Fun Trivia : Wodehouse PG

Structure Sub-topic of: Authors T-Z Quizzes Interesting Questions, Facts and Information There are a total of 15 general entries. Special Topics The World of Psmith Wodehouse Plots and Titles Galahad at Blandings Welcome to the Drones' Club Jeeves and Wooster Blandings Castle Bertie's Buddies Blandings Parva A-Z Wodehouse Carry on Jeeves "Fore!" P.G's a Jolly Good Fellow The World of Wodehouse

Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

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What is the name of Lord Ickenham’s wife?

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Jane. Ickenham is married to an American named Jane.



What is Lord Ickenham’s surname?

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Twistleton. Uncle Fred’s full name is Fredrick Altamont Cornawallis Twistleton, Earl of Ickenham.



Whom does Ickenham impersonate when he visits Blandings Castle for the first time?

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Roderick Glossop. In ‘Uncle Fred in the Springtime’, Ickenham visits Blandings impersonating the eminent loony doctor Roderick Glossop.



What is the name of the police officer who copped Lord Ickenham and his nephew Pongo at the dog races?

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Constable Potter. Constable Potter is the officer who had arrested Uncle Fred and Pongo at the dog races (featured in ‘Uncle Dynamite’).



What was the name which Pongo gave to the police when he was arrested?

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Edwin Smith. When Ickenham and Pongo were arrested at the dog races, they gave false names as George Robinson and Edwin Smith respectively.



To whom does Pongo get married finally?

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Sally Painter. Pongo reunites with Sally Painter in ‘Uncle Dynamite’ and in ‘Cocktail Time’ we get to hear that they are married.



What was Lord Ickenham’s nickname at school?

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Barmy. At school, Barmy was Lord Ickenham’s nickname, Mugsy was Aylmer Bostock’s nickname and Bimbo the nickname of Major Brabazon Plank. Pongo is Ickenham’s nephew.



From the smoking room of which club does Ickenham fire a brazil nut at Raymond Bastable?

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Drones. The opening scene of the novel ‘Cocktail Time’ features Lord Ickenham in the Drones club shooting Raymond Bastable (who was coming out of the Athenaeum club) with a brazil nut, using a catapult.



What work did Lord Ickenham do in the United States before becoming an Earl?

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All of these (He prospected in the Mojave Desert, He was a cow puncher in Arizona, He worked with a newspaper). In ‘Service with a Smile’ Ickenham talks about how he used to work in a newspaper, punched cows, prospected in the Mojave and also jerked soda before he became an Earl.



What is the name of Lord Ickenham’s butler?

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Coggs. Lord Ickenham’s butler is Coggs (featured in ‘Uncle Dynamite’).



Who is the goon who threatens Lord Ickenham with a cosh?

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Oily Carlisle. Oily Carlisle and his wife Gertude threaten Ickenham with a cosh in ‘Cocktail Time’ to get hold of a letter written by Raymond Bastable.



One afternoon in Valley Fields, whom does Ickenham NOT impersonate?

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The parrot belonging to Mr.Roddis. In one of the short stories featuring Ickenham, he visits Valley Fields and impersonates an official from the bird shop, Mr.Roddis the owner of the house Cedars and a JG Bulstrode, a resident of the same neighbourhood. He says that he could have also done a parrot on broad, artistic lines if called upon !



Which house does Ickenham visit pretending to be Brabazon Plank?

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Ashenden Manor. In ‘Uncle Dynamite’ Ickenham pays a visit to Aylmer Bostock’s residence Ashenden Manor pretending to be Major Brabazon Plank.



Who is the Duke of Dunstable’s nephew whom Ickenham helps to get married?

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Ricky Gilpin. Ricky Gilpin was the nephew of Alaric, Duke of Dunstable. Ickenham helps to unite him with his love Polly Pott.



Whom does Lord Ickenham impersonate when he visits Blandings Castle for the second time?

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None of these. When Ickenham visits Blandings for the second time, he comes as himself without impersonating anyone (‘Service with a Smile’)!