wildflower girl table quiz

Wildflower Girl

by Marita Conlon Mc Kenna

Table Quiz© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com

Round 1

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Round 1Question 1

What colour hair had Eily?


Round 1Question 2

What was the name of Peggy’s school friend?


Round 1Question 3

Which of the grand-aunts was

still alive?© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com

Round 1Question 4

What was the Landlord’s name?


Round 1Question 5

What was Eily’s husband’s name?


Round 1Question 6

What was Nano’s surname?


Round 2


Round 2Question 1

What kind of job was on offer to Michael at Castletaggart House?


Round 2Question 2

Where did the ship to America sail

from?© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com

Round 2Question 3

What instrument did John Joe Daly bring

to the farewell party?


Round 2Question 4

What did Aunt Nano give to Peggy that had belonged to

Lena?© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com

Round 2Question 5

What was Peggy’s correct name – the

name she was christened?


Round 2Question 6

What did Michael give Peggy on the

day she was leaving?© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com

Round 1 Answers


Round 1 AnswersQuestion 1

What colour hair had Eily?

Fair© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com


What was the name of Peggy’s school friend?

Julia© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com


Which of the grand-aunts was still alive?

Nano© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com


What was the Landlord’s name?

Billy Kelly© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com


What was Eily’s husband’s name?

John Powers© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com


What was Nano’s surname?Murphy


Round 3


Round 3Question 1

What was the surname of the family

Peggy travelled to America with?


Round 3Question 2

What was the name of the ship

they travelled on?© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com

Round 3Question 3

Where was the ship bound for?


Round 3Question 4

What was the name of the lodging house Peggy

stayed in the night before the voyage?


Round 3Question 5

What two things did the landlady of the lodging

house advise Peggy to buy for the journey?


Round 3Question 6

What were the sails of the ship

made from?© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com

Round 2 Answers



What kind of job was on offer to Michael at Castletaggart House?

Stable Boy© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com


Where did the ship to America sail

from?Queenstown



What instrument did John Joe Daly bring to

the farewell party?Fiddle



What did Aunt Nano give to Peggy that had

belonged to Lena?Bible



What was Peggy’s correct name – the name she

was christened?

Margaret© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com


What did Michael give Peggy on the

day she was leaving?Horse-Hair Bracelet


Round 4


Round 4Question 1

On what ocean did the Fortunata sail?


Round 4Question 2

What creatures were outside the captain’s door?


Round 4Question 3

How many brothers did Sarah

Connolly have? © Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com

Round 4Question 4

Where had Sarah grown up?


Round 4Question 5

How many people died during the storm at sea?


Round 4Question 6

On reaching America, what did the sailors do with the old straw and

blankets? © Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com

Round 3 Answers



What was the surname of the family Peggy travelled

to America with?

Molloys© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com


What was the name of the ship they travelled

on?The Fortunata



Where was the ship bound for?

Boston© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com


What was the name of the lodging house Peggy stayed

in the night before the voyage?

Sea View© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com


What two things did the landlady of the lodging

house advise Peggy to buy for the journey?

Chamber Pot & Tin Bucket© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com


What were the sails of the ship made from?

Canvas© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com

Round 5


Round 5Question 1

Who did Nell Molloy ask Peggy to find for

her in America?© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com

Round 5Question 2

Who was the proprietor of the Shamrock Agency for the Employment of

Young Ladies?


Round 5Question 3

Who was the maid that showed the

girls to their rooms in the agency?


Round 5Question 4

What was the name of the woman to

whom Peggy went to work in her first job?


Round 5Question 5

Where did she come from originally?


Round 5Question 6

What kind of work did the lodgers in the lodging house

do?© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com

Round 4 Answers



On what ocean did the Fortunata sail?

Atlantic © Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com


What creatures were outside the captain’s

door?Hens



How many brothers did Sarah Connolly

have?Two



Where had Sarah grown up?

Workhouse © Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com


How many people died during the storm

at sea?Two



On reaching America, what did the sailors do with the old

straw and blankets?

Threw Them Overboard


Round 6


Round 6Question 1

Why did Peggy have to cook the dinner on

her own one day?© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com

Round 6Question 2

What was the name of the factory where Sarah was working?


Round 6Question 3

What was Mrs. Madden’s job in

Rushton?© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com

Round 6Question 4

What was the cook’s name in

Rushton?© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com

Round 6Question 5

What was Mr. Rowan’s

occupation?© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com

Round 6Question 6

What age was Simon Rowan?


Round 5 Answers



Who did Nell Molloy ask Peggy to find for

her in America?Her husband, Dan



Who was the proprietor of the Shamrock Agency for the

Employment of Young Ladies?

Mrs. Margaret (Mags) Halligan



Who was the maid that showed the girls to their

rooms in the agency?Nancy



What was the name of the woman to whom Peggy went to work in her first

job?

Mona Cavendish© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com


Where did she come from originally?

Liverpool© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com


What kind of work did the lodgers in the lodging house

do?

Building Roads/Railways


Round 7


Round 7Question 1

What did Peggy promise to teach

Kitty?© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com

Round 7Question 2

What colour was Roxanne’s hair?


Round 7Question 3

What creature did Roxanne get from

her Aunt Melissa for her birthday?


Round 7Question 4

What was her present from Aunt

Melissa called?© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com

Round 7Question 5

Where did Peggy decide to have a

bath?© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com

Round 7Question 6

Who interrupted her while she was

having a bath?© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com

Round 6 Answers



Why did Peggy have to cook the dinner on her

own one day?Mona was drunk



What was the name of the factory where

Sarah was working?Goldmans



What was Mrs. Madden’s job in

Rushton?The Housekeeper


Round 8


Round 8Question 2

Which of these did Peggy not buy with her

first wages: a coat, hand cream, woollen socks?


Round 8Question 4

What pattern was on the ring that Peggy

found: snakes, hands, a crown?


Round 7 Answers



What did Peggy promise to teach

Kitty?To Read



What was her present from Aunt Melissa

called?Bonaparte



Who interrupted her while she was having a

bath?Simon


Round 8 Answers



What was the name of the river flowing through Boston?Charles River



Which of these did Peggy not buy with her first

wages: a coat, hand cream, woollen socks?

A Coat© Seomra Ranga 2013 www.seomraranga.com


What pattern was on the ring that Peggy found:

snakes, hands, a crown?Snakes



A « daguerreotype » was an early form of

what?Photograph


Tie-Break Round


Tie-Break RoundQuestion 1

What was the name of the book by Roxanne’s bed?



What was Miss Lewis’ first name?



How did the Rowans summon the

servants to the dining-room?


Tie-Break Round AnswersQuestion 1

What was the name of the book by Roxanne’s

bed?Uncle Tom’s Cabin



What was the name of the strange herb that

Peggy cut?Green-Eye



What festival was everyone preparing

for at Rushton?Thanksgiving



How did the Rowans summon the servants to the dining-room?They rang a bell


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