Dreamin' About the World Trivia Quiz

Answer: Pride and Prejudice

Pemberley is Mr. Darcy's estate in Derbyshire in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice". Elizabeth Bennet visits with her aunt and uncle, the Gardiners, believing Darcy to be away. The housekeeper speaks warmly of him, giving Elizabeth a different picture of the man she has judged so harshly. His unexpected arrival makes the visit rather more personal than she had planned.

Answer: Pride and Prejudice

Longbourn is the Bennet family's home in Hertfordshire. The estate is subject to an entail, a legal arrangement that means Mr. Collins is expected to inherit it rather than any of the five Bennet daughters. This helps explain Mrs. Bennet's anxiety about finding husbands for her girls. Their home is comfortable, but their future there is far from secure.

Answer: Pride and Prejudice

Charles Bingley's arrival as the tenant of Netherfield Park sets the neighbourhood talking. Mrs. Bennet immediately sees him as a possible husband for one of her daughters. When Jane falls ill while visiting, Elizabeth walks over to care for her and arrives with muddy clothes. The house is also the setting for the ball at which Elizabeth dances with Darcy.

Answer: Pride and Prejudice

Rosings Park is the grand Kent home of Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Darcy's aunt. Mr. Collins is the clergyman at nearby Hunsford and depends on her support. Elizabeth visits Rosings while staying with her friend Charlotte, who has married Collins. Lady Catherine is quick to question Elizabeth about her family and accomplishments, and is not used to being answered so freely.

Answer: Pride and Prejudice

Meryton is the town near Longbourn where the Bennet sisters shop and visit their aunt, Mrs. Philips. The arrival of a militia regiment gives Lydia and Kitty another reason to go there. Elizabeth first meets George Wickham in Meryton. His charm makes a strong first impression, although the story later gives her good reason to question it.

Answer: Harry Potter

Hogwarts is the boarding school for young witches and wizards in J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" books. Its castle stands in the Scottish Highlands, with a lake and the Forbidden Forest nearby. Pupils belong to one of four houses: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw or Slytherin. Harry's lessons introduce him to magic, but his discoveries outside the classroom are just as important to the story.

Answer: Harry Potter

Hogsmeade is a village near Hogwarts, described as Britain's only settlement with no Muggle residents; Muggles are people without magical powers. Students in their third year and above may visit on designated weekends with permission from a parent or guardian. Honeydukes sells sweets, while the Three Broomsticks is a popular place to meet.

The supposedly haunted Shrieking Shack stands nearby.

Answer: Harry Potter

Diagon Alley is a hidden shopping street in London where witches and wizards buy magical supplies. Harry first visits with Hagrid in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", also published as "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". They enter through a brick wall behind the Leaky Cauldron pub. Shops selling wands, robes and schoolbooks make this Harry's first real taste of everyday wizarding life.

Answer: Harry Potter

Azkaban is the wizarding prison on an island in the North Sea. For much of the series, it is guarded by Dementors, creatures that feed on happiness and leave people feeling cold and hopeless. Sirius Black's escape drives the mystery in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban". The prison's frightening reputation makes the news especially alarming to the wizarding community.

Answer: Harry Potter

Gringotts is the goblin-run bank in Diagon Alley. Its vaults lie deep underground, reached by carts travelling through a network of tunnels. In "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", Harry visits with Hagrid and discovers the money his parents left him. Some high-security vaults have protections far beyond an ordinary lock, including dragons.

Answer: The Lord of the Rings

Rivendell is Elrond's refuge in a sheltered valley in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". In "The Fellowship of the Ring", representatives of several peoples gather there to discuss what should be done with the One Ring. Frodo volunteers to carry it to Mordor. A place of rest therefore becomes the starting point for a much more dangerous journey.

Answer: The Lord of the Rings

Hobbiton is a village in the Shire, the region where many hobbits live. Bag End, home first to Bilbo Baggins and later to Frodo, lies at Hobbiton. Bilbo's lavish birthday party near the start of "The Fellowship of the Ring" gives readers a taste of life there. Food, neighbours and local gossip seem much more important than distant wars.

Answer: The Lord of the Rings

Minas Tirith is a major city of Gondor, built in seven levels beneath Mount Mindolluin. Its name means "Tower of Guard". The city was originally called Minas Anor, but was renamed after nearby Minas Ithil fell to the enemy. Its walls and position make it a striking contrast to the small villages of the Shire.

Answer: The Lord of the Rings

Mordor is the land from which Sauron rules, protected on several sides by mountain ranges. His fortress, Barad-dűr, stands there, as does the volcano Mount Doom. The name Mordor means "Black Land" or "Dark Land". For Frodo and his companions, the destination of their quest is therefore the very country their enemy controls.

Answer: The Lord of the Rings

Lothlórien is the woodland realm ruled by Galadriel and Celeborn. It lies east of the Misty Mountains and is also known as the Golden Wood. The Fellowship finds shelter there after its journey through Moria. The forest offers a pause in the danger, but the travellers cannot remain there and still finish their task.

Answer: The Chronicles of Narnia

Cair Paravel is the royal castle by the sea in C. S. Lewis's "The Chronicles of Narnia". Its four thrones await two kings and two queens. Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy are crowned there at the end of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe". The castle gives the children a home as rulers in the world they entered through a wardrobe.

Answer: The Chronicles of Narnia

Lantern Waste is the wooded region where Lucy first enters Narnia in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe". A lamp-post stands among the trees, an odd sight in a snowy forest. Nearby, she meets Mr. Tumnus, a faun: a creature with a human upper body and the legs of a goat. Their meeting begins her first friendship in Narnia.

Answer: The Chronicles of Narnia

Beruna stands at a crossing of Narnia's Great River. The Telmarines build a bridge there, replacing the need to use the shallow crossing, or ford. In "Prince Caspian", the river-god asks Aslan to release him from his chains. Bacchus then causes plants to grow around the bridge and destroy it, freeing the river.

Answer: The Chronicles of Narnia

Anvard is King Lune's castle in Archenland, the country between Narnia and Calormen. In "The Horse and His Boy", Prince Rabadash plans to seize it on his way to attack Narnia. Shasta brings a warning of the approaching army. The castle is therefore central to the danger that turns his escape from Calormen into a race to help others.

Answer: The Chronicles of Narnia

Tashbaan is the capital of Calormen, so it belongs to the Narnia series without being inside the country of Narnia. In "The Horse and His Boy", Shasta and Aravis pass through it while travelling north with the talking horses Bree and Hwin. Visiting Narnians mistake Shasta for Prince Corin. The mix-up separates him from his companions and draws him into royal affairs.