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Pern's Dragonriders Trivia Quiz

An all-around quiz on Pern and the novels about Pern's Dragonriders.

A multiple-choice quiz by Camreen. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Camreen

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
98,854

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
15 / 25

Plays
1730

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 25

1. What is the name of the Holder in charge of Half Circle Seahold? Hint

Elgion

Mavi

Alemi

Yanus

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Question 2 of 25

2. What is the name of the old harper from Half Circle who dies at the beginning of DragonSong?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 25

3. How did Lessa, the then unremarkable drudge at Ruatha, connive to have bronzerider F'lar duel with Fax, the proclaimed Lord of several major Holds? Hint

She 'leaned' on the men with her mind.

She provoked the men with insulting notes.

She whispered rumours to the other drudges and workers.

She had the watchwher stir up trouble.

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Question 4 of 25

4. When F'lar brought Lessa to Benden Weyr to stand for the queen egg at the next Hatching, how many other queenriders were alive on Pern at that time? Hint

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Question 5 of 25

5. In his youth, what young woman did Jaxom 'spend time with' from Plateau Hold in Ruatha? (Hint: She was Fidello's sister) Hint

Sharra

Corana

Celina

Deelan

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Question 6 of 25

6. Who was the Master Archivist (or Scrivenor) during Menolly and Piemur's years at Harper Hall? Hint

Arnor

Oldive

Jerint

Talmor

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Question 7 of 25

7. How many bronze firelizards did Menolly impress in the beach cave? Hint

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Question 8 of 25

8. What is the name of the Benden Weyr harper through most of the series?

Answer: (spelling counts)

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Question 9 of 25

9. How many children did MasterHarper Robinton have? Hint

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Question 10 of 25

10. How did Fax take over Ruatha when Lessa was just a child? Hint

By using sly messages and lies that helped him win favour with the Conclave.

By frightening the Lord Holder's family into hiding by his horrible threats.

By being a relative of the Lord Holder, Lessa's father and taking over when he died.

By invading and slaughtering the Lord Holder and all his family.

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Question 11 of 25

11. What was Brekke's bronze firelizard named? Hint

Grall

Lok

Telly

Berd

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Question 12 of 25

12. Jayge and Aramina had four children; Readis, Aranya, Almie and ____. Name the missing child. Hint

Adrea

Armald

Amilla

Anskono

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Question 13 of 25

13. The Oldtimer G'narish rode ________ Gyarmath? Hint

bronze

green

blue

brown

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Question 14 of 25

14. Name the two wives of Lord Tolocamp of Fort Hold. (From Moreta and Nerilka books.) Hint

Pendra and Abuna

Pendra and Anella

Pendora and Anella

Pona and Anella

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Question 15 of 25

15. How did Piemur aquire his runner beast, Stupid? Hint

Stupid had just washed ashore from a ship wreck off the Southern Continent when Piemur found him.

Piemur stole the beast from a trading train.

Piemur traded a firelizard egg at a Southern gather for the runner.

Stupid was a baby and his mother shielded him from falling Thread.

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Question 16 of 25

16. Who carried Menolly all the way from The Benden Hatching Grounds to the kitchen Caverns because her feet were still sore? Hint

Masterharper Robinton

Weyrsecond F'nor

Weyrleader F'lar

Mastersmith Fandaral

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Question 17 of 25

17. What was the "name" of the computer-type device that was unearthed at the original landing site?

Answer: (five letters, stands for five words)

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Question 18 of 25

18. Moreta rode a dragon other than her own for the rescue/timing event during the plague.

True

False

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Question 19 of 25

19. How many Holds did Fax "run" or "hold"? Hint

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Question 20 of 25

20. How many of those holds was Fax an official "Lord" of? Hint

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Question 21 of 25

21. What colour is traditionally considered unlucky on Pern?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 22 of 25

22. What Hold was eventually named after the conniving Avril from the founding colonists?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 23 of 25

23. Who was Masterharper Robinton's mother? Hint

Merelan

Mercia

Meren

Meron

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Question 24 of 25

24. What were the names of Jaxom and Sharra's two sons? Hint

Jarrol and Sean

Jarol and Sharan

Readis and Shawan

Jarrol and Shawan

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Question 25 of 25

25. Thread, the organism that falls on Pern and erradicates anything living in it's path, originates from the Red Star.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the Holder in charge of Half Circle Seahold?

Answer: Yanus

Yanus is holder, Mavi is his wife, Alemi their song, Elgion the seahold's new harper.

2. What is the name of the old harper from Half Circle who dies at the beginning of DragonSong?

Answer: Petiron

Harper Petiron, Menolly's mentor and Masterhaper Robinton's own father, practically banished himself to the small seahold.

3. How did Lessa, the then unremarkable drudge at Ruatha, connive to have bronzerider F'lar duel with Fax, the proclaimed Lord of several major Holds?

Answer: She 'leaned' on the men with her mind.

Lessa used mind to 'lean' or telepathically suggest emotions and thoughts on the two men. Which provoked them into anger and eventually a duel. Lessa needed F'lar to fight Fax to the death so she could reclaim her birthright as the only surviving member of the original Ruathan bloodline before Fax had her family slaughtered.

4. When F'lar brought Lessa to Benden Weyr to stand for the queen egg at the next Hatching, how many other queenriders were alive on Pern at that time?

Answer: 0

The dragonriders were so desparate to find a good candidate for the only queen egg because the only queen dragon left on Pern was Nemorth who was only alive until her eggs hatched. Jora, Nemorth's rider had died earlier, therefore there were no queenriders alive at that time.

5. In his youth, what young woman did Jaxom 'spend time with' from Plateau Hold in Ruatha? (Hint: She was Fidello's sister)

Answer: Corana

Ooo, almost a trick question. Jaxom meets Sharra in the South and later marries her, Deelan is his milkmother at Ruatha, and Celina is a queenrider at Fort.

6. Who was the Master Archivist (or Scrivenor) during Menolly and Piemur's years at Harper Hall?

Answer: Arnor

All were either masters or journeymen at Harper Hall.

7. How many bronze firelizards did Menolly impress in the beach cave?

Answer: 2

Rocky and Diver. Later on in the novel DragonQuest, she inadvertently impresses a bronze (Poll) she was meant to give to a Lord Holder's child.

8. What is the name of the Benden Weyr harper through most of the series?

Answer: Oharan

Oharan, who was so nice to Menolly when she was staying at Benden Weyr.

9. How many children did MasterHarper Robinton have?

Answer: 1

Robinton and Headwoman of Harper Hall, Silvina, only had one child, Camo. He turned out to be simple and they feared another simple child if they conceived again. Silvina didn't want to risk that for the Robinton.

10. How did Fax take over Ruatha when Lessa was just a child?

Answer: By invading and slaughtering the Lord Holder and all his family.

Yes, Fax, the ever-greedy, and his troops invaded the fortress of Ruatha during the night and slaughtered all of Lessa's family. She was spared because she 'woke herself up' and hid with the Hold's watch wher. Which was also why the wher didn't send up an alarm.

11. What was Brekke's bronze firelizard named?

Answer: Berd

Berd 'saved' Brekke by shrieking at any dragonet that approached her at the hatching she stood at after her dragon, Wirenth, died. She was in a deep depression and the love and attention of the little fire lizard woke her out of the daze.

12. Jayge and Aramina had four children; Readis, Aranya, Almie and ____. Name the missing child.

Answer: Anskono

Adrea was rider of gold Beljeth, weyrmate to K'van; Amilla was sister to Nerilka, early Lady Holder to Ruatha; and Armald was the oldest son of Borgald, trader of the Amhold Train, Telgar.

13. The Oldtimer G'narish rode ________ Gyarmath?

Answer: bronze

Formerly from Igen Weyr and seen in the books DragonQuest, The White Dragon and All the Weyrs of Pern.

14. Name the two wives of Lord Tolocamp of Fort Hold. (From Moreta and Nerilka books.)

Answer: Pendra and Anella

Abuna was the Kitchenhead at Harper Hall; Pendora was the 2nd daughter of Tolocamp and Pendra; Pona was the annoying student at Harper Hall who hated Menolly.

15. How did Piemur aquire his runner beast, Stupid?

Answer: Stupid was a baby and his mother shielded him from falling Thread.

Piemur was escaping/exploring the Southern beaches and after Threadfall, he found the poor stupid little beast under it's mother's dead body.

16. Who carried Menolly all the way from The Benden Hatching Grounds to the kitchen Caverns because her feet were still sore?

Answer: Masterharper Robinton

Robinton, of course, although Menolly didn't know it was him until they got to the kitchens and she was absolutely shocked. This was at the Benden Hatching, just after Menolly tried to outrun Thread and ran her feet raw.

17. What was the "name" of the computer-type device that was unearthed at the original landing site?

Answer: AIVAS

Stands for: Artificial Intelligence Voice Address System. This system, left running by the original colonists, helped erradicate Thread from falling on Pern altogether!

18. Moreta rode a dragon other than her own for the rescue/timing event during the plague.

Answer: True

Yes, weird though it may seem. Moreta's gold Orlith was on the Hatching Sands so Moreta rode the older gold, Leri's Holth, back and forth through time to deliver the plauge vaccines to save Pern. In the end, those who wrote stories and songs about "Moreta's Ride" left her on her own Orlith.

19. How many Holds did Fax "run" or "hold"?

Answer: 7

Fax had taken over High Reaches (primary), Crom, Nabol, Keogh, Balen, Riverbend, Ruatha.

20. How many of those holds was Fax an official "Lord" of?

Answer: 0

Hmmm, that may have tricked you. Fax never came officially before the Conclave to register his claim on any of the holds he ran.

21. What colour is traditionally considered unlucky on Pern?

Answer: green

Green because of the thought that Thread ate up anything green so Holds had to keep their lands mostly free of plants and growth.

22. What Hold was eventually named after the conniving Avril from the founding colonists?

Answer: Bitra

Of course, because her name was Avril Bitra. The Hold does have a reputation that fits the woman - full of gambling, thieves and cheats.

23. Who was Masterharper Robinton's mother?

Answer: Merelan

Merelan was a mastersinger at Harper Hall. Meren was a station master in Southern Boll; Mercia was daughter of Lord Tolocamp and Lady Pendra of Fort Hold; Meron was Lord Holder of Nabol Hold.

24. What were the names of Jaxom and Sharra's two sons?

Answer: Jarrol and Shawan

Yes, it's Jarrol and Shawan. Readis is Jayge and Aramina's son who ends up founding the first Dolphin Craft Hall (by first, I mean first after the re-discovery of Aivas). The other names were jus meant to be tricky. :)

25. Thread, the organism that falls on Pern and erradicates anything living in it's path, originates from the Red Star.

Answer: False

Actually, it came from the Oort cloud in the system. The Red Star, or planet, dragged the organisms past Pern as it rotated on its erratic orbit.

Source: Author Camreen

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