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1. James Herriot is actually a pseudonym. What is the author's real name?
2. Although James Herriot was to live and practice his veterinary skills in England's Yorkshire dales for many years, he actually grew up in Glasgow, Scotland. Where was he born?
3. James was the only child born to his father, who was by trade, a ship plater, and mother, who earned money as a seamstress. What were their names?
4. In 1932, Herriot contracted and nearly died from what virulent disease?
5. Where did Herriot attend veterinary college?
6. What year did James Herriot officially qualify as a fully-fledged member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons?
7. Siegfried and Tristan Farnon, Herriot's friends and collegues, were in fact fictitious names. What were their real names?
8. In James Herriot's books, James is married to a woman named Helen. What is his wife's real name.
9. The 'Herriot's' had two children. Their names were the same in his books as in real life. Who were they?
10. In Herriot's books, the town in the Yorkshire Dales where they lived was referred to as 'Darrowby'. In which town did they really reside?
11. In one of his books, Herriot describes him as 'just about the most English-looking man I had ever seen. Long, humorous, strong-jawed face...he looked as though he didn't spend much time in front of a mirror.' To whom was he referring?
12. The place where James Herriot worked (and for a period lived), was the surgery in 23 Kirkgate, Thirsk. What was the place called in the Herriot books?
13. The housekeeper in the Herriot books was called Mrs. Hall. What was her actual name?
14. James Herriot played one sport very seriously. Which sport was it?
15. What did Herriot claim was his favourite animal?
16. Those who know Herriot's books will be familiar with the eccentric but lovable 'Mrs. Pumphrey and her little Pekingese 'Trickie Woo'. On whom were these characters based?
17. One traumatic event in the life of James Herriot was the catalyst to a period of deep depression for him. What was that event?
18. From whom did Alf Wight (James Herriot) get his literary name?
19. James's son Jimmy, followed in his father's footsteps and became a veterinary surgeon as well as an author. He wrote his father's biography which was published in 1999. Rosie, too wanted to be a vet but was encouraged by her father to pursue a different career. What did she become?
20. What took the life of James Alfred Wight (Herriot) on February 23, 1995?
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