Christmas Quiz – Robert Galbraith

Question 1 of 20

What does Strike give Robin for Christmas 2010, in The Silkworm?

Flowers

A surveillance course

An advanced driving course

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Question 2 of 20

In The Silkworm, Strike’s ex-fiancee, Charlotte, appears on the cover of Tatler magazine. In reality who was the cover star of Tatler’s 2010 December issue?

Charlotte Rampling

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Princess Charlotte of Monaco

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Question 3 of 20

Strike’s office is around the corner from Oxford Street. When was the first Oxford Street Christmas lights display?

1921

1946

1959

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Question 4 of 20

Strike is plagued by Christmas hits as he shops for gifts in Troubled Blood. Which of the following has never been a UK Christmas Number 1 single?

‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ (1984, Band Aid)

‘Lonely This Christmas’ (1974, Mud)

‘All I Want For Christmas’ (1994, Mariah Carey)

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Question 5 of 20

One of Strike and Robin’s key suspects has a Christmas birthday. Is it:

Jerry Waldegrave (The Silkworm)

Noel Brockbank (Career of Evil)

Evan Duffield (Cuckoo’s Calling)

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Question 6 of 20

What prevents Strike from going to St Mawes for Christmas in Troubled Blood?

A case of flu

Serious flooding in Cornwall

Staff shortages at the detective agency

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Question 7 of 20

A traditional Cornish Christmas dish is Stargazy Pie, eaten on Tom Bawcock’s eve. Which date is Tom Bawcock’s Eve?

1st December

15th December

23rd December

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Question 8 of 20

What does Strike buy his nephews for Christmas in The Silk Worm?

Megaphones

Camouflage gear and fake guns

Toy soldiers

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Question 9 of 20

There’s no mention of the word ‘Christmas’ in which of the following Strike novels?

The Cuckoo’s Calling

Career of Evil

Troubled Blood

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Question 10 of 20

The end of The Silkworm sees Strike gate-crash a dinner party. The dinner is in honour of a collection of Christmas stories by an ageing author. Who is the author?

Michael Fancourt

Larry Pinkelman

Owen Quine

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Question 11 of 20

Strike and Robin agree to meet with witness Oonagh Kennedy while she’s in London to do her Christmas shopping. Where do they meet?

Fortnum and Mason

The Dorchester

Claridge’s

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Question 12 of 20

In Troubled Blood Robin listens to victim Margot Bamborough’s favourite artist, Joni Mitchell. Which of the following Joni Mitchell songs mentions Christmas?

‘Little Green’

‘Come In From The Cold’

‘River’

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Question 13 of 20

Who does Robin make a phonecall to on Christmas Day 2014?

Strike

Morris

Matthew

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Question 14 of 20

Who attends Margot Bamborough’s Christmas Party in 1974?

Niccolo ‘Mucky’ Ricci

Steve Douthwaite

Paul Satchwell

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Question 15 of 20

How many Christmases did Strike bring Charlotte to spend with his family in St Mawes?

Once

Sixteen, every year they were together.

None – she never met his uncle and aunt, Ted and Joan.

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Question 16 of 20

When was the coldest Christmas Day ever recorded by the Met Office in the United Kingdom?

2010, the year Charlotte marries Jago Ross

1984, the year Robin was born

1973, the year before Margot Bamborough disappeared

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Question 17 of 20

Who do Strike and Robin interrupt while they’re decorating a Christmas tree in The Silkworm

Literary agent Elizabeth Tassel and her assistant Ralph

Publisher Daniel Chard and his live-in assistant Manny Ramos

Aspiring authors Kathryn Kent and Pippa Midgley

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Question 18 of 20

Robin shares her name with a species of bird with strong Christmas associations. What does the average robin wingspan measure?

15-18cm

20-22cm

23-28cm

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Question 19 of 20

The bestselling variety of Christmas tree in the UK is called a Nordmann… ?

Fir

Spruce

Pine

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Question 20 of 20

What does Strike buy Robin for Christmas 2014, in Troubled Blood?

Salted caramel chocolates

A perfume

Playing cards

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