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