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Quiz about Dont Panic HG2G by Douglas Adams

Don't Panic! "HG2G" by Douglas Adams Quiz

Think you know Douglas Adams' "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" in all forms? Get a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster and test your knowledge.

A multiple-choice quiz by Seltaeb42. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Seltaeb42

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
364,522

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
295

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Question 1 of 10

1. According to Douglas Adams, which galactic TV hero is Ford Prefect said to be the complete opposite of? Hint

Buck Rogers

Anakin Skywalker

Doctor Who

Spock

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Question 2 of 10

2. According to the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", whose poetry was described as "third worst in the galaxy"? Hint

The Dolphins

Mostly Harmless

Vogons

Wallogs

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Monty Python sent in a list of possible quotes to put on the cover of the book, but were never used? Hint

Terry Gilliam

Terry Jones

John Cleese

Eric Idle

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the first form of media "Hitchhikers" was released in? Hint

Radio

Book

T.V.

Video Game

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who originally released the songs "Reasons to be Miserable" and "Marvin I Love You"? Hint

Stephen Fry

Paul Simon

The Beatles

Stephen Moore

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Question 6 of 10

6. In the "Hitchhiker's" video game, what is said by gaming experts and Douglas Adams himself to be the hardest task to complete? Hint

Not dying in outer space

Turning on the lights

Getting the Babel Fish

Hitch-hiking a Vogon space ship

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the title of the official "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" companion? Hint

"Don't Panic"

"Young Zaphod Plays it Safe"

"Life, The Universe, and Everything"

"How to Leave the Planet"

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Question 8 of 10

8. What "holiday" is celebrated in honor of Douglas Adams? Hint

Towel Day

Tea Month

Hikerween

Improbable Week

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Question 9 of 10

9. According to the Guide, what are all mattresses named? Hint

Fred

Zem

Joe

Zeta

10. While Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect are stranded on prehistoric earth, they decide to pull random letter tiles out a Scrabble bag in an attempt to obtain the ultimate question to the ultimate answer. What do the Scrabble tiles spell out? Hint

What do you get when you multiply six times nine?

What was Jackie Robinson's number?

How many roads must a boy walk down to become a man?

What was God's last word to his creation?

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. According to Douglas Adams, which galactic TV hero is Ford Prefect said to be the complete opposite of?

Answer: Doctor Who

Douglas Adams stated, "...I thought the keynote of the character of Ford Prefect was that given the choice between getting involved and saving the world from some disaster one one hand, and on the other hand going to a party, he'd go to the party every time..."

2. According to the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", whose poetry was described as "third worst in the galaxy"?

Answer: Vogons

Douglas Adams got the bad poetry idea from a man he went to school with. Apparently the man wrote dark and just plain awful poems and he decided to make them a part of his book.

3. Which Monty Python sent in a list of possible quotes to put on the cover of the book, but were never used?

Answer: Terry Jones

Some of the quotes included:

"The funniest book I have read, today."

"Probably the funniest book in the Universe."

"Every word is a gem... it's only the order they're put in that worries me."

4. What was the first form of media "Hitchhikers" was released in?

Answer: Radio

"Hitchhikers" has been made into books, a TV series, a video game and a movie since the release of the radio series.

5. Who originally released the songs "Reasons to be Miserable" and "Marvin I Love You"?

Answer: Stephen Moore

Stephen Fry re-did "Reasons to be Miserable" for the "Hitchhiker's" movie, but did not make the original recording released in 1981.

6. In the "Hitchhiker's" video game, what is said by gaming experts and Douglas Adams himself to be the hardest task to complete?

Answer: Getting the Babel Fish

There were even t-shirts made stating "I got the Babel Fish."

7. What is the title of the official "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" companion?

Answer: "Don't Panic"

The companion was written by Neil Gaiman and was published in 1988 before Douglas Adams had passed away.

8. What "holiday" is celebrated in honor of Douglas Adams?

Answer: Towel Day

Towel Day is celebrated on May 25, two weeks after Douglas Adams died of a heart attack. Fans are encouraged to carry around a towel with them to show their appreciation.

9. According to the Guide, what are all mattresses named?

Answer: Zem

Marvin comes into contact with a mattress in the 9th chapter of "Life, the Universe and Everything."

Answer: What do you get when you multiply six times nine?

Ford and Arthur did eventually get off prehistoric Earth by catching a Chesterfield sofa in "Life, the Universe, and Everything."

Source: Author Seltaeb42

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