Have an account?
Skip to Content
Build your own quiz
Suggestions for you
15 questions
Show Answers
See Preview
- 1. Multiple Choice
What was Nellie's real name?
Elizabeth
Ellie
Nora
Vanessa
- 2. Multiple Choice
How many days did it take Nellie to travel around the world?
32
80
180
72
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which author published the book 'Around the world in 80 days'?
Charles Dickens
JK Rowling
Jules Verne
Gustave Flaubert
- 4. Multiple Choice
What year was Nellie born?
1864
1648
1684
1846
- 5. Multiple Choice
What job did Nellie do?
Pilot
Journalist
Inventor
Captain
- 6. Multiple Choice
How much money did Nellie take with her on her adventure?
£500
£300
£200
£400
- 7. Multiple Choice
Name the steamship that Nellie boarded to begin her journey.
Augusta Victoria
Margaret Adelaide
Bertha June
Clara Rose
- 8. Multiple Choice
How did Nellie communicate with her editor back in America?
Semaphore
Telephone
Internet
Telegram / Cable
- 9. Multiple Choice
What date did Nellie's journey begin?
14th November 1889
14th February 1889
14th June 1889
14th August 1889
- 10. Multiple Choice
Nellie Bly travelled by plane to England?
True
False
- 11. Multiple Choice
Bonus question: What was Nellie's favourite colour?
Silver
Pink
Turquoise
Yellow
- 12. Multiple Choice
Nellie spent six months in which country where she upset the government with one of her articles?
Mexico
Belgium
Ireland
Canada
- 13. Multiple Choice
Nellie spent time in a mental hospital because ...
she was poorly.
she was in hiding.
she wanted a rest.
she wanted to highlight conditions in the hospital.
- 14. Multiple Choice
In 1895 she became the boss of a big company. What did they produce?
Steel containers.
Typewriters.
Shoes.
Suitcases.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Age 57, what did Nellie die of?
Measles
Old age
Pneumonia
Whooping cough
- Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags