The Hathaways Trivia Quiz

Answer: Seduce Me At Sunrise

Poppy, Leo and Miss Marks are taking a carriage ride when Poppy asks Leo if his wicked reputation is deserved. Leo informs her that it is completely deserved. When she asks why he is so bad, Leo says, "It's much easier to be wicked. Especially if one has no reason to be good."

Answer: fox

Beatrix tells Christopher that he likes Cam because they are both foxes in 'Love in the Afternoon',

"I can always tell what kind of animal a person would be. Foxes are hunters, but they don't rely on brute strength. They're subtle and clever, fond of outwitting others."

Answer: "Hold on to my skirts."

While trapped in the old ruins on the Ramsay estate, Catherine piles up rubble to help them get out. She tells Leo to hold on to her skirts so she can help him out.

Answer: A key, a silver seal, a stereoscope card and a toy horse

While at dinner with the Westciffs, Beatrix's 'old problem' of stealing odd things strikes again. Amelia and Poppy then have to sneak the items back into the manor before anyone knows they are missing.

Answer: May and October

"Have you ever noticed that each month has its own smell?" Beatrix asked Christopher in her first letter to him. She tells him that May and October are her favorites. When Christopher writes back he says he will make a case for December.

Answer: Archilochus

After picking up Medusa, Beatrix's pet hedgehog, Harry quotes Archilochus adding that it is a very good trick. We learn that partially due to that interaction Poppy makes her decision to take a chance and accept Harry's proposal.

Answer: Merripen

Merripen went ahead of the Hathaways to set up Ramsay House. Amelia affectionately teases Win about Merripen's bossy tendencies.

Answer: Viscount Mornington

Lord Cavan interrupts Kev and Win's engagement celebration to bring the news of his inheritance. Cavan gives Kev and Cam a run down of all Kev's holdings and title. Kev accepts for Win's sake and Cam declares that Cavan now has "an heir and a spare".

Answer: Spread Eagle Inn

While Dodger the ferret made it impossible to travel in the mail coach, Catherine is forced to wait at the inn. Leo catches up with her there. The name does prove to be fortuitous since it is the place the couple first makes love. It is also where Leo first proposes marriage and Catherine tells Leo about her past.

Answer: Pooka

Cam has a tattoo of a pooka on his arm, though at the time he got it he didn't understand its significance to his life. He names his horse after the mystical creature that steals people from their beds and takes them on a magical ride after which they are never the same.

Answer: Rye

When Christopher joins the Hathaways for dinner one evening, he is surprised to find Amelia and Cam's son Rye in attendance. Children usually eat in the nursery and not with the adults. When Christopher asks Rye if he eats with the family a lot, Rye says usually he does as long as he follows those rules. Nor can you feed table scraps to Albert, Christopher's dog.

Answer: a splash of ale

Hotchpotch is a harvest vegetable broth that Poppy's mother taught her how to make. Poppy tells Harry that she would make a good farmer's wife because she can make the dish.

Answer: Is there heart here?

The saying literally translates to 'Is there heart here?'. But, it is more commonly used to ask if all is well. Cam asks Merripen this when he visits the cabin Merripen and Win sneaked off to in the middle of the night in 'Seduce Me At Sunrise'.

Answer: "It might give them ideas."

Merripen is enraged that Cam dishonored Amelia and wanted to rip Cam limb from limb. St. Vincent intercedes and with his usual glib tongue diffuses the situation enough so there is no bloodshed.

Answer: True

Harry and Catherine share a mother, Nicolette, but have different fathers. Harry is the older, legitimate offspring, while Cat is younger and born on the 'wrong side of the blanket'.

Answer: Peacock feathers

Cam and Merripen look disgusted with the dashing Miss Darvin. When Amelia asks why, they tell her that wearing peacock feathers is a bad omen and she was sporting dozens of them.

Answer: chocolates

After Poppy slips in the bathroom, Harry sends her little gifts to entertain and please her. Her favorite gift is 'eating chocolates'. She gives him a thank you kiss that stuns him because she refused to kiss him when he gave her a diamond necklace.

Answer: His wife

The two gossips are scandalized by Leo's behavior, writing it off on the grounds that the Hathaways don't know any better. Christopher observes that the family knows better, but just doesn't care.

Answer: Mr. and Mrs. Hunt

Mr. and Mrs. Hunt, also known as Simon and Annabelle, hosted the ball where Merripen and Win were spotted kissing. Simon and Annabelle also have their own story, 'Secrets of a Summer Night', from Kleypas' "Wallflowers" series.

Answer: hummingbird

Cam says Amelia reminds him of a hummingbird using her foot to smooth down her nest because of Amelia's nervous habit of tapping her foot. He also calls her monisha, a Romany endearment.

Answer: Tempt Me At Twilight

Merripen gives this sage advice to Harry when Poppy is upset with him after he makes a joke over her becoming a widow.

Answer: Catherine

Leo informs Catherine that she is not the perfect woman then proceeds to tick off her faults. He goes on to say that all her imperfections make her perfect for him.

Answer: Edward and Emmaline

Edward is named after the Hathaway's father and Emmaline is a "very pretty" French name according to Amelia.

Answer: False

Cam and Kev are full blooded brothers. They both share the same Romany mother and Irish father.

Answer: True

Albert, Christopher's dog, is presented with a collar sporting a medal for bravery by the queen. Beatrix muses that he might start 'putting on airs' since he is a friend to royalty now.