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Mortal Engines - Part 1 Trivia Quiz

WARNING - QUIZ CONTAINS SPOILERS! Hey, this quiz is on the first book of my second favourite series of books (after the "Harry Potter" books), "Mortal Engines" by Philip Reeve. I've had trouble finding quizzes on this book. I hope you enjoy this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by igsey. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
igsey

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
267,482

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
213

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What city is the start of the book set on? Hint

Portsmouth

New York

Edinburgh

London

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of the person whom Tom fancies? Hint

Katherine Valentine

Stephanie Valentine

Cathrine Valentine

Chloe Valentine

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who does Tom hit? Hint

Herbert Melliphant

Hester Shaw

Thaddeus Valentine

Chudleigh Pomeroy

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Question 4 of 10

4. What type of town is the town that London is chasing at the start of the book? Hint

Mining

Trading

Scavenger

Battle

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of the town that London was chasing at the start of the book? Hint

Murnau

Harrowbarrow

Salthook

Wolverhampton

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Question 6 of 10

6. What type of animal is Katherine's pet? Hint

A dog

A tiger

A cat

A wolf

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of Katherine's pet? Hint

Poppy

Wolf

Dog

Toby

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of Thaddeus Valentine's airship? Hint

The Humbug

The 13th Floor Elevator

The Jenny Haniver

The 15th Floor Elevator

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who pushes Tom out through the rubbish shoot? Hint

Hester Shaw

Thaddeus Valentine

Herbert Melliphant

Chudleigh Pomeroy

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who killed Hester's parents and tried to kill her? Hint

Shrike

Thaddeus Valentine

Magnus Chrome

Nimrod Pennyroyal

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What city is the start of the book set on?

Answer: London

London is a huge moving city (a traction city) with seven tiers, like a cake, each one becoming more posh as you move up. St Paul's Cathedral is at the very top.

2. What is the name of the person whom Tom fancies?

Answer: Katherine Valentine

Katherine Valentine is the daughter of Tom's hero, Thaddeus Valentine. He meets her in London's gut, the place where its prey is disassembled, whilst on Gut Duty after hitting a higher ranking historian.

3. Who does Tom hit?

Answer: Herbert Melliphant

Tom smacks Melliphant before he realised he was doing it; Melliphant was taunting him about the 'Big Tilt', the reason Tom had no parents. Tom's Mum and Dad lived on tier four, and part of the tier above them fell down, crushing them and their house.

4. What type of town is the town that London is chasing at the start of the book?

Answer: Mining

This is the first proper town London has chased for ages, and its prey was a small mining town.

5. What was the name of the town that London was chasing at the start of the book?

Answer: Salthook

This little town is running away from London at 80mph, and yet London still catches it.

6. What type of animal is Katherine's pet?

Answer: A wolf

Her Dad bought this pet back from an expedition to America. He killed the mother, but couldn't bring himself to kill its cub.

7. What is the name of Katherine's pet?

Answer: Dog

The wolf is called Dog...

8. What is the name of Thaddeus Valentine's airship?

Answer: The 13th Floor Elevator

Tom ends up shooting this ship down, at the end of the book, with rockets, killing two men inside it.

9. Who pushes Tom out through the rubbish shoot?

Answer: Thaddeus Valentine

Tom feels a hand shove him. It is not till he lands that he realises that Valentine pushed him.

10. Who killed Hester's parents and tried to kill her?

Answer: Thaddeus Valentine

When Hester was just a little girl, Valentine killed her mum and the person she thought was her dad for a piece of equipment that becomes London's secret weapon. Thanks for taking my quiz, I hope you enjoyed it, and remember the author - igsey!

Source: Author igsey

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