Rebecca Trivia
Rebecca trivia explores the atmosphere, characters, and literary legacy of Daphne du Maurierās 1938 novel. Centered on an unnamed young bride, a brooding widower, and the powerful lingering presence of Rebecca, the story became a landmark of modern Gothic fiction.
Easy Rebecca Trivia
12 questions
These easy Rebecca trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.
Question 1
Who wrote the novel Rebecca?
Answer: Daphne du Maurier wrote Rebecca.
Rebecca is a novel by Daphne du Maurier.
Question 2
In what year was Rebecca first published?
Answer: Rebecca was first published in 1938.
The novel first appeared in 1938.
Question 3
Rebecca is most commonly described as what kind of novel?
- A.Science fiction novel
- B.Western novel
- C.Epic poem
- D.Gothic novel
Answer: It is commonly classified as a Gothic novel.
Rebecca is commonly classified is a Gothic novel.
Question 4
Daphne du Maurier was an author from which country?
Answer: She was English.
Daphne du Maurier was an English author.
Question 5
What is the name of the estate where much of Rebecca takes place?
Answer: The estate is called Manderley.
The country estate in Rebecca is called Manderley.
Question 6
Who is the widower in Rebecca?
Answer: The widower is Maxim de Winter.
Maxim de Winter is the widower in the novel.
Question 7
Does the first-person narrator of Rebecca have a personal name given in the novel?
Answer: No. The narrator is never given a personal name.
Rebecca's first-person narrator is never given a personal name in the novel.
Question 8
Which words begin Rebecca's famous opening line?
- A.It was the best of times
- B.Happy families are all alike
- C.Last night I dreamt I went
- D.Call me Ishmael
Answer: It begins with the words "Last night I dreamt I went."
The opening line begins with the words "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.".
Question 9
Rebecca is set largely in which English region?
Answer: It is set largely in Cornwall.
The novel is set largely in Cornwall.
Question 10
Who works as the housekeeper at Manderley?
Answer: Mrs Danvers is the housekeeper at Manderley.
Mrs Danvers serves is the housekeeper at Manderley.
Question 11
In what place does the narrator first meet Maxim de Winter?
Answer: She meets him in Monte Carlo.
The narrator meets Maxim de Winter in Monte Carlo.
Question 12
What is Maxim de Winter's marital status when the narrator meets him?
Answer: He is a widower.
Maxim de Winter is a widower when the narrator meets him.
Rebecca Family Trivia
11 questions
These family Rebecca trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.
Question 1
Who is the narrator working for when the story begins in Monte Carlo?
- A.Mrs Danvers
- B.Lady Crowan
- C.Mrs Van Hopper
- D.Beatrice Lacy
Answer: Mrs Van Hopper
At the start of the story in Monte Carlo, the narrator is employed by Mrs Van Hopper.
Question 2
What is the name of Maxim de Winter's sister?
Answer: Beatrice Lacy
Maxim's sister is Beatrice Lacy.
Question 3
Beatrice Lacy is married to whom?
- A.Frank Crawley
- B.Jack Favell
- C.Colonel Julyan
- D.Giles Lacy
Answer: Giles Lacy
Beatrice's husband is Giles Lacy.
Question 4
Which loyal estate manager works for Maxim de Winter?
Answer: Frank Crawley
Frank Crawley is Maxim de Winter's loyal estate manager.
Question 5
Rebecca kept a small place by the sea on the Manderley estate. What was it?
Answer: A boat cottage
Rebecca kept a cottage by the sea on the Manderley estate, known is the boat cottage.
Question 6
A shipwreck leads to the discovery of what sunken object?
Answer: Rebecca's boat
The shipwreck in the novel leads to the discovery of Rebecca's sunken boat.
Question 7
How is Jack Favell related to Rebecca?
Answer: He is her cousin.
Jack Favell is revealed to be Rebecca's cousin.
Question 8
Which beachcomber knew Rebecca?
Answer: Ben
Ben is the beachcomber who knew Rebecca.
Question 9
After Rebecca's body is identified, which colonel helps take part in the investigation?
Answer: Colonel Julyan
Colonel Julyan is involved in the investigation after Rebecca's body is identified.
Question 10
Which London physician knew an important secret about Rebecca's health?
Answer: Dr Baker
Dr Baker, a London physician, knew a key secret about Rebecca's health.
Question 11
Rebecca's body is first identified by what item?
Answer: A ring
The body is initially identified by a ring.
Fun Rebecca Trivia
12 questions
These fun Rebecca trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.
Question 1
Who directed the 1940 film version of Rebecca, bringing Manderley to the screen with maximum suspense?
Answer: Alfred Hitchcock directed the 1940 film adaptation of Rebecca.
The 1940 film adaptation of Rebecca was directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Question 2
At the Oscars, what top prize did the 1940 film Rebecca take home?
Answer: The 1940 film Rebecca won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Rebecca won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Question 3
Which actor played Maxim de Winter in Hitchcock's 1940 Rebecca?
Answer: Laurence Olivier played Maxim de Winter in Hitchcock's Rebecca.
In the 1940 film, Maxim de Winter was played by Laurence Olivier.
Question 4
Who portrayed the second Mrs de Winter in the 1940 film adaptation?
Answer: Joan Fontaine played the second Mrs de Winter in the 1940 film.
The second Mrs de Winter was played by Joan Fontaine in the 1940 film.
Question 5
Whose performance as Mrs Danvers chilled the halls of the 1940 Rebecca?
Answer: Judith Anderson played Mrs Danvers in the 1940 film.
Mrs Danvers in the 1940 adaptation was played by Judith Anderson.
Question 6
Before Rebecca haunted readers, which writer in Daphne du Maurier's family wrote Trilby?
Answer: George du Maurier, Daphne's grandfather, wrote the novel Trilby.
Daphne du Maurier's grandfather George du Maurier wrote Trilby.
Question 7
Rebecca wasn't drafted in a foggy Cornish attic aloneādu Maurier wrote much of it while staying in which city?
Answer: Daphne du Maurier drafted much of Rebecca while staying in Alexandria, Egypt.
Much of Rebecca was drafted in Alexandria, Egypt.
Question 8
What did the success of Rebecca dramatically boost for Daphne du Maurier?
Answer: The success of Rebecca greatly increased Daphne du Maurier's international fame.
Rebecca greatly increased Daphne du Maurier's international fame.
Question 9
Manderley may be fictional, but it was inspired in part by which Cornish house linked to du Maurier?
Answer: Manderley was inspired in part by Menabilly.
Menabilly, a Cornish house linked to du Maurier, partly inspired Manderley.
Question 10
Which year saw the BBC put Rebecca on television?
Answer: The BBC television adaptation of Rebecca aired in 1979.
The BBC adaptation aired in 1979.
Question 11
Rebecca returned to British TV as a two-part adaptation on ITV in what year?
Answer: A two-part ITV adaptation of Rebecca was broadcast in 1997.
ITV broadcast a two-part adaptation of Rebecca in 1997.
Question 12
What year did Netflix release its film adaptation of Rebecca?
Answer: The Netflix film adaptation of Rebecca was released in 2020.
Netflix released its Rebecca adaptation in 2020.
Funny Rebecca Trivia
13 questions
These funny Rebecca trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.
Question 1
Before the novel gets down to Manderley business, what kind of opening does Rebecca use instead of showing Rebecca alive and well?
Answer: It opens with a dream about revisiting a house.
The novel famously begins with a dream of returning to the house, rather than with Rebecca appearing alive.
Question 2
In Monte Carlo, the narrator and Maxim let what move at a speed that would terrify any cautious bridesmaid?
Answer: Their marriage happens after a very short acquaintance.
The narrator marries Maxim after knowing him only a short time in Monte Carlo.
Question 3
At Manderley, which single letter manages to behave like a full-time bully on paper goods?
- A.The letter W
- B.The letter R on monogrammed stationery.
- C.The letter M
- D.The letter D
Answer: The letter R on monogrammed stationery.
The second Mrs de Winter feels intimidated by stationery marked with Rebecca's monogrammed R.
Question 4
What room is kept in such perfect condition that it feels less like interior decorating and more like canonization?
Answer: Rebecca's bedroom at Manderley.
Rebecca's bedroom is preserved almost like a shrine.
Question 5
During Mrs Danvers's deeply normal and not-at-all-chilling room tour, what item of Rebecca's does she show the narrator?
Answer: Rebecca's nightdress.
Mrs Danvers points out Rebecca's nightdress is part of the unnerving display of the preserved room.
Question 6
Which resident of Manderley is a spaniel and, frankly, one of the least stressful beings in the house?
Answer: Jasper.
Jasper is the narrator's spaniel at Manderley.
Question 7
The narrator often runs an imaginary competition in her head. Who wins the 'social duties' category every time?
Answer: Rebecca, as imagined by the narrator.
She repeatedly imagines Rebecca would have handled ordinary social obligations better than she can.
Question 8
What everyday embarrassment makes the second Mrs de Winter feel like she's accidentally breaking into her own life?
Answer: She doesn't know where things are kept in her own house.
A recurring source of embarrassment is her uncertainty about basic household arrangements in her own home.
Question 9
When Maxim is being teasing rather than poetic, what nickname does he use for the narrator?
- A."My clever wife"
- B.My little fool
- C."My brave darling"
- D."Little duchess"
Answer: "My little fool."
Maxim sometimes teasingly calls her 'my little fool.'.
Question 10
After becoming Mrs de Winter, what surprisingly small task makes the narrator feel like she needs a legal team and a calligraphy tutor?
Answer: She worries about how to sign her new married name.
She is anxious about how to sign her new married identity is Mrs de Winter.
Question 11
Which room quietly turns breakfast into a daily exam in awkward domestic adjustment?
Answer: The breakfast room at Manderley.
The breakfast room becomes a symbol of the narrator's uncomfortable adjustment to married life at Manderley.
Question 12
Rebecca's handwriting is not described as shy, timid, or apologetic. How is it described?
Answer: As bold and distinctive.
The novel describes Rebecca's handwriting is bold and distinctive, reinforcing her forceful presence.
Question 13
Which dramatic Manderley plants seem determined to keep Rebecca in the atmosphere whether anyone asked them to or not?
Answer: The rhododendrons.
The rhododendrons around Manderley are repeatedly tied to Rebecca's overpowering presence.
Hard Rebecca Trivia
13 questions
These hard Rebecca trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.
Question 1
Which literary prize did Rebecca receive in 2000 when it was honored as Best Novel of the Century?
Answer: The Anthony Award for Best Novel of the Century.
In 2000, Rebecca was recognized with the Anthony Award for Best Novel of the Century.
Question 2
To whom did Daphne du Maurier dedicate Rebecca?
Answer: Her husband, Frederick Browning.
Rebecca was dedicated to Daphne du Maurier's husband, Frederick Browning.
Question 3
At the end of the inquest, what official conclusion is reached about Rebecca's death?
Answer: That it was ruled a suicide.
The inquest concludes that Rebecca's death was suicide.
Question 4
When Maxim finally tells the second Mrs de Winter what happened in the cottage, what does he admit he did to Rebecca?
Answer: He confesses that he shot Rebecca after she taunted him with a claim that she was pregnant.
Maxim confesses that he shot Rebecca in the cottage after she taunted him about a pregnancy claim.
Question 5
Which doctor's revelation blows apart Rebecca's story about expecting a child?
Answer: Dr Baker reveals that Rebecca had terminal cancer.
Dr Baker reveals that Rebecca had terminal cancer, which undermines her pregnancy story.
Question 6
What piece of writing does Favell brandish in an attempt to pressure Maxim?
Answer: Rebecca's note arranging a meeting.
Favell tries to use Rebecca's note arranging a meeting is leverage against Maxim.
Question 7
During the inquiry, what is the name of the magistrate overseeing proceedings?
Answer: Mr Tabb.
The magistrate in the inquiry is called Mr Tabb.
Question 8
Who serves as the local head gardener at Manderley?
Answer: Robert.
Robert is the local head gardener at Manderley.
Question 9
Which maid helps the second Mrs de Winter at Manderley?
- A.Beatrice
- B.Mrs Van Hopper
- C.Clarice
- D.Mrs Danvers
Answer: Clarice
Clarice is one of the Manderley servants who assists the unnamed narrator after she becomes the second Mrs de Winter. Mrs Danvers is the intimidating housekeeper, not the maid.
Question 10
Name Manderley's butler in the novel.?
Answer: Frith.
Frith is Manderley's butler in the novel.
Question 11
In the novel's framing sections, what kind of places do Maxim and the narrator drift through while living abroad?
Answer: Hotels on the Continent.
The narrator and Maxim live in hotels on the Continent in the novel's framing sections.
Question 12
Rebecca doesn't simply wash ashore in the novel. In what vessel is her body discovered when it is raised from the bay?
Answer: A cabin cruiser.
Rebecca's body is found in a cabin cruiser raised from the bay.
Question 13
What is the name of the cove by Rebecca's cottage?
Answer: Kerrith Bay.
The cove by Rebecca's cottage is called Kerrith Bay.
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