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Quiz about Justin Cartwrights Greatest Novel

Justin Cartwright's Greatest Novel Quiz

'Look At It This Way' is by one of my favourite authors, Justin Cartwright. I think it's his best, it's certainly one of the greatest novels written about London. All these questions are minor details in the book - this quiz is for keen Cartwright fans!

A multiple-choice quiz by gormless1. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
gormless1

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
28,967

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
178

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. What is the name of Miles' contact in Singapore? Hint

Henry Loh

Arnold Zwetters

Richard Chua

Nick Leeson

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Question 2 of 15

2. What was the name of Bernie's former agent? Hint

Jerry Detroit

Joe Blagger

Lennie Weinreb

Miriam Knish

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Question 3 of 15

3. In which London borough was Tim's daughter Gemma attending her dancing class? Hint

Fulham

Knightsbridge

Hammersmith

Camden

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is the name of the credit card that Tim, Victoria and Bernie are involved with? Hint

Visa Express

Gold Cross

American Eagle

American Pass

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Question 5 of 15

5. Where are Cochrane's scars, left when he was bitten by a lion in 1931? Hint

Thighs

Arms

Torso

Buttocks

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Question 6 of 15

6. What does Victoria's Tate lecturer Tresilian serve at the disastrous dinner party? Hint

Greek salad

Dover sole

Serbian chicken

Spaghetti Bolognaise

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Question 7 of 15

7. From where does Chief Phineas Chilingwe write to Tim? Hint

Zaire

Tanzania

Kenya

Uganda

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Question 8 of 15

8. Where did Victoria go to university? Hint

London

Bristol

Sussex

Dundee

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Question 9 of 15

9. What was the make of Jacci's car that Miles crashes at 4.30 in the morning? Hint

Renault

Volkswagen

Volvo

BMW

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is the name of the lion in the zoo that escapes? Hint

Judah

Simba

Chaka

Greystoke

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Question 11 of 15

11. From what part of London does Mike, Victoria's advertising agency colleague, hail? Hint

Wapping

Deptford

Brixton

Ealing

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Question 12 of 15

12. In her Tate classes, which painter does Victoria concentrate on? Hint

Turner

Constable

Whistler

Stubbs

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Question 13 of 15

13. What magazine does Tim write for? Hint

Collier's

Manhattan

Playboy

George

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Question 14 of 15

14. What is the name of the caretaker in the building where Cochrane lives? Hint

Lola Appleseed

Edna Billingsgate

Doris Pollymoss

Jimmy Tibbs

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Question 15 of 15

15. What is the name of Bernie's musical? Hint

London Calling

Great Wen

Bacon Street

Buzz Bomb

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of Miles' contact in Singapore?

Answer: Richard Chua

Zwetters was Miles' boss in {London;} Leeson was a real-life rogue {trader;} I made up Henry Loh.

2. What was the name of Bernie's former agent?

Answer: Lennie Weinreb

Lennie, 74, retired to a villa in Spain after advising Bernie to give up showbiz.

3. In which London borough was Tim's daughter Gemma attending her dancing class?

Answer: Knightsbridge

Tim's former wife Magda enrolled Gemma in the class from New York - later, of course, Magda has her 'kidnapped' from the class.

4. What is the name of the credit card that Tim, Victoria and Bernie are involved with?

Answer: American Eagle

It may not be the real name of the card - 'these people are madly litigious,' Tim notes at the beginning of the novel.

5. Where are Cochrane's scars, left when he was bitten by a lion in 1931?

Answer: Torso

Tim likens the scars to a Miro painting, 'with its little squiggles and hieroglyphs.'

6. What does Victoria's Tate lecturer Tresilian serve at the disastrous dinner party?

Answer: Serbian chicken

The cracked wheat caught fire...

7. From where does Chief Phineas Chilingwe write to Tim?

Answer: Kenya

The Chief's full address: Private Bag 10, Uzumbu, North East District, Kenya.

8. Where did Victoria go to university?

Answer: Sussex

'At 19 she had set off to Sussex University, and at 29 she was sitting alone on a Sunday morning in London, wondering where those years had gone...'

9. What was the make of Jacci's car that Miles crashes at 4.30 in the morning?

Answer: Renault

Miles crashes it in Trafalgar Square - the car's underside is ripped open as it comes to rest at the base of one of the lion statues.

10. What is the name of the lion in the zoo that escapes?

Answer: Chaka

Simba, of course, is Cochrane's nickname.

11. From what part of London does Mike, Victoria's advertising agency colleague, hail?

Answer: Deptford

Deptford: '...a part of London so dismal it was only known, if at all, as the birthplace of some of the Stones a long time ago...'

12. In her Tate classes, which painter does Victoria concentrate on?

Answer: Stubbs

George Stubbs - he painted a lot of horse and lion pictures.

13. What magazine does Tim write for?

Answer: Manhattan

Tim describes himself as '...a bush league Alastair Cooke or Garrison Keillor...'

14. What is the name of the caretaker in the building where Cochrane lives?

Answer: Doris Pollymoss

'A name right out of Dickens,' reflects Tim. Tibbs was the Billingsgate fishmonger, of course...

15. What is the name of Bernie's musical?

Answer: Buzz Bomb

'With additional lyrics by T. Curtiz.'

Source: Author gormless1

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