Fictional places range from whole worlds, like C.S. Lewis’ Narnia or J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, to countries such as those visited by the protagonist in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels. There are also towns like George Elliot’s Middlemarch, or just buildings, for example The Admiral Benbow Inn in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. Some are magical places, whilst others are just mundane and ordinary.
This is the first of three quizzes on fictional places found, not only in literature but also in film, radio and television programmes. You may think that some of the questions are therefore ‘trespassing' in this section which, strictly speaking, is all about ‘Books’. Our excuse is that there are a whole host of villages, countries, planets and establishments which have entered our cultural consciousness, and a mine of fascinating questions about them which are just too good to be overlooked! Have a go at this quiz and see how many of the fictional locations you can remember.
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In the TV series, what is the name of The Simpsons' home town? |
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Bedrock |
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Homerville |
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Shelbyville |
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Springfield |
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2.
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Where does TV cop Jack Frost, played by David Jason, do his detecting? |
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Benton |
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Denton |
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Fenton |
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Kenton |
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3.
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Which novel is set in the fictional country of Ruritania? |
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Cold Comfort Farm |
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Robinson Crusoe |
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Dracula |
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The Prisoner of Zenda |
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4.
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What is the name of the island where Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends live? |
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Fodor |
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Lodor |
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Nodor |
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Sodor |
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5.
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Which village is the setting for the radio programme The Archers? |
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Ambridge |
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Bambridge |
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Lambridge |
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Tambridge |
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6.
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Which English novelist invented the county of Barsetshire? |
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Wilkie Collins |
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Charles Dickens |
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Anthony Trollope |
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Evelyn Waugh |
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7.
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In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which city lies at the end of the Yellow Brick Road? |
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Diamond City |
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Emerald City |
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Ruby City |
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Turquoise City |
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8.
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In the TV programme Porridge, what is the name of the prison where Fletcher is incarcerated? |
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Slade |
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Slake |
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Slane |
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Slate |
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9.
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The TV show Byker Grove was set in what type of establishment? |
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A coffee bar |
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A health club |
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A school |
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A youth club |
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10.
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In Gulliver's Travels, where does Gulliver meet the little people? |
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Brobdingnag |
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Glubbdubdrib |
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Laputa |
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Lilliput |
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1.
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In the TV series, what is the name of The Simpsons' home town? |
|
[ ] |
Bedrock |
[ ] |
Homerville |
[ ] |
Shelbyville |
[x] |
Springfield |
|
|
2.
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Where does TV cop Jack Frost, played by David Jason, do his detecting? |
|
[ ] |
Benton |
[x] |
Denton |
[ ] |
Fenton |
[ ] |
Kenton |
|
|
3.
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Which novel is set in the fictional country of Ruritania? |
|
[ ] |
Cold Comfort Farm |
[ ] |
Robinson Crusoe |
[ ] |
Dracula |
[x] |
The Prisoner of Zenda |
|
|
4.
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What is the name of the island where Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends live? |
|
[ ] |
Fodor |
[ ] |
Lodor |
[ ] |
Nodor |
[x] |
Sodor |
|
|
5.
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Which village is the setting for the radio programme The Archers? |
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[x] |
Ambridge |
[ ] |
Bambridge |
[ ] |
Lambridge |
[ ] |
Tambridge |
|
|
6.
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Which English novelist invented the county of Barsetshire? |
|
[ ] |
Wilkie Collins |
[ ] |
Charles Dickens |
[x] |
Anthony Trollope |
[ ] |
Evelyn Waugh |
|
|
7.
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In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which city lies at the end of the Yellow Brick Road? |
|
[ ] |
Diamond City |
[x] |
Emerald City |
[ ] |
Ruby City |
[ ] |
Turquoise City |
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|
8.
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In the TV programme Porridge, what is the name of the prison where Fletcher is incarcerated? |
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[x] |
Slade |
[ ] |
Slake |
[ ] |
Slane |
[ ] |
Slate |
|
|
9.
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The TV show Byker Grove was set in what type of establishment? |
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[ ] |
A coffee bar |
[ ] |
A health club |
[ ] |
A school |
[x] |
A youth club |
|
|
10.
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In Gulliver's Travels, where does Gulliver meet the little people? |
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[ ] |
Brobdingnag |
[ ] |
Glubbdubdrib |
[ ] |
Laputa |
[x] |
Lilliput |
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