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PG Wodehouse's Ickenham Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about one of PG Wodehouse's popular characters, Lord Ickenham. Fifteen questions on the exploits of Lord Ickenham and his nephew Pongo Twistleton.

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

Author
deepakmr

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
282,743

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
282

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Question 1 of 15

1. What is the name of Lord Ickenham's wife? Hint

Valerie

Jane

Sally

Connie

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Question 2 of 15

2. What is Lord Ickenham's surname? Hint

Fotheringay

Threepwood

Dunstable

Twistleton

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Question 3 of 15

3. Whom does Ickenham impersonate when he visits Blandings Castle for the first time? Hint

Roderick Glossop

Cuthbert Merriwether

James Schoonmaker

J G Bulstrode

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is the name of the police officer who copped Lord Ickenham and his nephew Pongo at the dog races? Hint

Constable Potter

Constable Garroway

Constable Dobbs

None of these

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Question 5 of 15

5. What was the name which Pongo gave to the police when he was arrested? Hint

Brabazon Plank

Edwin Smith

George Robinson

Roderick Glossop

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Question 6 of 15

6. To whom does Pongo get married finally? Hint

Sally Painter

Polly Pott

Hermione Bostock

Angelica Briscoe

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Question 7 of 15

7. What was Lord Ickenham's nickname at school? Hint

Pongo

Mugsy

Barmy

Bimbo

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Question 8 of 15

8. From the smoking room of which club does Ickenham fire a brazil nut at Raymond Bastable? Hint

Demosthenes

Athenaeum

Senior Conservative

Drones

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Question 9 of 15

9. What work did Lord Ickenham do in the United States before becoming an Earl? Hint

All of these

He was a cow puncher in Arizona

He prospected in the Mojave Desert

He worked with a newspaper

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is the name of Lord Ickenham's butler? Hint

Swordfish

Silversmith

Coggs

Peasemarch

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who is the goon who threatens Lord Ickenham with a cosh? Hint

Soapy Sid

Cosmo Wisdom

Soapy Molloy

Oily Carlisle

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Question 12 of 15

12. One afternoon in Valley Fields, whom does Ickenham NOT impersonate? Hint

An official from the bird shop

Mr.JG Bulstrode

Mr. Roddis, owner of the Cedars

The parrot belonging to Mr.Roddis

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which house does Ickenham visit pretending to be Brabazon Plank? Hint

Blandings Castle

Ashenden Manor

Dovetail Hammer

The Cedars

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Question 14 of 15

14. Who is the Duke of Dunstable's nephew whom Ickenham helps to get married? Hint

Archie Gilpin

Ricky Gilpin

Bill Bailey

Cosmo Wisdom

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Question 15 of 15

15. Whom does Lord Ickenham impersonate when he visits Blandings Castle for the second time? Hint

Prince of Wales

Duke of Dunstable

None of these

Roderick Glossop

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of Lord Ickenham's wife?

Answer: Jane

Ickenham is married to an American named Jane.

2. What is Lord Ickenham's surname?

Answer: Twistleton

Uncle Fred's full name is Fredrick Altamont Cornawallis Twistleton, Earl of Ickenham.

3. Whom does Ickenham impersonate when he visits Blandings Castle for the first time?

Answer: Roderick Glossop

In 'Uncle Fred in the Springtime', Ickenham visits Blandings impersonating the eminent loony doctor Roderick Glossop.

4. What is the name of the police officer who copped Lord Ickenham and his nephew Pongo at the dog races?

Answer: Constable Potter

Constable Potter is the officer who had arrested Uncle Fred and Pongo at the dog races (featured in 'Uncle Dynamite').

5. What was the name which Pongo gave to the police when he was arrested?

Answer: Edwin Smith

When Ickenham and Pongo were arrested at the dog races, they gave false names as George Robinson and Edwin Smith respectively.

6. To whom does Pongo get married finally?

Answer: Sally Painter

Pongo reunites with Sally Painter in 'Uncle Dynamite' and in 'Cocktail Time' we get to hear that they are married.

7. What was Lord Ickenham's nickname at school?

Answer: Barmy

At school, Barmy was Lord Ickenham's nickname, Mugsy was Aylmer Bostock's nickname and Bimbo the nickname of Major Brabazon Plank. Pongo is Ickenham's nephew.

8. From the smoking room of which club does Ickenham fire a brazil nut at Raymond Bastable?

Answer: Drones

The opening scene of the novel 'Cocktail Time' features Lord Ickenham in the Drones club shooting Raymond Bastable (who was coming out of the Demosthenes club) with a brazil nut, using a catapult.

9. What work did Lord Ickenham do in the United States before becoming an Earl?

Answer: All of these

In 'Service with a Smile' Ickenham talks about how he used to work in a newspaper, punched cows, prospected in the Mojave and also jerked soda before he became an Earl.

10. What is the name of Lord Ickenham's butler?

Answer: Coggs

Lord Ickenham's butler is Coggs (featured in 'Uncle Dynamite').

11. Who is the goon who threatens Lord Ickenham with a cosh?

Answer: Oily Carlisle

Oily Carlisle and his wife Gertude threaten Ickenham with a cosh in 'Cocktail Time' to get hold of a letter written to Raymond Bastable by Cosmo Wisdom.

12. One afternoon in Valley Fields, whom does Ickenham NOT impersonate?

Answer: The parrot belonging to Mr.Roddis

In one of the short stories featuring Ickenham, he visits Valley Fields and impersonates an official from the bird shop, Mr.Roddis the owner of the house Cedars and a JG Bulstrode, a resident of the same neighbourhood. He says that he could have also done a parrot on broad, artistic lines if called upon !

13. Which house does Ickenham visit pretending to be Brabazon Plank?

Answer: Ashenden Manor

In 'Uncle Dynamite' Ickenham pays a visit to Aylmer Bostock's residence Ashenden Manor pretending to be Major Brabazon Plank.

14. Who is the Duke of Dunstable's nephew whom Ickenham helps to get married?

Answer: Ricky Gilpin

Ricky Gilpin was the nephew of Alaric, Duke of Dunstable. Ickenham helps to unite him with his love Polly Pott.

15. Whom does Lord Ickenham impersonate when he visits Blandings Castle for the second time?

Answer: None of these

When Ickenham visits Blandings for the second time, he comes as himself without impersonating anyone ('Service with a Smile')!

Source: Author deepakmr

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