It’s quiz time! Can you match the fictional character to the contents of their pocket?
We’ve made a list of items found in the pockets of people from the literary world. Can you guess which item was kept in which person’s pocket? Scroll down for the answers.
The unnamed 7-year-old narrator of The Witches (Roald Dahl)
Mr Pepperpot in the Mrs Pepperpot series (Alf Prøysen)
Sherlock Holmes in A Study in Scarlet (Arthur Conan Doyle)
Virgina Woolf
Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit (JRR Tolkien)
Marian in Tess of the d’Urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)
William Brown in William Below Stairs (Richmal Crompton)
Hansel in Hansel and Gretel (The Brothers Grimm)
The Artful Dodger in Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Harry in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (JK Rowling)
Lennie in Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
The soldier in The Tinder Box (Hans Christian Andersen)
Douglas Gold in the story Triangle at Rhodes from Murder in the Mews and Other Stories (Agatha Christie)
1 Gold coins
2 Breadcrumbs
3 Gin
4 The One Ring
5 Strophanthin
6 Stones, top, penknife, bits of putty, and other small objects… and a dying lizard
7 Silk handkerchiefs
8 Heavy stones and a heavy heart
9 A blood red stone
10 A dead mouse
11 Mrs Pepperpot
12 Two mice called William and Mary
13 A magnifying glass and a tape measure
In our April issue, we take a look at pockets and why it’s so important for women’s clothing to have them.
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Answers
1 Gold coins - The soldier in The Tinder Box (Hans Christian Andersen). 2 Breadcrumbs - Hansel in Hansel and Gretel (The Brothers Grimm). 3 Gin - Marian in Tess of the d’Urbervilles (Thomas Hardy). 4 The One Ring - Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit (JRR Tolkien). 5 Strophanthin - Douglas Gold in the story Triangle at Rhodes from Murder in the Mews and Other Stories (Agatha Christie). 6 Stones, top, penknife, bits of putty, and other small objects… and a dying lizard - William Brown in William Below Stairs (Richmal Crompton). 7 Silk handkerchiefs - The Artful Dodger in Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens). 8 Heavy stones and a heavy heart - Virgina Woolf. 9 A blood red stone - Harry in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (JK Rowling). 10 A dead mouse - Lennie in Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck). 11 Mrs Pepperpot - Mr Pepperpot in the Mrs Pepperpot series (Alf Prøysen). 12 Two mice called William and Mary - The unnamed 7-year-old narrator of The Witches (Roald Dahl). 13 A magnifying glass and a tape measure - Sherlock Holmes in A Study in Scarlet (Arthur Conan Doyle)
