Famous Five Books - a Quiz

[Boatbuilder]

Looks like Moonraker has overlooked this one.

[Bertie]

Do you think you should just set the next question, Boatbuilder?

[Boatbuilder]

OK, I'll come up with one tomorrow, Bertie.

[Morgan Jones]

If nobody minds, I’ll set a question. It’s quite a tough one though!

What is the three-digit telephone number for Kirrin Cottage?

[Morgan Jones]

Clue: it’s a low number!

[Boatbuilder]

As nobody has had an attempt at this, is it 123?

[Morgan Jones]

Good guess, not that high a number. In fact, it was possibly one of the first telephones installed at Kirrin. The first digit is 0.

[Anjalli]

Is it 001.....just a guess.

[Bertie]

Is it 007... Aunt Fanny, Licence To Thrill?

[Boatbuilder]

Well maybe it's 011. (Only another 96 to go )

[Morgan Jones]

You got it, John! Kirrin 011. I believe Julian gives out the number to the telephone operator at the end of Fall into Adventure when sending his uncle a telegram.

I can only just vaguely remember telegrams, but I was always under the impression they were a same-day message that you “sent” at the post office by filling in a form, and the recipient received a hand-delivered written message (from the telegram boy!) Yet in the FF they seem to both dictate and receive the messages over the phone.

[Anita Bensoussane]

Telegrams could be sent in person or by phone. I found this article interesting:

https://www.1900s.org.uk/telegrams-transit.htm

[Boatbuilder]

Thanks Morgan, a lucky guess!

In 'Five Go Off To Camp" what did Jock do to his cousin that got him sent to his room for the day?

[Bertie]

I think that's a great book, and Jock is probably my favourite of the extra characters in the FF series. So I remember that well. He was annoyed that he had to play with Cecil Dearlove and so dressed up as a Native American Indian and chased Cecil with a (toy) Tomahawk.

[Boatbuilder]

Yes, that's correct, Bertie. I finished reading the book yesterday.

Your turn.