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Quiz about Rebus The Falls by Ian Rankin
Quiz about Rebus The Falls by Ian Rankin

Rebus: "The Falls" by Ian Rankin Quiz


What was the connection between an internet role-playing game and the disappearance of a young student? That was what D/I John Rebus and his CID colleagues were trying to establish in 'The Falls".

A multiple-choice quiz by darksplash. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
darksplash
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
312,379
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
158
Question 1 of 10
1. At the outset of "The Falls", Detective Inspector John Rebus was working a missing persons case. The missing woman's name was Philippa Balfour. What did her friends call her? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. A young woman had been reported missing in "The Falls". Her father was an influential man. What was his occupation? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. As part of the enquiry in "The Falls", Detective Inspector John Rebus renewed acquaintances with a man he had known at the outside of his career as a detective. What had the man's occupation been? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In "The Falls" D/Inspector John Rebus was sent rushing out of Edinburgh following the discovery of a potential new lead. What probably significant item was found near the home of a wealthy family? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. As part of her enquiries in "The Falls", Detective Constable Siobhan Clarke visited a computer games shop named after a fictional fantasy figure. What was the name of the shop?
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. D/I John Rebus discovered in "The Falls" that there was a historical connection to an item that had been found near the home of the missing student. In the 1830s a series of similar items had been found at a well known Edinburgh landmark. Where was that? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which old acquaintance of John Rebus's made a final, and fatal, reappearance in "The Falls"? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The missing persons enquiry in "The Falls" turned into a murder investigation when the remains of Philippa Barbour were found. At what location was that discovery made? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In "The Falls", D/Sgt Ellen Wylie turned up a clue that led her and John Rebus to track down a man who had previously helped the police, but it turned out was a killer. What had been that man's profession? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. D/Con Siobhan Clarke tracked down murderer of Philippa Balfour in "The Falls". Where did that fateful meeting take place? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. At the outset of "The Falls", Detective Inspector John Rebus was working a missing persons case. The missing woman's name was Philippa Balfour. What did her friends call her?

Answer: Flip

Philippa Balfour was a 20-year-old student who had been missing for two days when Rebus began to interview her boyfriend, David Costello. They had apparently had a row before she disappeared.
2. A young woman had been reported missing in "The Falls". Her father was an influential man. What was his occupation?

Answer: Banker

John Balfour was the senior partner of a private bank in London. He was important enough for police headquarters to order a heightened enquiry, with officers from four stations involved.
3. As part of the enquiry in "The Falls", Detective Inspector John Rebus renewed acquaintances with a man he had known at the outside of his career as a detective. What had the man's occupation been?

Answer: Pathologist

Donald Devlin had been a professor of forensic medicine and had performed the first post-mortem examination that Rebus had attended as a detective. When Rebus knocked on his door by chance as part of the enquiries, Devlin remembered him straight away.
4. In "The Falls" D/Inspector John Rebus was sent rushing out of Edinburgh following the discovery of a potential new lead. What probably significant item was found near the home of a wealthy family?

Answer: A tiny coffin

The coffin was found at a place called Falls in East Lothian. It was where the missing girl's family lived. Rebus established that similar coffins had been found close to the scenes of other suspicious deaths.
5. As part of her enquiries in "The Falls", Detective Constable Siobhan Clarke visited a computer games shop named after a fictional fantasy figure. What was the name of the shop?

Answer: Gandalf's

Clarke was investigating an online role-playing connection to her missing persons enquiry.
6. D/I John Rebus discovered in "The Falls" that there was a historical connection to an item that had been found near the home of the missing student. In the 1830s a series of similar items had been found at a well known Edinburgh landmark. Where was that?

Answer: Arthur's Seat

At the Museum of Scotland, Rebus was told that 17 coffins had been found at Arthur's Seat. At the time the speculation had been they had been used by witches casting death spells.
7. Which old acquaintance of John Rebus's made a final, and fatal, reappearance in "The Falls"?

Answer: Fr Conor Leary

Although he was not a Catholic, Rebus had found Fr Leary to be something between a confidante and a confessor. They renewed their friendship at a reception at Surgeons' Hall. Later, after delivering a speech, Fr Leary collapsed and died.
8. The missing persons enquiry in "The Falls" turned into a murder investigation when the remains of Philippa Barbour were found. At what location was that discovery made?

Answer: Arthur's Seat

A walker found the body in some gorse bushes. She had been strangled.
9. In "The Falls", D/Sgt Ellen Wylie turned up a clue that led her and John Rebus to track down a man who had previously helped the police, but it turned out was a killer. What had been that man's profession?

Answer: Pathologist

Donald Devlin had been called in to help police examine post-mortem reports from previous deaths. Wylie discovered he had hidden from them the fact that he had carried out one of the PM examinations. They got to his flat just in time to save Rebus's girlfriend from possible murder after she, too, had uncovered Devlin's secret. In a final confrontation, Devlin admitted he had killed before, but had not murdered Philippa.
10. D/Con Siobhan Clarke tracked down murderer of Philippa Balfour in "The Falls". Where did that fateful meeting take place?

Answer: Warriston Cemetery

Clarke had been following clues set out in an internet quest, just as Philippa Balfour had. At their meeting, the killer told her of his motive and of a man who had given information to the police to put them off the track.
Source: Author darksplash

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