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Quiz about Georgette Heyer Name Game
Quiz about Georgette Heyer Name Game

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.
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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).
This quiz has 2 formats: you can play it as a or as shown below.
Scroll down to the bottom for the answer key.
1. What is Beauvallet's first name in the book with the same title? Hint

Samuel (Sam)
Christopher (Kit)
Nicholas (Nick)
Neville (Nev)

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

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

Rover
Bouncer
Spike
Bulls eye

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

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

Lislow
Mellow
Barlow
Marlow

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

Peddemore
Forde
Scholes
Granger

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

The dog
The valet
The Bow Street Runner (Policeman)
The publican

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

Martin
Leonard
Rupert
Sylvester

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

Lee
Orde
Horicks
Ford

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

Jenny
Jayne
Jean
Julie

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

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

Bell
Trimble
Marlicks
Leek

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

14. Miss Morval features in which book? Hint

Friday's Child
The Talisman Ring
Black Sheep
These Old Shades

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

Maria
Stella
Suzanne
Dorothy

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

Adrian Underhill
Tristram Underhill
William Underhill
Courtenay Underhill

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

Roy
Ivo
Leon
Ivan

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

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

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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