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Smiley's People Trivia Quiz

John le Carré's Karla trilogy is arguably one of the best spy novel series ever written. This quiz deals with the final part of the trilogy, "Smiley's People".

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

Author
timoggy

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
404,148

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
134

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these people is not present for the debriefing in the safehouse following Vladimir's death? Hint

Lauder Strickland

Saul Enderby

Oliver Lacon

Nigel Mostyn

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Question 2 of 10

2. What did Vladimir stop off to buy on his way to Charlton to visit Villem's family? Hint

Russian black bread

Gauloises cigarettes

Toy duck

Stolichnaya vodka

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Question 3 of 10

3. What occupation has Toby Esterhase taken up since leaving the Circus? Hint

Croupier

Art Dealer

Journalist

Schoolmaster

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the name of Connie Sachs' companion who opens the door to Smiley when he goes to see Connie in Oxford? Hint

Hester

Hilary

Helena

Hilda

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the name of the Hamburg nightclub owned by Claus Kretzschmar where Smiley goes looking for information about Otto Leipzig? Hint

The Black Angel

The Blue Diamond

The Green Fairy

The White Orchid

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Question 6 of 10

6. What vital piece of informaion does Smiley find on Otto Leipzig's boat that Otto's killers failed to find? Hint

Microfilm

Half a postcard

Letter encoded with a shift cypher

Audio tape recording

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Question 7 of 10

7. When Smiley goes to Paris, which former colleague does he turn to for help in getting Madame Ostrakova to a safe location? Hint

Toby Esterhase

Sam Collins

Jerry Westerby

Peter Guillam

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Question 8 of 10

8. Smiley's next journey is to Bern. What is the name of the Russian diplomat he questions there? Hint

Kuznetsov

Kirov

Grigoriev

Krasky

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Question 9 of 10

9. On the outskirts of which Swiss town is the sanitorium to which the Russian diplomat makes weekly visits? Hint

Thun

Sion

Aarau

Basel

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Question 10 of 10

10. After Karla crosses from East Berlin into the West, what object does he drop once he is in custody of Esterhase's lamplighters? Hint

Notebook

Miniature pistol

Cigarette lighter

Microfilm cannister

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these people is not present for the debriefing in the safehouse following Vladimir's death?

Answer: Saul Enderby

Mostyn was the case officer, Strickland his boss and Lacon the Whitehall Undersecretary. Enderby is the head of the Service and sent his instructions by telephone prior to the meeting.

2. What did Vladimir stop off to buy on his way to Charlton to visit Villem's family?

Answer: Toy duck

A present for Villem's daughter. Smiley sees it in Villem's house so he knows Vladimir has been there. The other things were all found in Vladimir's flat.

3. What occupation has Toby Esterhase taken up since leaving the Circus?

Answer: Art Dealer

Esterhase has reinvented himself as "Signor Benati", a slighty disreputable dealer in art with debts to some shady characters!

4. What is the name of Connie Sachs' companion who opens the door to Smiley when he goes to see Connie in Oxford?

Answer: Hilary

Hilary takes care of both Connie and their many animals.

5. What is the name of the Hamburg nightclub owned by Claus Kretzschmar where Smiley goes looking for information about Otto Leipzig?

Answer: The Blue Diamond

When a crash meeting with Otto Leipzig was required the procedure was to ask Kretzschmar, who was the one person most likley to know Otto's whereabouts.

6. What vital piece of informaion does Smiley find on Otto Leipzig's boat that Otto's killers failed to find?

Answer: Half a postcard

Another part of "Moscow Rules". Smiley matched his half with the half that was held by Kretzschmar. This got Smiley all of the evidence against Karla that Kretzschmar had been holding on Otto's behalf.

7. When Smiley goes to Paris, which former colleague does he turn to for help in getting Madame Ostrakova to a safe location?

Answer: Peter Guillam

Guillam is the former head of Scalphunters for the Circus, now stationed at the British Embassy in Paris. He and his wife Marie-Claire help smuggle Madame Ostrakova out of Paris.

8. Smiley's next journey is to Bern. What is the name of the Russian diplomat he questions there?

Answer: Grigoriev

Anton Grigoriev is an economist who has been co-opted by Karla to keep tabs on "Alexandra" in her sanitorium from his new position in the Russian embassy in Bern.

9. On the outskirts of which Swiss town is the sanitorium to which the Russian diplomat makes weekly visits?

Answer: Thun

Grigoriev poses as "Uncle Anton" so he can monitor "Alexandra's" progress and report back to Karla.

10. After Karla crosses from East Berlin into the West, what object does he drop once he is in custody of Esterhase's lamplighters?

Answer: Cigarette lighter

It is Smiley's lighter, inscribed "To George, from Ann, with all my love", taken by Karla at their first meeting. Despite its significance Smiley is reluctant to retrieve it as it has too many bad memories associated with it.

Source: Author timoggy

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