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P. G. Wodehouse Trivia Quiz

P. G. Wodehouse was one of the funniest writers of the 20th Century. How much do you know about his life and world?

A multiple-choice quiz by rlogelin. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
rlogelin

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
58,245

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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746

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Question 1 of 10

1. P. G. stands for: Hint

Paul Grosvenor

Penfield Gaston

Percy Grosbardier

Pelham Grenville

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Question 2 of 10

2. To his friends, P.G. was known as: Hint

Plum

Pidge

Puck

Pinky

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many novels and collections of short stories did P.G. Wodehouse write? Hint

127

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Question 4 of 10

4. P. G.'s career was given an important boost when he began writing extensively in 1914 for this magazine 'devoted to Society and the Arts.' Hint

American Mercury

Vanity Fair

Harper's Bazaar

The New Yorker

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Question 5 of 10

5. With what sport was P.G. obsessed, making it the subject of many of his short stories? Hint

horse racing

snooker

cricket

golf

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Question 6 of 10

6. Bertie Wooster is one of Wodehouse's most enduring characters. Who is Wooster's equally beloved valet? Hint

Alfred

Jeeves

Jones

Carruthers

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Question 7 of 10

7. This castle was a favorite setting for P.G.'s tales: Hint

Hurlbutt Hall

Piltsdown Pile

Fawlty Towers

Blandings

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Question 8 of 10

8. What happened when German intelligence in WWII used P. G. Wodehouse novels to prepare their espionage agents to infiltrate the English countryside? Hint

An undercover agent showed up in Cambridgeshire wearing spats.

The agent defected and opened a pub in Devonshire.

A spy managed to get a position as butler with the royal family.

An agent was apprehended when he attempted to use a fake passport giving his name as Bertie Wooster.

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name of the club where Bertie Wooster whiles away the hours with the likes of Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright and Augustus Fink-Nottle? Hint

The Pink Elephant

Manderley

Toad Hall

The Drones

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Question 10 of 10

10. What class of female did Bertie Wooster regard as the greatest blight on his carefree bachelor existence? Hint

aunts

blondes

young ladies eager for matrimony

matchmakers

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. P. G. stands for:

Answer: Pelham Grenville

If your name was Pelham Grenville you'd probably go by P.G. as well.

2. To his friends, P.G. was known as:

Answer: Plum

3. How many novels and collections of short stories did P.G. Wodehouse write?

Answer: 96

He was working on number 97 the day he died at the age of 93. He obviously never heard of writer's block.

4. P. G.'s career was given an important boost when he began writing extensively in 1914 for this magazine 'devoted to Society and the Arts.'

Answer: Vanity Fair

In some issues he provided a majority of the magazine's editorial content, using a variety of pen names on various articles.

5. With what sport was P.G. obsessed, making it the subject of many of his short stories?

Answer: golf

In his story 'The Magic Plus Fours' he was one of the first to mine the rich source of humor to be found on the subject of golf pants!

6. Bertie Wooster is one of Wodehouse's most enduring characters. Who is Wooster's equally beloved valet?

Answer: Jeeves

Jeeves saved Bertie out of many a romantic scrape, sartorial crisis, and on one occasion, from a savage attack by enraged swans.

7. This castle was a favorite setting for P.G.'s tales:

Answer: Blandings

There Lord Emsworth's attempts to find peace with his beloved prize pigs were thwarted by a variety of female relatives and overly-efficient male secretaries.

8. What happened when German intelligence in WWII used P. G. Wodehouse novels to prepare their espionage agents to infiltrate the English countryside?

Answer: An undercover agent showed up in Cambridgeshire wearing spats.

He was immediately arrested.

9. What is the name of the club where Bertie Wooster whiles away the hours with the likes of Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright and Augustus Fink-Nottle?

Answer: The Drones

Jeeves had his own club for valets only, which maintained a large book of dirt on their respective employers.

10. What class of female did Bertie Wooster regard as the greatest blight on his carefree bachelor existence?

Answer: aunts

Especially Aunt Agatha!

Source: Author rlogelin

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