40 Bedknobs and Broomsticks Trivia Questions & Answers

Answer: He is painting out roadsigns.

The story begins in the peaceful village of Pepperinge Eye, on the South coast of England, during August 1940, at a time when the British were expecting an invasion of these islands by the Germans. Government policy at the time demanded that all road signs, railway stations and other such establishments had their names obliterated by one means or another in order to confuse and delay the advance of any invasion force. Many road signs were simply painted over but those signs of a more permanent nature were removed completely and many of them were completely destroyed.

Answer: David Tomlinson

David Tomlinson did a wonderful portrayal of Emelius Browne, the witchcrafting professer who turns out to be a bit of a fraud. David Tomlinson can also be seen in such movies as "Mary Poppins" and "The Love Bug". I made the other 3 names up.

Answer: Mary Norton

Mary Norton was born in London but came to America in 1941 to help with the World War 2 effort. She began writing her famous series, "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" during her time in America. "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" is actually a set of three stories; "The Magic Bedknob" (1943), "Bonfires and Broomsticks" (1947), and "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" (1957). This information was found in Mary Norton's biography.

Answer: Charlie, Carrie, Paul

Charlie was the oldest, Carrie the middle child and Paul the youngest.

Answer: Angela Lansbury

The part of the reclusive Miss Eglantine Price is played by Angela Lansbury; this part was, incidentally, her first leading role in a musical film. The orphaned Rawlins children, evacuees from London to escape the Blitz, are Charlie, the eldest, played by Ian Weighill, middle child Carrie was played by Cindy O'Callaghan and Paul, the youngest of the three was played by Roy Snart.

Angela Lansbury was born in the Regent's Park area of London in 1925 and has enjoyed a long and varied career. Her life as an entertainer began in 1942 in Montreal, Canada where she worked as an act in a nightclub before earning a part in her first feature film 'Gaslight' in 1944. Lansbury is probably most famous for her role as Jessica Fletcher, a sort of American Miss Marple, in the popular and long running US television crime show 'Murder She Wrote'. Still active in 2015, Lansbury was created a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to drama, philanthropy and charitable work in the 2014 New Year's Honours List by Her Majesty the Queen.

Answer: Carrie, Paul, Charlie

Carrie, Paul and Charlie Rawlins were sent to live with Miss Price during the Second World War, for their own safety. Cindy O'Callaghan played Carrie Rawlins, Roy Snart played Paul Rawlins and Ian Weighill played Charlie Rawlins.

Answer: England in the year 1940

This is written on the screen at the beginning of the movie along with these words: Again, a time for valor. A time of whispered events. Now faded with the passing years.

Answer: They saw her riding her broom

It was her first time riding it and she crashed.

Answer: A broom

Arriving in the village astride a motorcycle belching pungent, greenish-yellow exhaust smoke, Miss Price's first port of call is the village Post Office to collect a discreetly packaged object. It is her latest consignment of materials from the Correspondence College of Witchcraft in London and an item of fundamental importance to any witch - her broom! The nosy postmistress Mrs Hobday, played by hugely popular pre-war music hall performer Tessie O'Shea, questions Miss Price as to whether or not she and the other villagers are ever going to meet the mysterious Professor Emelius Browne.

Just an observation here, but am I the only one to notice that Mrs Hobday appears to have a Welsh accent at this point but this changes to a broad Scot's accent later when she meets Professor Browne for the first time?

Answer: Eglentine

Miss Eglentine Price, played by Angela Lansbury, reluctantly agrees to take care of the children. We find out her first name when Professer Browne asks her. He then sings a song entitled "Eglentine".

Answer: Pepperinge Eye

The man who played Colonel Heller was John Ericson. John Ericson played in many lesser known films throughout his film career, although he studied at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts with many major film stars including Grace Kelley and Don Murray.

Answer: Paul

That was because he was the one who had the bedknob at the time of the spell.

Answer: She's a witch.

Miss Price practises witchcraft, which the children find out about. Miss Price learns witchcraft from Professer Emelius Browne, whom we later meet.

Answer: Bombings in London

The movie is set during World War 2 and the children Carrie, Paul, and Charlie are sent to the countryside because the Nazis are bombing London. This is revealed by Mrs. Hobday (played by Tessie O'Shea).

Answer: London

They went to London to find Prof. Emelius Browne.

Answer: London

They travel on the bed to London, so Miss Price can meet Professer Browne. The kids use this as an opportunity to look around the streets and remember their times in London.

Answer: 11-12

Carrie says: "What's come over you Charlie? You're no fun anymore."
Ms. Price: "How old is Charles?"
Carrie: "11 going on 12."
Ms. Price: "My father always called that the age of not believing."

Answer: Emelius Browne

The found him in the street doing not so good magic tricks.

Answer: Portobello Road

They go here so Miss Price can find a missing part of her book. This takes up quite a bit of the film, and shows all the characters in different scenes, dancing and singing. The kids really enjoy it on Portebello Road.

Answer: Soldiers on the Old Home Guard

In both "Mary Poppins" and "Bedknobs and Broomsticks", the Sherman brothers wrote all the songs; including "Soldiers on the Old Home Guard". The song, "The Beautiful Briny Sea", actually started off in "Mary Poppins".

Answer: Naboombu

Paul had the star they were looking for the whole time in his book about Naboombu.

Answer: London

As Miss Price's correspondence with Professor Brown originated in London, it was there that she and the children travelled in search of him. On arrival in the misty streets of London, Miss Price and the children discover that Professor Browne is nowhere to be seen. However, whilst Miss Price goes off in search of the professor, the children encounter a figure carrying a large case emblazoned with the professor's name. The charming confidence trickster Professor Browne, is shocked and surprised to hear that his spells actually work; he had taken them from an ancient book entitled 'The Spells of Astoroth', and admitted that he had changed the order of some of the words, not expecting any of them to actually work! The role of Professor Browne is played by British comic actor David Tomlinson who also appeared in the Disney productions 'Mary Poppins' and 'The Love Bug'.

Answer: Refereeing a soccer match

With the competition between the animals, the ball going back and forth, the Lion's temper, and Professor Brown getting repeatedly trampled by the herd, the soccer match on the Isle of Naboombu has got to be counted as the highlight of the film!

Professer Browne referees the game, to try and get the King's medallion, which has the Substitutiary Locomotion incantation imprinted on it.

Answer: Cosmic Creepers

Cosmic Creepers is actually a very pretty cat until they insert patches of fur that had fallen out with bobby pins to make him look scraggly and mean. No one knows whether Ms. Price called her cat Cosmic Creepers or Cosmic Creepus.

Answer: Cosmic Creepers

It was a really mean cat.