Archery Done It Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Legend of Zelda

Link is the main protagonist of the "Legend of Zelda" series. He first appeared in 1986 when the first "Legend of Zelda" game was released. Over several years, as graphics changed, so did Link's appearance. He also miraculously seemed to have aged to a teenager in later games. This is odd, because he appears much older in games that occur earlier in the "Legend of Zelda" timeline.

Could Link have killed Mr. Boddy?

Answer: Katniss Everdeen

Katniss Everdeen was first introduced to the world in 2008, when Suzanne Collins released her novel "The Hunger Games", the first in a trilogy starring Katniss. Katniss, an excellent archer, became irritated with the judges during her trials before the games; and shot an arrow in an apple that was in a pig's mouth. The judges found her deadly accurate aim to be quite impressive, and gave her high marks (high enough to be a threat, but not so high as to become an early target).

Would Katniss be to blame for Mr. Boddy's recent death?

Answer: Thor

Hawkeye wears purple garb in the comics, but in both "Thor" (2011) and "The Avengers" (2012), Hawkeye is in black attire. Renner said the reason for his outfit looking so different was so that it seemed more "reality-based" than fictional. It worked, too; in the films, Hawkeye appeared to be more like a regular guy with an amazing archery ability that a cheesy superhero wearing spandex.

Mr. Boddy is dead; was it by Hawkeye?

Answer: Merida

In "Brave" (2012), Merida is forced to be married by her mother, Queen Elinor. A contest was held to see which first born would take Merida's hand in marriage. Merida decided to fight for her own hand, and put all three boys to shame with her superb archery skills.

Infuriated by her mother, Merida runs away and stumbles upon a witch, and is given a spell to change her mother. Unfortunately, the spell turns her mother into a bear, instead of simply changing her mind as Merida had hoped. I won't spoil any more of the movie for you.

Could Merida have loosed the arrow, killing Mr. Boddy?

Answer: False

Robin Hood is, in fact, myth. Him and his "Merry Men" supposedly lived in the Nottingham Forest, stealing from the rich and giving it to the poor (could this be a horrible sin, or a gracious deed?), but he was not a real person (though his story was based on real outlaws). Robin Hood himself is simply folklore, fable, myth.

Could Robin Hood have been the culprit who shot an arrow into Mr. Boddy?

Answer: Elf

Legolas first appeared in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Fall of Gandolin" (1917). Though he appears in many of Tolkien's stories, he is most noted as being a character from the "Lord of the Rings" series. Orlando Bloom portrayed Legolas in film adaptations.

Is Legolas to blame for the tragedy of Mr. Boddy?

Answer: Hunter

Hunter the Cheetah first appeared in the second game of the "Spyro" series, "Ripto's Rage" (1999). He trained and sometimes challenged Spyro to help him along his journey. He was a hit, and was found in many "Spyro" games as an ally of Spyro, and a close friend. In some games, one can even play as Hunter and use his archery ability.

Would Hunter's animal instincts take over, and he kill Mr. Boddy?

Answer: Susan

Susan Pevensie first appeared in C. S. Lewis' novel "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", the first of seven in the "Chronicles of Narnia" series. She appears in only three of the novels in the series, but is mentioned in two more. In the live action film "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" (2005), Susan is portrayed by Anna Popplewell.

Did Susan use her arrows against Mr. Boddy?

Answer: Kid Icarus

Pit was first introduced in "Kid Icarus", released in 1986. He is the main protagonist of the game. Pit is a unique game character because he was developed based on three huge franchise names; he can jump like Mario ("Super Mario Bros."), use enhanced abilities like Link ("Legend of Zelda"), and shoot enemies like Samus ("Metroid").

Is it Pit we should be accusing of murder?

Answer: Robin Hood

Robin Hood fits the bill, and was thrown in jail for the murder of Mr. Boddy. But it wasn't just any Robin Hood, it was discovered to have been Robin Hood from the 1973 Disney film; ah yes, a fox! How did he fit each clue?

The green cloth: originally, Link was blamed for the cloth, but Robin Hood, too, wears green.
Apple remnants: Katniss did indeed shoot an apple with her arrow, but Robin Hood did as well.
Belt Buckle: Hawkeye was blamed for murdering Mr. Boddy because of a belt buckle, but Robin Hood also wears a belt and needs a buckle.
Red hair: Accusing Merida for the red hair was all wrong; and in fact, it was a shorter piece of red fur.
Yellow hat: This was claimed to belong to Robin Hood, and it was, indeed, his hat left at the scene of the crime.
Pointy ears: Legolas, as an elf, had pointy ears; but Robin Hood, a fox, would also have such ears.
Paw print: Since Robin Hood is a fox, he, too, would leave a paw print, and Hunter the Cheetah did not leave this evidence after all.
Red-feathered arrow: Both Susan Pevensie and Robin Hood carry arrows with red feathers on the end.
Feather: Aah, this was said to belong to Pit, so you may have assumed it was a white feather that was found from his angel wing. What was not said was that it was really a red feather that was found, such as the one found in Robin Hood's hat!