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"SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT SHARPE?"

SUMMER QUIZ 2004

Try your skill at answering the following 50 questions about Sharpe novels and films! Make a note of your answers and then click on the link at the end to see how you fared!

Questions (1-50)

1. Which musical Instrument did Arthur Wellesley play in his youth and what became of it? (2 pts)

2. What musical instrument did Harper play in the film Sharpe's Rifles and what tune did he play for Miss Teresa? (2pts)

3. What was Teresa's family name and the Christian names of her Father and Brother? (3pts)

4. Who was the Provost Sharpe threatened with his rifle and what was the name of the rifleman hanged for plundering a chicken? (2pts)

5. What did Wellington reply when asked which was his finest battle as a general? (1pt)

6. Sharpe and Wellington served in the same regiment. Which? (1pt)

7. Sharpe visits his old haunts in Wapping in which two books?

8. What was the common name of The French Horn pub (1pt)

9. In the film Sharpe's Waterloo what did Hagman ask Harris on the eve of the battle? (1pt)

10. Isabella and Josefina became who in the Sharpe films? (2pts)

11. Helena Leroux was known by another title and a nickname. What were they? (2pts)

12. Who steadied the line at Assaye and where was he killed? (2pts)

13. What was the name of the Ensign killed capturing Sharpe's Eagle? (1pt)

14. What was the name of the guerrilla leader killed by Sharpe on a rooftop in Almeida? (1pt)

15. What does the name El Matarife translate to in English? (1pt)

16. Sharpe met Napoleon where and What was the name of the house where the Emperor lived during his exile (2pts)

17. Wellington was buried where? (1pt)

18. Which other famous Napoleonic commander shares this honour? (1pt)

19. Wellington famously discarded what and exclaimed "That will do!" at which battle? (2pts)

20. Sharpe owned two telescopes. Who were the illustrious previous owners of each? (2pts)

21. Sharpe was brought before a Courts Martial in which three books? (2pts)

22. What was the name of the Wagon Master General in Sharpe's Battle? (1pt)

23. What was the name of the Irish priest killed by Sharpe in Sharpe's Battle? (1pt)

24. What was the name of the Irish priest at the College in Salamanca and what other name was he known by? (2pts)

25. In the film of Sharpe's Rifles there were 6 riflemen. Name them? (6pts)

26. Which three women bore Sharpe children? (3pts)

27. What was the name of the Post Captain befriended by Sharpe in Sharpe's Trafalgar? (1pt)

28. What was his wife's name? (1pt)

29. Which adulterous Cavalryman lost a leg at Waterloo? (1pt)

30. What title was later bestowed on him? (1pt)

31. Name the turncoat EIC officer killed at Gawilghur? (1pt)

32. Name Sharpe Portuguese officer friend from Sharpe's Havoc and Sharpe's escape? (1pt)

33. Whom did He marry? (1pt)

34. Who was Jane Gibbons' brother and who killed him? (2pts)

35. Who was credited with designing the South Essex Regiment badge? (1pt)

36. Which two Actors played Arthur Wellesley in the Sharpe films? (2pts)

37. To which regiment did Captain Lossow belong? (1pt)

38. Who was the French Officer whose wife was held captive with Josefina at Adrados? (1pt)

39. Who was the French general with whom Sharpe allied to find Ducos? (1pt)

40. What was Bernard Cornwall's choice for a luxury on Desert Island discs? (1pt)

41. How did Napoleon refer to his Cannon? (1pt)

42. Who was in charge of the dying room at Salamanca? (1pt)

43. What is the calibre of a Baker rifle? (1pt)

44. What is the calibre of an India Pattern (Brown Bess) Musket? (1pt)

45. What rank was Sharpe at Waterloo? (1pt)

46. What marks the spot at Waterloo where the Prince of Orange was wounded? (1pt)

47. Don Miguel Ricardo de Alava shared what distinction with Sharpe? (1pt)

48. Who was the former Hanovarian Sergeant defeated at Assaye and killed at Trafalgar? (1pt)

49. Who taught Sharpe to read in Tippoo Sultan's prison? (1pts)

50. Who was Lucille's brother? (1pt)

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