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Quiz about Anne McCaffrey Dragonriders of Pern

Anne McCaffrey "Dragonriders of Pern" Quiz

Anne McCaffrey is my favourite author, and "Pern" is my favourite series. There is just so much to it! This quiz has random questions from all the books written by both Anne and her son Todd.

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

Author
gopherofpern

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
264,139

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these men were NOT Weyrleader of Fort Weyr? Hint

G'don

T'ton

S'nan

Sh'gall

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Question 2 of 10

2. Whose building was the first to be looked into during the excavation of Landing in "The White Dragon"? Hint

Lessa's

Fandarel's

F'lar's

Nicat's

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Question 3 of 10

3. The following is the verse before the very first chapter of "Dragonflight". What is the next line?
"Drummer, beat, and piper, blow,
Harper, strike, and...." Hint

dragon, go,

holder, show,

holder, grow,

soldier, go,

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these Dolphins are in the Paradise River Hold pod? Hint

Rom

Tana

Alta

Ron

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Question 5 of 10

5. Whom of Thella's, Lady Holdless, companions was an ex-dragonrider? Hint

Readis

Perschar

Dushik

Giron

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Question 6 of 10

6. Put the original six Weyrs in order of founding (according to the Dragondex). Hint

Fort, Benden, High Reaches, Igen, Ista, Telgar

Fort, Benden, High Reaches, Ista, Igen, Telgar

Fort, Benden, Telgar, Igen, Ista, High Reaches

Fort, Benden, Igen, Telgar, High Reaches, Ista

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these major holds was the last to be established? Hint

Ruatha

Nerat

Bitra

Crom

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many jumps between times did Jaxom undergo to return Ramoth's queen egg, once he had the egg in his possession? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. From the day that AIVAS 'awoke', how long was it until the window for when the dragonriders could accomplish their task of diverting the Red Star? Hint

4 years, 10 months, and 17 days

3 years, 10 months, and 27 days

4 years, 5 months, and 27 days

4 years, 10 months, and 28 days

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Question 10 of 10

10. How long can dragons survive without oxygen? Hint

12 minutes

20 minutes

10 minutes

15 minutes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these men were NOT Weyrleader of Fort Weyr?

Answer: G'don

G'don was Weyrleader of High Reaches at the beginning of the second pass of the Red Star. ("Red Star Rising", or "Dragonseye").
S'nan was the Weyrleader of Fort at the beginning of the second pass of the Red Star. ("Red Star Rising", or "Dragonseye").
T'ton, who is also called T'ron, was the oldtimer Weyrleader of Fort who came forward with Lessa ("The White Dragon").
Sh'gall was Weyrlead of Fort during the end of the sixth pass ("Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern").

2. Whose building was the first to be looked into during the excavation of Landing in "The White Dragon"?

Answer: Lessa's

Lessa's mound, a small hold, was the first one to be explored. Both Lessa and F'lar found the exterior of the building at the same time, at which Fandarel decided that work should be concentrated on Lessa's mound. ("The White Dragon").

3. The following is the verse before the very first chapter of "Dragonflight". What is the next line? "Drummer, beat, and piper, blow, Harper, strike, and...."

Answer: soldier, go,

The music of Pern has been a great interest of mine, this question is for those who don't take notice of it!

4. Which of these Dolphins are in the Paradise River Hold pod?

Answer: Rom

Dolphin's are funny creatures, aren't they? There is an Alta at both Monaco and Cove hold. Tana is in the Eastern Weyr pod, whilst Ron is in the Cove hold pod.

5. Whom of Thella's, Lady Holdless, companions was an ex-dragonrider?

Answer: Giron

Giron was the ex-dragonrider. Dushik was Thella's first recruit. Readis was Jayge's uncle, whose humiliation at the hands of the Kimmage holders forced him to live holdless. Perschar is the undercover Harper spy.

6. Put the original six Weyrs in order of founding (according to the Dragondex).

Answer: Fort, Benden, High Reaches, Igen, Ista, Telgar

Although in "The Second Weyr" (short story from "The Chronicles Of Pern: First Fall") it was said that Telgar and Ista that was built before High Reaches and Igen, it is clearly stated in the Dragondex the order of founding. There are a few such discrepancies in the series.

7. Which of these major holds was the last to be established?

Answer: Crom

Crom was only just being established in the book "Red Star Rising", or "Dragonseye", which is at the beginning of the second pass. The other holds were mentioned in the same book, except for Ruatha hold, but according to "The Ford of Red Hanrahan" it was established in the year 19, 10 years into the first pass.

8. How many jumps between times did Jaxom undergo to return Ramoth's queen egg, once he had the egg in his possession?

Answer: 3

Once Jaxom had the egg, he went between 1 turn into the future to Southern Weyr. Then they went 5 turns more into the future to Keroon. The final jump was to Benden Weyr itself, 6 turns into the future.

Jaxom is by far my favourite character from Pern, "The White Dragon" being my favourite book, closely followed by "All The Weyrs Of Pern".

9. From the day that AIVAS 'awoke', how long was it until the window for when the dragonriders could accomplish their task of diverting the Red Star?

Answer: 4 years, 10 months, and 28 days

When AIVAS first told the dragonriders the time, it was 4 years, 10 months and 27 days, but that was the day after AIVAS woke up.

10. How long can dragons survive without oxygen?

Answer: 15 minutes

Fifteen minutes was the upper time AIVAS required for the excursion to the Red Star. In the first excursion to the Red Star, the trip took twelve and a half minutes, so it was obvious that dragons could survive longer.

Source: Author gopherofpern

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