Peter Beagle Trivia

1. What type of forest did the Unicorn live in?

From Quiz 'The Last Unicorn' by Peter Beagle

Answer: Lilac

'The unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone. She was very old, though she did not know it, and she was no longer the careless colour of sea foam, but rather the colour of snow falling on a moonlit night. But her eyes were still clear and unwearied, and she still moved like a shadow on the sea.'

From Quiz "The Last Unicorn" by Peter S. Beagle

Answer: Mommy Fortuna

The butterfly only told the unicorn about the Red Bull. It was Mommy Fortuna who told her about King Haggard. Later on, Schmendrick and Molly Grue told her of the legends they had heard about King Haggard.

From Quiz 'The Last Unicorn' by Peter Beagle

Answer: Schmendrick

'The unicorn looked at him out of dark, endless eyes, and he smiled nervously and looked at his hands. "It's a rare man who is taken for what he truly is," he said. "There is much misjudgement in the world. Now, I knew you for a unicorn when I first saw you, and I know that I am your friend."... "I think you are my friend," she said. "Will you help me?" "If not you, no one," the magician answered. "You are my last chance."'

From Quiz "The Last Unicorn" by Peter S. Beagle

Answer: Arachne of Lydia

Other than the unicorn, the Harpy was the only real creature in Mommy Fortuna's carnival. The Midgard Serpant was just a baleful, brooding boa. Elli, who was supposed to be old age, was Mommy Fortuna herself. The spider, who had a spell put on her to make her webs look like Arachne's beautiful tapestries, wept when the spell on her was broken because she had believed in it.

From Quiz 'The Last Unicorn' by Peter Beagle

Answer: A Harpy

'The unicorn said quietly, "This one is real. This is the harpy Celaeno." Schmendrick's face had gone the colour of oatmeal. "The old woman caught her by chance," he whispered, "asleep as she took you. But it was an ill fortune, and they both know it."'

From Quiz "The Last Unicorn" by Peter S. Beagle

Answer: Hagsgate

The town of Hagsgate shares its fate with King Lear. After the Witch cursed King Haggard's castle she turned on the people of Hagsgate. The town would prosper until the fall of King Haggard's castle; when the castle falls the land will become barren.

From Quiz "The Last Unicorn" by Peter S. Beagle

Answer: Purring cats

Drinn said he found the child in the marketplace (which was a lie, he put him there himself), "Chuckling under a blanket of stray cats. They were all purring together, and the sound was heavy with knowledge." So he shooed the cats away and left the child for dead.

From Quiz "The Last Unicorn" by Peter S. Beagle

Answer: He is immortal

Schmendrick was cursed by his teacher, Nikos. He was to remain the same age until he found his magic.

From Quiz 'The Last Unicorn' by Peter Beagle

Answer: Willie Gentle

'"They sing a ballard of you in my country," he began. "I forget how it goes-" Captain Cully spun like a cat ambushing its own tail. "Which one?" he demanded. "I don't know," Schmendrick answered, taken aback, "Are there more than one?" "Aye, indeed!" Cully cried, glowing and growing, as though pregnant with his pride. "Willie Gentle! Willie Gentle! Where is the lad?" A lank-haired youth with a lute and pimples shambled up. "Sing one of my exploits for the gentleman," Captain Cully ordered him. "Sing the one about how you joined my band. I've not heard it since Tuesday last."'

From Quiz "The Last Unicorn" by Peter S. Beagle

Answer: Sing a song

Lady Amalthea asks Prince Lir to sing her a song. He then goes on to sing a sad tale about habit being stronger than love. The last verse goes: "As I say to myself, when there's time for a word, As I gracefully grow more debauched and depraved, 'Ah, love may be strong, but habit is stronger, And I knew that I loved by the way I behaved.'"

From Quiz 'The Last Unicorn' by Peter Beagle

Answer: A forest

'Suddenly he shouted, "What is the matter with your eyes? They are full of green leaves, crowded with trees and streams and small animals. Where am I? Why can I not see myself in your eyes?"'

From Quiz "The Last Unicorn" by Peter S. Beagle

Answer: Vermin

"The little night beasts of the castle were glowing like fireflies. They darted here and there in the hall, raising swift shadows with their sickly light and making the darkness even colder than before." After begging him to light a light, Molly was disgusted with what Schmendrick had done and asked him to undo it.

From Quiz 'The Last Unicorn' by Peter Beagle

Answer: Cat

'The cat licked a front paw reflectively. "It was the sight of her that made me feel like talking," he said at length, "and let us leave it at that. So that is a unicorn. She is very beautiful." "How do you know she is a unicorn?" Molly demanded. "And why were you afraid to let her touch you? I saw you. You were afraid of her." "I doubt that I will feel like talking for very long," the cat replied without rancor. "I would not waste time with foolishness if I were you. As for your first question, no cat out of its first fur can ever be deceived by appearances. Unlike human beings, who enjoy them."'

From Quiz "The Last Unicorn" by Peter S. Beagle

Answer: The became young again

"It is the miracle of meaning what we said. Once we told Lady Amalthea that we would grow young again if she wished it so, and we must have been telling the truth."

From Quiz 'The Last Unicorn' by Peter Beagle

Answer: The unicorns

'"I like to watch them. They fill me with joy." The childish voice was all but singing. "I am sure it was joy. The first time I felt it, I thought I was going to die. There were two of them in the early morning shadows. One was drinking from a stream, and the other was resting her head on his back. I thought I was going to die. I said to the Red Bull, 'I must have that. I must have all of it, all there is, for my need is very great.' So the Bull caught them, one by one. It was all the same to the Bull."'

From Quiz "The Last Unicorn" by Peter S. Beagle

Answer: A plague

It had been fifty years since spring had come to Haggard's domain. "Only the oldest among them had ever seen Spring before, and many suspected the rampaging greenness of being a plague or an invasion."

From Quiz "The Last Unicorn" by Peter S. Beagle

Answer: The cat

After the castle had fallen the cat found Molly. Molly decided to take the cat with her, and all three of them rode off into further adventure.

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