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1. Eddard Stark was born in 263 after Aegon's Conquest in Winterfell. What was the name of his father?
2. Eddard was his father's second son, meaning that his older brother Brandon was the one meant to inherit Winterfell. At an early age, Eddard was sent to be fostered by Jon Arryn. What title did Arryn hold at the time Eddard arrived in his home?
3. Eddard was present at the tourney at Harrenhal in 281 AC, when Prince Rhaegar Targaryen crowned his sister, Lyanna, Queen of love and beauty. How did Eddard come to remember that moment?
4. Eddard was one of the chief participants in Robert's Rebellion. Which of the following battles was the decisive one, which the rebels won?
5. The final battle of Robert's Rebellion in which Eddard Stark participated was the Raid on the Tower of Joy, where Eddard's sister Lyanna was held, guarded by three members of Aerys II Targaryen's Kingsguard. Which of the following knights of Aerys' Kingsguard was NOT present at the Tower of Joy?
6. Before riding to join Robert Baratheon in the Rebellion, Eddard had married Catelyn Tully, in order to bring the Tullys to the rebels' fold. On their wedding night, she conceived their first son, Robb. However, when he returned back to Winterfell, Eddard brought home an illegitimate son, Jon Snow. Years later, when he was asked by Robert Baratheon who was the mother of the child, what name did Eddard offer?
7. 15 years after the end of the Rebellion, Robert Baratheon visits Winterfell and makes Eddard his new Hand of the King, after the death of Jon Arryn, who had served all those years as Robert's Hand. Robert is accompanied by his wife, Cersei Lannister and his Kingsguard. Eddard agrees to take the position, although reluctantly. However, before departing, one of Eddard's children has a terrible accident. Which one?
8. Despite his son's grave situation, Eddard goes to King's Landing. There, he investigates the circumstances of Jon Arryn's death. He comes to the conclusion that Arryn was poisoned because, as the eunuch Varys had said, "he asked questions". After reaching that conclusion, Eddard remembers the message sent to his wife by her sister, Lysa, where she had blamed a particular House for Jon Arryn's death. Which one?
9. Eddard has made a shocking revelation: all the children of Robert Baratheon and Cersei Lannister are, in fact, the result of the incestuous relationship between Cersei and Jaime. In order for blood not be spilled, Eddard tells Cersei to flee with the children before Robert is told. Cersei uses the time given to her by Eddard to orchestrate Robert's murder, instead. Eddard turns to Littlefinger and asks him to buy off the City Watch of King's Landing, which is headed by whom?
10. Due to treachery, Eddard is now at the black cells, charged with treason. The eunuch Varys tells him to publicly confess he is a traitor, in order to save the life of his daughter, who is in the custody of Eddard's enemies, and join the Night's Watch. However, when Eddard confesses being a traitor at the Great Sept of Baelor, the new King, Joffrey, orders him executed. What weapon does the royal executioner, Ilyn Payne, use to dispatch Eddard?
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