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Through The Literary Keyhole Trivia Quiz

Whether it's a mansion or a farmhouse, a cave or a castle, the 15 homes featured in this quiz have all played a big part in literature throughout the years.

A multiple-choice quiz by helen295. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
helen295

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
155,684

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
820

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Question 1 of 15

1. In Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre", Jane goes to work as a governess for Mr Rochester. What is the name of his mansion, which is also the home of Mrs Fairfax, Grace Poole and Adele Varens? Hint

Moor House

Gateshead Hall

Thornfield Hall

Ferndean Manor

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Question 2 of 15

2. This fictional house can be reached by walking through The White Way of Delight, past the Haunted Wood and the Lake of Shining Waters. Hint

Green Gables

The Little House on the Prairie

Toad Hall

The House at Pooh Corner

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Question 3 of 15

3. In Margaret Mitchell's "Gone With The Wind", what is the name of the Wilkes' plantation where Scarlett O'Hara meets Rhett Butler for the first time at a barbecue? Hint

Tara

Twelve Oaks

Mimosa

Fairhill

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Question 4 of 15

4. In a well known children's story by PL Travers, a nanny with magical powers moves into a London house to take care of two small children. What is the address of this house? Hint

17 Peach Tree Lane

17 Apple Tree Lane

17 Oak Tree Lane

17 Cherry Tree Lane

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Question 5 of 15

5. This next home is simply a hole built into the hillside. It has a round green door with a yellow brass knob. Do you know who lives here? Hint

Harry Potter

Bilbo Baggins

The BFG

Peter Rabbit

6. In VC Andrews' "Flowers In The Attic", Chris, Cathy, Cory and Carrie spend four years locked in an attic room waiting for their grandfather to die. What is the name of the mansion in which they are imprisoned? Hint

Cypress Woods

Cutler's Cove

Foxworth Hall

Farthinggale Manor

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Question 7 of 15

7. There are many books which deal with the subject of haunted houses. One of the most famous was written by Jay Anson, and tells the story of George and Kathy Lutz. The house, at 112 Ocean Avenue, was said to be haunted after Ronald DeFeo shot his family as they lay asleep in their beds. What is the name of this book? Hint

The Amityville Horror

Haunted

The Shining

The House On Nazareth Hill

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Question 8 of 15

8. This next author based the house in one of her best-selling novels on the Georgian manor house, Menabilly, where she and her husband lived for 25 years. Who is she? Hint

Daphne du Maurier

George Eliot

Jane Austen

Mary Higgins Clark

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Question 9 of 15

9. In "The Thorn Birds" by Colleen McCullough, the Cleary family leave their home in New Zealand to live at Drogheda with Paddy Cleary's sister, Mary Carson. What is Drogheda? Hint

A sheep station in Australia

A manor house in England

A cotton plantation in Georgia

A cattle ranch in Texas

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Question 10 of 15

10. Mont Royal, Resolute, Belvedere and Fairlawn are four homes which appear in a best-selling book about the American Civil War. Which book is this? Hint

"Gone With The Wind" by Margaret Mitchell

"North and South" by John Jakes

"An American Dream" by Norman Mailer

"The Red Badge Of Courage" by Stephen Crane

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Question 11 of 15

11. The name of this next house is usually used to describe a rabbit's habitat but is also the home of Harry Potter's best friend. Hint

The Warren

The Field

The Hutch

The Burrow

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Question 12 of 15

12. Castle Leoch, Beannachd and the farmhouse at Lallybroch are all places of residence mentioned in a series of time-travel books by Diana Gabaldon. In which country are all three of these places located? Hint

Wales

Scotland

Ireland

England

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Question 13 of 15

13. When Mary Lennox's parents die in a cholera epidemic, she comes to England to live with her rich uncle. Together with her new friend Dickon and her invalid cousin Colin, Mary discovers a secret garden behind a locked door. What is the name of the house in this novel? Hint

Dorincourt Castle

Misselthwaite Manor

Wildairs Hall

Wyndham Towers

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Question 14 of 15

14. In Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice", what is the name of the house mentioned in Chapter One that has been "taken by a young man of large fortune from the north of England"? Hint

Pemberley House

Longbourn

Mansfield Park

Netherfield Park

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Question 15 of 15

15. At the beginning of "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte, we meet Mr Lockwood, who is staying in a house owned by Heathcliff. This house was formerly the home of the Linton family. What is it called? Hint

Thrushcross Grange

Wildfell Hall

Wuthering Heights

Hareton Manor

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre", Jane goes to work as a governess for Mr Rochester. What is the name of his mansion, which is also the home of Mrs Fairfax, Grace Poole and Adele Varens?

Answer: Thornfield Hall

Jane spends her early childhood at Gateshead Hall, home of her aunt, Mrs Reed, and her cousins, Eliza, Georgiana and John. After an argument with John, Mrs Reed locks Jane into the red-room, which is supposedly haunted by the ghost of her uncle who died in that same room.
Moor House is the home of the Rivers family, with whom Jane stays for a while, working as a school teacher.
Ferndean Manor is another house belonging to Mr Rochester, located about 30 miles from Thornfield. Charlotte Bronte is thought to have based Ferndean on Wycoller Hall in Pendle Witch Country, Lancashire. The ruins of Wycoller Hall are still accessible to tourists today.

2. This fictional house can be reached by walking through The White Way of Delight, past the Haunted Wood and the Lake of Shining Waters.

Answer: Green Gables

LM Montgomery's "Anne of Green Gables" is the story of a redheaded orphan, Anne Shirley, who is adopted by Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert. Anne uses her lively imagination to give new names to the things around her - The Avenue becomes 'The White Way of Delight', the spruce wood becomes 'The Haunted Wood' and Barry's Pond is renamed "The Lake of Shining Waters'.

3. In Margaret Mitchell's "Gone With The Wind", what is the name of the Wilkes' plantation where Scarlett O'Hara meets Rhett Butler for the first time at a barbecue?

Answer: Twelve Oaks

Tara is the name of the O'Hara plantation. The Tarletons live at Fairhill and the Fontaines at Mimosa. When Scarlett returns home after the civil war she finds that Twelve Oaks, like many of the neighbouring plantations, has been destroyed.

4. In a well known children's story by PL Travers, a nanny with magical powers moves into a London house to take care of two small children. What is the address of this house?

Answer: 17 Cherry Tree Lane

The book referred to is, of course, "Mary Poppins". Jane and Michael Banks live at 17 Cherry Tree Lane.

5. This next home is simply a hole built into the hillside. It has a round green door with a yellow brass knob. Do you know who lives here?

Answer: Bilbo Baggins

Bilbo Baggins is the hobbit who appears in the JRR Tolkien novel, "The Hobbit".

Answer: Foxworth Hall

The children's mother promises them that as soon as she receives her inheritance from their grandfather, she will set them free. However, she soon realises that it's more convenient to keep them locked in the attic until they die.
The other three choices appear in other books by VC Andrews.

Answer: The Amityville Horror

In 1979, "The Amityville Horror" was made into a movie starring James Brolin and Rod Steiger.

8. This next author based the house in one of her best-selling novels on the Georgian manor house, Menabilly, where she and her husband lived for 25 years. Who is she?

Answer: Daphne du Maurier

The house in Daphne du Maurier's "Rebecca" is called Manderley.

9. In "The Thorn Birds" by Colleen McCullough, the Cleary family leave their home in New Zealand to live at Drogheda with Paddy Cleary's sister, Mary Carson. What is Drogheda?

Answer: A sheep station in Australia

"The Thorn Birds" was made into a successful TV mini-series starring Richard Chamberlain as Father Ralph de Bricassart and Rachel Ward as Meggie Cleary.

10. Mont Royal, Resolute, Belvedere and Fairlawn are four homes which appear in a best-selling book about the American Civil War. Which book is this?

Answer: "North and South" by John Jakes

"North and South" is the story of two young men - one from the North and the other from the South - who meet before the Civil War.

11. The name of this next house is usually used to describe a rabbit's habitat but is also the home of Harry Potter's best friend.

Answer: The Burrow

Ron Weasley and his wizard family live in a house called The Burrow, which Harry visits for the first time in JK Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets".
The Burrow is located near the village of Ottery St Catchpole. There is a ghoul living in the attic, just above Ron's bedroom, and the garden is inhabited by gnomes.

Answer: Scotland

Diana Gabaldon's "Outlander" series (known as "Cross Stitch" in the UK) revolves around a World War II nurse, Claire Randall, who walks through a stone circle in Scotland and finds herself in the 18th century.

Answer: Misselthwaite Manor

"The Secret Garden" by Francis Hodgson Burnett was first published in 1888.
Dorincourt Castle, Wildairs Hall and Wyndham Towers all appear in other books by the same author.

14. In Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice", what is the name of the house mentioned in Chapter One that has been "taken by a young man of large fortune from the north of England"?

Answer: Netherfield Park

As soon as Mrs Bennet hears that Mr Bingley has moved into Netherfield Park, she decides that one of her daughters must marry him.

Answer: Thrushcross Grange

The farmhouse at Top Withens, Yorkshire, has been connected with Wuthering Heights, the Earnshaws' home in Emily Bronte's novel of the same name. However, the building itself bears little resemblance to Emily's description of Wuthering Heights.
Nearby Ponden Hall, an Elizabethan farmhouse dating from the 17th century, is widely believed to be Emily Bronte's model for Thrushcross Grange, home of Edgar and Isabella Linton.

Source: Author helen295

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