William Goldman Trivia

1. In the movie, the grandfather reads S. Morgenstern's "The Princess Bride" to his sick grandson. Who reads "The Princess Bride" to young William in the book?

From Quiz "The Princess Bride: True Love and High Adventure"

Answer: His father

In both the book and movie, "The Princess Bride" is written by S. Morgenstern (which is a pseudonym of the real author William Goldman.) In the book, according to William, when he was a boy, he became sick with pneumonia and during his recuperation, his father read "The Princess Bride" to him.

From Quiz Pseudonym S. Morgenstern

Answer: Simon

The S in Morgenstern's name stands for Simon. The author's forename is made known in chapter 7 of "The Princess Bride".

From Quiz This Is Me

Answer: Parentheses

William Goldman says his longtime copy editor had several questions surrounding S. Morgenstern's extensive use of parentheses. Goldman admits he could be of no help to his editor on the subject, but he thinks the parentheses are S. Morgenstern's way of telling the reader that 'this isn't real'.

From Quiz Unabridged

Answer: Simon

Morgenstern's name is mentioned in Chapter 7 - "The Wedding". Ironically, the name Simon in Hebrew means to hear, to be heard.

From Quiz William Goldman's "The Princess Bride"

Answer: Nothing, he shuts the door in her face.

Poor Buttercup must have felt pretty rejected! Little did she know that Westley really had been waiting all those years just for her!

From Quiz The Princess Bride

Answer: Columbia

William Goldman, who really did write the original (and only) version of The Princess Bride, refers to professors from Columbia University who loved satirical Florinese writer S. Morgenstern many times. Of course, we know that there is no Florin and no Florinese writer S. Morgenstern, only William Goldman.

From Quiz The Battle of Wits Has Begun...

Answer: His father

In the movie, The Kid (played by Fred Savage) listens to his grandfather (Peter Falk) read "The Princess Bride" while sick in bed. In the book, we find out that "the kid" is actually William Goldman as a child. His "Florinese" father reads him the story--twice--when he is recovering from a bout of pneumonia, and Goldman claims to never have read it himself because he prefers to remember it in his father's voice.

From Quiz 'The Princess Bride', the BOOK

Answer: Chocolate

The Duchess de Guiche placed chocolates around the castle because she knew that Annette couldn't resist them. Annette ate all of the chocolates and became fat. Consequently, the Duke had no further interest in her. It was not all bad for Annette though--She married the pastry Chef and ate a lot until old age claimed her.

From Quiz 'Princess Bride' Book Trivia Quiz

Answer: He gained a pound his first afternoon out of the womb

Babies usually lose three or four ounces, and it takes them a week or so to gain it back.

From Quiz The Princess Bride Book

Answer: S. Morgenstern

'I'm reading it to you for relax. S. Morgenstern. Great Florinese writer.'

From Quiz "The Princess Bride: True Love and High Adventure"

Answer: Sharks

Buttercup is kidnapped by Vizzini and his team. They all board a ship and set sail for the Cliffs of Insanity. While on the water, Buttercup jumps overboard and tries to escape from her kidnappers. In the book, Vizzini warns Buttercup of the sharks who attack when they smell blood. Vizzini then proceeds to cut himself, collect the blood in a cup, and throw it into the water.

From Quiz Pseudonym S. Morgenstern

Answer: Artist

S. Morgenstern's father Max Morgenstern leaves home and travels to Venice to become an artist. His second day there, Max meets Valarie and the two marry. Morgenstern shares this, his parents love story, in his fable "The Silent Gondoliers".

From Quiz "Buttercup's Baby"

Answer: Shade

In section 4 - "Fezzik Falling". Fezzik is so in tune with Buttercup's baby that she figures who better to babysit than the gentle giant. Fezzik watches the baby and they play. When the baby naps, Fezzik blocks the sun; and that is how she comes to call him Shade.

From Quiz This Is Me

Answer: Dreary? Not to be believed

William Goldman reminds readers that Chapter 2 is where his son, Jason, stopped reading. Goldman finds that understandable considering Morgenstern uses the opening 66 pages to tell the history of the Florinese crown.

From Quiz Unabridged

Answer: Before 1882

William "Billy" Goldman was born in 1931 and his father read the book to him when he was around 10 years old, which means the book was published before 1941. William Goldman's 'abridged' book was written and published between 1971 and 1973 because in the beginning story he mentions being 40 years old at the time. In Chapter 7 - "The Wedding" Goldman mentions that Morgenstern's book was before Frank Baum wrote "The Wizard of Oz" which was published in 1900 and in Chapter 8 - "Honeymoon" Goldman says that Morgenstern's book was before Frank Stockton's short story "Lady or the Tiger" which was first published in 1882. So we do not know the exact year but we can gather that it was before 1882.

From Quiz William Goldman's "The Princess Bride"

Answer: Inigo

This scene was touching because Domingo's last thoughts were of his son.

From Quiz The Princess Bride

Answer: Duke and Duchess de Guiche

Annette was a French scullery maid for the Duke and Duchess de Guiche. The Duchess was upset because her husband was interested in Annette. So the Duchess went about finding Annette's flaw: chocolate. Like a snap, the household was like a candy store, covered in bonbons. Annette ended up marrying a pastry chef and living happily ever after. The Duke, meanwhile, lost interest in the maid (because she got rather plump from all the chocolate) and became interested in his mother-in-law. This gave the Duchess ulcers. (Which doctors of the time called "stomache pains").

From Quiz 'The Princess Bride', the BOOK

Answer: His arms

Fezzik's brain was quite weak. He did have a good heart and his legs were incredibly strong, but his true might was in his arms, which would never tire no matter what they had to do.

From Quiz The Princess Bride

Answer: 10

From Quiz 'Princess Bride' Book Trivia Quiz

Answer: Take his brain away

Westley would think of Buttercup. Her autumn hair, her perfect skin...

From Quiz Pseudonym S. Morgenstern

Answer: Florin

Folks in Florin love Florinese native S. Morgenstern. Not only does Morgenstern receive praise for his accuracy of the place's history, but Florin honors him with his own museum. The facts on Morgenstern's historical accuracy can be read throughout "The Princess Bride". The 30th anniversary edition of the book is the first to document the existence of the museum.

From Quiz This Is Me

Answer: Chapter 4 - "The Preparations"

William Goldman says whenever his father read "The Princess Bride" to him and it came to this chapter, all his father would say is "what with one thing and another, three years passed." Goldman's father took Morgenstern's 105 pages and narrowed them down to a few sentences.

From Quiz Unabridged

Answer: "The year Buttercup was born, the most beautiful woman in the world was a French scullery maid named Annette."

William Goldman shares in Chapter 1 - "The Bride" that the chapter is totally intact, meaning he had done no abridging to it.

From Quiz The Princess Bride

Answer: Jason and Helen

Jason was a tubby boy who Helen, the genius psychiatrist, said would become skinny when he wanted to be skinny. Helen convinced Jason to stuff his mouth when William Goldman wanted Jason to lay off a little. She reasoned that William would be unhappy no matter what but Jason could make himself and Helen happy by eating.

From Quiz The Battle of Wits Has Begun...

Answer: Zoo of Death & The Zoo of Death

There are several levels of dangerous hunting in the Zoo of Death, set up by Prince Humperdinck, but Westley is tortured and killed on a level reserved for the most dangerous animal.

From Quiz 'The Princess Bride', the BOOK

Answer: A shrug

At first, no matter what Westley asked him, the albino would only shrug, but after a while Westley managed to get him to open up.

From Quiz The Princess Bride

Answer: being alone forever

The hell that he told his parents about when he was five was being alone forever. This made him fight because they told him if he didn't then they would leave him alone forever. Later on the fear evolves to being alone and having people 'BOO' at him forever.

From Quiz 'Princess Bride' Book Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bastia

Bastia was the only person designated as a Wizard until Inigo came around.

From Quiz The Princess Bride Book

Answer: Hammersmith

'They fight and argue with the noble and finally make Buttercup Princess of Hammersmith, which was this little lump of land attached to the rear of King Lotharon's holdings.'

From Quiz "The Princess Bride: True Love and High Adventure"

Answer: The sea before a storm

In "The Princess Bride" book, Buttercup realizes her own love for Westley after a restless night of reasoning in which she considers Westley's eyes, which are like the sea before a storm.

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