Around the World in 80 Days Quizzes

Around the World in 80 Days Quiz 1

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1 In what country was author Jules Verne born?

England

France

Belgium

Italy
2 Which of the following was NOT published by Jules Verne?

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Journey to the Center of the Earth

The Three Musketeers

Around the World in Eighty Days
3 Which was the first book that Jules Verne published?

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Five Weeks in a Balloon

Le Salon de 1857

Around the World in Eighty Days
4 Verne's most famous collection of novels is called...

Voyages Extraordinaires

There and Back Again

Bon Voyage

The Seven Seas
5 In what year was Around the World in Eighty Days published?

1851

1873

1900

1972
6 Phileas Fogg lives in which English city?

Bristol

Manchester

Liverpool

London
7 Fogg is a member of the...

Regent Society

Royal Society

Roaming Club

Reform Club
8 Where is Passepartout from?

Switzerland

France

England

Belgium
9 How much money was stolen from the Bank of England?

10,000 pounds

20,000 pounds

1,000 pounds

55,000 pounds
10 After they set off, Passepartout realizes he forgot to...

inform his relatives of his travel plans.

put out food for the cat.

lock the door.

turn off his gas heater.
11 At which important canal does Detective Fix await Fogg's arrival?

Kiel Canal

Panama Canal

Erie Canal

Suez Canal
12 What is the name of the ship that Fogg, Passepartout, and Fix take to Bombay?

The Rangoon

The Mayflower

The Mongolia

The Tankadere
13 How will Fogg prove to the club members that he has truly gone around the world?

passport visas

photographs

a souvenir from each country

a handwritten note from a local in each country
14 What is notable about Passepartout's watch?

He bought it with the stolen bank money.

He stole it from Fogg.

It does not work.

He has kept it on London time.
15 The group takes a train across India from Bombay to which city?

New Delhi

Calcutta

Jaipur

Hyderabad
16 Passepartout gets in trouble because he enters a temple wearing...

short sleeves.

a hat.

traditional clothing.

shoes.
17 Who is the man that the group meets on the journey across India?

Sir Francis

Captain Speedy

John Bunby

Sir Fredrick
18 Why must they find an alternate means of transportation?

A tribe of brahmins attack the train.

The train broke down.

The railway is not finished.

The train is too slow.
19 What transportation does Fogg find?

a motorcar

a horse and carriage

an elephant

a bicycle
20 Who do they hire as a guide?

an old woman

a pair of mischievous children

a young Parsee

Sir Francis
21 How many miles must they travel between train stations?

50

100

10

200
22 Why will Aouda be sacrificed?

Her father has died.

Her husband has died.

She cheated on her husband.

She has committed a crime.
23 Aouda is the daughter of a wealthy merchant from...

Hyderabad

New Delhi

Calcutta

Bombay
24 How many hours do they have to spare to try to save Aouda?

24

5

12

2
25 Who disguises himself as the dead prince in order to save her?

Sir Francis

Passepartout

Fogg

Detective Fix

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