Maskerade Trivia

1. What is the name of the girl who answers the door to Nanny and Granny at Mrs Palm's?

From Quiz Terry Pratchett's 'Maskerade'

Answer: Collette

Collette was named after fan and Pratchett convention organiser Collette Reap. Apparently, she has some very interesting earrings.

From Quiz 'Maskerade' by Terry Pratchett

Answer: Ankh-Morpork

'What do you mean, two tickets to Ankh-Morpork? The coach doesn't stop here!'

From Quiz Terry Pratchett's 'Maskerade'

Answer: 'La Triviata'

Later on they attend 'Il Truccatore, The Master of Disguise', but that is in disguise. Appropriately enough.

From Quiz 'Maskerade' by Terry Pratchett

Answer: Perdita X

She thought her old name was too boring.

From Quiz Terry Pratchett's 'Maskerade'

Answer: Beret

Walter's depiction in the book bears quite a close resemblence to Frank Spencer of 'Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em', played by Michael Crawford - who made his name in the West End playing the Phantom. You see what he did there?

From Quiz 'Maskerade' by Terry Pratchett

Answer: Greebo

When he changes into a man, even with clothing on he still gave the impression of being naked.

From Quiz 'Maskerade' by Terry Pratchett

Answer: a kipper

He complained that it was a lot of trouble trying to get that kipper.

From Quiz Terry Pratchett's 'Maskerade'

Answer: The Golden Mallet

Mr Pounder's trademark opera hat with candles is another reference to Gaston Leroux's original story of 'The Phantom of the Opera'. The hero encounters a ratcatcher in very similar attire in the basement of the opera house, from a distance believing it to be a demon. The chump.

From Quiz 'Maskerade' by Terry Pratchett

Answer: Salzella

From Quiz Terry Pratchett's 'Maskerade'

Answer: AM$2000

The money for this came from Nanny's royalties for her specialist cookbook. A few years after 'Maskerade' was published, a gap in the market was spotted and 'Nanny Ogg's Cookbook' was available in the real world. I suspect royalties were a little larger for that version...

From Quiz Terry Pratchett's 'Maskerade'

Answer: "This damn door sticks"

Beautiful. Another heart-rending aria, The Pedlar's Song from 'Lohenshaak', sung by a swan earlier in the book goes untranslated. "Schneide meinen eigenen Hals-" it sings, which roughly translates as "I cut my own throat". Any Pratchett fan should immediately spot the reference to the omnipresent sausage-inna-bun seller Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler.

From Quiz Terry Pratchett's 'Maskerade'

Answer: Iron

This particular aspect of Discworld magical lore has been long-established, though I'm fairly sure (open to corrections here..) Rincewind managed it in 'The Light Fantastic'. The usual official explanation for this sort of thing is "alternate pasts". Or, to put it another way, "whoops".

From Quiz Terry Pratchett's 'Maskerade'

Answer: Gribeau

Oddly enough, when he was first tranformed into a man (in 'Witches Abroad'), the witches magically clothed him. This time round his outfit was bought beforehand, and he was adjusted to fit.

From Quiz Terry Pratchett's 'Maskerade'

Answer: A double bass

"A broken neck and the body's been kicked in considerably." The Ghost seems to have a penchant for destroying expensive instruments. Earlier in the book, he sabotages the Opera House's organ; an original BSJ ("Bloody Stupid" Johnson, the Disc's incompetent counterpart to, among others, JS Bach).

From Quiz Terry Pratchett's 'Maskerade'

Answer: Multiple exclamation marks

While all of these are characteristics of the Ghost, it seems the real giveaway is the punctuation. This was first noted by Rincewind in 'Eric', when observing the sign above the gateway to Hell "You don't have to be 'damned' to work here, but it helps! ! !" - much snappier and far more distressing than the traditional "Abandon hope, all ye who enter here".

From Quiz Terry Pratchett's 'Maskerade'

Answer: X

The X stands for "Someone who has a cool and exciting middle initial", implausibly. The name Perdita first appeared in 'Lords and Ladies', where Agnes was part of Diamanda - née Lucy - Tockley's coven along with Magenta Frottidge (Violet to her Mum) and Amanita Device (real name not given. Shall we guess?). Since then, Perdita has become less of a pseudonym and more of a personality.

From Quiz Terry Pratchett's 'Maskerade'

Answer: Bow tie

The Watch badge comes from his volunteer work with Captain (then Lance-Constable) Carrot. He wears the green bathrobe after he's had a bath, and was coaxed into wearing the collar in order to travel for free as a pet on the Ankh-Morpork to Lancre stagecoach.

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