

15. What does Perdita do with her birthday present?

Answer: Buys Fantasma

She makes a deal with Alejandro before the match. When Luke thinks he has been double crossed he is very upset. Perdita then rides out to meet him in the Pampas and tells him that she brought Fantasma for him with the money that Rupert gave her.

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