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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
1075

Last 3 plays: Guest 75 (13/20), Guest 151 (17/20), Guest 90 (17/20).

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

Samuel (Sam)

Christopher (Kit)

Nicholas (Nick)

Neville (Nev)

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

Lavinia or Cordelia

Mary or Sarah

Jane or Eliza

Jennifer or Penelope

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

Rover

Bouncer

Spike

Bulls eye

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

Andrew, Walter, Sebastian and Clara

Harry, Jessamy, Felix and Charis

Lawrence, Robin, Gregory and Rosalind

Kenneth, Benjamin, Henry and Melody

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

Lislow

Mellow

Barlow

Marlow

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

Peddemore

Forde

Scholes

Granger

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

The dog

The valet

The Bow Street Runner (Policeman)

The publican

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

Martin

Leonard

Rupert

Sylvester

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

Lee

Orde

Horicks

Ford

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

Jenny

Jayne

Jean

Julie

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

Chalk House

Seaview House

Cliff House

Hill House

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

Bell

Trimble

Marlicks

Leek

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

Mr Dauntry

Mr Penicuik

Duke of Salford

Mr Eccles

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14. Miss Morval features in which book? Hint

Friday's Child

The Talisman Ring

Black Sheep

These Old Shades

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

Maria

Stella

Suzanne

Dorothy

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

Adrian Underhill

Tristram Underhill

William Underhill

Courtenay Underhill

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

Roy

Ivo

Leon

Ivan

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

Lady Ombersley

Mrs Alice Lythe

Duchess Margaret of Oxford

Lady Teresa Rule

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

The Bird in Bush

The Bird in Hand

The Bird in the Nest

The Bird in the Hedgerow

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

Jill and Patricia

Elizabeth and Charlotte

Sophia and Emily

Gwyneth and Isabelle

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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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