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Downton Abbey Quiz: The Story So Far

Test your knowledge of trivia and events leading up to Season Three

1. Which sister enjoys learning to drive a tractor?

2. What does Mrs. Patmore the cook teach one of the sisters to do?

3. What is the disease that carried off Matthew Crawley's fiancée, Lavinia?

Poor Lavinia; she never had a chance. Witness this exchange—Lady Grantham: “So, that’s Mary’s replacement. Well, I suppose looks aren’t everything.” Cora: “I think she seems rather sweet. I’m afraid meeting us all together must be very intimidating.” Lady Grantham: “I do hope so.”)

4. Who says "Your lot buys it. My lot inherits it." to a prospective suitor ?

5. The series is filmed at Highclere Castle, set on 1,000 acres in Hampshire—a landmark estate open to the public in the summer. True or False: The kitchen and the servants' quarters are shot in a London studio because those parts of Highclere are now too modern.

Hence the spot-on BBC parody featuring Ab Fab's Jennifer Saunders, Kim Cattrall, and a host of famous British actors, all waiting protractedly for tea to arrive from the Ealing Studios. A favorite line from the butler: "A good servant retains a sense of Pride and Prejudice at all times.")

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