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Terry Pratchett's 'Wintersmith' Quiz

Another in the wonderful "Discworld" series. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by dizzybuggy. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
dizzybuggy

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
244,505

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
935

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

Last 3 plays: fado72 (10/10), jwwells (6/10), Dreessen (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. In Feegle language, what is a 'scuggan'? Hint

A generally unpleasant person

A really unpleasant person

An unpleasant person

A useless person

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Question 2 of 10

2. Under whose tutelage was Tiffany learning to become a witch? Hint

Miss Level

Miss Tick

Mrs Earwig

Miss Treason

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Question 3 of 10

3. When Tiffany was taken to the dance,how many men did she see performing it? Hint

Ten

Seven

Six

Eight

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was special about the snowflakes that the Wintersmith sent? Hint

They were hot

They were all miniature Tiffany Achings

They had eight sides

They were black

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of the rogue cheese in the dairy? Hint

Harold the Cheese

Horace the Cheese

Hank the Cheese

Henry the Cheese

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who took over the cottage after the death of Miss Treason? Hint

Petulia Gristle

Dimity Hubbub

Lucy Warbeck

Annagramma Hawkins

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Question 7 of 10

7. When Tiffany's feet began to cause the floorboards to sprout shoots and leaves, what did Nanny Ogg tell her she had a bad case of? Hint

Ped Fecundis

Outgrowing Toenails

Anima Sana

Arbor Idiota

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the first thing that the Horn of Plenty produced in Nanny Ogg's cottage? Hint

Apples

Chickens

Ham sandwiches

Beer

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the poem ' What do You Need to Make a Man,' complete the line that begins ' Silver enough to...' Hint

Coat a pin

Buy a bean

Ballast a bird

Make a nail

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the Feegle mound, what book did Rob Anybody read first before the clan? Hint

Charlotte's Web

The Little Book of Fairy Folk

Principles of Modern Accountancy

Where's My Cow?

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In Feegle language, what is a 'scuggan'?

Answer: A really unpleasant person

The Nac Mac Feegles are a clan of six inch high, red haired, blue men with a special dialect all of their own.

2. Under whose tutelage was Tiffany learning to become a witch?

Answer: Miss Treason

Miss Treason is 111 years old,(although she put it about that she was 113 for 'professional reasons' as 111 sounded so...adolescent.') blind and deaf. She was skilled in the art of Borrowing, and used the eyes of animals around her, usually mice, reading what they saw out of their minds.

3. When Tiffany was taken to the dance,how many men did she see performing it?

Answer: Six

Miss Treason took Tiffany to see the Dark Morris, the dance that welcomes the winter. Similar to the Morris dance she had seen to welcome the summer, Tiffany, convinced it was all wrong and with the seventh member missing, leapt into the space and joined in. Ooops.

4. What was special about the snowflakes that the Wintersmith sent?

Answer: They were all miniature Tiffany Achings

After Tiffany had danced with the Wintersmith, he fell in love with her. To show his love, he sent her ice roses, icebergs and avalanches of snowflakes - each one a perfect image of her in miniature.

5. What was the name of the rogue cheese in the dairy?

Answer: Horace the Cheese

A cheese with a life of its own...

6. Who took over the cottage after the death of Miss Treason?

Answer: Annagramma Hawkins

As witches have a forewarning of when they are going to die, Miss Treason organised a wake before she went to avoid arguments over who inherited her few possessions. As is customary, the more senior witches decide among themselves who should inherit the cottage once the previous occupant has passed away, and chose Annagramma. Or so they think anyway.

7. When Tiffany's feet began to cause the floorboards to sprout shoots and leaves, what did Nanny Ogg tell her she had a bad case of?

Answer: Ped Fecundis

After taking the place of the Summer Lady when she danced with the Wintersmith, the Wintersmith believed Tiffany to indeed be the elemental goddess. As a result, goddess-like things were beginning to happen to Tiffany, which included new shoots and leaves sprouting when she walked barefoot on the ground, known as Ped Fecundis, or 'Fertile Feet.' To help combat the problem, Nanny Ogg gave her a pair of pink slippers with bunny rabbits on them to wear.

8. What was the first thing that the Horn of Plenty produced in Nanny Ogg's cottage?

Answer: Ham sandwiches

They were knee-deep in ham sandwiches until You the kitten caused them to become knee-deep in chickens. 'Werk.'

9. In the poem ' What do You Need to Make a Man,' complete the line that begins ' Silver enough to...'

Answer: Coat a pin

"Iron enough to make a nail,
Lime enough to paint a wall,
Water enough to drown a dog,
Sulphur enough to stop the fleas,
Poison enough to kill a cow,
Potash enough to wash a shirt,
Gold enough to buy a bean,
Silver enough to coat a pin,
Lead enough to ballast a bird,
Phosphor enough to light the town,
Strength enough to build a home,
Time enough to hold a child,
Love enough to break a heart." ( from 'Wintersmith')

10. In the Feegle mound, what book did Rob Anybody read first before the clan?

Answer: Where's My Cow?

Nac Mac Feegles are not renowned for their reading abilities so this is a major achievement.
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