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Names in Tortall Trivia Quiz

Have you ever noticed how many characters in Tamora Pierce's books are named after someone? Well, this is a quiz about them. I will give you the name of a character and you pick the description of who they are named after.

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

Author
Sarralyn

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
209,367

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
1783

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Question 1 of 10

1. Okay, I'll start off with the members of the royal family - the children of King Jonathan IV and Queen Thayet. Their first son's name is Roald. Who is he named after? Hint

Jonathan's grandfather

Jonathan's father

Thayet's brother

Thayet's cousin

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Question 2 of 10

2. Jonathan and Thayet's first daughter is named Kalasin. Who is she named after? Hint

Jonathan's first love

Thayet's mother

Jonathan's deceased sister

Thayet's best friend's mother

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Question 3 of 10

3. Jonathan and Thayet's second son is named Liam. Who is he named after? Hint

The Shang Horse

Jonathan's best friend

Thayet's great-uncle

The Shang Dragon

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Question 4 of 10

4. One of Jonathan and Thayet's daughters is named Lianne. Who is she named after? Hint

Jonathan's mother

Thayet's best friend

Thayet's grandmother

Jonathan's mother-in-law

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Question 5 of 10

5. The last child of Jonathan and Thayet's named in the books is a son named Jasson. Who is he named after? Hint

Thayet's best friend's brother

The Shang Wolf

Jonathan's best friend as a child

Jonathan's grandfather

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Question 6 of 10

6. Okay, well that's it for the royal family. How about Alanna the Lioness and George's kids. Their eldest son is Thom. Who is he named after? Hint

The Shang Horse

Alanna's father

Alanna's twin

George's best friend

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Question 7 of 10

7. Alanna and George then had twins. The girl is named Alianne, which seems to be an original name - no other characters have that name. The boy is named Alan. Who does he share a name with? Hint

George's cousin

Alanna's father

Alanna's first love

George's uncle

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Question 8 of 10

8. Alright. Next we'll talk about Daine and Numair's children. Their first child is named Sarralyn. Her name is original, but who does it seem she is named after? Hint

Daine's mother Sarra

Numair's cousin Sarra

Numair's sister Lyn

One of Daine's wolf pack named Lyn

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Question 9 of 10

9. Daine and Numair also had a son named Rikash. Who is he named after? Hint

A centaur

A stormwing

Daine's brother

Daine's deceased pet dog

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Question 10 of 10

10. What are Sarai and Zaimid going to name their first child if it is a son? Hint

Dunevon

Elsren

Kyprioth

Mequen

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Okay, I'll start off with the members of the royal family - the children of King Jonathan IV and Queen Thayet. Their first son's name is Roald. Who is he named after?

Answer: Jonathan's father

Roald is named after his grandfather, a peacekeeping King who committed suicide after his wife died. He jumped off a gorge.

2. Jonathan and Thayet's first daughter is named Kalasin. Who is she named after?

Answer: Thayet's mother

Kalasin is named after her grandmother, who was known to be the most beautiful woman in the world. She tried to make the warlord stop treating her people, the K'miri, badly and pleaded for him to stop but he didn't. So, she sang a death chant and committed suicide after sending her daughter to a faraway convent.

3. Jonathan and Thayet's second son is named Liam. Who is he named after?

Answer: The Shang Dragon

Liam is named for Liam Ironarm - the Shang Dragon. He was a good friend and lover of Alanna the Lioness, and became friends with Jonathan too. He was a master of hand-to-hand combat and died for Jonathan by taking the arrows meant for him.

4. One of Jonathan and Thayet's daughters is named Lianne. Who is she named after?

Answer: Jonathan's mother

Lianne is named after her grandmother. She withered away after Roger of Conte tried to kill her with his magic. She was never the same again and eventually died.

5. The last child of Jonathan and Thayet's named in the books is a son named Jasson. Who is he named after?

Answer: Jonathan's grandfather

Jasson is named after his great-grandfather. He was known as "the Old King".

6. Okay, well that's it for the royal family. How about Alanna the Lioness and George's kids. Their eldest son is Thom. Who is he named after?

Answer: Alanna's twin

Thom is named after Alanna's twin brother. He was a very powerful mage who brought Roger of Conte back from the dead after being taunted about it. His life was eventually drained away by Roger's power.

7. Alanna and George then had twins. The girl is named Alianne, which seems to be an original name - no other characters have that name. The boy is named Alan. Who does he share a name with?

Answer: Alanna's father

Alan shares a name with his grandfather. He was a stiff man much unlike Alanna, and he didn't care about his kids too much, he was too busy doing paperwork and the like. Also, Alan is the name that Alanna went by while going for her knighthood, since she had to pretend to be a boy.

8. Alright. Next we'll talk about Daine and Numair's children. Their first child is named Sarralyn. Her name is original, but who does it seem she is named after?

Answer: Daine's mother Sarra

Sarralyn seems to be named after her grandmother, Sarra. Since she had Daine with a god, Weiryn, when she died she was able to become a goddess instead of going to the Black God's domain. She became the Green Lady who was a minor goddess. She is able to come and visit Daine only on holidays.

9. Daine and Numair also had a son named Rikash. Who is he named after?

Answer: A stormwing

Rikash is named after a stormwing. Although his kind was known to be evil and vulgar, Rikash was actually quite nice and he and Daine became good friends. It was at the moment of his death that Daine realised how much she really liked him.

10. What are Sarai and Zaimid going to name their first child if it is a son?

Answer: Mequen

They are going to name their first child Mequen if it is a son, after Sarai's father. He was a good man who was good to his servants and slaves and was good to the raka too, who were discriminated against. He was killed by Sarai's lover, Bronau, who Sarai tried to kill after her father was stabbed, but in the end Sarai's sister, Dove, shot Bronau with arrows and killed him.

Source: Author Sarralyn

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