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Quiz about The Falcons Malteser
Quiz about The Falcons Malteser

The Falcon's Malteser Trivia Quiz


Hello again dudes and dudettes! Welcome to my quiz on one of my favourite books, "The Falcon's Malteser" by Anthony Horowitz. Hope you enjoy it ;^)

A multiple-choice quiz by The_Tegdirbian. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
300,041
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
187
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Question 1 of 10
1. The water was disconnected that morning.


Question 2 of 10
2. "Wiernotta Mews" is word play on the phrase "We are not amused", by whom? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Why did Nick's parents have so many doors to enter their house in Wiernotta Mews? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What number at Hotel Splendide was the vertically challenged Johnny Naples staying at? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What was the connection between Beatrice von Falkenberg and the Falcon? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who used to be the Falcon's brains or technical adviser? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Near the end of the book, Nick got a letter from the South of France which said "No hard feelings? L.B." Whose name do these initials stand for? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. How was L.B. (See above. I don't want you to cheat by looking at the name do I?) able to get into the safe with the diamonds in it? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. This book was made into a movie. It was filmed as "The Falcon's Malteser".


Question 10 of 10
10. The Title "The Falcon's Malteser" is wordplay on what other story? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The water was disconnected that morning.

Answer: false

The gas was disconnected that morning so they had no electricity.
2. "Wiernotta Mews" is word play on the phrase "We are not amused", by whom?

Answer: Queen Victoria

Wiernotta Mews is where Nick lived with his parents before he went to live with his older brother, Herbert Simple, also known as Tim Diamond.
3. Why did Nick's parents have so many doors to enter their house in Wiernotta Mews?

Answer: His dad worked as a door-to-door sales man who sold doors and he loved doors

There house was the only one in the street that had 17 ways to get into their house.
4. What number at Hotel Splendide was the vertically challenged Johnny Naples staying at?

Answer: 39

Hotel Splendide was the sort of place that would be hard to find unless you knew where it was.
5. What was the connection between Beatrice von Falkenberg and the Falcon?

Answer: She was his wife

She was once Holland's greatest actress and second on Snape's list of suspects.
6. Who used to be the Falcon's brains or technical adviser?

Answer: Quentin Quisling

Quentin Quisling, or The Professor, was the person who designed the safe that the diamonds were kept in. He was also on the list of suspects for the murder of
Johnny Naples.
7. Near the end of the book, Nick got a letter from the South of France which said "No hard feelings? L.B." Whose name do these initials stand for?

Answer: Lauren Bacardi

With this letter there was a malteser with a diamond hidden in it. They sold it so that they could go skiing and they didn't even get around to paying the gas bill.
8. How was L.B. (See above. I don't want you to cheat by looking at the name do I?) able to get into the safe with the diamonds in it?

Answer: took a photocopy of the barcode

Nick found this out after he received the letter from L.B. It contained a malteser with a diamond.
9. This book was made into a movie. It was filmed as "The Falcon's Malteser".

Answer: False

It was actually filmed as "Just Call For Diamond". I haven't seen the movie so I can't give you the details.
10. The Title "The Falcon's Malteser" is wordplay on what other story?

Answer: "The Maltese Falcon"

"The Maltese Falcon" is a 1930 detective novel by Dashiell Hammett.
Source: Author The_Tegdirbian

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