A Blessing of Unicorns Trivia Quiz

Answer: Amalthea

"The Last Unicorn" (1968) was written by Peter S. Beagle. Beagle also wrote the screenplay for the 1982 animated movie based on the book.

"Two Hearts", a novelette that continues the story, was first published in 2005 in the magazine "Fantasy and Science Fiction".

Answer: The Glass Menagerie

"The Glass Menagerie" (1944) was Tenessee Williams' (1911-1983) first major successful play.

In the play, the unicorn figurine breaks and loses its horn, becoming an ordinary horse.

Answer: The Chronicles of Narnia

Tirian and Jewel are featured in "The Last Battle" (1956), the seventh and final book in the series.

"The Last Battle" won the 1956 Carnegie Medal, an award for children's books in the UK.

Answer: unicorns didn't get on Noah's Ark

"The Unicorn" was written by Shel Silverstein (1930-1999), and was released by the Irish Rovers, a Canadian folk group, in 1968.

Silverstein recorded his own version of the song in 1962. The lyrics also appear in his book "Where the Sidewalk Ends" (1974).

Answer: Bobby the Barbarian

"Dungeons & Dragons" (1983-1985) was developed by Mark Evanier. He wrote the pilot, and then contributed to the second episode.

The series was cancelled after three seasons. However, the studio paid series writer Michael Reaves for a an additional episode, "Requiem", which can be considered the end of the series. The script was produced as a radio play on a DVD release of the series.

Answer: blood

The "Harry Potter" series of books (1997-2007) was written by J. K. Rowling and was turned into a series of films (2001-2011).

Unicorn horns are sold in Diagon Alley for 21 Galleons each, and are used as an ingredient in potions.

Unicorn tail hair is a common material used in making wands. Cedric Diggory, Neville Longbottom, Remus Lupin, Draco Malfoy, and Ron Weasley all used wands with unicorn hair cores.

Lord Voldemort kills at least two unicorns and drinks their blood early in the series. Firenze the Centaur explains to Harry that such an act will result in a cursed life.

Answer: Karrock the Troll

"Pryzm Chapter One: The Dark Unicorn" was released in 2002 for the Playstation 2. As of 2015, there is no "Chapter Two".

The game included a free comic, "Pryzm The Beginning: A Costly Peace", from DC Comics.

Answer: Rarity

"My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" (beginning in 2010) was created by Lauren Faust, who left the show after a year.

Rarity is supposed to be more beautiful than the other ponies, which is hard to convey in the art alone. To highlight her beauty, Spike the Dragon has a crush on Rarity.

Another main character, Twilight Sparkle, originally a unicorn, becomes an alicorn (a winged unicorn) at the end of season three.

Answer: Toy Story 3

"Toy Story 3" (2010) won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song ("We Belong Together"). It was the eleventh feature film produced by Pixar.

Buttercup is voiced by Jeff Garlin.

Answer: The Cabin in the Woods

In "The Cabin in the Woods" (2012) horror movie tropes are explored as workers attempt to sacrifice victims in a ritual to appease Ancient Ones. Things don't end well when their intended victims start going off script.

In the film, according to the whiteboard the Engineering Department has bet that the unicorns will be released.