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1. The villain in which Discworld novel attempts to use a dragon to take over Ankh-Morpork, only to have the strategy backfire when the dragon becomes king?
2. A farmer named Lezek takes his son, who "thinks too much," according to Dad, to the fair to find a career. The boy becomes an apprentice to Death, allowing the latter to take a holiday, but oversteps his bounds. Which Discworld novel is this?
3. Rincewind gets mistaken for a demon and ends up in Hell. He also goes back in time to the creation of Discworld as well as taking part in the defeat of Tsort and the destruction of the Tezumen god Quetzovercoatl. Pick the name of this novel.
4. Victor Tugelbend, "Ginger" Withel, and Gaspode the Wonder Dog must save Discworld from "Things" escaping from the Dungeon Dimensions through a hole under the beach near Holy Wood. Which Discworld novel is this?
5. In this first Discworld novel, Rincewind serves as a guide for Twoflower, a tourist from the Agatean Empire, and his many-legged luggage. Rincewind and Twoflower meet Hrun the Barbarian, visit Wyrmberg, and are launched off the Discworld with a water troll. Name the novel.
6. The strange Mr. Nutt and the street urchin Trev Likely team up with the Librarian to introduce football to the wizarding world of Ankh-Morpork and adapt the old-school "foot-the-ball" of the city's masses into a modern form. Which Discworld novel is this?
7. In this Discworld novel, whose title is taken from a poem by John Milton, Rincewind must save the flat planet from a sinister red star with eight moons. What is the name of this book, in which Rincewind receives The Luggage as a farewell gift from Twoflower?
8. When Death is forced to retire and become a hired hand named Bill Door, the built-up life force causes all sorts of problems on Discworld, including sentient shopping carts and the sudden appearance of ubiquitous snow-globes. What is the name of this eleventh Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett?
9. Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg invite themselves along when Magrat Garlick becomes a fairy godmother who needs to prevent a "fairy tale ending" in far-away Genua. Which Discworld novel brings into focus the morality of running other people's lives?
10. Prince Teppic leaves his assassin training in Ankh-Morpork to return to his home kingdom of Djelibeybi when his father dies. But his ascension is not smooth and he escapes with the handmaiden Ptraci to Ephebe before order is returned. Which Discworld novel features all of Djelibeybi's dead rulers coming back to life?
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