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Edward Rutherfurd Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about one of the world's greatest fictionalised history writers, Edward Rutherfurd. This will be difficult for those of you not familiar with his work. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by hews. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
hews

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
34,534

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
305

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following is not a book by Edward Rutherfurd? Hint

Russka

London

Singapore

Sarum

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where did Edward Rutherfurd grow up? Hint

Salisbury

Newcastle

Manchester

London

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following statements about Rutherfurd's writing method is the most correct? Hint

None of the events and characters are real

Some of the characters were real people but they are never involved in the plot

All of the characters and events are real

Real events and people are mixed with imagined ones to complete the story

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Question 4 of 10

4. In terms of the calendar year at the beginning of the first chapter, the action in which novel begins first? Hint

Russka

The Forest

Paris

Sarum

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Question 5 of 10

5. In which 'epic' American city did Edward Rutherfurd live? Hint

Los Angeles

Boston

New York

Atlanta

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which University did Rutherfurd attend? Hint

Oxford

Newcastle

Harvard

Cambridge

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Question 7 of 10

7. In Rutherfurd's first novel, which character's rise is a classic rags to riches story? Hint

Nooma

Hugh de Godefroi

William atte Brigge

Edward Shockley

8. Which novel contains the following at it's beginning: 'It was the year AD 180, and yet it was not... What year was it here then, in the tiny hamlet at the forest's edge?... The huge systems of numbering, familiar in the civilized world, and kept in written text, were unknown here. Even if they had been known, they would have been meaningless.' ?

Answer: (one word, just the title)

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Question 9 of 10

9. In which novel do Rutherfurd's characters inherit the traits of their ancestors, even dozens of generations later?

Answer: (one word, just the title)

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Question 10 of 10

10. According to Amazon.com, which has been Rutherfurd's best selling novel?

Answer: (one word, just the title)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following is not a book by Edward Rutherfurd?

Answer: Singapore

All of Rutherfurd's four novels are essentially 'biographies' of cities or regions complete with real events and imagined characters. 'Paris' hasn't been written yet (though it would be great!).

2. Where did Edward Rutherfurd grow up?

Answer: Salisbury

Rutherfurd grew up in Salisbury, which undoubtedly provided the inspiration for his first book.

3. Which of the following statements about Rutherfurd's writing method is the most correct?

Answer: Real events and people are mixed with imagined ones to complete the story

Most of the characters are imagined, but several 'real' people, such as Ivan the Terrible and Alfred the Great pepper the action to add authenticity. There is considerable speculation on some events, such as the building of Stonehenge or the murder of William II because we do not know ourselves what actually happened.

4. In terms of the calendar year at the beginning of the first chapter, the action in which novel begins first?

Answer: Sarum

Although all of Rutherfurd's books end in the present day, each begins with a distant ancestor living in the area featured in the plot. Sarum begins in around 8000 BC, Paris was never written (see Q1), Russka begins 180 AD and The Forest begins 1099 AD.

5. In which 'epic' American city did Edward Rutherfurd live?

Answer: New York

The title for a future novel perhaps?

6. Which University did Rutherfurd attend?

Answer: Cambridge

Cambridge it was...

7. In Rutherfurd's first novel, which character's rise is a classic rags to riches story?

Answer: William atte Brigge

The determination and spectacular success of the Brigge (later Wilson, then Forest) family is one of the pivotal storylines of 'Sarum'.

Answer: Russka

... For this was the land that would one day be known as Russia.

9. In which novel do Rutherfurd's characters inherit the traits of their ancestors, even dozens of generations later?

Answer: Sarum

The men of the Mason family, for example, remain bald and stocky from the building of stonehenge right through until the 1980's!

10. According to Amazon.com, which has been Rutherfurd's best selling novel?

Answer: London

Although released 10 years earlier, 'Sarum' has been overhauled by the worldwide bestseller 'London'. Both 'Russka' and 'The Forest' have had modest sales in comparison.

Source: Author hews

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