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Biggles and Algy

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Introduction:
"From the First World War to the end of his career Biggles is supported by his friend, comrade and cousin. Learn more about Algy's many appearances in the "Biggles" books by taking this quiz."


1. What sort of flowers did Algy attempt to grow near the Officers' Mess of 266 squadron?
    roses
    tulips
    geraniums
    sunflowers


2. In which book does Algy nearly get his head chopped off by the Japanese?
    Biggles in the Orient
    Biggles Delivers the Goods
    Biggles in the Blue
    Biggles in Australia


3. In which book does Algy tell Ginger that he had seen Biggles crying once before whilst he was in France?
    Biggles Hits the Trail
    Biggles - Air Commodore
    Biggles in the South Seas
    Biggles Goes Home


4. In "Biggles in the Baltic" what name does Algy give to his aeroplane in "Z" squadron?
    Didgeree-du
    Dingo
    Willie-willie
    Platypus


5. What is the name of the large German ship sunk by Algy's torpedo in "Biggles in the Baltic"?
    Degen
    Emden
    Leipzig
    Danzig


6. In which "Biggles" story do Algy and Bertie get trapped in a frozen lake on top of an island?
    Biggles' Second Case
    Biggles Takes it Rough
    Biggles Breaks the Silence
    Biggles Cuts it Fine


7. When Algy dresses us in a superior officer's uniform in the story "One Good Turn" in "Spitfire Parade" which rank does he choose for his impersonation?
    Wing Commander
    Group Captain
    Squadron Leader
    Air Commodore


8. In which "Biggles" story does Algy find Mazeus' lance which had last been touched two thousand five hundred years before?
    Biggles Flies South
    Biggles in the Cruise of the Condor
    Biggles Forms a Syndicate
    Biggles Hits the Trail


9. What does Algy use to throw at and destroy the enemy aircraft in "Biggles in the Cruise of the Condor"?
    A crate of corned-beef tins.
    A two gallon drum of oil.
    A golden statue of a peacock.
    A large Stilson wrench from the toolkit.


10. When Algy investigates the crash in "Biggles on the Home Front"what does he discover has been used to cause the accident?
    Sugar has been placed in the petrol.
    The leading edges of the doped canvas had been slit to cause it to balloon.
    An explosive has been fitted to the exhaust.
    A small hole had been drilled into the petrol tank.


11. In which book does Algy declare, "Frankly, if they take us to that crocodile pool I shall scream my head off."?
    Biggles and the Leopards of Zinn
    Biggles - Charter Pilot
    Biggles Flies South
    Biggles in Africa


12. How does Algy refer to von Stalhein in "Biggles Secret Agent"?
    "That oily-tongued swine."
    "That vicious little Nazi"
    "That callous Prussian brute."
    "That slippery little Hun."


13. In "Biggles and the Blue Moon" on what sort of sporting facility are Algy and Biggles forced to land the Auster Autocrat?
    A football field
    A boating lake.
    A rugby field.
    A golf course


14. In which of the following books does W.E.Johns begin by explaining why he was forced to make so little use of Algy in the storylines of recent "Biggles" books?
    No Rest for Biggles
    Biggles in the Gobi
    Biggles' Combined Operation
    Biggles Takes a Hand


15. What is the name of the girl with whom Algy has a period of flirtation in "Biggles Flies Again"?
    Chiquita
    Conchita
    Consuelo
    Isabella


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