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Cecil Louis Troughton Smith used the pen name Cecil Scott "C. S." Forester for the series of novels immediately associated with him, following the exploits of Horatio Honblower in the Napoleonic Wars. He also wrote the novel on which the film "The African Queen" was based.
3 CS Forester quizzes and 40 CS Forester trivia questions.
1.
  I'm Sailing Right Behind    
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
C.S Forester's "The Happy Return"
So Horatio Hornblower could have said while chasing the Natividad across the Pacific Ocean. Can you put the events in C.S Forester's "The Happy Return" in the order in which they occurred?
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, LauraMcC, Jan 12 23
Very Difficult
LauraMcC gold member
Jan 12 23
118 plays
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  'Hornblower' by C.S.Forester    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz focusses on the middle stages of Hornblower's career, from his first command on the Atropos through to his devastating capture at the end of "A Ship of the Line".
Average, 10 Qns, rosc, Jan 25 09
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rosc
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3.
  Horatio Hornblower Books    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
This is all about Horatio Hornblower who rises from a midshipman to an admiral! Cool, huh? C.S.Forester is the author of the Horatio Hornblower books
Average, 20 Qns, bakbak, Jul 27 19
Average
bakbak
Jul 27 19
713 plays
trivia question Quick Question
With whom was Hornblower fighting a war (for the most part)?

From Quiz "Horatio Hornblower Books"




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CS Forester Trivia Questions
1. By what means of transport do Hornblower and his family travel to London when he takes up his first command in the Atropos?

From Quiz 'Hornblower' by C.S.Forester

Answer: Barge

It is the first time Hornblower has travelled on a canal and he is very impressed by its speed(!) and smoothness. It is also significantly cheaper than a coach at just 1p a mile.

2. With whom did Hornblower fight a duel in the very beginning of Mr. Midshipman Hornblower?

From Quiz Horatio Hornblower Books

Answer: Mr. Simpson

Hornblower and Mr. Simpson fight a duel, but the pistols aren't loaded, so nobody dies.

3. What request does the King make of Hornblower?

From Quiz 'Hornblower' by C.S.Forester

Answer: To take his great-nephew as midshipman

It was apparently commonplace for members of the aristocracy to send young male members of their family into the Navy for a short space of time. Mr Midshipman Prince is accompanied by His Excellency the Baron von Eisenbeiss, High Chamberlain and Secretary of State to His Serene Highness the Prince of Seitz-Bunau. Mr Prince quickly settles into Navy life but Dr Eisenbeiss proves a more troublesome addition to the ship's company.

4. Who was Hornblower's first wife?

From Quiz Horatio Hornblower Books

Answer: Maria

5. What is the Atropos looking for in Marmorice Bay?

From Quiz 'Hornblower' by C.S.Forester

Answer: a treasure trove

A quarter of a million pounds in gold coin went down when the Speedwell was sunk. Hornblower is given a sailing master and a troupe of Ceylonese divers who bring almost the whole loot to the surface.

6. Who is Hornblower's favorite first lieutenant?

From Quiz Horatio Hornblower Books

Answer: Mr. Bush

Mr. Bush went on many missions with {Hornblower;} Mr. John Jones the Ninth later went with His Majesty's Sicilian {Army;} Mr. Mound was {killed;} and Mr. Gerard was the gunner and a prisoner in France.

7. In 'The Happy Return', Hornblower is sent to make a treaty that will enable British trade routes across the Nicaraguan isthmus. What is the name of the man he should make contact with?

From Quiz 'Hornblower' by C.S.Forester

Answer: Don Julian Alvarado

His full name is 'His Excellency Don Julian Maria de Jesus de Alvarado y Moctezuma' but he insists on being addressed as 'El Supremo'. He turns out to be a mad tyrant who considers himself divine. However, as far as Hornblower is concerned, orders are orders.

8. What happened to Bush in a battle?

From Quiz Horatio Hornblower Books

Answer: His foot was blown off

He later had a wooden foot made.

9. How does Hornblower pass the evening before the first battle with the Natividad?

From Quiz 'Hornblower' by C.S.Forester

Answer: He invited the junior officers to play whist

The other officers were glad to share the Captain's table at dinner, commenting that the food he offered was better than the rats they had become accustomed to eat. But dinner, for Hornblower, was always followed by whist which the others enjoyed much less. Hornblower was an excellent whist player and once made his living by playing.

10. What ship did the Lydia overtake (without loss of life) that had 50 guns, while the Lydia only had 36?

From Quiz Horatio Hornblower Books

Answer: The Natividad & Natividad

They took the ship with no lives lost, later to have to turn it over to El Supremo.

11. What is the name of Lady Barbara's maidservant?

From Quiz 'Hornblower' by C.S.Forester

Answer: Hebe

Hornblower is not best pleased at having to take Lady Barbara on board especially as he is about to fight a battle with the Natividad. But, this 'feeble woman' proves herself in the aftermath of fighting when she takes control of the sickroom. The little maidservant irritates Hornblower too and has to be locked into her cabin to keep her away from the men.

12. Whom did Hornblower pick up in Panama that was very important later on?

From Quiz Horatio Hornblower Books

Answer: Lady Barbara

He later married her after Maria died.

13. How many guns does HMS Sutherland, the 'Ship of the Line', carry?

From Quiz 'Hornblower' by C.S.Forester

Answer: 74

Hornblower calls her 'the ugliest and least desirable two-decker in the Navy List'.

14. What did little Horatio and little Maria die of?

From Quiz Horatio Hornblower Books

Answer: Small pox

They became ill at the same time, while Hornblower was away at sea.

15. How does Hornblower succeed in completing his crew?

From Quiz 'Hornblower' by C.S.Forester

Answer: He pressgangs men from the merchant ships in his convoy

He gets very few men from the appeals, is sent none from other ships though he does bring 200 from his old ship and 30-odd men come from the Assizes. But with all this he still sets sail 120 men short of a full complement. Technically, merchant seamen were exempt from pressganging but Hornblower tricks the captains into sending him the men he needs and then pretends they have volunteered.

16. What promotions did Hornblower receive after escaping France?

From Quiz Horatio Hornblower Books

Answer: Knight of Bath, Colonel of the Marines, and Commodore of the Baltic Forces

17. Who, or what, are Tom Cribb and Mrs Siddons?

From Quiz 'Hornblower' by C.S.Forester

Answer: Pigs kept by the wardroom on board

The only way sailors could have fresh meat would be to have live animals on board but this was only possible when water could easily be resupplied.

18. Who first was Hornblower's coxswain, and then his servant, who also escaped from France?

From Quiz Horatio Hornblower Books

Answer: Brown

Brown was a very strong and patient man, good for a servant!

19. Why does Hornblower surrender at the end of 'A Ship of the Line'?

From Quiz 'Hornblower' by C.S.Forester

Answer: His ship is disabled

It is a glorious defeat. Hornblower's little 74-gun two-decker takes on four French ships single-handed, disabling two of them and doing serious damage to the other two. The other English ships are too slow to come to his aid, foolishly ordering Hornblower to engage the enemy too early. Hornblower is taken prisoner, along with Lieutenant Bush whose leg has to be amputated as a result of injuries sustained in the battle.

20. What did Maria die of?

From Quiz Horatio Hornblower Books

Answer: Childbirth

She died while having her third child, Richard Arthur Horatio Hornblower.

21. Who took care of little Richard after Maria died?

From Quiz Horatio Hornblower Books

Answer: Lady Barbara

Later she becomes his step-mother.

22. What is the name of Hornblower's flagship in the Baltic?

From Quiz Horatio Hornblower Books

Answer: H.M.S. Nonsuch

23. Who was the leader of Russia when Hornblower met him?

From Quiz Horatio Hornblower Books

Answer: Czar Alexander

When Alexander was incognito, he went by the name Compte du Nord.

24. What languages did Hornblower speak (besides English)?

From Quiz Horatio Hornblower Books

Answer: Spanish, French

He spoke Spanish and French fluently.

25. What famous battle did Nelson fight at?

From Quiz Horatio Hornblower Books

Answer: Battle of Trafalgar

Hornblower conducted Nelson's funeral service.

26. What game did Hornblower excel at?

From Quiz Horatio Hornblower Books

Answer: Whist

He almost always won.

27. Which captain commanded the Indefatigable?

From Quiz Horatio Hornblower Books

Answer: Captain Sir Edward Pellew

28. What river did Hornblower, Bush, and Brown escape by in France?

From Quiz Horatio Hornblower Books

Answer: the Loire

29. With whom was Hornblower fighting a war (for the most part)?

From Quiz Horatio Hornblower Books

Answer: Napoleon

30. What was the name of the person who tried to kill the Ruler of all Russias?

From Quiz Horatio Hornblower Books

Answer: Braun

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