Jack Vance Stories Trivia Quiz

Answer: Using 12 Skeletons and a piece of rope

There were twelve feet between the floor and the bottom of the five foot wide shaft, which rose another 60 or 70 feet to the surface. Aillas made a base of 4 pelvises, followed by 4 femurs, then four more pelvises, which were braced with ribs, to this he added 4 femurs and so on until he had a 10 foot ladder. He used the rope as guys to hold it in place.

Answer: Hussade

Glinnes needed to raise 12000 ozols to buy back Ambal Isle from Lute Casagave. To raise the money Glinnes signed on with a hussade team called the Fleharish Gorgons - or that was the plan anyway. Herlo-thrumbo is a device used by the Ska to train swordsman in "Lyonesse", Herlothrumbo is also a game played by Schwatzendale in "Ports of Call". Harbite, also known as the baiting of a harikap, involving a semi-intelligent biped and pitchforks, was mentioned in "The Star King". You need to be pretty sharp to have spotted roverball in "Night Lamp" where Hanafer captains the Langolen School team.

Answer: Killed by some Bornghaleze while on a raid

Kerbol had a pointed head and a face like a frog and he was one of Roy Barch's most loyal followers. Kerbol had been on the Klau world of Magarak for 14 years, 12 of them as a slave, working with explosives in a quarry. He found it too hot, so escaped and joined Clet's group. Kerbol had been out with Barch and Tick procuring items for Porridge, such as tools and welding tape, when he was killed.

This book has also been published under the titles of "Planet of the Damned" and "Gold and Iron".

Answer: Billy Windle

Kirth Gersen decides to do a mission for the IPCC on the planet Carina LO-461 IV (or Bad World or Bissom's End). Windle kills Mr. Hoskins, who Gersen was trying to kidnap. The other three, Gersen released from Interchange later in the book.

Answer: Macbeth

Apollon Zamp took the title roll, Damsel Blanche-Aster played Lady Macbeth and Throdorus Gassoon played King Duncan. The other three were all played by Zamp aboard his showboat Miraldra's Enchantment; The Magic Box of Ki-chi-ri at Lanteen and the other two at Port Whent.

Answer: Glicca

Myron Tany joined as supercargo, after his great Aunt had stranded him there. Other members of the crew were Fay Schwatzendale (Engineer) and Isel Wingo (Chief Steward). Explorator IV was the spaceship that was blown up in "Planet of Adventure" leaving Adam Reith stranded on Tschai.

The Madelle Azenour took Glawen Clattac to Tanjaree in "Ecce and Old Earth". The SS Andrei Simic took Aile Farr from Jhespiano to Earth in "The Houses of Iszm".

Answer: Wysrod

Jubal was given the post of Junior Assistant Inspector at D3, which checks Inn standards; for this he was given seventeen Toldecks a week. Jubal visted Kyash and Erdstone Pool later in the book. Fader's Waft is the name of a mountain in "Rhialto the Marvellous".

Answer: Paddy Blackthorn

The five bands of gold belonged to the five Sons of Langtry. Inside each was a clue, which might lead Paddy to discover the secrets of the space-drive. Sklar Hast is from "Blue World", Beran Panasper from "The Languages of Pao", and Howard Fair is in a short story called "Green Magic".

Answer: The Black Cliff Inn

Going with Janika to interview a Gomez at the Ubaikh depot, by way of Kanitze Castle and the Kykh-Kych Swamp, Hetzel had to spend the night at this Inn. An unexpected turn of events meant that his next port of call was The Steppe of Long Bones.

Answer: Rlaru

Adolph Gondar agreed on a cultural exchange program, and took the Ninth Company of Rlaru on tour of Earth; however after one performance the entire company vanished without trace. Dame Isabel Grayce was set on honouring the exchange, and despite it not being sanctioned by the Opera League, went ahead anyway with her own money, money indeed that would not be inherited by Roger Wool. Dame Isabel had hired the spaceship Phoebus from Admiral Rathelaw, and along with Bernard Bickel and an entire Opera company, conducted by Sir Henry Rixon, they set forth on a voyage that turned out to be more eventful than expected. Kyril is the world of the Druids in "Son of Tree". Koryphon is the setting for "The Gray Prince". Moudervelt is from "The Book of Dreams".