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Hitchhiker's Guide Multiple Choice Quiz | 15 Questions

These are some general knowledge questions about the first book of the "Hitchhiker's Guide" trilogy. If you've read it more than once, this should be a piece of cake!

A multiple-choice quiz by gafpromise. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
gafpromise

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
137,770

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

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Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. The Nutrimatic invariably produces a substance that is almost, not quite, entirely unlike what? Hint

Tea

Orange Juice

Coffee

Gin and tonic

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Question 2 of 15

2. What planet is located in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western spiral arm of the Galaxy? Hint

Alpha Centauri

Krikkit

Frogstar B

Earth

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is the first word of the Prologue? Hint

Arthur

Who

Far

What

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Question 4 of 15

4. According to the Vogon captain, why does he write poetry? Hint

To throw his mean, heartless exterior into sharp relief

He enjoys a little mindless tedium

Under his mean, heartless exterior he wants to be loved

He finds it helps with insomnia

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Question 5 of 15

5. When Arthur learns the earth has been demolished, and he says he's a bit upset, what is Ford's response? Hint

Yes, I can understand that

I know a good psychiatrist

Don't worry about it, you're with me now!

Yes, now I'll never get to see the end of "Casablanca"!

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who said the following: "We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!" Hint

Reporters

Psychiatrists

Philosophers

Lawyers

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who had the following thought: "Oh no, not again." Hint

A ballpoint pen

A sperm whale

A bowl of petunias

Marvin

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Question 8 of 15

8. Why does Zaphod have three arms? Hint

He was born that way

He had it fitted to improve his ski-boxing

He lost a bet

It was required in order to become President

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Question 9 of 15

9. What happened to the cops' spaceship when Marvin explained his view of the Universe to it? Hint

It cried

It committed suicide

It went crazy

It took off

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is Arthur's main concern when both his arms fall off? Hint

How he will scratch his nose

How he will eat

How he will operate his digital watch

How will he play Space Invaders

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who said the following: "Late, as in the late Dentarthurdent. It's a sort of threat, you see. I've never been very good at them myself, but I'm told they can be very effective." Hint

Slartibartfast

Franky Mouse

Agrajag

Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz

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Question 12 of 15

12. What, apparently, was Ford's definition of the word "safe" that Arthur felt was dubious? Hint

On the Heart of Gold

Covering their eyes when confronted by the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal

on one of the spaceships of the Vogon Constructor Fleet

Standing outside the spaceship on Magrathea

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Question 13 of 15

13. Why did Arthur have nothing to worry about when nervously prodding a mattress from Squornshellous Zeta? Hint

It was just an ordinary mattress

Very few have ever come to life again

The Squornshellous Zeta mattresses really like humans

It only needs to eat every 200 years

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Question 14 of 15

14. For how long was Ford stuck on Earth? Hint

12 years

15 years

17 years

13 years

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Question 15 of 15

15. OK, here's a freebie- who said the following: "Life- loathe it or ignore it, you can't like it." Hint

Arthur

Slartibartfast

Ford

Marvin

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Nutrimatic invariably produces a substance that is almost, not quite, entirely unlike what?

Answer: Tea

In the second book, Arthur gets frustrated and teaches the Nutrimatic how to make tea, thus tying up all the ship's circuits so it won't respond to any other commands.

2. What planet is located in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western spiral arm of the Galaxy?

Answer: Earth

Yes, our very own insignificant little blue-green planet! From the Prologue to the first book.

3. What is the first word of the Prologue?

Answer: Far

"Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western spiral arm of the Galaxy is an insignificant little blue- green planet..." etc etc.

4. According to the Vogon captain, why does he write poetry?

Answer: To throw his mean, heartless exterior into sharp relief

Vogon poetry is, of course, the third worst in the known Universe.

5. When Arthur learns the earth has been demolished, and he says he's a bit upset, what is Ford's response?

Answer: Yes, I can understand that

It takes Ford a minute to see Arthur's way of thinking. Apparently Ford didn't like Earth much.

6. Who said the following: "We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!"

Answer: Philosophers

"We are Philosophers!" "Although we may not be..." They said this while arguing that a mere machine (Deep Thought) should not be allowed to figure out the Answer.

7. Who had the following thought: "Oh no, not again."

Answer: A bowl of petunias

Adams conjectures that if we knew why the Petunias thought this, we would know a lot more about the Universe than we do now. Of course, he contradicts this in his third book when we learn more about the story behind the petunias.

8. Why does Zaphod have three arms?

Answer: He had it fitted to improve his ski-boxing

We learn this in the first chapter that Zaphod appears in.

9. What happened to the cops' spaceship when Marvin explained his view of the Universe to it?

Answer: It committed suicide

Luckily, this also killed the cops who were shooting at Zaphod and company, thus saving their lives. Probably just an oversight on Marvin's part...

10. What is Arthur's main concern when both his arms fall off?

Answer: How he will operate his digital watch

Don't worry, Arthur gets his arms back again.

11. Who said the following: "Late, as in the late Dentarthurdent. It's a sort of threat, you see. I've never been very good at them myself, but I'm told they can be very effective."

Answer: Slartibartfast

He gets Arthur's name wrong because of the way Arthur introduces himself. It must be a British thing- sort of like Bond, James Bond.

12. What, apparently, was Ford's definition of the word "safe" that Arthur felt was dubious?

Answer: on one of the spaceships of the Vogon Constructor Fleet

Arthur's response to this is, "this is obviously some strange usage of the word 'safe' that I wasn't previously aware of."

13. Why did Arthur have nothing to worry about when nervously prodding a mattress from Squornshellous Zeta?

Answer: Very few have ever come to life again

According to the third book, all mattresses are named Zem.

14. For how long was Ford stuck on Earth?

Answer: 15 years

He is furious when he discovers Zaphod just "stopped in" on Earth without knowing Ford was there.

15. OK, here's a freebie- who said the following: "Life- loathe it or ignore it, you can't like it."

Answer: Marvin

Marvin the Paranoid Android was fitted with a new feature- GPP: Genuine People Personality.

Source: Author gafpromise

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