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