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Dirk Gently's Holistic Quiz

This quiz is about 'Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency' and 'The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul', the two Dirk Gently books by Douglas Adams, author of the 'Hitchhiker's' Trilogy. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by jaeryn. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
jaeryn

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
11,564

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
15 / 25

Plays
1527

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 25

1. What color did the Electric Monk believe everything to be? Hint

orange

turquoise

purple

pink

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Question 2 of 25

2. What did Reg find in his bathroom? Hint

a horse

a burglar

a leopard

a rabbit

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Question 3 of 25

3. What is Dirk Gently's real name? Hint

Regis Chronotis

Sven Petersen

Zaphod Beeblebrox

Svlad Cjelli

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Question 4 of 25

4. What monarch instituted the Regius Professorship of Chronology? Hint

Richard III

Prince Albert

Elizabeth I

George III

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Question 5 of 25

5. For what band did Richard play keyboards? Hint

The Reasonably Good Band

The Not Terribly Good Band

The Beatles

The Very Good Band

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Question 6 of 25

6. What was the name of the researcher's cat? Hint

Tiger

Erwin

Bernice

Pookie

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Question 7 of 25

7. Why did the researcher's cat run away? Hint

It wasn't getting fed often enough

The scientists were chasing her with a molecular rearranger

It didn't want to be turned into a bowl of petunias

It was tired of being locked in a box and occasionally gassed

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Question 8 of 25

8. What was the name of Gordon's company? Hint

Anthem Software

WayForward Technologies II

Reason Technologies

Gordon Way Enterprises

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Question 9 of 25

9. What did Richard have stuck halfway up the stairs to his flat? Hint

a chair

a horse

a grandfather clock

a sofa

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Question 10 of 25

10. Whose flat does Richard break into? Hint

his own

Susan Way's

Dirk Gently's

Gordon Way's

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Question 11 of 25

11. Gordon wanted to get an 'Armed Response' sign made up at the right height for who to see? Hint

rabbits

snakes

burglars

raccoons

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Question 12 of 25

12. What was the name of Michael Wenton-Weakes' magazine? Hint

Anthem

Fathom

Computing Today

Reason

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Question 13 of 25

13. For how many issues was Michael to be retained as editor of the magazine after his mother sold it to Gordon Way for a pound? Hint

four

one

zero

three

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Question 14 of 25

14. Who replaced Michael as the editor of the magazine? Hint

Richard MacDuff

Gordon Way

Coleridge

A. K. Ross

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Question 15 of 25

15. What is the address of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency? Hint

33 Peacock Street

33a Paladina Street

33 Pritchard Street

33a Peckender Street

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Question 16 of 25

16. What was the title of the magazine article Richard wrote? Hint

'Music and Fractal Landscapes'

'The Stock Market and You'

'Modern Interpretations of Schrodinger's Cat'

'The Symphony of Weather Patterns'

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Question 17 of 25

17. All of the pages between which two words were torn out of Dirk's dictionary? Hint

'apricot' and 'xylophone'

'cheese' and 'jukebox'

'armadillo' and 'herring'

'herring' and 'marmalade'

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Question 18 of 25

18. What was the name of Dirk's secretary? Hint

Kate Schechter

Janie Pearson

Janice Pearce

Jane Peterson

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Question 19 of 25

19. How many questions did George the Third ask? Hint

one

four

two

three

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Question 20 of 25

20. What is a small aquatic bird of the family Anatidae?

Answer: (one word)

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Question 21 of 25

21. What would the I Ching calculator display if you typed in '2 x 1.5 '? Hint

'A Suffusion of Yellow'

xx1.5

x3E x3E

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Question 22 of 25

22. Who writes the newspaper horoscopes? Hint

The Great Zapoodle

The Great Zaboda

The Great Zaganza

The Great Zambezi

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Question 23 of 25

23. What is Kate's main complaint about London pizza parlors? Hint

There are too many of them

Their pizza is stale

They don't deliver

There aren't enough of them

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Question 24 of 25

24. Whose head is found revolving on top of the record 'Hot Potato'? Hint

Mr. Anstey

Mr. Andrews

Mr. Ainsley

Mr. Alstein

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Question 25 of 25

25. What does ARRGH! stand for? Hint

Aquarius Rising Record Group Holdings

Aries Rising Record Group Holdings

Albert Reiser Record Group Holdings

It doesn't stand for anything

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What color did the Electric Monk believe everything to be?

Answer: pink

2. What did Reg find in his bathroom?

Answer: a horse

3. What is Dirk Gently's real name?

Answer: Svlad Cjelli

4. What monarch instituted the Regius Professorship of Chronology?

Answer: George III

5. For what band did Richard play keyboards?

Answer: The Reasonably Good Band

6. What was the name of the researcher's cat?

Answer: Bernice

7. Why did the researcher's cat run away?

Answer: It was tired of being locked in a box and occasionally gassed

8. What was the name of Gordon's company?

Answer: WayForward Technologies II

9. What did Richard have stuck halfway up the stairs to his flat?

Answer: a sofa

10. Whose flat does Richard break into?

Answer: Susan Way's

11. Gordon wanted to get an 'Armed Response' sign made up at the right height for who to see?

Answer: rabbits

12. What was the name of Michael Wenton-Weakes' magazine?

Answer: Fathom

13. For how many issues was Michael to be retained as editor of the magazine after his mother sold it to Gordon Way for a pound?

Answer: three

14. Who replaced Michael as the editor of the magazine?

Answer: A. K. Ross

15. What is the address of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency?

Answer: 33a Peckender Street

16. What was the title of the magazine article Richard wrote?

Answer: 'Music and Fractal Landscapes'

17. All of the pages between which two words were torn out of Dirk's dictionary?

Answer: 'herring' and 'marmalade'

18. What was the name of Dirk's secretary?

Answer: Janice Pearce

19. How many questions did George the Third ask?

Answer: three

20. What is a small aquatic bird of the family Anatidae?

Answer: a duck

21. What would the I Ching calculator display if you typed in '2 x 1.5 '?

Answer: 3

The calculator displays 'A Suffusion of Yellow' when the answer is greater than 4, otherwise it works as a regular calculator does.

22. Who writes the newspaper horoscopes?

Answer: The Great Zaganza

23. What is Kate's main complaint about London pizza parlors?

Answer: They don't deliver

24. Whose head is found revolving on top of the record 'Hot Potato'?

Answer: Mr. Anstey

25. What does ARRGH! stand for?

Answer: Aries Rising Record Group Holdings

Source: Author jaeryn

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