The Fifth Ever Quite Niche Children’s Literature Christmas Quiz

Merry Christmas! It’s that time of the year where we all get to cross our fingers and pray I haven’t done a typo in the anagram round. Anyway! Christmas Quiz Time! I’ll post the questions today and the answers on New Year’s Eve and I hope they distract you (or perhaps irritate you enormously) during this time. Bonus points for you in advance if I have done a typo and also, for you, an enormous thank you for being part of my journey this year. I value your presence and support enormously. Writers are nothing without readers and you, my chums, are the best. Cake for you! And absolutely no kale!

Part one: Am I or Am I not?

Am I a Famous Five title or am I not?

1. Five Run Away Together
2. Five Fall Into Trouble
3. Five on a Walk together
4. Five go to Billycock Hill
5. Five on Fitzherbert’s Farm

Am I a Pivotal Plot Thingy in the first three Worrals books (I’ve only read this far so caveat, caveat) or am I not?

1. A Non-British Geranium leaf
2. A Spatula
3. A Nail File
4. A Pair of Dance Shoes (Size Six)
5. A Stuffed Raven

Am I a Mabel Esther Allen pseudonym or am I not?

1. Jean Estoril
2. Priscilla Hagon
3. Anne Pilgrim
4. Jean Pilgrim
5. Hannah Hagon

Part Two: Five by Five

Five groups of five anagrammed pupils – but which schools do they go to? A point per pupil and a bonus point for the school. (let’s all pray I’ve not done a typo in this round, a bonus apology point if I have but you do need to cite your evidence in the comments below…)

1. ALEC RISER, LANKER MARITAL, BATTIER BENDY, APOLLO FRET UNSHAVEN, CONE JOINTLY attend which school?
2. EASILY RETOOL, BRIE DEGREE, ATOLL RANCH, WHACK YANK ZONAL, BEFALLEN ROUTE attend which school?
3. BRIDLE HUMBLED, HANDIEST HINGED, DOUBLY SAMPLED, HELLO WEALTH, BACK GODLIER OSWALD attend which school?
4. AHOY SPELL, CHARLATAN MEADOW, CERTIFY SLIVER, BIRDIE NORMALS, RAVERS DRILLER  attend which school?
5. A LOYAL SHRINE. HANG IDYLL SLAM, FACILITY RYE, FEAR JIM WIDENS, ERRANT JOY attend which school?

Special Guest Tiebreaker Question

(Courtesy of my mum)

How many fishfingers make the ideal fishfinger sandwich?