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Welcome to the Drones' Club Trivia Quiz

Let me take your coat. And your hat. Oh, you're waiting for Bertie? Well before he turns up can I interest you in a quiz about Wodehouse's the Drones' Club and its members?

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

Author
spur

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
70,618

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
751

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. What is a drone? Hint

Worker bee

Worker wasp

Lazy wasp

Lazy bee

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which accent would guardian angels to the Drones' Club speak with? Hint

Cambridge accent

Lincolnshire accent

Eton accent

Oxford accent

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Question 3 of 15

3. What district of London is the Drones' Club in? Hint

Piccadilly

Mayfair

Park Lane

Richmond

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is the name is the club opposite the Drones? Hint

Kit-kat Club

Demosthian Club

Reform Club

Conservative Club

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who is the Drones' darts champion? Hint

Horace Davenport

Bertie Fickleworth

Bertie Wooster

Stilton Cheesewright

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Question 6 of 15

6. Rupert's surname is actually Smith, but he wants you to spell it how?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 15

7. Rupert and Ronald Fish live at which castle?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 15

8. What race did the Drones bet on? Hint

The fat uncles' sweepstakes

The fat cousins' sweepstakes

The fat brothers' sweepstakes

The fat mommas' sweepstakes

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Question 9 of 15

9. How is Claude Cattermole Potter-Pirbright better known as? Hint

Catsmead

Catsmeat

Catseye

Catsflap

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Question 10 of 15

10. Where is Captain Walkinsaw attacked by Major-General Petherick Soames with a horsewhip? Hint

On the steps of the Drones' Club

In the Smoking Room of the Drones' Club

Round the back of the Drones' Club

In the billard room of the Drones' Club

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Question 11 of 15

11. One member is Barmy Fotheringay-Phipps. How do you pronounce 'Fotheringay'? Hint

Forthgay

Fungy

Fogey

Fongay

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which of these Drones members have been engaged to Madeline Basset? Hint

Biscuit Biskerton

Dogface Rainsby

Monty Byng

Gussie Fink-Nottle

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Question 13 of 15

13. On a similar subject, which of these is not one of Frederick Widgeon's girlfriends? Hint

Sue Brown

Dora Pinfold

Vanessa Vokes

Drusilla Wix

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Question 14 of 15

14. What is Pongo's surname?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which of these Wodehouse books is not about Drones, or have any Drones in it? Hint

Ice in the Bedroom

Young Men in Spats

Performing Flea

Uncle Dynamite

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is a drone?

Answer: Lazy bee

Hence of course-the Drones.

2. Which accent would guardian angels to the Drones' Club speak with?

Answer: Oxford accent

This is according to Bertie in 'A Few Quick Ones'

3. What district of London is the Drones' Club in?

Answer: Mayfair

Yes in Dover Street, W1.

4. What is the name is the club opposite the Drones?

Answer: Demosthian Club

It can be seen from the upper floor, in the smoking room.

5. Who is the Drones' darts champion?

Answer: Horace Davenport

This was before his resignation of the role. He was afterwards devoted to Valerie Twistleton.

6. Rupert's surname is actually Smith, but he wants you to spell it how?

Answer: Psmith

I don't think there are any real people with that spelling, let me know if I'm wrong.

7. Rupert and Ronald Fish live at which castle?

Answer: Blandings

As do non drones like Galahad Threepwood, the butler Beech and several others.

8. What race did the Drones bet on?

Answer: The fat uncles' sweepstakes

Freddie Widgeon had this clever idea, his uncle being the favourite.

9. How is Claude Cattermole Potter-Pirbright better known as?

Answer: Catsmeat

He's the one with the moustache.

10. Where is Captain Walkinsaw attacked by Major-General Petherick Soames with a horsewhip?

Answer: On the steps of the Drones' Club

This is because the M-G can't bear him going out with his niece Gertrude.

11. One member is Barmy Fotheringay-Phipps. How do you pronounce 'Fotheringay'?

Answer: Fungy

Strange as it seems this is true (See the British tv series)

12. Which of these Drones members have been engaged to Madeline Basset?

Answer: Gussie Fink-Nottle

Yes, but Bertie was also engaged to her (as well as many other females)

13. On a similar subject, which of these is not one of Frederick Widgeon's girlfriends?

Answer: Sue Brown

Its nice to see Woodehouse encouraged equality of the sexes...

14. What is Pongo's surname?

Answer: Twistleton

He's the Earl of Ickenham's nephew.

15. Which of these Wodehouse books is not about Drones, or have any Drones in it?

Answer: Performing Flea

'Performing Flea' was one of Wodehouse's autobiographies

Source: Author spur

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