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Flights of Fancy Trivia Quiz

From space flight to dragon flight, from myth to song, this quiz examines fantasy flight and fantasy flying.

A multiple-choice quiz by uglybird. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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uglybird

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
183,721

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Look, up in the sky." "Is it a bird?" "Is it a plane?" No, it's Superman, of course. But Superman can only fly because of the planet from which he comes. Name that planet. Hint

Kal-el

Krypton

Kronos

Andor

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Question 2 of 10

2. Flames danced on the thatched roofs of Esgaroth as the dragon swooped down again and again, smashing buildings with his powerful tail and setting building after building afire. You, Bard the bowman have nocked your black-feathered arrow and will fell the dragon. (Won't the Hobbit's be pleased?) What is the name of this wicked worm? Hint

Ancalagon

Smaug

Norbert

Falkor

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Question 3 of 10

3. In his song "Icarus Ascending" Dan Fogelberg does not tell us the result of Icarus' gamble. Daedalus and Icarus escaped the Labyrinth of King Minos flying with artificial wings that Daedalus constructed. Intoxicated with the ecstasy of flight, Icarus flew too near the sun. What sent Icarus plummeting to his death? Hint

The sun melted the wax holding the feathers together.

Drawn on by the sun's radiance, Icarus flew into the sun like a moth flying into a flame.

Apollo, driver of the chariot of the sun, struck him down for his pride.

Blinded by the sun, Icarus crashed when he attempted to land.

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Question 4 of 10

4. The air is filled with deadly cords called "thread" that consume any organic matter they land upon. Astride your dragon, you evade the lethal thread-fall as your dragon repeatedly belches fire, burning the thread to ash. What planet are you protecting? Hint

Dune

Tatooine

Pern

Altair IV

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Disney character could, at first, fly only with the aid of a black feather?

Answer: (Five letters, starting with "D")

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Question 6 of 10

6. Hurtling through the interstellar void, Lens pulsing on your wrist, you will be the first Lensman to return for advanced training. Until now, Galactic Patrol members were forbidden to return to the mysterious planet where they received their Lens. For what planet have you set your course? Hint

Arisia

Perelandra

Ursa Minor Beta

Qo'nos

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Question 7 of 10

7. Peter Pan is ready to take you to Neverland. But with what must you be sprinkled so that you can fly with him? Hint

Magic sand

Leprechaun powder

Dragon's tears

Pixie dust

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Question 8 of 10

8. In Terry Brook's Landover series, the incompetent wizard Questor Thews must fly into the dungeon dimension to rescue his friends. The only possible means of conveyance is an irascible dragon. What is the dragon's name? Hint

Sot

Strabo

Nightshade

Abernathy

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Question 9 of 10

9. Dorothy, played by Judy Garland, has just been carried to Oz in a Tornado. The Wicked Witch lies crushed to death under the item in which Dorothy rode. In what did Dorothy ride to Oz? Hint

A barn

A heavy cauldron

A house

A Model-T

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 1949 Vaughn Monroe had a # 1 Billboard hit with the cowboy song "Riders in the Sky". The title was changed in a 1961 release to specify the type of rider to which the song referred. What was the title used in 1961? Hint

Ghost Riders in the Sky

Cowboy Riders in the Sky

Horse Riders in the Sky

Indian Riders in the Sky

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Look, up in the sky." "Is it a bird?" "Is it a plane?" No, it's Superman, of course. But Superman can only fly because of the planet from which he comes. Name that planet.

Answer: Krypton

Krypton was Superman's original home word on which he was named "Kal-el". Kronos is an alternative spelling for the Klingon home world, more properly rendered Qo'nos. A race of blue, xenophobic aliens hailing from Andor appeared in the original "Star Trek" television series and in two "Star Trek" movies.

Answer: Smaug

A thrush alerts Bard to a hole in the armor of Smaug's chest and Bard slays the dragon. Ancalagon was another dragon mentioned in Tolkien's tales. Norbert was the name of Hagrid's baby dragon in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". Falkor was the "luck dragon" in the movie "The Never Ending Story".

Answer: The sun melted the wax holding the feathers together.

Many authors allude to this ancient cautionary tale. Icarus fails to heed the wise advice of his father Daedalus and pays the ultimate penalty. Generally considered to be a myth, some hold that the story was at least based on actual events. More credible is the account of Archytas who, in 425 BC is said to have flown his jet-propelled "pigeon" 200 meters.

Answer: Pern

The dragon rider's of Pern are the focus in Ann McCaffrey's many books concerning the planet Pern. These genetically engineered animals protect Pern from and alien life form "thread" that falls from the sky periodically when Pern is too close to the "Red Star". "Tatooine should be recognizable as the desert planet from "Star Wars"; Altair IV is the "Forbidden Planet" from the movie of the same name; and Dune is a planetary host for Frank Herbert's well known series.

5. Which Disney character could, at first, fly only with the aid of a black feather?

Answer: Dumbo

A crow convinces Dumbo that the black feather will enable him to fly. Dumbo must eventually believe that he can fly without it.

Answer: Arisia

In E. E. (Doc) Smith's Lensman series, which was begun in 1934, the ancient and advanced race inhabiting the planet Arisia protects the universe from the equally ancient and advanced (but malevolent) Eddorians. The headquarters for the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is on Ursa Beta Minor. "Perelandra" is a name C.S. Lewis gives to Venus in his space fantasy trilogy.

As every trekkie knows, Qo'nos is the Klingon home world.

7. Peter Pan is ready to take you to Neverland. But with what must you be sprinkled so that you can fly with him?

Answer: Pixie dust

Of course, the Pixie dust alone is not sufficient. You must also think happy thoughts!

Answer: Strabo

Fillip and Sot are G'home gnomes, devious yet ineffectual "scavengers" capable of confusing your family pet with their next meal. Nightshade is Landover's evil witch. Abernathy is a former human that Questor Thews accidentally turns into a Soft Coated Wheaton Terrier.

9. Dorothy, played by Judy Garland, has just been carried to Oz in a Tornado. The Wicked Witch lies crushed to death under the item in which Dorothy rode. In what did Dorothy ride to Oz?

Answer: A house

Were you worried I would ask you which witch died (North, South, East West)? No worries. I can never seem to remember that bit of trivia. I can tell you that the movie was filmed in 1938 and 1939 when Judy Garland was only sixteen years old.

Answer: Ghost Riders in the Sky

I remember this as the only song that scared me as I was growing up. The eerie last verse warns, "As the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name
If you want to save your soul from hell a' ridin' on our range,
Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride
A-tryin' to catch the Devil's herd across these endless skies."

Source: Author uglybird

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