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Georgette Heyer: Name Game Trivia Quiz

For a true Georgette Heyer fan, who's read all of her books....The 'Name Game' is certainly a challenge for the uninitiated.

A multiple-choice quiz by jliz. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
jliz

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
141,769

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
13 / 20

Plays
1107

Last 3 plays: Guest 171 (17/20), Guest 2 (18/20), Guest 154 (14/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. What is Beauvallet's first name in the book with the same title? Hint

Christopher (Kit)

Nicholas (Nick)

Neville (Nev)

Samuel (Sam)

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Question 2 of 20

2. Can you name one of Ninian Elmore's sisters in 'Lady of Quality'? Hint

Jennifer or Penelope

Jane or Eliza

Lavinia or Cordelia

Mary or Sarah

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Question 3 of 20

3. What is the name of Nick's dog in 'The Reluctant Widow'? Hint

Bulls eye

Rover

Bouncer

Spike

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Question 4 of 20

4. What are Frederica's three brothers and sister called in 'Frederica'? Hint

Kenneth, Benjamin, Henry and Melody

Andrew, Walter, Sebastian and Clara

Harry, Jessamy, Felix and Charis

Lawrence, Robin, Gregory and Rosalind

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Question 5 of 20

5. What is Phoebe's surname in 'Sylvester'? Hint

Lislow

Marlow

Barlow

Mellow

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Question 6 of 20

6. What is the name of the cook that Jenny sends to Fontley in 'A Civil Contract'? Hint

Forde

Scholes

Granger

Peddemore

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Question 7 of 20

7. In the 'Toll Gate', who is Stogumber? Hint

The valet

The dog

The publican

The Bow Street Runner (Policeman)

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Question 8 of 20

8. What is the first name of the Gervase Frant's brother in 'The Quiet Gentleman'? Hint

Rupert

Martin

Leonard

Sylvester

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Question 9 of 20

9. What is the name of Nathaniel's valet, in 'Envious Casca'? Hint

Lee

Ford

Horicks

Orde

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Question 10 of 20

10. What do Harry's siblings call Juanita, in the 'Spanish Bride'? Hint

Jean

Julie

Jayne

Jenny

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Question 11 of 20

11. In 'They Found Him Dead', what is the name of the house at which the murders are committed? Hint

Seaview House

Cliff House

Hill House

Chalk House

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Question 12 of 20

12. The dubious 'Captain' in 'The Corinthian' is called Captain ____ ? Hint

Bell

Trimble

Marlicks

Leek

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Question 13 of 20

13. Who says 'one of you shall have her and my fortune into the bargain' in 'Cotillion'? Hint

Mr Penicuik

Duke of Salford

Mr Dauntry

Mr Eccles

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Question 14 of 20

14. Miss Morval features in which book? Hint

The Talisman Ring

Friday's Child

These Old Shades

Black Sheep

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Question 15 of 20

15. What is the first name of Philip's mother, in 'Powder and Patch'? Hint

Dorothy

Suzanne

Maria

Stella

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Question 16 of 20

16. What is the name of Tiffany Wield's male cousin, in the 'Nonesuch'? Hint

Tristram Underhill

Adrian Underhill

Courtenay Underhill

William Underhill

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Question 17 of 20

17. In 'Bath Tangle', what is Rotherham's first name? Hint

Roy

Ivo

Leon

Ivan

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Question 18 of 20

18. In 'The Grand Sophy', what is Sophy's aunt's full name? Hint

Lady Teresa Rule

Duchess Margaret of Oxford

Lady Ombersley

Mrs Alice Lythe

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Question 19 of 20

19. Can you name the pub in which Belinda and Mr Liversedge of 'The Foundling' stay? Hint

The Bird in Bush

The Bird in the Hedgerow

The Bird in the Nest

The Bird in Hand

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Question 20 of 20

20. What are the names of Horatia's sisters in 'The Convenient Marriage'? Hint

Gwyneth and Isabelle

Jill and Patricia

Elizabeth and Charlotte

Sophia and Emily

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Apr 14 2024 : Guest 171: 17/20
Apr 01 2024 : Guest 2: 18/20
Mar 25 2024 : Guest 154: 14/20
Mar 16 2024 : Guest 151: 20/20
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Mar 04 2024 : Guest 82: 16/20
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Beauvallet's first name in the book with the same title?

Answer: Nicholas (Nick)

Throughout the book Nicholas's shipmates refer to him as 'Mad Nick'!

2. Can you name one of Ninian Elmore's sisters in 'Lady of Quality'?

Answer: Lavinia or Cordelia

Ninian doesn't get on with his sisters and is particularly angry when his mother brings one of his sisters to Bath with her to coax him home!

3. What is the name of Nick's dog in 'The Reluctant Widow'?

Answer: Bouncer

Bouncer plays a key part in being very naughty and preventing his master from getting hurt in the process!

4. What are Frederica's three brothers and sister called in 'Frederica'?

Answer: Harry, Jessamy, Felix and Charis

Harry is named after his mother (Harriet) and Frederica after her father (Freddie). Felix means happiness in Latin and Charis means Grace in Greek!

5. What is Phoebe's surname in 'Sylvester'?

Answer: Marlow

Phoebe is the only daughter of peer Lord Marlow and lives with him and her stepmother, of whom she is afraid!

6. What is the name of the cook that Jenny sends to Fontley in 'A Civil Contract'?

Answer: Scholes

Scholes is sent to Fontley to prevent Adam from 'picking at his food'!

7. In the 'Toll Gate', who is Stogumber?

Answer: The Bow Street Runner (Policeman)

The Bow Street Runner is also called a RedBreast, a Regency term, used by a large spread of people for these unpopular personages!

8. What is the first name of the Gervase Frant's brother in 'The Quiet Gentleman'?

Answer: Martin

Martin is, in fact, believed by most to be plotting against the Earl's life!

9. What is the name of Nathaniel's valet, in 'Envious Casca'?

Answer: Ford

Ford is one of the main suspects in Nathaniel's murder, when the police realise that he was the only one who could have gone in and out of his masters room without being noticed!

10. What do Harry's siblings call Juanita, in the 'Spanish Bride'?

Answer: Jenny

Juanita is the Spanish version of Jenny and Harry's sisters find it difficult to pronounce her real name!

11. In 'They Found Him Dead', what is the name of the house at which the murders are committed?

Answer: Cliff House

This is highly relevant as the first death happens when somebody falls over the cliff edge on a nightime walk!

12. The dubious 'Captain' in 'The Corinthian' is called Captain ____ ?

Answer: Trimble

Captain Trimble is the main suspect in the murder of the Hon. Beverley Brandon and is thought to have fled with the Brandon necklace, which turns out to be a fake, only a paste copy of the original!

13. Who says 'one of you shall have her and my fortune into the bargain' in 'Cotillion'?

Answer: Mr Penicuik

Mr Penicuik's speech is so relevant to the book that this line has repeatedly been used on the blurb of many different copies of 'Cotillion'!

14. Miss Morval features in which book?

Answer: Black Sheep

Miss Morval is, in fact, Fanny's mother's maiden name!

15. What is the first name of Philip's mother, in 'Powder and Patch'?

Answer: Maria

The reader never finds out whether Philip's mother is actually French, although we do know that Sir Maurice met and married her in Paris and this may explain the ease with which Philip settled in there!

16. What is the name of Tiffany Wield's male cousin, in the 'Nonesuch'?

Answer: Courtenay Underhill

Courtenay is one of the only males in the 'Nonesuch' not to fall a victim to the beauty of Miss Wield and recognises her as the spoiled brat she is from the very beginning!

17. In 'Bath Tangle', what is Rotherham's first name?

Answer: Ivo

Rotherham is the man whom Lady Serena jilted so shockingly before the period that the book was set in. The book deals with their reconciliation!

18. In 'The Grand Sophy', what is Sophy's aunt's full name?

Answer: Lady Ombersley

Sophy goes to stay with her aunt at the very beginning of the book and it is through her temporary rehousing that she meets the man she will eventually marry, her cousin Charles!

19. Can you name the pub in which Belinda and Mr Liversedge of 'The Foundling' stay?

Answer: The Bird in Hand

This is a problem for the book's hero Gilly who spends days trying to locate the Bird in Hand tavern, a thieves' haunt!

20. What are the names of Horatia's sisters in 'The Convenient Marriage'?

Answer: Elizabeth and Charlotte

At the beginning of the book Horatia sacrifices herself on the altar of family duty by offering to be the Earl of Rule's bride in the place of her beautiful sister!

Source: Author jliz

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