The Enid Blyton Society

Enid!!!

No, the "real" answer (as opposed to the real real answer), in the context of the Find-Outers series: Fatty's aunt, as he tells us in The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat.

Good to see this great quiz thread moving again, Eddie and Courtenay.

'Aurélien Arkadiusz'

Correct, Courtenay. It was Fatty's aunt.

Your question.

Yes, I remember having a laugh when I saw that reference in Disappearing Cat (which I read for the first time only a couple of years ago) and thinking "I didn't know Fatty was Enid's nephew!!"

Right, here's a challenge... How many of the Find-Outers books feature Ern Goon?

(Non-compulsory bonus question for FFO fanatics: can you name those books as well? )

At least 5 of the FFO mysteries featured Ern Goon.

'Aurélien Arkadiusz'

Ern was in 5 of the books, as you rightly say, Aurélien.

They were: Hidden House; Vanished Prince; Tally-Ho Cottage; Strange Messages; Banshee Towers.

Ooer, Aurélien's answer wasn't absolutely incorrect, but I was looking for the exact number, and the exact number is 5, not "at least" 5... so I'm afraid I'm going to have to give this one to Eddie, especially as he's named the books to confirm it. My apologies, Aurélien, and well done to both you and Eddie.

Eddie, over to you!

Thank you, Courtenay. I would have been quite happy for Aurélien to have set the next question.

Anyway here is a nice easy one:

In which book does PC Pippin appear?

Was it "The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat"?

Correct, Snugglepot.

Your question.

Thank you, Eddie.

In Tally-Ho Cottage, Fatty's mother tells him that she heard that the Lorenzo's were.......?
What was the profession and description of it she gave?

...fourth-rate actors, who haven't had any film-work to do for some time.

Mrs Trotteville told Fatty that the Lorenzos were badly behaved, gave silly parties, went out in boats at all hours of the night and failed to pay their bills.

Correct, Eddie.
Your turn.

Thank you, Snugglepot.

What were the first names of Mr and Mrs Lorenzo?

Any takers?