Discworld Detective Agency Trivia Quiz

Answer: Granny Weatherwax

Granny Weatherwax is a witch that has the power of borrowing, where she can leave her body to look after itself. In the meantime, she inhabits the bodies of other animals. She usually uses small birds, but has even borrowed a hive of bees.

Answer: Reacher Gilt

Reacher Gilt was the chairman of the Grand Trunk Clacks, the Discworld's means of communication over long distances. The clacks towers, which are about eight miles apart, run from Ankh-Morpork to Genua. After the disappearance of Reacher Gilt, Alphonse becomes the pet of Moist Van Lipwig.

Answer: The Librarian

The Librarian of Unseen University is an orang-utan, which to any member of the faculty is not unusual at all.

If some stranger said there was an orang-utan in the library, the wizards would ask the librarian if he had seen it. The librarian is also a great organ player (Soul Music) and a superb goalkeeper (Unseen Academicals).

Answer: Jonathan Teatime

Jonathan Teatime (pronounced "Teh-ah-time-eh") was a graduate from the assassins guild and undertook the task set by the Auditors of assassinating the Hogfather. He originally joined the Assassins' Guild as a child because of pity when he was left an orphan after his parents suffered a tragic accident. It is now believed that Jonathan may have been the cause of the tragic accident.

Answer: Soul Cake Duck

The Soul Cake Duck is the anthropomorphic personification of Soul Cake Tuesday, which also marks the opening of duck-hunting season. The person that sees the first duck on Soul Cake Tuesday is considered very lucky, unlike the first duck that was seen.

Answer: Anoia

Anoia is the Goddess of Things That Get Stuck in Drawers, who was once the Goddess of the Volcano, Lela. She gains a much needed increase in following when Moist von Lipwig chooses her at random to help in a scheme to launder some stolen money. Hyperopia is the Goddess of shoes, Pedestriana is the Goddess of feet and pedal dexterity and Bissonomy is an obscure Virtue.

Answer: Otto Chriek.

Otto Chriek is the iconographer of the 'Ankh-Morphett Times', and happens to be a vampire. Often, when he uses his salamanders to create a flash, he ends up as a pile of dust, and has to be resurrected using some blood. He wears a vial of blood around his neck, which breaks when he turns to dust, reconstructing him almost instantaneously.

Knatchbull Harrington is the music critic, Tuppence Swivel is literary critic and Grace Speaker runs a pet-food shop but is suspected of being the compiler of the crossword puzzle.

Answer: Anghammarad

Anghammarad is almost nineteen thousand years old; his position at the post office was titled Extremely Senior Postman. Anghammarad was created to deliver a message, but due to circumstances never delivered it. However, he believes that time is circular, and that he can deliver the message when time comes round on its second visit.

Answer: Tolliver Groat

Tolliver Groat, although of pension age, is still the junior postman when Moist von Lipwig is appointed the Postmaster General. Groat does not believe in doctors, and treats himself with his own concoctions, mostly containing sulphur or arsenic, and his poultice made of bread pudding.

"A prunes" is an example of Dimwell slang (the only rhyming slang that does not rhyme), i.e. Syrup of Prunes - wig.

Answer: The Bursar

The Bursar, since the arrival of Mustrum Ridcully the archchancellor has slowly gone insane, and needs to take the dried frog pills as they are actually hallucinogens and the proper dosage should have him hallucinate that he is sane. In 'The Lost Continent', he became a master surfer on the bean pods that their vegetable ship produced.