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Average Literature Trivia: The Power Of One | 10 Questions

This is a quiz especially designed for the true fans of Bryce Courtenay's "The Power Of One".

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

Author
tainted_tara

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
262,347

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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374

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Pride is holding your head up when everyone around you has theirs bowed. Courage is what makes you do it." Who gives these words of wisdom to Peekay? Hint

Hoppie Groenewald

Big Hettie

Harry Crown

Doc

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who does Hoppie Groenewald fight in Gravelotte? Hint

Klipkop

Jackhammer Smit

Gert Marais

Dee

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Question 3 of 10

3. What happens to Granpa Chook on the Judge's last day at the boarding school? Hint

He is granted immunity from Hitler by the Judge.

He runs away

He dies after being attacked by some dogs.

He is strung up and killed by the boys with rocks from their catapults.

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Question 4 of 10

4. What composition is Doc scared of playing at the town recital? Hint

Beethoven's Symphony Number Five

Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 3 in D, K.40

Chopin's Adante Spianato

Fur Elise

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the chant the Africans cry out at Peekay's fights? Hint

Onoshobishobi Ingelosi

Peekay Peekay Peekay!

Onoshobaishobi Engilosi

Inkosi-Inkosikazi

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who teaches Peekay an eight punch combination, which is then named after him? Hint

Hoppie Groenewald

Geel Piet

Gert Marais

Jannie Geldenhuis

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who murdered Geel Piet? Hint

Gert

Klipkop

Lieutenant Borman

Smit

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of the boarding school to which Peekay wins a scholarship? Hint

Duke of Essex

Johannesburg Private

King of Scots

Prince of Wales

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who approaches Peekay to fight Gideon? Hint

Mr Ugani

Mr Nguni

Hymie

Mrs Boxall

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who is the Pastor that Peekay's mother brings into the hospital when Peekay's jaw is broken? Hint

Pastor Stephens

Pastor Mulvery

Pastor Melgrave

Pastor Samson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Pride is holding your head up when everyone around you has theirs bowed. Courage is what makes you do it." Who gives these words of wisdom to Peekay?

Answer: Big Hettie

Big Hettie is only a very minor character in this book; she accompanies Peekay from Gravelotte, mainly because she was extremely drunk at the time.

2. Who does Hoppie Groenewald fight in Gravelotte?

Answer: Jackhammer Smit

Jackhammer Smit is the brother of Lieutenant Smit, the prison officer who begins training Peekay at Barbeton Prison.

3. What happens to Granpa Chook on the Judge's last day at the boarding school?

Answer: He is strung up and killed by the boys with rocks from their catapults.

Peekay was given Granpa Chook by Inkosi-Inkosikazi, after the great medicine man visits Peekay in order to help stop the night water (bed wetting), which plagues him at his boarding school.

4. What composition is Doc scared of playing at the town recital?

Answer: Beethoven's Symphony Number Five

Doc's full name is Karl Von Vollensteen, and he is a Doctor of Music, which explains him being called 'Doc'. He also has a fascination with cacti, having written one book entirely in German before his imprisonment, and then whilst in prison he writes another in English.

5. What is the chant the Africans cry out at Peekay's fights?

Answer: Onoshobishobi Ingelosi

Onoshobishobi Ingelosi is translated as meaning "Tadpole Angel" in English.

6. Who teaches Peekay an eight punch combination, which is then named after him?

Answer: Geel Piet

Geel Piet was murdered the night of the big prison concert. Peekay is the one who finds him lying in the boxing ring inside the gymnasium, just after the concert has concluded.

Gert is a prison officer who is also on the boxing squad, Hoppie is the train conductor who gives Peekay the "First with the head, then with the heart" mantra and Jannie Geldenhuis is a student that Peekay fights while attending school.

7. Who murdered Geel Piet?

Answer: Lieutenant Borman

Smit later on fights Borman in an act of vengeance - one of the best pages in this book.

Klipkop, Smit and Gert are all members of the boxing squad at Barbeton Prison.

8. What is the name of the boarding school to which Peekay wins a scholarship?

Answer: Prince of Wales

One of my favourite characters that comes into the story after Peekay begins his schooling at Prince Of Whales is Darby White, one of the boxing coaches of the school. He has the habit of not being able to make a decision without having had both hands in his pants fumbling around. Hilarious really.

9. Who approaches Peekay to fight Gideon?

Answer: Mr Nguni

This is one character that I'm not entirely fond of, I think in part it's because of reading "Tandia", which picks up where this book ends, I recommend it to everyone.

Mrs Boxall is the librarian from Peekay's home town and Hymie is his best friend. Mr Ugani is just someone I made up.

10. Who is the Pastor that Peekay's mother brings into the hospital when Peekay's jaw is broken?

Answer: Pastor Mulvery

Bless His Precious Name! Did anybody else find Peekay's thoughts about religion entertaining?

Source: Author tainted_tara

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