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Quiz about Douglas Adams Hitchhiker Series Part I

Douglas Adams' 'Hitchhiker' Series, Part I Quiz

A quiz on Douglas Adams' 'Hitchhiker' series. Enjoy. Oh yeah, and all of the answers are taken from the books...

A multiple-choice quiz by catfriend539. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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catfriend539

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5 mins

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Multiple Choice

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237,146

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. What does Arthur say when he sees that the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has the phrase "Don't Panic" printed on the cover? Hint

"I am NOT panicking!"

"That's the most thoughtful or intelligible thing anyone's said to me all day."

"Why did they print the phrase 'don't panic' on the cover?"

Nothing

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Question 2 of 10

2. What type of pattern was on Ford's towel? Hint

Some kind of pink and blue floral pattern

The Guide's logo

Nothing; it was your average towel

Fish

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the only alteration to Ford's towel? Hint

Nothing; Ford believes in simplicity when it comes to towels

He strengthened the seams

He interwove the fabric with little bits of wire

He tied a large lump of rock to one end

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Question 4 of 10

4. What does Marvin say when he sees God's Final Message to His Creation? Hint

"Incredible. It's even worse than I thought it would be."

"I think I feel good about it."

"Is that all?"

"Wretched, isn't it?"

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Question 5 of 10

5. In which part of the Galaxy was God's Final Message to His Creation written? Hint

ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha

QQ7 Active Q Gamma

PP3 Plural R Beta

QQ7 Active J Gamma

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these is not a quote from one of the books in the "Hitchhiker' series? Hint

It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.

All of them are.

The only moral it is possible to draw from this story is that one should never throw the letter Q into a privet bush, but unfortunately there are times when it is unavoidable.

He began to despise the Universe in general and everybody in it in particular.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Why did Ford choose the name "Ford Prefect" as being nicely inconspicuous? Hint

It sounded pretty normal

No reason

It was his original name

He had mistaken the dominant life form

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Question 8 of 10

8. What phrase caused the G'Gugvuntts and the Vl'hurgs to declare war? Hint

"I seem to be having tremendous difficulty with my lifestyle"

"How many roads must a man walk down?"

"What do you get if you multiply six by nine?"

"I wouldn't want to go anywhere without my wonderful towel"

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Question 9 of 10

9. What do aorist rods do? Hint

They take unused energy from the past

They produce energy spontaneously for no readily apparent reason

They take energy from living things

What's an aorist rod?

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the supernova bomb designed by Hactar supposed to do? Hint

It would individually set off every star in the Universe into a supernova

We never learn, we only learn that it was faulty

It would throw all the stars out of their proper places, causing them to smash into each other

It was to connect the heart of every major star with the heart of every other major star and thus cause the entire Universe to explode like a great big supernova

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What does Arthur say when he sees that the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has the phrase "Don't Panic" printed on the cover?

Answer: "That's the most thoughtful or intelligible thing anyone's said to me all day."

"'I like the cover. "Don't Panic." That's the most thoughtful or intelligible things anyone's said to me all day."-"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".
Actually, in the Hitchhiker's Guide Adventure Game, the commands "panic" and "don't panic" are recognized- along with several other apparently useless but perfectly hysterical commands.

2. What type of pattern was on Ford's towel?

Answer: Some kind of pink and blue floral pattern

Despite his repeated attempts to bleach and stonewash it, the pattern stubbornly remained.

3. What was the only alteration to Ford's towel?

Answer: He strengthened the seams

He had only done that because his friend persuaded him to do so! It turned out that this alteration saved Ford's life.

4. What does Marvin say when he sees God's Final Message to His Creation?

Answer: "I think I feel good about it."

He then died, sadly enough. Incidentally, God's Final Message to His Creation read "We apologize for the inconvenience."

5. In which part of the Galaxy was God's Final Message to His Creation written?

Answer: QQ7 Active J Gamma

It was written in "thirty-foot-high letters of fire on top of the Quentulus Quazgar Mountains in the land of Sevorbeupstry on the planet Preliumtarn, third out from the sun Zarss in Galactic Sector QQ7 ActiveJ Gamma. It is guarded by the Lajestic Vantrashell of Lob." -"Life, the Universe and Everything".

As we see in "So Long and Thatnks for All the Fish", the Lajestic Vantrashell of Lob is actually a little man in a strange hat who sells tickets.

6. Which of these is not a quote from one of the books in the "Hitchhiker' series?

Answer: All of them are.

"It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes." -"Life, the Universe and Everything," chapter 24. "The only moral it is possible to draw from this story is that one should never throw the letter Q into a privet bush, but unfortunately there are times when it is unavoidable." -"The Restaurant at the End of the Universe," chapter 33. "He began to despise the Universe in general and everybody in it in particular." -"Life, the Universe and Everything," chapter 1.

7. Why did Ford choose the name "Ford Prefect" as being nicely inconspicuous?

Answer: He had mistaken the dominant life form

Ford never learned to pronounce his original name (and sadly, we don't get to hear what it is), but the kids at his school nicknamed him Ix (which meant "boy who is not able to satsfactorily explain what a Hrung is, or why it would choose to collapse on Betelgeuse Seven particularly").

8. What phrase caused the G'Gugvuntts and the Vl'hurgs to declare war?

Answer: "I seem to be having tremendous difficulty with my lifestyle"

In the movie version "I wouldn't want to go anywhere without my wonderful towel" triggers the war, but we're working from the books, so "I seem to be having tremendous difficulty with my lifestyle" is the correct answer in this instance.

9. What do aorist rods do?

Answer: They take unused energy from the past

As is explained in the short story "Young Zaphod Plays It Safe."

10. What was the supernova bomb designed by Hactar supposed to do?

Answer: It was to connect the heart of every major star with the heart of every other major star and thus cause the entire Universe to explode like a great big supernova

Rather nasty weapon. Hope you enjoyed the quiz!

Source: Author catfriend539

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