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Audrey fforbes-Hamilton Trivia Quiz

When we learn about Audrey.

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

Author
tookesburg

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
43,079

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
1162

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Question 1 of 15

1. When Audrey fforbes-Hamilton was preparing to move out of the manor, she and Marjory had a sherry and Audrey made a toast. What did she say? Hint

'To the green grocer at the top.'

'God Save the Queen.'

'England for the English, as we used to say about India.'

'God Save the King.'

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Question 2 of 15

2. When Audrey met Richard DeVere, the new owner of the manor at the auction, who did she think he was? Hint

The lawyer.

The auctioneer.

The caterer.

The banker.

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Question 3 of 15

3. What did Audrey call Richard DeVere's mother? Hint

Mrs. DeVere

Mrs. Poo

Countess Olenska

Duchess Puluveska

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Question 4 of 15

4. How did Audrey answer the phone after she moved out of the manor? Hint

'Grantley Manor.......Lodge'

'Who's calling?'

'Mrs. fforbes-Hamilton's residence.'

'The gamekeeper's daughter's house.'

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Question 5 of 15

5. What did Audrey expect when she went to the supermarket for the first time? Hint

She expected someone to wait on her.

She expected to be able to charge her groceries.

She expected fresh game birds.

She expected someone to deliver her groceries to her home.

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Question 6 of 15

6. When Audrey told everyone she wasn't going to run the annual charity event and that her friend Marjory was going to take over, how did one of the townspeople react? Hint

He said it was about time.

He laughed and told her to stop joking.

He said Marjory would make a mess of things.

He said it would turn out to be 'a caulk-up in a tin hat.'

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Question 7 of 15

7. What landmark in town did Audrey work to save? Hint

The town hall.

The rectory.

The train station.

The theatre.

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Question 8 of 15

8. Why didn't Audrey's butler, Brabinger, drive her around in her Rolls? Hint

He was too old.

She wouldn't let him.

He never got a license.

They never had enough money for petrol.

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Question 9 of 15

9. When Richard DeVere moved his mother from Mayfair in London to the manor, how did she react? Hint

She said, 'Take me home.'

She scolded Richard for spending too much money.

She threw away all of her things from Czechoslovakia so she would appear to be more British.

She said, 'It's just like leaving home in '39.'

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Question 10 of 15

10. Why was Audrey's late husband Martin asked to leave his tour of duty in India after only 6 months? Hint

Audrey didn't think any of the people they met in India were suitable.

Martin was too old.

Brabinger had visa problems.

He told Nehru that his coat was buttoned up on the girl's side.

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Question 11 of 15

11. Why does Audrey tell her dog to stay outside when she goes into the local store? Hint

She doesn't want him to get fleas.

She doesn't want him to eat anything by mistake that she'll have to pay for.

Dogs aren't allowed into stores in England.

She doesn't want Richard DeVere to think she is the kind of person who would take a dog into a store

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Question 12 of 15

12. When Audrey's friends tell her she looks pale and tired, what does she do? Hint

She spends two weeks on the beach and gets a terrible sunburn.

She tells them she's going on holiday and then stays home and sits under a sun lamp.

She goes to Spain for the sun and ends up in jail.

She gets on a plane bound for Majorca which gets hijacked.

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Question 13 of 15

13. Did Audrey think Richard DeVere was Mr. Right? Hint

Yes.

She thought he might be Mr. Convenient.

No, she thought he was a lowly tradesman.

No, she would never consider anyone seriously who wasn't English.

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Question 14 of 15

14. What children's game did Audrey play with DeVere on the estate? Hint

Jacks

Pooh sticks

Jumping rope

Hide and seek

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Question 15 of 15

15. What was the last name of Audrey's close friend Marjory? Hint

Hill-Hamilton

Frobisher

Warner-Dunhill

Jones

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When Audrey fforbes-Hamilton was preparing to move out of the manor, she and Marjory had a sherry and Audrey made a toast. What did she say?

Answer: 'England for the English, as we used to say about India.'

Audrey's last husband had a short tour of duty in India.

2. When Audrey met Richard DeVere, the new owner of the manor at the auction, who did she think he was?

Answer: The caterer.

She told DeVere that at least he was dressed appropriately....this time.

3. What did Audrey call Richard DeVere's mother?

Answer: Mrs. Poo

Audrey refused to learn how to pronounce Richard's real last name, so she called his mother Mrs. Poo.

4. How did Audrey answer the phone after she moved out of the manor?

Answer: 'Grantley Manor.......Lodge'

Audrey moved about 200 yards down the road when she moved out of the manor and into the lodge.

5. What did Audrey expect when she went to the supermarket for the first time?

Answer: She expected someone to wait on her.

Audrey was told she had to economize, so she went to the supermarket. and wrote a hot check.

6. When Audrey told everyone she wasn't going to run the annual charity event and that her friend Marjory was going to take over, how did one of the townspeople react?

Answer: He said it would turn out to be 'a caulk-up in a tin hat.'

7. What landmark in town did Audrey work to save?

Answer: The train station.

Audrey herself never took the train, but she thought the station should be saved.

8. Why didn't Audrey's butler, Brabinger, drive her around in her Rolls?

Answer: She wouldn't let him.

Audrey always drove, and Brabinger always sat in the seat next to her, wearing a chauffeur's cap.

9. When Richard DeVere moved his mother from Mayfair in London to the manor, how did she react?

Answer: She said, 'It's just like leaving home in '39.'

Richard was annoyed that every time they moved up in the world his mother had to compare it to leaving Czechoslovakia in 1939.

10. Why was Audrey's late husband Martin asked to leave his tour of duty in India after only 6 months?

Answer: He told Nehru that his coat was buttoned up on the girl's side.

Audrey threw away all of Martin's souvenirs from India when she moved out of the manor.

11. Why does Audrey tell her dog to stay outside when she goes into the local store?

Answer: She doesn't want him to get fleas.

Audrey had a running battle with the storekeeper to whom she always owed money.

12. When Audrey's friends tell her she looks pale and tired, what does she do?

Answer: She tells them she's going on holiday and then stays home and sits under a sun lamp.

Audrey could no longer afford expensive vacations, so she stayed home and sat under a sun lamp while Brabinger served her meals in casual clothes.....and he was reprimanded for dressing improperly.

13. Did Audrey think Richard DeVere was Mr. Right?

Answer: She thought he might be Mr. Convenient.

She also considered marrying a Rothschild.

14. What children's game did Audrey play with DeVere on the estate?

Answer: Pooh sticks

Richard said that Fate brought them together. Audrey said, 'Fate has lived too long on the estate to know its way about.'

15. What was the last name of Audrey's close friend Marjory?

Answer: Frobisher

Audrey's butler, Brabinger, always announced her as 'Miss Frobisher,Madam.'

Source: Author tookesburg

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