There are fictional places as varied as the Delectable Mountains in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress and Hades in both Homer’s Odyssey and Vergil’s Aeneid. There are schools such as Greyfriars attended by Billy Bunter, the infamous Grange Hill or J.K. Rowling’s school of witchcraft and wizardry, Hogwarts. And who can forget Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Lost World, Skull Island, inhabited by the giant ape King Kong or the mystical Shangri-La in James Hilton's Lost Horizon?
This is the second in our series of three quizzes on fictional places of literature, film, stage, TV and radio. You can find memorable locations in a variety of dramas, comedies, fantasies and thrillers but how many of them can you remember? Have a go at this quiz and test your knowledge of fictional homes, towns, villages, islands and countries.
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Coronation Street is set in which fictional area of Manchester? |
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Waterfield |
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Weatherfield |
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Winterfield |
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Woodfield |
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2.
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In the Superman stories, what is the name of Clark Kent's home town? |
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Clarksville |
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Homeville |
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Hooverville |
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Smallville |
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3.
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Which fictitious island was the setting for the TV sitcom Father Ted? |
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Craggy Island |
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Jaggy Island |
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Raggy Island |
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Scraggy Island |
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4.
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Which seaside town was defended by the Home Guard in the TV sitcom Dad's Army? |
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Walmington-on-Sea |
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Warmington-on-Sea |
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Werrington-on-Sea |
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Wilmington-on-Sea |
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5.
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Which classic western film is set in the town of Hadleyville? |
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High Noon |
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The Magnificent Seven |
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Rio Bravo |
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Shane |
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6.
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Where does children's TV character Postman Pat deliver his letters? |
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Greenacre |
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Greendale |
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Greenside |
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Greenwood |
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7.
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In the George Orwell novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, London is situated in which superstate? |
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Eastasia |
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Eurasia |
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Oceania |
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Westasia |
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8.
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What is the name of the fictional Cambridge college created by the novelist Tom Sharpe? |
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Peterhouse |
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Pooterhouse |
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Porterhouse |
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Punterhouse |
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9.
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In the classic Tomkinson's Schooldays episode of the TV series Ripping Yarns, what is the name of Tomkinson's school? |
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Graybridge |
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Grimbridge |
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Gritbridge |
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Grotbridge |
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10.
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Which crime writer created the fictional city of Isola, where the action takes place in the 87th Precinct? |
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Raymond Chandler |
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Elmore Leonard |
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Ed McBain |
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Mickey Spillane |
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1.
|
Coronation Street is set in which fictional area of Manchester? |
|
[ ] |
Waterfield |
[x] |
Weatherfield |
[ ] |
Winterfield |
[ ] |
Woodfield |
|
|
2.
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In the Superman stories, what is the name of Clark Kent's home town? |
|
[ ] |
Clarksville |
[ ] |
Homeville |
[ ] |
Hooverville |
[x] |
Smallville |
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|
3.
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Which fictitious island was the setting for the TV sitcom Father Ted? |
|
[x] |
Craggy Island |
[ ] |
Jaggy Island |
[ ] |
Raggy Island |
[ ] |
Scraggy Island |
|
|
4.
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Which seaside town was defended by the Home Guard in the TV sitcom Dad's Army? |
|
[x] |
Walmington-on-Sea |
[ ] |
Warmington-on-Sea |
[ ] |
Werrington-on-Sea |
[ ] |
Wilmington-on-Sea |
|
|
5.
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Which classic western film is set in the town of Hadleyville? |
|
[x] |
High Noon |
[ ] |
The Magnificent Seven |
[ ] |
Rio Bravo |
[ ] |
Shane |
|
|
6.
|
Where does children's TV character Postman Pat deliver his letters? |
|
[ ] |
Greenacre |
[x] |
Greendale |
[ ] |
Greenside |
[ ] |
Greenwood |
|
|
7.
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In the George Orwell novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, London is situated in which superstate? |
|
[ ] |
Eastasia |
[ ] |
Eurasia |
[x] |
Oceania |
[ ] |
Westasia |
|
|
8.
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What is the name of the fictional Cambridge college created by the novelist Tom Sharpe? |
|
[ ] |
Peterhouse |
[ ] |
Pooterhouse |
[x] |
Porterhouse |
[ ] |
Punterhouse |
|
|
9.
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In the classic Tomkinson's Schooldays episode of the TV series Ripping Yarns, what is the name of Tomkinson's school? |
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[x] |
Graybridge |
[ ] |
Grimbridge |
[ ] |
Gritbridge |
[ ] |
Grotbridge |
|
|
10.
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Which crime writer created the fictional city of Isola, where the action takes place in the 87th Precinct? |
|
[ ] |
Raymond Chandler |
[ ] |
Elmore Leonard |
[x] |
Ed McBain |
[ ] |
Mickey Spillane |
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