Q 01/05

Which vehicle did the 1956 film Around the World in 80 Days add that Jules Verne's novel never had?

A) A submarine

B) A balloon

C) An airship

D) A motor car

Answer · why

B) A balloon

A balloon flight is one of the film's most famous sequences, created to show off scenery on its giant curved screen. In the book the travellers never ...

Q 02/05

Phileas Fogg believes he reached London too late, so what lets him win his wager after all?

A) A stopped club clock

B) A forfeit by his rivals

C) A day gained going east

D) A misprinted railway timetable

Answer · why

C) A day gained going east

A day gained going east saves him. Travelling toward the sunrise, his party saw 80 dawns while London saw only 79, so he was home a day sooner than hi...

Q 03/05

Which New York World reporter beat Phileas Fogg's fictional record by circling the globe in 72 days?

A) Martha Gellhorn

B) Ida Tarbell

C) Dorothy Thompson

D) Nellie Bly

Answer · why

D) Nellie Bly

Nellie Bly had a rival she did not know about until she reached Asia: a magazine had sent Elizabeth Bisland the opposite way around the world to beat ...

Q 04/05

How much does Phileas Fogg wager that he can circle the globe in eighty days in Jules Verne's novel?

A) £20,000

B) £60,000

C) £200,000

D) £600,000

Answer · why

A) £20,000

£20,000 was half of Fogg's fortune, and he took the other half along in banknotes to pay his way, so losing the bet would have meant ruin.

Q 05/05

What does Phileas Fogg buy in India when the railway to Calcutta turns out to be unfinished?

A) A camel train

B) A river steamer

C) An elephant

D) A team of horses

Answer · why

C) An elephant

An elephant named Kiouni costs him a small fortune, because its owner refused point-blank to hire the animal out.