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Xanth Titles Trivia Quiz

The series started in 1977 and is still going strong. This quiz is about the titles of the series. I will describe a scene from each book; you name that book- easy :)

A multiple-choice quiz by Clotho. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Clotho

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
100,416

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
16 / 25

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1276

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Question 1 of 25

1. Esk and his companions, Chex and Volney, are trying to find a way into the Good Magician's castle, but when they get there he is gone. Which book? Hint

"Question Quest"

"Chex's Checks"

"Vale of the Vole"

"Ogre, Ogre"

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Question 2 of 25

2. A dragon-girl called Becka travels to the Good Magician to find her purpose in life and finds she has a key part to play in saving Xanth. Which book? Hint

"The Dastard"

"Dragon on a Pedestal"

"Dragon's Dilemma"

"Man from Mundania"

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Question 3 of 25

3. Good King Trent and his wife are missing in Mundania so Dor is left to rule instead. With the help of his friends he travels to dreary Mundania to find the missing rulers. Which book? Hint

"Centaur Aisle"

"Man from Mundania"

"Missing Monarchs"

"Question Quest"

4. Mela Merwoman wants a husband, but not just any husband; he has to be a prince. In order to find one she travels to the Good Magician and meets a human called Ida and an ogre called Okra on the way. Which book? Hint

"Zombie Lover"

"Ogre, Ogre"

"Mermaid's Madness"

"The Colour of Her Panties"

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Question 5 of 25

5. Prince Dolph has a hard decision to make: he has two fiancees and his parents will only let him marry one of them. Meanwhile, Che Centaur has been kidnapped and a mysterious elf called Jenny has fallen through a hole into Xanth. Which book?

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 6 of 25

6. Bink is travelling to the Good Magician to find out what his talent is, because without one he'll be exiled. Along the way he meets Fanchon, Dee and Wynne. Which book? Hint

"A Spell for Chameleon"

"Talent Quest"

"The Source of Magic"

"Question Quest"

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Question 7 of 25

7. The Demon Earth has been kidnapped; without him Mundania and Xanth will have no gravity. Six Xanth adventurers must find a way to bring him back. Which book?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 8 of 25

8. True or false: Gary is babysitting a little girl called Surprise, with the help of the seductive Sorceress Iris and the crazy Demoness Mentia in the book "Gargoyle's Grief".

True

False

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Question 9 of 25

9. Does nine-year-old Prince Dolph set out on a mission to find the missing Good Magician in the book "Heaven Sent"?

Yes

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Question 10 of 25

10. True or false: Jordan the ghost retells his life story to the five- year-old Princess Ivy, with the help of the magic tapestry in the book "Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn".

True

False

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Question 11 of 25

11. Do two mundanes called Dug and Kim enter Xanth through a computer game in the book called "Demons Can't Dream"?

Yes

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Question 12 of 25

12. Does Gloha goblin-harpy set out on a quest to find her ideal husband in the book "Harpy Time"?

Yes

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Question 13 of 25

13. Bink, Chester Centaur, Grundy Golem, Crombie, and the Good Magician all set out on a quest that ends in Bink destroying the magic of Xanth. Which book? Hint

"Man from Mundania"

"The End of Magic"

"The Source of Magic"

"Yon Ill Wind"

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Question 14 of 25

14. Jenny Elf is busy writing out wedding invitations; however, she doesn't know that the invitations are for her own wedding. Which book? Hint

"Elf's Engagement"

"Yon Ill Wind"

"Ogre, Ogre"

"Zombie Lover"

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Question 15 of 25

15. Kings are dropping like flies by an unknown enemy, and Mare Imbrium is destined to break the chain. Which book?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 16 of 25

16. Smash Ogre is collecting females; however, unlike normal ogres, instead of eating them he is helping them. Which book? Hint

Geis of the Gargoyle

Night Mare

Golem in the Gears

Ogre, Ogre

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Question 17 of 25

17. True or false: In "Faun and Games", Forrest travels to the world of Ptero to find a replacement for his friend Branch.

True

False

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Question 18 of 25

18. Prince Dor goes on a quest into the past to find the elixir which will restore a zombie to life in which book?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 19 of 25

19. The Good Magician Humphrey is found at last, in the ante-room of Hell. There he tells his life story to Lacuna, whose own life is eternally dull. Which book? Hint

"Lacuna's Lament"

"Yon Ill Wind"

"Harpy Thyme"

"Question Quest"

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Question 20 of 25

20. The Demon Xanth has been transformed into a Dragon Ass, and his only hope for resuming his normal state lies in a girl called Chlorine. Which book? Hint

"Demon's Dilemma"

"Vale of the Vole"

"Yon Ill Wind"

"Xone of Contention"

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Question 21 of 25

21. Princess Ivy uses the Heaven Cent to try and find the Good Magician; instead it takes her to Mundania. Which book? Hint

"Heaven Cent"

"Man from Mundania"

"Missing Magician"

"Yon Ill Wind"

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Question 22 of 25

22. Grundy is riding on the back of Snortimer (the Monster Under the Bed) to the Ivory Tower to rescue Rapunzel. Which book? Hint

"Golem in the Gears"

"Monster Madness"

"Dragon on a Pedestal"

"Question Quest"

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Question 23 of 25

23. Three-year-old Princess Ivy is lost in the jungles of Xanth and her memories have been erased by a forget-whorl. Which book? Hint

"The Colour of Her Panties"

"Babe in the Woods"

"Dragon on a Pedestal"

"Yon Ill Wind"

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Question 24 of 25

24. Edsel and his wife Pia are on the verge of divorce, so their friends Dug and Kim suggest a trip to Xanth. Which book? Hint

"Zone of Contention"

"Xone of Contention"

"Xone of Correction"

"Zone of Correction"

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Question 25 of 25

25. The mischievous Demoness Metria got married, got a soul, and now she wants a baby, but she's having problems. So she's on her way to the Good Magician to get help in summoning the stork. Which book?

Answer: (5 Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Esk and his companions, Chex and Volney, are trying to find a way into the Good Magician's castle, but when they get there he is gone. Which book?

Answer: "Vale of the Vole"

(Book 10) They each have questions for the mysteriously absent magician. Esk is the son of Smash Ogre and Tandy Nymph and wants to know how to get rid of a demoness who is threatening his family. Chex is the daughter of Xap Hippogryph, and Chem Centaur and is a winged centaur who wants to learn how to fly. Volney is a vole from the Vale and is on a mission for his 'people' to find out how to stop the demons from interfering with the restoration of the Kiss-Mee River.

2. A dragon-girl called Becka travels to the Good Magician to find her purpose in life and finds she has a key part to play in saving Xanth. Which book?

Answer: "The Dastard"

(Book 24) Becka, the daughter of Draco Dragon, has to help save Xanth from the Dastard, who has the ability to travel back in time and change events. In order to obtain this talent he sold his soul and therefore has no conscience about what he is doing.

3. Good King Trent and his wife are missing in Mundania so Dor is left to rule instead. With the help of his friends he travels to dreary Mundania to find the missing rulers. Which book?

Answer: "Centaur Aisle"

(Book 4) Dor travels to Centaur Isle with his friends Irene, Smash Ogre, Grundy Golem, and Chet Centaur to find Arnolde Centaur, whose magic talent is to take an aisle of magic into Mundania. Most of the group then travel to Mundania's medieval period to save the king and queen.

Answer: "The Colour of Her Panties"

(Book 15) When the three women reach the Good Magician he refuses to answer their questions as the answers would be "counterproductive." Instead he sends them to help Gwenny Goblin become the first female goblin chief.

Answer: Isle of View

(Book 13) Dolph loves Nada Naga, but she doesn't love him because he's Too Young. Electra loves Dolph; he doesn't love her, but if she doesn't marry him she'll die. What is a boy to do?

6. Bink is travelling to the Good Magician to find out what his talent is, because without one he'll be exiled. Along the way he meets Fanchon, Dee and Wynne. Which book?

Answer: "A Spell for Chameleon"

(Book 1) Bink's talent is probably the most potent in Xanth, but no-one can work out what it is. Fanchon, Dee, and Wynne turn out to be three aspects of the same woman: Chameleon. She changes from smart and ugly to stupid and pretty according to the 'time of the month.'

7. The Demon Earth has been kidnapped; without him Mundania and Xanth will have no gravity. Six Xanth adventurers must find a way to bring him back. Which book?

Answer: swell foop

(Book 25) The six adventurers, Che, Cynthia, Sim, Justin, Breanna, and Jaylin must locate the six Rings of Xanth and use them with the Swell Foop to contact and deal with the major demons.

8. True or false: Gary is babysitting a little girl called Surprise, with the help of the seductive Sorceress Iris and the crazy Demoness Mentia in the book "Gargoyle's Grief".

Answer: False

(Book 18) The correct answer is "Geis of the Gargoyle." Gary Gargoyle wants to find out how to alter the geis, which means gargoyles have to stay in one place and purify water.

9. Does nine-year-old Prince Dolph set out on a mission to find the missing Good Magician in the book "Heaven Sent"?

Answer: No

(Book 11) The correct title is "Heaven Cent." It is in this book that Dolph manages to get engaged to two different girls while he's only nine.

10. True or false: Jordan the ghost retells his life story to the five- year-old Princess Ivy, with the help of the magic tapestry in the book "Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn".

Answer: True

(Book 8) Jordan the Barbarian was betrayed in life with a cruel lie by two magicians and the woman he loved, Threnody. As ghosts they were reunited and brought back to life.

11. Do two mundanes called Dug and Kim enter Xanth through a computer game in the book called "Demons Can't Dream"?

Answer: No

(Book 16) The correct title is "Demons Don't Dream." The computer game is actually a game set up by the major demons to decide which one ruled Xanth.

12. Does Gloha goblin-harpy set out on a quest to find her ideal husband in the book "Harpy Time"?

Answer: No

(Book 17) The correct title is "Harpy Thyme." The Good Magician rejuvenates 96-year-old King Emeritus Trent to help Gloha on her quest. Problem is, she starts to fall in love with him...

13. Bink, Chester Centaur, Grundy Golem, Crombie, and the Good Magician all set out on a quest that ends in Bink destroying the magic of Xanth. Which book?

Answer: "The Source of Magic"

(Book 2) Bink was chosen for this quest by King Trent, as his talent of being unable to be harmed by magic made him uniquely qualified. Bink also wanted to be out of the way of his pregnant and grumpy wife!

14. Jenny Elf is busy writing out wedding invitations; however, she doesn't know that the invitations are for her own wedding. Which book?

Answer: "Zombie Lover"

(Book 22) Meanwhile, Breanna of the Black Wave is trying to avoid marrying King Xeth (king of the zombies).

15. Kings are dropping like flies by an unknown enemy, and Mare Imbrium is destined to break the chain. Which book?

Answer: Night Mare

(Book 6) The mysterious enemy was the Horseman (literally: he could become either). He was connecting the kings' eyes with a gourd, trapping them in the dream realm beyond.

16. Smash Ogre is collecting females; however, unlike normal ogres, instead of eating them he is helping them. Which book?

Answer: Ogre, Ogre

(Book 5) Smash ends up fighting the Night Stallion and losing half of his soul. He also ends up falling in love with Tandy and finding his human side.

17. True or false: In "Faun and Games", Forrest travels to the world of Ptero to find a replacement for his friend Branch.

Answer: True

(Book 21) The world of Ptero is a tiny moon orbiting Princess Ida's head. Forrest Faun is accompanied on his travels by the soul of Mare Imbrium.

18. Prince Dor goes on a quest into the past to find the elixir which will restore a zombie to life in which book?

Answer: castle roogna

(Book 3) Dor is on a quest to restore life to the zombie Jonathan for Millie, a recently restored 800-year-old ghost.

19. The Good Magician Humphrey is found at last, in the ante-room of Hell. There he tells his life story to Lacuna, whose own life is eternally dull. Which book?

Answer: "Question Quest"

(Book 14) The life and loves of Magician Humphrey (see my other quiz :)) are all covered in this book.

20. The Demon Xanth has been transformed into a Dragon Ass, and his only hope for resuming his normal state lies in a girl called Chlorine. Which book?

Answer: "Yon Ill Wind"

(Book 20) Xanth needs Chlorine to shed one tear for him; the problem is she only has one left and if she sheds it she'll be blind.

21. Princess Ivy uses the Heaven Cent to try and find the Good Magician; instead it takes her to Mundania. Which book?

Answer: "Man from Mundania"

(Book 12) In Mundania, Ivy meets Grey Murphy ,the son of the exiled Magician Murphy. Of course, they fall in love; only problem is he thinks she's mad because she believes in magic!

22. Grundy is riding on the back of Snortimer (the Monster Under the Bed) to the Ivory Tower to rescue Rapunzel. Which book?

Answer: "Golem in the Gears"

(Book 9) Rapunzel turns out to be a descendent of Jordan Barbarian and Bluebell Elf and can change size at will, making her the perfect partner for a golem.

23. Three-year-old Princess Ivy is lost in the jungles of Xanth and her memories have been erased by a forget-whorl. Which book?

Answer: "Dragon on a Pedestal"

(Book 7) The Good Magician and the Gap Dragon have both overdosed on water from the Fountain of Youth. The baby Gap Dragon, instead of eating her, finds himself on little Ivy's pedestal.

24. Edsel and his wife Pia are on the verge of divorce, so their friends Dug and Kim suggest a trip to Xanth. Which book?

Answer: "Xone of Contention"

(Book 23) Edsel and Pia exchange bodies with Nimby (the Demon Xanth) and Chlorine in order to settle another game with the Demon Earth.

Answer: roc and a hard place

(Book 19) In another Demon contest, Roxanne Roc is on trial for violating the Adult Conspiracy (she said "Darn" in front of the egg she was hatching). It is Metria's task to get all the correct people present for the trial.

Source: Author Clotho

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