General Discworld Trivia Quiz | Pratchett, Terry

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1. Death tries to be as personable as possible. He doesn't have many soft spots though... actually he doesn't have any at all. Still he is rather fond of which of these animals?

Answer: Cats

Death has shown a distinct partiality for cats in several of the books. In fact in "Weird Sisters" he expresses disgust for the late king Verence I for the man's hatred of cats and love of dogs. During the events of Reaper Man when Death was briefly retrenched his job was outsourced to many individual Death Ofs.

After the reincorporating occurred, for some reason the Death of Rats remained, his steed is the raven Quoth.

2. We all know Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler and love him (though of course not his food). There is a Dibbler purveyor of suspect food in all parts of the disc. Who is the Omnian incarnation of Dibbler?

Answer: Cut-Me-Own-Hand-Off Dblah

Cut-Me-Own-Hand-Off Dblah is responsible for selling yoghurt-on-a-stick (unfrozen) in Omnia, during the time of Brutha. Fair Go Dibbler was encountered by Rincewind on Four-ecks (XXXX) trying to sell some suspicious liquid-like substance with peas in it. Disembowel-Meself- Honourably Dibhala was offering antique eggs, which were not old enough but not fresh either, in the Agatean Empire. May-I-Never-Achieve-Enlightenment Dhiblang was encountered selling awful yak butter tea somewhere on Rincewind's travels.

3. Foul Ole Ron is an eminent member of the Canting Crew. He has a dog, Gaspode. Gaspode is Foul Ole Ron's what?

Answer: Thinking-brain dog

Gaspode is Foul Ole Ron's thinking-brain dog this is because Gaspode has the intelligence of an average human being and can speak. Gaspode is under utilized, a stupid dog would be a thinking-brain dog for Foul Ole Ron. It is true that Gaspode is a mutt - he is dirty, diseased and very unattractive (even for a dog) but because of Ron's deficiencies, Ron is more Gaspode's human than Gaspode is Ron's dog.

4. Mustrum Ridcully is the famous Archchancellor of Unseen University. Did you know he had a brother? Who is this brother?

Answer: Hughnon, High Priest of Blind Io

Hughnon Ridcully does not usually get along well with Mustrum and both compete with each other incessantly. Hughnon is at the top of his field being high priest to the top god, while Mustrum is Archchancellor an Unseen University (the top of his profession). Ponce Da Quirm searched for the Fountain of Youth, when he found it he died from drinking the water (he forgot to boil it first). Otto Chriek is a vampire iconographer at The Times, he is a Black Ribboner (member of the League of Temperance). Mossy Lawn is a doctor who helped Sam Vimes during the events of Night Watch, he also delivered Sybil Vimes' baby Sam Jr.

5. Lu-Tze is a respected History Monk and sweeper (it's the best way to find out information). What does he do in his spare time?

Answer: Cultivates Bonsai Mountains

Lu Tze enjoys his Bonsai Mountains. It was not Lu Tze but fellow History Monk, the head of the order, the Abbott who played chess with Death. It is the Librarian of Unseen University who enjoys a night out at the Mended Drum and he too was briefly in The Band with Rocks In playing keyboard.

6. The Night Watch of Ankh Morpork is very diverse; thanks to the reformation that occurred during Men At Arms all species are represented. Which of these officers is actually human?

Answer: Carrot Ironfoundersson

Carrot Ironfoundersson is technically human though he was raised by dwarfs and considers himself a dwarf. Detritus is a troll, Angua Von Uberwald is a werewolf and Dorfl is a golem.

7. Nanny Ogg the witch is famed for many things, one of which is her fecundity. Being married three times meant she had lots of children, to be exact fifteen (living and paying for it by doing it near Nanny). Which of these people is not one of her children?

Answer: Sandra

Sandra Battye is not an Ogg and makes a living as an actual seamstress in Ankh Morpork. Jason Ogg is a blacksmith, Shirl Ogg was the child who gave Nanny her huge china beer stein and Shawn Ogg is the youngest Ogg, he works at Lancre Castle doing all the jobs except that of king.

8. There are many Guilds on the disc, most notably those in Ankh Morpork. Arguably the ones that are the best known are the Assassins' Guild, the Thieves' Guild, the Fools' Guild and the Beggars' Guild. Which of the following have not as yet attained full Guild status?

Answer: Victims' Guild

The Victims' Guild is made up of Echinoid Blacksly, he is offering the citizens of Ankh Morpork his services to replace them in the routine robberies, muggings and burglaries occurring in the city. Vetinari (the Patrician) approves in theory though as yet Guild status has not been granted. One would think the Guild of C.M.O.T. Dibblers was a guild of Dibblers (and Dblahs, and Dibhalas, and Dhiblangs, and Al Jiblahs) from around the disc, instead it is a guild of only Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler himself.

He attained full guild status through ancient rules he discovered which were quickly changed afterwards. The Seamstresses' Guild is one of the most well established guilds, their members performing one of the oldest professions (this not being the mending of clothing).

The Dunnikin Divers' Guild is allied to the Plumbers' Guild and is comprised of pleasant, good-natured people who just happen to whiff a bit even after a good scrub.

9. The Librarian of Unseen University is an orangutan he was once a regular wizard. During the events of The Last Continent it became imperative to acquire his true identity. Which of these wizards is the only one who knows who the Librarian really was?

Answer: Rincewind

Rincewind was a deputy Librarian and friend of the Librarian's even before his transformation which is surprising as the Librarian is rumoured not to have been very distinctive as a human. Mustrum Ridcully was not present at Unseen University for forty years until his appointment as Archchancellor, besides Ridcully is so oblivious of people he would never have remembered the Librarian. Ponder Stibbons is a young member of the faculty probably too young (and certainly too self-interested) to have been in a position to remember the Librarian as human.

The Bursar is so exceedingly crazy it's a wonder if he remembers himself.

10. Bergholt Stuttley Johnson was a landscape gardener, who dabbled in "civic statuary" and "large musical instruments". He did not have an excellent grasp of scale which led to the name he is better known as: Bloody Stupid Johnson. Which of these is not a Bloody Stupid Johnson creation?

Answer: The Eight-Sided Temple of Bel-Shamharoth

Bloody Stupid Johnson did not design or build the eight-sided temple of Bel-Shamharoth, Bel-Shamharoth being one of the old, dark gods (probably a creature from the Dungeon Dimensions). It seems Bel-Shamharoth is just rather partial to the number eight (its temple is not being advised for the non-suicidal sightseer, the deity unfortunately being in permanent attendance under the alter). Bloody Stupid's recipe for Individual Fruit Pie included 30 000 pounds of flour, 10 000 pounds of sugar and 30 tons of cooking apples as some of its ingredients.

The building material specified by Bloody Stupid on the Collapsed Tower of Quirm was quicksand "because it's got to be done in a hurry". The Colossus of Morpork is also typical of Bloody Stupid Johnson, it being pocket-sized.

Source: Author mel_b

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