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Quiz about Life the Universe and Everything

Life, the Universe, and Everything Quiz

This is one of the books by Douglas Adams. Hope you enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by kewlbabe2020. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
kewlbabe2020

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
258,337

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
672

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What did Arthur decide to do at the beginning of the book? Hint

Eat an apple

Try to get back to present day Earth

Go mad

Go hunt down Ford Prefect

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Question 2 of 10

2. What had Ford spent his time trying to do? Hint

Going mad

Learning to fly

All of the answers are correct

Taking up cruelty to animals

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Question 3 of 10

3. What did Ford and Arthur chase that took them back to present day England? Hint

A giraffe

A couch

A caveman

A TV

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Question 4 of 10

4. What happened when Arthur and Ford were on the cricket field? Hint

Arthur got hit in the head by a cricket ball

Arthur fell asleep

Ford did not see a Somebody Else's Problem

Huge white robots came and stole the Ashes

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was Slartibartfast's ship designed to look like? Hint

An Italian resturant

An American pizza place

A cave

A movie theatre

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was Ford set on doing? Hint

All of the answers are correct

Getting drunk

Going to a party

Starting trouble

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Question 7 of 10

7. What did Trillian read while waiting for Zaphod to calm down? Hint

Instructions on the basics of hitchhiking

How to make a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster

An article on time travel

Instructions on how to fly from the Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy

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Question 8 of 10

8. What did Zaphod tell Trillian to do that made her leave him (at last)? Hint

"Zark Off"

"Grow up"

"Get a life"

"Chill out"

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many times throughout the book do Ford and Arthur go onto the cricket field? Hint

One

Three

Two

Four

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was Arthur's most prized possession? Hint

A rabbit skinned bag

A can of olive oil

His shoes

His towel

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What did Arthur decide to do at the beginning of the book?

Answer: Go mad

Arthur found that life in prehistoric Earth was getting unbearable so he would go mad to give himself a break.

2. What had Ford spent his time trying to do?

Answer: All of the answers are correct

When Ford found Arthur he advised him that going mad would do him a lot of good.

3. What did Ford and Arthur chase that took them back to present day England?

Answer: A couch

Arthur believed that he had already gone mad, which was why he found himself chasing a Chesterfield couch through a field.

4. What happened when Arthur and Ford were on the cricket field?

Answer: Huge white robots came and stole the Ashes

Not until later would Arthur find out why the robots stole the Ashes.

5. What was Slartibartfast's ship designed to look like?

Answer: An Italian resturant

It also calculated by using Bistromatics.

6. What was Ford set on doing?

Answer: All of the answers are correct

Since everyone believed the universe would soon come to an end, Ford wanted to go to a party, get drunk, and start trouble while there were still parties to get drunk and start trouble at.

7. What did Trillian read while waiting for Zaphod to calm down?

Answer: Instructions on how to fly from the Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy

The instructions on how to fly were - you throw yourself at the ground and miss by getting distracted at the last moment.

8. What did Zaphod tell Trillian to do that made her leave him (at last)?

Answer: "Zark Off"

Trillian went to a lot of trouble to make him a really nice dinner because Zaphod was in a bad mood and he told her to just "Zark off", so she teleported out his life.

9. How many times throughout the book do Ford and Arthur go onto the cricket field?

Answer: Three

Due to multiple time travelings Ford and Arthur wound up three times on the cricket field.

10. What was Arthur's most prized possession?

Answer: A can of olive oil

The first time Arthur flew, the thing that distracted him was a lost tote bag from one of his vacations back before the Earth was destroyed and in it was a few items including the can of olive oil.

Source: Author kewlbabe2020

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