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Quiz about Treasure Island
Quiz about Treasure Island

Treasure Island Quiz for Experts | Authors


Think you know your "Treasure Island"? Have a go at this one then! In order to get all the answers right, you need to know a little bit about the back story. Try "Porto Bello Gold" by A.D. Howden Smith.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ortega. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Ortega
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
109,894
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
11 / 20
Plays
1633
Last 3 plays: Guest 97 (15/20), Guest 67 (10/20), Guest 72 (9/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. What was the name of the old inn, kept by Jim Hawkins' father, in which the first part of the book takes place?
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Question 2 of 20
2. What was Captain Flint's first name?
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Question 3 of 20
3. What caused Jim's father to die?
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Question 4 of 20
4. Where did the gold that was buried on "Treasure Island" initially come from?
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Question 5 of 20
5. Who inflicted the scar (sabre cut) across Bill Bones' cheek?
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Question 6 of 20
6. Who was first mate on the ship that sailed Jim and the others from Bristol to Treasure Island?
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Question 7 of 20
7. Jim Hawkins got entangled in a fight after cutting the anchor rope on the "Hispaņola". With whom?
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Question 8 of 20
8. Who was in command of the boat on which Jim went from the "Hispaņola" to the island?
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Question 9 of 20
9. When John Silver, Jim Hawkins, and the rest got closer to the treasure, they found a skeleton. According to John Silver, whose skeleton was it?
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Question 10 of 20
10. Who was the captain of the ship that raided the treasure from the Spanish at first?
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Question 11 of 20
11. On what part of the island was the treasure initially buried?
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Question 12 of 20
12. What was "the Dead Man's Chest"?
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Question 13 of 20
13. Where did Flint die?
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Question 14 of 20
14. How many men did Flint kill on the island while there to bury the treasure?
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Question 15 of 20
15. Skeleton Island was _______ of the island.
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Question 16 of 20
16. John Silver had a nickname. What was it? (This one's easy...)
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Question 17 of 20
17. Where was Jim hiding when he accidentally overheard Silver's conspiracy plans?
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Question 18 of 20
18. How did Blind Pew die?
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Question 19 of 20
19. Why did Jim keep nothing back but the bearings of the island in his journal?
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Question 20 of 20
20. And now the final question: (This one's really really easy...)
What was the name of Flint's ship?
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Mar 26 2024 : Guest 97: 15/20
Mar 18 2024 : Guest 67: 10/20
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What was the name of the old inn, kept by Jim Hawkins' father, in which the first part of the book takes place?

Answer: Admiral Benbow

First belonging to his father, the Admiral Benbow was later in the hands of Jim Hawkins and his mother after his father had died.
2. What was Captain Flint's first name?

Answer: John

His name is John Flint.
3. What caused Jim's father to die?

Answer: illness

The book states that Jim's father was ill. He got weaker and weaker until ultimately he died.
4. Where did the gold that was buried on "Treasure Island" initially come from?

Answer: Porto Bello

Just like the title of the prequel says: "Porto Bello Gold".
The gold was taken from a Spanish ship after it took off from Porto Bello.
5. Who inflicted the scar (sabre cut) across Bill Bones' cheek?

Answer: Robert Ormerod

Robert Ormerod was the nephew of the pirate captain who raided the Spanish gold. He got in a fight on the "Walrus" with Bill Bones. He cut Bones' cheek with a knife.
6. Who was first mate on the ship that sailed Jim and the others from Bristol to Treasure Island?

Answer: Arrow

"Mr. Arrow", as he was called, was first mate on the "Hispaņola" until one night he vanished and was never seen or heard from again.
7. Jim Hawkins got entangled in a fight after cutting the anchor rope on the "Hispaņola". With whom?

Answer: Israel Hands

It was Israel Hands who Jim shot, after he'd been discovered aboard the ship.
8. Who was in command of the boat on which Jim went from the "Hispaņola" to the island?

Answer: Anderson

Jim Hawkins volunteered to leave the ship and set foot on the island. The boat on which he left was under the command of Anderson.
(This is a minor detail; you really need to read the book closely for this one!)
9. When John Silver, Jim Hawkins, and the rest got closer to the treasure, they found a skeleton. According to John Silver, whose skeleton was it?

Answer: Allardyce's

John Silver recognized Allardyce by the long bones and the yellow hair.
10. Who was the captain of the ship that raided the treasure from the Spanish at first?

Answer: Captain Rip-Rap

This also appears in the prequel story. Rip-Rap worked together with Flint, but he was the one who took the treasure from the Spanish ship.
11. On what part of the island was the treasure initially buried?

Answer: Spy-glass Hill

If you take a look at one of the maps of Treasure Island, you will see that the bulk of treasure was buried on the south side of Spy-glass Hill.
12. What was "the Dead Man's Chest"?

Answer: an island

The subject of the old pirate song was actually an island, as the prequel tells us.
13. Where did Flint die?

Answer: Savannah

John Silver tells the crew Flint died in Savannah of rum. He was there with Flint, Bones, and the others at the time.
14. How many men did Flint kill on the island while there to bury the treasure?

Answer: 6

Flint left the "Walrus" to bury the treasure with Allardyce and five others. Only Flint returned. The six sailors had all been killed.
15. Skeleton Island was _______ of the island.

Answer: South

Again, take a look at the map!
16. John Silver had a nickname. What was it? (This one's easy...)

Answer: "Barbecue"

John Silver was the ship's cook on the Walrus and was famed for his grilled meat.
17. Where was Jim hiding when he accidentally overheard Silver's conspiracy plans?

Answer: in an apple barrel

Strangely enough, they did have fresh apples aboard the schooner!
18. How did Blind Pew die?

Answer: He was run over by a horse

Abandoned by his mates, Pew tripped as he tried to run and was accidentally run over by a horse just in front of the inn.
19. Why did Jim keep nothing back but the bearings of the island in his journal?

Answer: because there was still treasure to be lifted

This was taken from the first few lines of the book.
20. And now the final question: (This one's really really easy...) What was the name of Flint's ship?

Answer: "Walrus"

Everyone who read the book should know this one!
Source: Author Ortega

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