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Quiz about Popular Characters From Popular Stories

Popular Characters From Popular Stories Quiz

Some literary works have become so popular that their heroes and heroines have lived on as if they were real people. See how well you remember the heroes or heroines of your first contacts with English literature.

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

Author
flem-ish

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
93,755

Updated
Jul 14 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
3309

Last 3 plays: Hawkmoon1307 (5/10), chianti59 (9/10), Flukey (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the complete name of Sir Launcelot, King Arthur's most renowned knight? Hint

Sir Launcelot of the White Dragon

Sir Launcelot of the Lake

Sir Launcelot Pendragon

Sir Launcelot of the White Swan

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these was Sir Launcelot's son? Hint

Sir Mordred

Sir Gawayne

Sir Tristram

Sir Galahad

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Question 3 of 10

3. In which Charles Dickens story does the reader make the acquaintance of Tiny Tim? Hint

Martin Chuzzlewit

A Christmas Carol

Dombey & Son

Bleak House

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who delivers what to Bob Cratchit at the end of Dickens' famous "A Christmas Carol"? Hint

A baker delivers a plum-pudding

Ebenezer Scrooge delivers a bag of money

A vintner delivers a cask of amontillado

A poulterer delivers a turkey

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who finds "the map" in Stevenson's "Treasure Island"? Hint

Jim Hawkins

Long John Silver

Ben Gunn

Blind Pew

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Question 6 of 10

6. What's the name given by Sherlock Holmes to his band of "street Arabs" who, at his bidding, fan out around London in search of useful information? Hint

Baker Street Runners

the Watson and Holmes Greyhound Racers

the Metropolitan Sniffers

Baker St. Irregulars

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of Holmes and Watson's landlady in Conan Doyle's stories about the famous detective? Hint

Mrs. Higgins

Mrs. Jenkins

Mrs. Jennings

Mrs. Hudson

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Question 8 of 10

8. In what war had Dr. Watson sustained a leg wound, as noted in 'The Scarlet Letter'? Hint

The 2nd Afghan War

The Boer War

The 3rd Gulf War

The Crimean War

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who is the Inspector of Scotland Yard who usually gets the credit for the cases Holmes has solved? Hint

Inspector Lestrade

Inspector Lewis

Inspector Lapeyrade

Inspector Wiggins

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the collective name for Robin Hood and his followers such as Will Scarlet, Friar Tuck, Little John etc.? Hint

Robin Hood and the Green Boys

Robin Hood and his Men-At-Arms

Robin Hood and his Jolly Archers

Robin Hood and his Merry Men

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the complete name of Sir Launcelot, King Arthur's most renowned knight?

Answer: Sir Launcelot of the Lake

In French literature he is sometimes called Le Chevalier � la Charette.
Pendragon is King Arthur's title.
The Knight with the Swan is Lohengrin, but that's not an Arthur story.

2. Which of these was Sir Launcelot's son?

Answer: Sir Galahad

Sir Galahad will replace his father as the perfect knight champion of the Round Table.
Sir Tristram is the one who falls in love with Lady Isolde.
Sir Gawayne should not be confused with Sir Ywaine, the Knight with the Lion.

3. In which Charles Dickens story does the reader make the acquaintance of Tiny Tim?

Answer: A Christmas Carol

It's Tiny Tim who speaks the seasonal words: "God bless us, every one".

4. Who delivers what to Bob Cratchit at the end of Dickens' famous "A Christmas Carol"?

Answer: A poulterer delivers a turkey

Casks of amontillado might be the wrong sort of cross-breeding between Dickens and Poe.

5. Who finds "the map" in Stevenson's "Treasure Island"?

Answer: Jim Hawkins

Jim Hawkins is the boy whose parents run the Benbow Inn.
Long John Silver is a one-legged sailor. Blind Pew is a hideous looking blind pirate. Ben Gunn is an (old) pirate too. Other characters from this story are: Bill Bones, a sea-captain. Squire Trelawney. Captain Flint is at the origin of the whole adventure story as it is him who hid away a treasure.

6. What's the name given by Sherlock Holmes to his band of "street Arabs" who, at his bidding, fan out around London in search of useful information?

Answer: Baker St. Irregulars

There of course had been the Bow Street runners already.

7. What is the name of Holmes and Watson's landlady in Conan Doyle's stories about the famous detective?

Answer: Mrs. Hudson

Mrs. Hudson, a widow, puts up with her famous tenant's guests, street Arabs and V.I.P.s alike, day and night. She even participates in the solving of one of Holmes' cases: 'The Adventure of the Empty House'.

8. In what war had Dr. Watson sustained a leg wound, as noted in 'The Scarlet Letter'?

Answer: The 2nd Afghan War

Umberto Eco wrote a remarkable text on this subject. To be found at
http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/politicsphilosophyandsociety/story/0,,636983,00.html

9. Who is the Inspector of Scotland Yard who usually gets the credit for the cases Holmes has solved?

Answer: Inspector Lestrade

Wiggins is the leader of the Baker St. Irregulars. Everytime he reports their findings they are rewarded with a shilling each.

10. What is the collective name for Robin Hood and his followers such as Will Scarlet, Friar Tuck, Little John etc.?

Answer: Robin Hood and his Merry Men

To keep his "merry men" in training Robin Hood holds games of archery, sword play and fighting with quarter staffs.
And NO, Friar Tuck is not to be confused with Dan Tucker.

Source: Author flem-ish

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