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Although his 'North and South' trilogy may be his most familiar work, due in part to its adaptation into a mini-series, John Jakes has written prolifically in a number of genres, sometimes using the pen name Jay Scotland.
5 John Jakes quizzes and 60 John Jakes trivia questions.
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  "North and South" by John Jakes   popular trivia quiz  
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This quiz is about "North and South", the first book in John Jakes' brilliant "North and South" trilogy. Just remember, these questions are based on the book, not the mini-series!
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  "Homeland" by John Jakes   popular trivia quiz  
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A quiz on the first of two books by John Jakes about the Crowns, an immigrant family from Germany.
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  More J. Jakes    
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More questions from the 'North and South' series.
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  John Jakes series questions    
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These questions are from the 'North and South' series.
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  John Jakes novels    
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These questions are from the 'Kent Family' series.
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trivia question Quick Question
Why is the slave, Priam, punished during George's first visit to Mont Royal?

From Quiz ""North and South" by John Jakes"




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John Jakes Trivia Questions
1. When Paul Crown rescues Frau Flusser from being attacked outside a Berlin department store, she lets him choose anything he wants from the store as a reward. What item does he choose?

From Quiz "Homeland" by John Jakes

Answer: A globe

Paul chooses a globe because he likes to look at different countries and imagine what they are like. Later, when his work takes him around the world, he paints red dots onto the globe to mark each city he has visited.

2. Where are George Hazard and Orry Main going when they meet for the first time in June 1842?

From Quiz "North and South" by John Jakes

Answer: West Point Military Academy

George and Orry are the two main characters in "North and South". They meet at West Point, where they form a friendship that will link their two families for generations. The Hazards are ironworkers from Pennsylvania; the Mains own a rice plantation in South Carolina.

3. What is the name of the Main family's plantation?

From Quiz More J. Jakes

Answer: Mont Royal

The early Main family members were slave traders.

4. The first book in the 'Kent Family' series is 'The _________'

From Quiz John Jakes novels

Answer: Bastard

5. The Hazard family owns what type of business?

From Quiz John Jakes series questions

Answer: iron factory

The own the Hazard Iron company in Lehigh Pennsylvania.

6. What is the name of the ship on which Paul travels to America?

From Quiz "Homeland" by John Jakes

Answer: Rheinland

Paul leaves Berlin after his Aunt Lotte tells him she is suffering from tuberculosis and is afraid she will die. She sends him to live with her brother, Joe Crown, who owns a brewery in Chicago.

7. What is the name of the cadet who makes Orry's and George's lives a misery at West Point?

From Quiz "North and South" by John Jakes

Answer: Elkanah Bent

Elkanah Bent takes an instant dislike to both Orry and George. When they succeed in getting him dismissed from the academy, he swears to take revenge on both their families, no matter how long he has to wait.

8. How many cadets did Ashton 'entertain' in one night while visiting West Point?

From Quiz More J. Jakes

Answer: 7-8

I can't remember if the first one she was with brought her six friends or seven. If anyone remembers exactly, I'd love to know.

9. In the first book, what is the main character's name before he changes it?

From Quiz John Jakes novels

Answer: Phillipe Charboneau

10. The Main family runs what type of plantation?

From Quiz John Jakes series questions

Answer: rice

It is located near the Ashley river, somewhat near Charleston.

11. When Orry is returning home from West Point, he stops to help a woman whose carriage has overturned in a ditch. What type of creature has gotten into the carriage?

From Quiz "North and South" by John Jakes

Answer: A snake

The woman in the carriage is Madeline Fabray. Orry falls in love with her, unaware that she is on her way to the nearby plantation, Resolute, where she is due to marry Justin LaMotte.

12. What does Ashton collect to remember her conquests by?

From Quiz More J. Jakes

Answer: fly buttons & buttons

She keeps them in an ornamental box.

13. What type of business does the Kent family run?

From Quiz John Jakes novels

Answer: printing house

Philip and his mother do run an inn in France, but once they emigrate to America Philip eventually runs a printing house.

14. What are Ory and George's nicknames from West Point?

From Quiz John Jakes series questions

Answer: Stick and Stump

Orry was thin, George was short.

15. Paul falls in love with Juliette Vanderhoff, who later marries another man. What is the name of the man she marries?

From Quiz "Homeland" by John Jakes

Answer: William Vann Elstree III

Elstree is later murdered by Rose French, leaving Juliette free to marry Paul.

16. Which two people accompany Madeline Fabray from New Orleans to Resolute?

From Quiz "North and South" by John Jakes

Answer: Maum Sally and Villefranche

Maum Sally and Villefranche are two of Madeline's servants.

17. Ashton's first husband, James Huntoon, is referred to as '_____ _____' before the war.

From Quiz More J. Jakes

Answer: 'Young Hotspur'

18. Philip and Anne's son is named?

From Quiz John Jakes novels

Answer: Abraham

Anne died when Abraham was a toddler.

19. Charles makes and wears a coat during the war that he affectionately calls his __________ robe.

From Quiz John Jakes series questions

Answer: gypsy

He made it out of old uniform scraps.

20. What does George Hazard find in the hills above the Military Academy?

From Quiz "North and South" by John Jakes

Answer: A meteorite

George finds a small piece of meteorite, which he refers to as 'star iron'. It reminds him that iron can both create civilization and destroy it.

21. What was the name of the escapee slave that Virgilia falls in love with?

From Quiz More J. Jakes

Answer: Grady

His owner, James Huntoon, had his teeth knocked out for identification purposes. Virgilia pays to have a new set made for him.

22. Jephtha Kent was in what profession before he joined the family business?

From Quiz John Jakes novels

Answer: ministry

His faith was later restored and he eventually rejoined the ministry.

23. Who is the nemesis of the Hazard and Main families?

From Quiz John Jakes series questions

Answer: Bent

Elkannah Bent was a year ahead of George and Orry at West Point. He never seemed to go away.

24. Why do several members of the Hazard family disapprove of George's wife, Constance Flynn?

From Quiz "North and South" by John Jakes

Answer: She's an Irish Catholic

George meets Constance at a dance in Texas, when he and Orry are on their way to fight in Mexico.

25. What was the name of Charles' beloved horse that was with him through the majority of the war?

From Quiz More J. Jakes

Answer: Sport

26. Amanda Kent ran a bar in which city?

From Quiz John Jakes novels

Answer: San Francisco

She was there around the gold boom time and started to rebuild the family fortune with gold revenues.

27. Charles had a love interest in Spotsylvania, Virginia. He affectionately called her ________ .

From Quiz John Jakes series questions

Answer: 'Gus'

Short for Augusta. They later had a baby boy whom Charles did not learn about until Gus died.

28. For which motion picture company does Paul work as Chief Camera Operator?

From Quiz "Homeland" by John Jakes

Answer: American National Luxograph of Chicago

After being taught the basic principles of photography by his friend Wexford Rooney, Paul is offered a job with Colonel Sidney Shadow's 'living picture' company, American National Luxograph, producing short films to be shown in music halls.

29. What does Orry lose in the battle at Churubusco?

From Quiz "North and South" by John Jakes

Answer: His arm

Orry loses his arm due to Elkanah Bent who sends him straight into an enemy ambush, hoping that he will be killed.

30. Who conspires with Ashton to have Brett and Billy killed on their wedding day?

From Quiz More J. Jakes

Answer: Forbes LaMotte

Forbes dated Brett before she gained permission to date Billy serously. He was still in love with her. Ashton never got over Billy dumping her for Brett.

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