"Blue Remembered Hills"

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1. Which character is the first to appear on stage? Peter John Willie Raymond

2. What is the first character to appear on stage doing? Pretending he is a hiding soldier Being a Spitfire Rolling around like he’s been shot Parachuting off the wall

3. Which of these does Peter NOT tell us? The first thing you’ve got to learn to be a parachuter is to bend your knees His dad is in charge of hundreds and hundreds of men His dad has got a stripe on his arm His uncle has got thousands and thousands of medals

4. On the subject of parachuting, and to the great amusement of Willie, what else is made of silk? Answer: (One Word)

5. According to Willie, what do the RAF dive-bombers drop over Germany? Dirty apples Spiky hedgehogs Big, heavy rocks Jam jars

6. When Mrs. Baker caught Wallace Wilson “peeing on a gorse bush”, what excuse did he give? He was waiting for his mum to come home and he couldn’t hold it in He thought it was on fire and was trying to put it out His mum had told him to water it He had seen a dog peeing on it and thought he’d have a go

7. According to Peter, Wallace Wilson told him that if you go down to the police station, they will give you sixpence for what? A mouse’s ear A rabbit’s foot A squirrel’s tail An owl’s feather

8. The boys manage to catch an animal. Excited Willie has a groundbreaking idea. What is it? To charge people to come and see the creature To sell the creature to a museum To start a circus with the creature To take the creature home for his mum to cook for tea

9. What is the nickname of the little boy that enters with Angela and Audrey? Answer: (Two Words. Cartoon Character)

10. The little boy who enters with Angela and Audrey says he’s been working all day, and that he has cut something off. Where has he been working and what has he cut off? Working at the quarry, cut his hand off Working at the bomb factory, cut his big toe off Working at the sawmill, cut his thumb off Working at the steel cutters, cut his arm off

11. After kicking up a fuss about not being mummy, who does Audrey get to be? The nurse The cook The teacher The shopkeeper

12. According to Angela, who can’t Wallace Wilson marry because she has a big nose? Mavis Smith Josie Black Gillian Parker Hilary Jones

13. What is the name of the stuttering character who wears a cowboy hat throughout the play? Answer: (One Word)

14. The stuttering character who wears a cowboy hat throughout the play can do an "amazing" thing. What is it? Walk on his hands Stand on his head Cartwheels Balance on a wall with his eyes closed

15. After the contest, John calls Peter something which causes a huge fight. What does he call him? Scaredy cat Liar Cheat Sissy

16. In the barn, what does Peter expect the “Japs” will have done to Donald’s dad, who is a prisoner of war? Tied him down on a hill of ants Dropped him in the sea with all the sharks Hung him up in the trees with the monkeys Put him in a room full of hungry bees

17. In the barn, Peter tells Donald what he thinks the "Japs" will have done to Donald's dad. Which comic had Peter got the idea from and who had they tried to do it to? Dandy, Desperate Dan Champion, Rockfist Rogan Beano, Dennis the Menace Whiz, Captain Marvel

18. The siren is sounding and everybody apart from Donald and Peter are hiding together in the bushes. Why is Angela crying? She has left her pram behind She is scared of the dark There is a spider on her shoe She has been stung by nettles

19. Which two brave comrades, also known as “number two and number three” eventually dare to leave the bushes first? John and Peter Peter and Audrey John and Willie Willie and Raymond

20. When the group finally venture out of the bushes, why is Audrey so mad at Peter? Because he should have stayed to look after them He had pretended to be caught by an escaped prisoner of war She was jealous because he told Angela not to worry He kept saying he was going home for his tea

21. Peter and Audrey roll about scrapping on the floor. What does Peter keep threatening to do? Put hay in her mouth Pull her hair out Tell her Mam Spit on her glasses

22. While Peter and Audrey are scrapping on the floor, Donald is still in the barn. What is he doing? Building himself an air raid shelter Reading his Dandy comic Counting his money from selling jam jars Trying to get a fire going

23. Who is the first to realise that the barn is on fire? Answer: (One Word)

24. When Donald doesn’t come out, they all agree to deny all knowledge. What do they agree to say? They were miles away, hiding in the trees They were looking for jam jars in the shed behind the old apple trees They were at the other side of the field, playing in the stream They were right at the bottom of the lane, playing soldiers

25. As they all sit around crying, what is the last sentence of the play, spoken by Raymond, which sums up how they all feel? "Poor old ___ ___" Answer: (Two Words)