INQUIZITION QUIZ NO.52 CHARLES DICKENS

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INQUIZITION QUIZ NO.52 CHARLES DICKENS

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Dec 27, 2008 11:13 am

1 In which county was Charles Dickens born?
HAMPSHIRE
2 Which character from Oliver Twist was portrayed by Harry Secombe in the musical Oliver?
MR. BUMBLE
3 Which rock band took their name from a Dickens character described as, “a very ‘umble person”?
URIAH HEEP
4 Which novel opens with the line, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”?
A TALE OF 2 CITIES
5 What three-letter pen name did Charles Dickens sometimes use?
BOZ
6 What was the first Dickens novel to be published?
THE PICKWICK PAPERS
7 Which Dickens novel was set against the Gordon Riots?
BARNABY RUDGE
8 Which novel of Charles Dickens has the shortest title?
HARD TIMES
9 What adjective links the Dickens characters of Emily and Nell?
LITTLE
10 What was the title of the last novel that Dickens completed?
OUR MUTUAL FRIEND
11 The Dickens character of Little Dorrit was born in which prison?
MARSHALSEA PRISON
12 By what name is the character of Jack Dawkins otherwise known
THE ARTFUL DODGER
13 Which Dickens novel features the character of Newman Noggs?
NICHOLAS NICKLEBY
14 What was the first name of the wife of Charles Dickens, with whom he had ten children?
CATHERINE
15 Which novel was left unfinished at the time of Dickens death?
THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD
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Re: INQUIZITION QUIZ NO.52 CHARLES DICKENS

Postby JAS » Sat Dec 27, 2008 6:51 pm

Morning Mags

Q2 Mr Bumble
Q3 Uriah Heap?
Q4 Tale of Two Cities
Q9 I'm sure there's a Little Nell...not sure about Emily though.
Q12 Is it the artful dodger?

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Re: INQUIZITION QUIZ NO.52 CHARLES DICKENS

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sun Dec 28, 2008 9:29 am

JAS wrote:Morning Mags

Q2 Mr Bumble
Q3 Uriah Heap?
Q4 Tale of Two Cities
Q9 I'm sure there's a Little Nell...not sure about Emily though.
Q12 Is it the artful dodger?

Regards
JAS

ALL CORRECT JAS AND G'DAY
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Re: INQUIZITION QUIZ NO.52 CHARLES DICKENS

Postby JAS » Wed Dec 31, 2008 7:17 am

Q8 Bleak House is the shortest I can think of.

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Re: INQUIZITION QUIZ NO.52 CHARLES DICKENS

Postby Kahuna » Wed Dec 31, 2008 8:04 am

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Re: INQUIZITION QUIZ NO.52 CHARLES DICKENS

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Dec 31, 2008 11:05 am

JAS wrote:Q8 Bleak House is the shortest I can think of.

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Re: INQUIZITION QUIZ NO.52 CHARLES DICKENS

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Dec 31, 2008 11:05 am

Kahuna wrote:14/ Missus

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Re: INQUIZITION QUIZ NO.52 CHARLES DICKENS

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:59 pm

QUIZ FINISHES THIS FRIDAY :shock:
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Re: INQUIZITION QUIZ NO.52 CHARLES DICKENS

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri Jan 02, 2009 1:14 pm

magpie in the 80's wrote:1 In which county was Charles Dickens born?
HAMPSHIRE
2 Which character from Oliver Twist was portrayed by Harry Secombe in the musical Oliver?
MR. BUMBLE
3 Which rock band took their name from a Dickens character described as, “a very ‘umble person”?
URIAH HEEP
4 Which novel opens with the line, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”?
A TALE OF 2 CITIES
5 What three-letter pen name did Charles Dickens sometimes use?
BOZ
6 What was the first Dickens novel to be published?
THE PICKWICK PAPERS
7 Which Dickens novel was set against the Gordon Riots?
BARNABY RUDGE
8 Which novel of Charles Dickens has the shortest title?
HARD TIMES
9 What adjective links the Dickens characters of Emily and Nell?
LITTLE
10 What was the title of the last novel that Dickens completed?
OUR MUTUAL FRIEND
11 The Dickens character of Little Dorrit was born in which prison?
MARSHALSEA PRISON
12 By what name is the character of Jack Dawkins otherwise known
THE ARTFUL DODGER
13 Which Dickens novel features the character of Newman Noggs?
NICHOLAS NICKLEBY
14 What was the first name of the wife of Charles Dickens, with whom he had ten children?
CATHERINE
15 Which novel was left unfinished at the time of Dickens death?
THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD


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