Quiz Answers 131 to 140
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Round 131 - 2 September 2002 1. Lord Uffenham, alias Cakebread, is masquerading as the butler at Shipley Hall to look for the diamonds he has lost, to restore the fortunes of his niece, Anne Benedick (A). (Money in the Bank, Chapter 3) 2. B is Sir Roderick Glossop, the celebrated alienist (or, to use the technical term, loony-doctor), posing as a butler named Swordfish to observe Wille Cream, suspected of kleptomania. (Jeeves in the Offing, US title How Right You Are Jeeves, Chapter 3) 3. D is Smooth Sam Fisher, alias White, who claims to be a Pinkerton's man posing as a butler to protect Ogden Ford from kidnappers, but is in fact planning to kidnap Ogden himself. (The Little Nugget, Part 2, Chapter 3) 4. E is Appleby, the head of the Appleby gang, who moonlights as a butler. (Do Butlers Burgle Banks?, Chapter 13) 5. H is Bingley Crocker, who assumes the name of Skinner to become a butler for the Petts, as an excuse to return to America and see baseball games again. (Piccadilly Jim, Chapter 25) Round 132 - 14 September 2002 1. Simmons the butler is returning to Roland Attwater (A) Sidney the Snake (B) – or, as he calls it, serpent. Sidney had been found in the bed of Sir Claude Lynn, put there by Bobbie Wickham. ("Something Squishy," Mr Mulliner Speaking) 2. C is Reggie Tennyson, hunting for Gertrude Butterwick's Mickey Mouse, and the occupant of the basket into which he plunges his hand is Lottie Blossom's roommate, Wilfred the alligator (who will eat hard-boiled egg yolk but prefers human fingers). (The Luck of the Bodkins, Chapter 19) 3. This animal is the hen from hell, Aunt Elizabeth (named after Ukridge's aunt-in-law). (Love Among the Chickens, revised edition, Chapter 7) 4. Jerry Mitchell is the non-lamb-striker whose mildness is vouched for by Jimmy Crocker. (Piccadilly Jim, Chapter 17) Bonus point: Claude Pott, Private Investigator, was, we learn in Uncle Fred in the Springtime (Chapter 6), once bitten by a lamb (and a pig). 5. F is AB Spottsworth (G is Captain Biggar, destined to be the third husband of AB's bereaved widow). Round 133 - 30 September 2002 1. Monty Bodkin is writing to Gertrude Butterwick from Cannes. He inserts a reference to Ivor Llewellyn and Lottie Blossom, but then deletes it again and writes about Gertrude's father instead (Luck of the Bodkins, Ch.1) [QM: Everyone got this correct] 2. X is Hugo Carmody, Y is Chimp Twist, proprietor of Healthward Ho [QM: formerly Graveney Court], whom Hugo has caught burgling his uncle's house. Twist unfortunately gives Hugo (who isn't 100% sober) the impression that he has also been involved with the failure of Hugo's performance of the quarrel scene from Julius Caesar at the village concert. (Money for Nothing, Ch.7) [QM: The most common answer was Ashe Marson and the 'lining of the stomach' episode from Something Fresh] 3. This is Psmith, batting for Sedleigh against Wrykyn in the last chapter of Mike and Psmith. [QM: Ch. 30, to be precise] 4. Baxter, of course :-) 5. They were all secretaries of Lord Emsworth. [QM: Monty Bodkin (engaged by Connie at the start of Heavy Weather, but later sacked by Clarence); Hugo Carmody (Summer Lightning); Ronald Psmith (replaces Baxter at the end of Leave it to Psmith and never mentioned again); Rupert Baxter (Something Fresh and Leave it to Psmith] Round 134 - 10 October 2002 1. B was Freddie Widgeon (and A, Lady Prenderby, Dahlia P.'s mother). The sequel: a bellicose young Peke came into the room and routed the big Alsatian; then, having banged its own head, it emitted frightful shrieks (thus getting Freddie accused of torturing it!) and was "rescued" by Lady Prenderby from the alleged fiend; then poor Freddie sat on his bed ... and discovered a dead cat. And so on ... ("Goodbye to All Cats"). [QM: This was published in Young Men in Spats] 2. Y is Bill Bannister, Sir Hugo Drake (X)'s nephew (Doctor Sally, ch. 1). [QM: This dialogue happened on the golf course where Sir Hugo bumps into Doctor Sally.] 3. The bashful young man was Lancelot "Ginger" Kemp, of course (and Z was Sally Nicholas). He had just broken up a dog fight - what Sally (Z) called "saving her life". Discovering that Sally spoke English, Ginger was appalled (whence his craven flight), because some time earlier, believing her to be French (and so unable to understand English) he had exclaimed "I say, that's the prettiest girl I've seen in my life!" The location being the beach at Roville (France), his mistake was quite understandable, and, as a matter of fact, Sally had not been offended in the least (The Adventures of Sally, ch. 2, section 3). 4. Q was Joss Weatherby (posing as a valet) as he met his new employer, Howard ("Mugsy") Steptoe (P), an American former pugilist. Joss was going to use a little benevolent blackmail: he had bought Mr. Steptoe's IOUs from Mrs. Ellis, the cook - Mr. Steptoe loved craps and usually lost his shirt - and threatened to show them to Mrs. Steptoe (Quick Service, ch. 7 & 8). 5. They all loved (and presumably married) charming girls named Sally: Sally Foster (FW, "Ice in the Bedroom"), Sally Smith (BB, Doctor Sally), Sally Nicholas (GK, The Adventures of Sally), Sally Fairmile (JW, Quick Service). Round 135 - 30 October 2002 I decided to paste Ian's answers this time. My comments are in brackets and are preceded by the letters QM. 1. The creator of Pinky-Poo is Samuel Galahad Bagshott, while A is Tipton Plimsoll. From Chapter Three of Galahad at Blandings [QM: American title The Brinkmanship of Galahad Threepwood]. 2. Y, Johnny Haliday, was reluctant to hobnob with X, the Duke of Dunstable, partly because the latter blamed the former for his sprained ankle, partly because the Duke was a twenty-minute egg in human form, but mostly because he knew that the Duke, given a choice of seeing his niece marry Johnny or sending the young man to prison, would choose the second alternative without a moment's hesitation. From Chapter Nine of A Pelican at Blandings [QM: American title No Nudes is Good Nudes]. 3. British tourist Zoosmeet, Gerald [QM: known in some circles as Jerry Shoesmith] was about to learn that compared with the French variety, British red tape was a pale pinkish in hue. From Chapter One of Frozen Assets [QM: American title Biffen's Millions]. 4. A few moments after meeting him, Z, Clarissa Cork, was already beginning to regret the selection of J Sheringham Adair (actually Jeff Miller in disguise) for a delicate job of private detecting. From Chapter Eight of Money in the Bank. 5. A flat in Halsey Court. Anne-Marie adds the following explanatory footnote: Sam Bagshott's address is specified as "4 Halsey Chambers, Halsey Court, London W.1". John Halliday's address was "Halsey Chambers", "Halsey Court", "in the W1 postal division"; the fact that John had taken the flat formerly occupied by Jeff Miller is mentioned in A Pelican at Blandings, and Ma Balsam makes a come-back in this book, too. Jerry Shoesmith's address was "Three Halsey Chambers, Halsey Court, London". And Jeff Miller, we are told, lived on the "third floor front" of "Halsey Chambers, Mayfair"; Ma Balsam's celebrated rock cakes play a stellar role in the plot.Round 136 - 9 December 2002 1. Monty Bodkin, nephew to Sir Gregory Parsloe, gets locked in the broom cupboard by his employer Ivor Llewellyn's stepdaughter. Pearls, Girls, And Monty Bodkin. [QM: The step-daughter goes by the name of Mavis Mulligan. Arthur mentions that the American edition of the book was called The Plot That Thickened.] 2. Monica Simmons, niece to Sir G. Parsloe, pig-girl - or piggy-wiggy girl - at Blandings. Galahad at Blandings. Oh, Tipton Plimsoll and Willie Allsop. [QM: American title for the book: The Brinkmanship of Galahad Threepwood.] 3. Maudie Beach Montrose Stubbs Digby, who presumably becomes Lady Parsloe some time soon after this story. Pigs Have Wings. Called to Blandings by Gally to safeguard the Empress. 4. Gloria Salt, fiancée to Sir G. Parsloe, invited to dinner by Jerry Vail at her suggestion, Pigs Have Wings. 5. Sir G. Parsloe. Nephew, niece, once and future fiancée, temporary fiancée. Round 137 - 28 December 2002 1. Mr. Bennett (B) had meant to call on Bream Mortimer, but finds his room occupied by Jane Hubbard (A). (The Girl on the Boat, US title Three Men and a Maid, Chapter 11) 2. Bertie Wooster has hidden behind the sofa to escape detection by Madeleine Bassett or others in the house. He has come to retrieve Gussie Fink-Nottle's letter breaking off his engagement with Madeleine. (The Mating Season, Chapter 16) 3. Sam Shotter thinks he is in Willoughby Braddock's house, but he is in Matthew Wrenn's, which is guarded by Claire Lippett. (Sam the Sudden, US title Sam in the Suburbs, Chapter 6) 4. Lord Emsworth and Jane Yorke. Lord Emsworth has come to pay a father-in-lawful call on Aggie (Niagara), his son Freddie's wife, hoping to persuade her to take Freddie back (and away from Blandings Castle). ("Lord Emsworth Acts for the Best," Blandings Castle) Round 138 - 7 January 2003 1. George is the bulldog (B) who, like Bill Hollister (A), likes everyone. Percy Pilbeam later attempts to burgle George's house after the latter has been drugged by Roscoe Bunyan. (Something Fishy, US title The Butler Did It, Chapter 10) 2. C is Smith, the "cake hound" purchased by Mr Mortimer "to serve the establishment as a watch-dog," who welcomes Sam Marlowe, a nocturnal intruder at Windles, by jumping on him and licking him ecstatically. Sam then hides in a suit of armour. (Girl on the Boat, US title Three Men and a Maid, Chapter 17) 3. G is Amy, the ferocious-looking, kitten-loving "canine cocktail" hired as a watch-dog by Hash Todhunter, and the burglaress is Dolly Molloy, alias Miss Gunn (F). 4. The dog keeps quiet because the burglar has trained him to be quiet when he (the burglar, a.k.a. the Shy Gentleman) enters the window, before selling him to the man whose house he plans to burgle. ("The Mixer--1. He Meets a Shy Gentleman," in The Man with Two Left Feet) 5. Emily (H) is the dog on whom Chimp Twist (the burglar) lands. (Money for Nothing, Chapter 7) Emily shares the motto Nil admirari with Empress of Blandings (Uncle Fred in the Springtime, Chapter 19). Round 139 - 16 January 2003 1. The artist, to use the term loosely, is Mr Bates, the Glasgow millionaire, alias Alan Beverley. ("The Man Upstairs," in The Man Upstairs and Other Stories) 2. This artist is Lancelot, the son of Mr Mulliner's cousin Edward, who, no doubt to his regret, is painting not semi-nude Russian princesses but Brenda Carberry-Pirbright ("a young woman of prim and glacial aspect. One sought in vain for her reasons for wanting to have her portrait painted"). ("The Story of Webster," in Mulliner Nights) 3. The artist is Kirk Winfield; his visitor is Mrs Lora Delane Porter. Fortunately for him, he, like Mr. Bates, has a private income (the young artist's best friend, according to Joss Weatherby). (The Coming of Bill, Chapter 1) 4. Edward Fothergill painted this Venus. His son, Everard Fothergill, acquired it from his father as a wedding present, and now wants to unacquire it, so Aunt Dahlia has called in Bertie to steal it. ("Jeeves Makes an Omelette," in A Few Quick Ones) Round 140 - 27 January 2003 1. Jeff Miller (A) has learned about ants from that eminent entomologist Lord Uffenham, the uncle of Anne Benedick (B). (Money in the Bank, Chapter 28) 2. Ronnie Fish and Sue Brown are the lovers. Baxter (C) is hiding under the bed, having come to Sue's room to try to retrieve the letter he had written her. (Summer Lightning, US title Fish Preferred, Chapter 16) 3. George Mulliner, proposing to Susan Blake. ("The Truth About George," in Meet Mr Mulliner) 4. Mortimer Sturgis (G) is breaking the ice with Mabel Somerset. In a few sentences, his passion will be increased by the discovery that she is a Ladies' Open Champion. (He does not learn until later that she plays croquet, not golf.) ("Sundered Hearts," in The Clicking of Cuthbert and Other Stories) |