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Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson - Quiz
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  • 1. Who is the protagonist of 'Treasure Island'?
A) Dr. Livesey
B) Squire Trelawney
C) Jim Hawkins
D) Long John Silver
  • 2. What is the name of the pirate ship in the novel?
A) Adventure
B) Hispaniola
C) Black Pearl
D) Nautilus
  • 3. Who is the main antagonist in 'Treasure Island'?
A) Captain Smollett
B) Long John Silver
C) Israel Hands
D) Ben Gunn
  • 4. Which character is a former pirate who helps Jim?
A) Squire Trelawney
B) Ben Gunn
C) Doctor Livesey
D) Captain Smollett
  • 5. Where does the adventure primarily take place?
A) Port Royal
B) Bermuda
C) Treasure Island
D) Dead Man's Chest
  • 6. What is the name of the inn where Jim first meets the pirate?
A) The Dead Man's Inn
B) The Black Spot
C) Admiral Benbow
D) The Spyglass
  • 7. Which character is the ship's captain?
A) Squire Trelawney
B) Jim Hawkins
C) Captain Smollett
D) Long John Silver
  • 8. What does the skull and crossbones symbolize?
A) Piracy.
B) Adventurous spirit.
C) A map to treasure.
D) King's power.
  • 9. What is the original title of 'Treasure Island'?
A) Pirates and Treasure
B) The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys
C) Captain Flint's Legacy
D) The Adventures of Jim Hawkins
  • 10. Who is the author of 'Treasure Island'?
A) Charles Dickens
B) Mark Twain
C) Robert Louis Stevenson
D) Jules Verne
  • 11. In which century is 'Treasure Island' set?
A) 20th century
B) 19th century
C) 17th century
D) 18th century
  • 12. Who is the first mate that dies during a storm?
A) Mr. Arrow
B) Ben Gunn
C) Captain Smollett
D) Long John Silver
  • 13. What does Jim overhear that leads him to inform the loyal crew members?
A) A plan for mutiny and murder by the pirates
B) A discussion about returning home
C) Plans to abandon the ship
D) A treasure map reading session
  • 14. Where does Long John Silver escape to after stealing money?
A) The island
B) Spanish America
C) Bristol
D) England
  • 15. What is the fate of the treasure chest found by the pirates?
A) It is filled with silver coins.
B) It is empty.
C) It contains gold and jewels.
D) It has a map to another treasure.
  • 16. Where did Robert Louis Stevenson get the inspiration for Treasure Island?
A) In Braemar, Scotland during bad weather.
B) From reading Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe.
C) While visiting the Devon coast.
D) During a trip to America after getting married.
  • 17. Who was Treasure Island initially written for?
A) For publication in the Young Folks magazine.
B) As a gift to a friend.
C) To amuse his 12-year-old stepson, Lloyd Osbourne.
D) To entertain himself during illness.
  • 18. What inspired Captain Flint's pointing skeleton?
A) Washington Irving's Tales of a Traveller.
B) Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold-Bug.
C) Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe.
D) S. H. Burney's The Shipwreck.
  • 19. Where did the story of Treasure Island first appear in serialized form?
A) In Tales of a Traveller.
B) In the pages of the Young Folks magazine.
C) As a book titled The Sea Cook.
D) In Robinson Crusoe.
  • 20. Which author did Stevenson mention as an influence for the Dead Man's Chest?
A) Daniel Defoe.
B) S. H. Burney.
C) Sir Walter Scott.
D) Charles Kingsley, from At Last.
  • 21. Which work did Stevenson use for Billy Bones's history?
A) Charles Kingsley's At Last.
B) Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe.
C) Washington Irving's Tales of a Traveller, specifically the 'Money-Diggers' section.
D) Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold-Bug.
  • 22. When did Treasure Island first appear in serialized form?
A) From 1 October 1881 to 28 January 1882.
B) During Stevenson's trip to America.
C) After completing the novel near London.
D) In July 1884.
  • 23. What does Billy Bones urge Jim to be vigilant for?
A) A one-legged man.
B) A ship approaching the island
C) A treasure chest
D) An old friend from home
  • 24. Who was killed by the mutineers during the landing on Treasure Island?
A) Israel Hands
B) Tom
C) Job Anderson
D) Alan
  • 25. Which member of Flint's crew is lined up as a compass marker to the treasure cache?
A) John Hunter
B) Tom Redruth
C) Allardyce
D) Richard Joyce
  • 26. Who was the ship's boatswain and one of the leaders of the mutiny?
A) Job Anderson
B) Dick Johnson
C) Israel Hands
D) George Merry
  • 27. Who confronts Billy Bones at the Admiral Benbow Inn?
A) Mr. Dance
B) Long John Silver
C) Pew
D) Black Dog
  • 28. Who delivers the Black Spot to Billy Bones?
A) Black Dog
B) Pew
C) Job Anderson
D) Mr. Dance
  • 29. Who saves Jim Hawkins' life by killing Job Anderson during an attack on the stockade?
A) Israel Hands
B) Richard Joyce
C) John Hunter
D) Abraham Gray
  • 30. Who is killed by Israel Hands in a drunken fight on the Hispaniola?
A) Dick Johnson
B) Tom Redruth
C) O'Brien
D) George Merry
  • 31. Who is killed by Jim Hawkins in self-defense?
A) Job Anderson
B) Israel Hands
C) Dick Johnson
D) George Merry
  • 32. What happens to Mr. Arrow on a stormy night?
A) He escapes the ship.
B) He is killed by the mutineers.
C) He falls drunkenly overboard.
D) He becomes captain.
  • 33. Who buried treasure on Gardiners Island?
A) Howell Davis
B) William Kidd
C) Edward England
D) Blackbeard
  • 34. Who was hanged at Cape Coast Castle for serving with Bartholomew Roberts' pirates?
A) Peter Scudamore
B) Olivier Levasseur
C) Israel Hands
D) John Taylor
  • 35. Which pirate captain marooned John Taylor, his second in command?
A) Blackbeard
B) Edward England
C) Bartholomew Roberts
D) Howell Davis
  • 36. In which year did a pirate whistle 'Lillibullero'?
A) 1702
B) 1754
C) 1689
D) 1745
  • 37. Where was the Admiral Benbow Inn located, where Jim and his mother lived?
A) Devon coast
B) Penzance
C) Bristol
D) Cornwall
  • 38. In what year did Captain Flint die?
A) 1702
B) 1733
C) 1754
D) 1745
  • 39. In which year was Doctor Livesey at the Battle of Fontenoy?
A) 1745
B) 1733
C) 1702
D) 1754
  • 40. In what year was Edward Hawke promoted to rear admiral?
A) 1754
B) 1733
C) 1747
D) 1702
  • 41. What organization is referred to in the novel as being established in 1749?
A) Bow Street Runners
B) Preston Pledge
C) Admiral's Council
D) Royal Navy
  • 42. Which author's work inspired 'Treasure Island' according to the epigraph?
A) Joseph Conrad
B) Daniel Defoe
C) Charles Kingsley
D) R. M. Ballantyne
  • 43. Which island is believed by some to have inspired 'Treasure Island' due to its historical use as a pirate supply base?
A) Fidra in the Firth of Forth
B) Unst, one of the Shetland Islands
C) Isla de Pinos near Cuba
D) Norman Island in the British Virgin Islands
  • 44. What feature does Norman Island possess that is similar to the fictional Treasure Island?
A) Spyglass Hill
B) Treasure Cove
C) Pirate's Bay
D) Dead Man's Chest
  • 45. Which island is visible from North Berwick, where Stevenson spent many childhood holidays?
A) Norman Island in the British Virgin Islands
B) Fidra
C) Unst, one of the Shetland Islands
D) Osborn Island (now Nienstedt Island)
  • 46. Who suggested that Treasure Island's real name is Kidd's Island?
A) Edward Trelawney
B) Joseph Livesey
C) R. F. Delderfield
D) Charles Kingsley
  • 47. In which month and year did Mick Whitley support John Lamb's findings about the setting of 'Treasure Island'?
A) July 1877
B) August 2022
C) May 1888
D) June 1745
  • 48. What is the name of Stevenson's cave in Bridge of Allan, reportedly inspiring Ben Gunn's dwelling?
A) Treasure Cove
B) Stevenson's cave
C) Gunn's hideout
D) Ben Gunn's den
  • 49. Which inn in Bristol claimed to be an inspiration for the Admiral Benbow Inn?
A) Admiral's Retreat
B) Pirate's House
C) The Llandoger Trow
D) Spyglass Tavern
  • 50. What name did Stevenson give to the Hole in the Wall in Bristol?
A) Treasure Cove
B) Spyglass Tavern
C) Admiral's Retreat
D) Pirate's House
  • 51. Who wrote the prequel 'Porto Bello Gold'?
A) John Connell
B) H. A. Calahan
C) A. D. Howden Smith
D) Robert Louis Stevenson
  • 52. Which author wrote 'Long John Silver – Den äventyrliga och sannfärdiga berättelsen om mitt liv och leverne som lyckoriddare och mänsklighetens fiende'?
A) John Drake
B) Frank Delaney
C) Björn Larsson
D) Michael Kernan
  • 53. In which year was 'The Return of Long John Silver' published?
A) 1972
B) 1949
C) 2001
D) 1956
  • 54. Who authored the sequel 'Silver: Return to Treasure Island'?
A) Andrew Motion
B) John O'Melveny
C) David K. Bryant
D) Frank Delaney
  • 55. Which author wrote 'Flint's Island'?
A) John Connell
B) Leonard Wibberley
C) R. F. Delderfield
D) Björn Larsson
  • 56. Who is the author of 'Treasure Island Comprehension Guide'?
A) Sara Levine
B) Ned Bustard
C) Andrew Motion
D) John Amrhein Jr.
  • 57. Who wrote 'Jim Hawkins and the Curse of Treasure Island'?
A) Frank Delaney (as Francis Bryan)
B) John Drake
C) Michael Kernan
D) Andrew Motion
  • 58. Which author wrote 'Skulduggery', a prequel featuring Ben Gunn?
A) John Connell
B) R. F. Delderfield
C) Michael Kernan
D) Tony Robinson
  • 59. Who starred as Jim Hawkins in the Walt Disney Studios' first completely live-action 'Treasure Island' film?
A) Kevin Zegers
B) Bobby Driscoll
C) Jackie Cooper
D) Davy Jones
  • 60. Which actor played Long John Silver in the Muppet Treasure Island (1996)?
A) Jack Palance
B) Robert Newton
C) Tim Curry
D) Orson Welles
  • 61. 'Treasure Planet' is a reimagined adaptation set in what environment?
A) Jungle
B) Underwater
C) Desert
D) Space
  • 62. Who directed the animated 'Treasure Island' film released by Warner Bros. in 1973?
A) Warwick Gilbert
B) Andrew White
C) John Hough
D) Hal Sutherland
  • 63. Which actor played Long John Silver in the 1999 adaptation of 'Treasure Island'?
A) Robert Newton
B) Tim Curry
C) Jack Palance
D) Orson Welles
  • 64. Who starred as Jim Hawkins in the Filmation animated film released by Warner Bros. in 1973?
A) Richard Dawson
B) Kevin Zegers
C) Davy Jones
D) Kevin Bishop
  • 65. In which year was the Soviet adaptation of Treasure Island featuring Osip Abdulov released?
A) 1937
B) 1971
C) 1968
D) 1982
  • 66. Who starred as Long John Silver in the 1971 Soviet (Lithuanian) film adaptation of Treasure Island?
A) Nikolai Cherkasov
B) Oleg Borisov
C) Anthony Quinn
D) Boris Andreyev
  • 67. Which director was responsible for the Bulgarian animated science fiction adaptation of Treasure Island?
A) Alain Berbérian
B) Antonio Margherit
C) Hiroshi Ikeda
D) Rumen Petkov
  • 68. Who provided story consultation for the Animal Treasure Island anime film?
A) Hayao Miyazaki
B) Gérard Jugnot
C) Philip (Jimmy Hawkins in the original)
D) Takeshi Iijima
  • 69. In which adaptation is Long John Silver played by Vic Tayback?
A) Treasure Island (1971)
B) L'Île au trésor (1985)
C) Il Pianeta del Tesoro – Treasure Planet (1987)
D) Treasure Planet (1982)
  • 70. Which adaptation of Treasure Island was released in the United States as Return to Treasure Island?
A) L'Île aux trésors (2007)
B) Between God, the Devil and a Winchester (1968)
C) Treasure Island (1937)
D) The 1988 Soviet animation film
  • 71. Who starred as Long John Silver in the Italian/German science-fiction adaptation Treasure Planet?
A) Gérard Jugnot
B) Anthony Quinn
C) Oleg Borisov
D) Vic Tayback
  • 72. Which film is a French-British-Hungarian adaptation of Treasure Island directed by Alain Berbérian?
A) Treasure Planet (1982)
B) Animal Treasure Island (1971)
C) Treasure Island (1982)
D) L'Île aux trésors (2007)
  • 73. Who composed the score for the 1971 Soviet film adaptation of Treasure Island?
A) Alexei Rybnikov
B) Nikita Bogoslovsky
C) Antonio Margherit
D) Rumen Petkov
  • 74. Who directed the French-British-Hungarian film L'Île aux trésors?
A) Alain Berbérian
B) Antonio Margherit
C) Rumen Petkov
D) Hiroshi Ikeda
  • 75. Who directed the 1965 anime TV special 'Shin Takarajima'?
A) Osamu Tezuka
B) Sally Cookson
C) Fraser C. Heston
D) Ken Russell
  • 76. In which year did the BBC series starring Peter Vaughan as Long John Silver air?
A) 1955
B) 1977
C) 1968
D) 1993
  • 77. Who played Long John Silver in the 1947 London production at St. James's Theatre?
A) Oliver Reed
B) Eddie Izzard
C) Harry Welchman
D) Charlton Heston
  • 78. Which Danish language musical adaptation of Treasure Island premiered in 1986?
A) Treasure Island: the Curse of the Pearl Necklace
B) Skatteøen
C) Long Joan Silver
D) Pieces of Eight
  • 79. Who directed the large-scale outdoor production of Treasure Island at Bristol Old Vic in 2011?
A) Nicolas Billon
B) Polly Findlay
C) Bernard Miles
D) Sally Cookson
  • 80. In which year did the Stratford Festival of Canada premiere an adaptation by Nicolas Billon?
A) 2015
B) 2009
C) 2017
D) 2014
  • 81. Who played Long John Silver in the 1951 BBC series?
A) Ashley Knight
B) Peter Vaughan
C) Robert Newton
D) Bernard Miles
  • 82. Which animated series by Rai Fiction and Mondo TV premiered in 2015?
A) The Legends of Treasure Island
B) Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
C) L'isola del tesoro
D) Treasure Island (1978)
  • 83. In which year did the Henegar Center for the Arts in Melbourne, Florida, stage an adaptation of Treasure Island?
A) 2017
B) 2011
C) 2014
D) 2009
  • 84. Who starred as Jim Hawkins in the 1988 episode of Alvin and the Chipmunks?
A) Simon
B) Theodore
C) Dave
D) Alvin
  • 85. Which adaptation of Treasure Island was set in the Star Wars universe?
A) Treasure Island (2015)
B) Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
C) Black Sails
D) The Legends of Treasure Island
  • 86. Who played Long John Silver in the 1944 audio recording for Columbia Masterworks Records?
A) William Redfield
B) James Mason
C) Basil Rathbone
D) Ronald Colman
  • 87. In which radio adaptation did Orson Welles broadcast Treasure Island in July 1938?
A) BYU Radio
B) BBC Radio
C) Lux Radio Theatre
D) The Mercury Theatre on the Air
  • 88. Who hosted an April 27, 1948 adaptation of Treasure Island on Favorite Story?
A) Orson Welles
B) William Redfield
C) Ronald Colman
D) James Mason
  • 89. In which year did Jack Shepherd play Long John Silver for BBC Radio?
A) 1989
B) 1948
C) 1951
D) 1995
  • 90. In the BYU Radio adaptation, what unique element is added to the story?
A) An alien invasion
B) A time-traveling adventure
C) A treasure hunt in space
D) A modern-day retelling
  • 91. Who starred as Long John Silver in the 2013 Big Finish Productions audiobook adaptation?
A) Tom Baker
B) James Mason
C) Basil Rathbone
D) Jack Shepherd
  • 92. Who was the narrator in the 2013 Big Finish Productions audiobook adaptation?
A) Nicholas Farrell
B) Tom Baker
C) Peter Jeffrey
D) Ronald Colman
  • 93. Which adaptation of 'Treasure Island' was loosely adapted by Sakai Shichima and Osamu Tezuka?
A) Classics Illustrated #64
B) Shin Takarajima (1947)
C) Marvel Classics Comics #15
D) Four Color #624
  • 94. In which year was 'Walt Disney's Treasure Island' adapted by John Ushler?
A) 1973
B) 1949
C) 1955
D) 2007
  • 95. Which company re-issued Marvel Classics Comics #15 in 1984?
A) Dell Comics
B) Penguin Books
C) Fisher-Price
D) Marvel Comics
  • 96. Which adaptation of 'Treasure Island' featured a science-fictional twist by Charles Sheffield?
A) Disney Treasure Island, Starring Mickey Mouse
B) Marvel Illustrated #1–6
C) Godspeed (1993)
D) Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island: The Graphic Novel
  • 97. 'Treasure Island', King Classics #7 was originally published by which company?
A) Dark Horse Comics
B) Editorial Bruguera
C) Penguin Books
D) Marvel Comics
  • 98. In what year was the Ben Gunn Society album released?
A) 1974
B) 1984
C) 2003
D) 1992
  • 99. Which band's song tells the novel's story in their 'Pile of Skulls' album?
A) Skull & Bones
B) Goo Goo Dolls
C) The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
D) Running Wild
  • 100. What is the title of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band's song that pays tribute to 'Treasure Island'?
A) "The Tomahawk Kid"
B) "Man of the Island"
C) "Dead Man's Sea Shanty"
D) "I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme)"
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