Around the World in Eighty Days quiz

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1. 1 Medium

   What card game does Fogg play at his club?

   Answer: Whist

   Why: Whist was the direct predecessor of bridge, rewarding the strict calculation and silence that defined Fogg.

2. 2 Easy

   What nationality is Fogg's valet Passepartout?

   Answer: French

   Why: Passepartout applied to work for the quiet Englishman specifically seeking a calm and predictable routine.

3. 3 Medium

   On which London street does Phileas Fogg live?

   Answer: Savile Row

   Why: Verne gave Fogg the address 7 Savile Row, where the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan had died in 1816.

4. 4 Easy

   What animal carries Fogg across the Indian jungle?

   Answer: Elephant

   Why: Fogg spends £2,000 to buy Kiouni outright when an unfinished railroad leaves his party stranded in the jungle.

5. 5 Medium

   Where does Fogg land after crossing the Pacific?

   Answer: San Francisco

   Why: Fogg arrives in San Francisco on the steamer General Grant, stepping onto the American mainland on schedule.

6. 6 Easy

   Which transport never appears in Verne's novel?

   Answer: Hot air balloon

   Why: The iconic hot-air balloon voyage was invented for the 1956 movie adaptation, as Fogg relies strictly on trains and ships in the novel.