Dragonriders of Pern Trivia

1. Where is Master Harper Robinton when he passes away?

From Quiz A Time to Every Purpose Under Heaven

Answer: The AIVAS building

When Master Robinton passes away, he is found in front of the otherwise blank monitor screen displaying the quote "A time to every purpose under Heaven". His fire lizard companion Zair has gone too. It is one of the most moving scenes in the entire series of Dragonriders novels, and takes place near the end of "All the Weyrs of Pern" (1991). AIVAS, or "Artificial Intelligence Voice Activated System" came to Pern with the original colonists, 2500 years before Robinton's time. After the building housing the system was buried under metres of ash from a volcanic eruption, it lay dormant until the site of Landing, and the first settlement were rediscovered. Once the solar panels were cleared, AIVAS came back online, and was finally able to fulfil the last directive given by the original colony leader Admiral Paul Benden, and assist the people of Pern to end the menace of threadfall forever.

From Quiz The Dragons of Pern

Answer: Mnementh

F'lar becomes the Benden weyrleader in "Dragonflight" and becomes the most loved and powerful man on Pern. Benden is famous for its beautiful wine which is regarded with the utmost respect by Master Harper Robinton.

From Quiz The Firsts of Pern

Answer: Menolly

Menolly's story is detailed in the Harper Hall trilogy. Menolly is well-known on Pern for: first, writing the "Fire Lizard Song"; second, having a whole fair of fire lizards; third, being Masterharper Robinton's personal apprentice; fourth, being Masterharper Sebell's wife; and last but not the least, being the first female Harper in all of Pern. As a young girl, Menolly was constantly punished for her interest in music, because "girls can't be harpers"! That certainly showed them!

From Quiz Pern Trivia

Answer: Weyr Search

'Weyr Search' was originally published in the October 1967 issue of 'Analog' Magazine.

From Quiz Dragonquest

Answer: T'ron

N'ton was the Fort Weyrleader after the Oldtimers were exiled. T'kul was the High Reaches Weyrleader before he was exiled, and T'bor took over for him.

From Quiz Dragonflight

Answer: Ruatha

Lessa was the last full-blooded Ruathan. She relinquished her right to the Hold to the newborn Jaxom so she could be the Weyrwoman.

From Quiz "Dragon" Series of Anne McCaffrey

Answer: Ruatha

Lessa spent many years at Ruatha in hiding as a drudge after her family were murdered by Fax. Then she was searched for and found by F'lar and taken to Bendon Weyr.

From Quiz Dragonsinger

Answer: There's nothing for you to fear from harpers.

He also said that in a sevenday she would forget she ever lived anywhere else.

From Quiz The White Dragon

Answer: Ruatha

Jaxom's mother, Lady Gemma, was of Ruathan blood.

From Quiz Robinton Round-up

Answer: Gennell

Merelan was Robinton's mother and a Mastersinger, Petrion was Robinton's father and a Mastercomposer, Washell was another person at Harper Hall.

From Quiz Masterharper Robinton

Answer: Three

Robinton began to compose simple songs to help his friend Lexey learn. Lexey couldn't remember one of the essential Teaching Ballads and Robinton revised it with a simpler tune.

From Quiz Dragonriders of Pern Books 1-3

Answer: Brekke

F'nor had been wounded and sent to the Southern Weyr where Brekke took care of him and just happened to say that she had always loved F'nor and he kind of fell for her.

From Quiz All about "Dragon's Kin"

Answer: Kindan

Kindan is the youngest child of Camp Natalon's watch-weyr handler. His mother died giving birth to him.

From Quiz About Pern: Dragonsdawn

Answer: Sallah Telgar

Sallah is one of the pilots on the Yokohama. She ends up marrying Tarvi Andiyar, who later, at Sallah's death, changes his name to Tarvi Telgar.

From Quiz The Skies of Pern

Answer: S'lan

S'lan impressed a brown two turns ago and likes doing everything his father does.

From Quiz Dragon Song

Answer: Yanus

Yanus was also the Sea Holder for Half Circle Sea Hold.

From Quiz The Firelizards of Pern

Answer: Duke

Sorka named her little bronze friend Duke after her familly's old marmelade tom back on Earth. Sean impressed two browns at the same hatching.

From Quiz Dragonseye

Answer: 2nd

From Quiz Pernese

Answer: K'van

The wonderful series we know as "The Dragonriders of Pern" partly started in a little-known short story called "The Littlest Dragonrider", which tells the tale of Keevan (K'van), the youngest Candidate at Benden Weyr, and his struggle to impress. K'van also makes a very brief appearance at Cove Hold in "The White Dragon".

From Quiz Pern's Dragonriders

Answer: Yanus

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

From Quiz Dragons and their Ryders

Answer: Ramoth

After being found on search by F'lar and Mnementh, Lessa impressed Pern's biggest dragon, Ramoth.

From Quiz Dragonriders of Pern

Answer: Their names end the same way

You know they're not the same color. They're not all big (Ruth is a runt). There have been references to 'feral' dragons before, so they don't all have riders. And if you've ever noticed, all dragon's names end in 'th' (ex: Ramoth, Mnementh, Ruth, Canth).

From Quiz Dragons! Anne McCaffrey's Pern Series

Answer: 'Dragonflight'

'Dragonflight' was first published in 1969!

From Quiz Harper Hall Trivia

Answer: Dragonsong

From Quiz A Time to Every Purpose Under Heaven

Answer: Merelan

Merelan was a Master Singer in her own right, and was highly respected and much loved. She longed for children, but Robinton was her only one, and she almost died during his birth. "The Masterharper of Pern" is the fifteenth volume of Anne McCaffrey's "Dragonrider" series. It was first published in 1998.

From Quiz Fly on Dragon Wings

Answer: Firestone

Firestone is a phosphine-bearing rock which mixes with the internal acids of a dragon's or fire-lizard's second stomach to produce flame. The back teeth are used to masticate the stone. After a fall they regurgitate a mass of wet sand-like residue. Reference "Dragonsdawn" by Anne McCaffrey.

From Quiz The Dragons of Pern

Answer: Ramoth

Lessa is the only full-blooded Ruathan left on the entire planet of Pern. She is married to F'lar. Ruatha was almost destroyed when the cruel Lord Holder Fax seized control of the Hold and left it in disrepair.

From Quiz Anne McCaffrey "Dragonriders of Pern"

Answer: Lessa's

Lessa's mound, a small hold, was the first one to be explored. Both Lessa and F'lar found the exterior of the building at the same time, at which Fandarel decided that work should be concentrated on Lessa's mound. ("The White Dragon").

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