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Quiz about Doc Savage the Man of Bronze  Part 3
Quiz about Doc Savage the Man of Bronze  Part 3

Doc Savage, the Man of Bronze - Part 3 Quiz


The first five questions are on Doc Savage's cousin Patricia Savage. The rest deal with Doc Savage and the stories in one form or another.

A multiple-choice quiz by stephedm. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
stephedm
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
204,128
Updated
Oct 08 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
277
Last 3 plays: Triviaballer (10/10), wellenbrecher (10/10), Guest 174 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. In "The Brand of the Werewolf" who was Patricia Savage yelling at when we first meet her? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In what adventure do we find out Patricia Savage was no longer living in Canada? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What type of business does Patricia Savage set up in New York? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In how many of the original 181 Doc Savage adventures does Patricia either appear or get mentioned? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What was title of the last adventure of Doc Savage's that Patricia Savage appeared in? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Where does Doc Savage send most of the criminals that he captures alive? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What makes the Doc Savage's "The Sea Magician" different from the other 180 adventures? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. When Bantam started reprinting the Doc Savage adventures in the early '60s how much did the paperback cost in Canadian money? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Not all of the 181 Doc Savage adventures were actually written by Lester Dent. How many were not? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. There was a book published in the early 70's that was a fictional biography called "Doc Savage His Apocalyptic Life". Who wrote it? Hint



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Mar 13 2024 : Triviaballer: 10/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In "The Brand of the Werewolf" who was Patricia Savage yelling at when we first meet her?

Answer: Boat Face

Boat Face was the handyman for her father's estate. He was married to Tiny the cook.
2. In what adventure do we find out Patricia Savage was no longer living in Canada?

Answer: Death in Silver

Apparently, after her involvement in the story "Fear Cay" she decided not to return to Canada.
3. What type of business does Patricia Savage set up in New York?

Answer: Beauty Salon

She set up The Park Avenue Beautician with the money from her father's estate.
4. In how many of the original 181 Doc Savage adventures does Patricia either appear or get mentioned?

Answer: 37

In "The Mental Monster" Doc tries to get hold of her with no success and she does not show up. In "Weird Valley" she is only mentioned. In the rest she makes an appearance (even if towards the end).
5. What was title of the last adventure of Doc Savage's that Patricia Savage appeared in?

Answer: I Died Yesterday

This was Doc Savage's 174th adventure and the only one to be narrated by Patricia herself.
6. Where does Doc Savage send most of the criminals that he captures alive?

Answer: A private institution

They are sent somewhere upstate New York. In a few books it is mentioned that there are delicate brain operations performed on these criminals to remove their memories.
7. What makes the Doc Savage's "The Sea Magician" different from the other 180 adventures?

Answer: No one is killed.

I love the last lines of this story! "'Since this dang thing started,' Monk explained, 'there ain't been a dang soul killed. Boy are we getting efficient!'"
8. When Bantam started reprinting the Doc Savage adventures in the early '60s how much did the paperback cost in Canadian money?

Answer: Forty Five cents

And believe it or not it was the same price in US currency! The last paperback I bought in January 2005 cost me 7.99 Cdn (6.99 US). Ah the good old days!
9. Not all of the 181 Doc Savage adventures were actually written by Lester Dent. How many were not?

Answer: Sixteen

9 were written by Norman Danberg, 4 by Alan Hathway and 3 by William Bogart. But all four authors used Kenneth Robeson as the pen name!
10. There was a book published in the early 70's that was a fictional biography called "Doc Savage His Apocalyptic Life". Who wrote it?

Answer: Philip Jose Farmer

They even have Travis Mcgee, Philip Marlowe and James Bond on Doc Savage's family tree!
Source: Author stephedm

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