The answers to the Fifth Ever Quite Niche Children’s Literature Christmas Quiz

Answers! Get your answers to the Fifth Ever Quite Niche Children’s Literature Christmas Quiz! (Let’s hope, once more, that I have done no typos….).

Part one: Am I or Am I not?

Am I a Famous Five title or am I not?

1. Five Run Away Together – YES
2. Five Fall Into Trouble – NO – Five Fall into Adventure
3. Five on a Walk together – NO – Five on a Hike Together
4. Five go to Billycock Hill – YES
5. Five on Fitzherbert’s Farm – NO – Five on Finniston’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 – YES
2. A Spatula – NO
3. A Nail File – YES
4. A Pair of Dance Shoes (Size Six) – NO
5. A Stuffed Raven – YES

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

1. Jean Estoril – YES
2. Priscilla Hagon – YES
3. Anne Pilgrim – YES
4. Jean Pilgrim – NO
5. Hannah Hagon – NO

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…)

1. ALEC RISER Elsie Carr, LANKER MARITAL Klara Melnarti, BATTIER BENDY Bride Bettany, APOLLO FRET UNSHAVEN Paula von Rothenfels, CONE JOINTLY Joyce Linton – The Chalet School
2. EASILY RETOOL Eloise Taylor, BRIE DEGREE Edie Berger, ATOLL RANCH Calla North, WHACK YANK ZONAL Hanna Kowalczyk, BEFALLEN ROUTE Ellen Beaufort – The School of the Good Sisters
3. BRIDLE HUMBLED Mildred Hubble, HANDIEST HINGED Enid Nightshade, DOUBLY SAMPLED Maud Spellbody, HELLO WEALTH Ethel Hallow, BACK GODLIER OSWALD Griselda Blackwood – Miss Cackle’s Academy
4. AHOY SPELL Sally Hope, CHARLATAN MEADOW Amanda Chartelow, CERTIFY SLIVER Felicity Rivers, BIRDIE NORMALS Belinda Morris, RAVERS DRILLER  Darrell Rivers – Malory Towers
5. A LOYAL SHRINE Sheila Naylor, HANG IDYLL SLAM Gladys Hillman, FACILITY RYE Felicity Ray, FEAR JIM WIDENS Winifred James , ERRANT JOY Joan Terry – St Clare’s

Tiebreaker Question

(Courtesy of my mum)

How many fishfingers make the ideal fishfinger sandwich?

FOUR.