The Dark Side of the Sun Trivia Quiz

Answer: Widdershins

See-Why is more formally called CY Aquirii, and is identified as having two orbiting planets, one of which is Widdershins.
The other options are all listed in the book; Terra Novea, or New Earth, is described as being "metal-rich and dynamically technological", Eggplant is a place where the vegetarians had to be ferocious due to the aggressive flora and Quaducquakucckuaquekekecqac is the homeworld of the cannibalistic Drosk.

Answer: Death-immunity drug

It is found in much the same way as a pearl, inside large bivalves known as dagons. Pilac is described as "one of the growing number of death-immunity drugs ...without many of the unfortunate drawbacks of the other twenty-six."
Dom's great-grandfather had discovered this by luck, his son was also lucky and in due course caused the discovery of a green slime substance which could regenerate lost limbs and bodies of living creatures.

Answer: Probability math

The correct answer is probably the least interesting option. Probability maths (abbreviated to p-maths) is "a set of nine equations which can be used to predict the future". The immediate problem is that our hero, Dom, is predicted to die at noon on the day after the story starts, not that he knows it.
Psychohistory is found in the Foundation books written by Isaac Asimov. The alternative options are both real studies in mathematics.

Answer: The board needs a chairman like mathematics needs a zero

The full quote is, "The board needs a chairman like mathematics needs a zero, but being a zero had big disadvantages." It is a ceremonial role; the real power of Sabalos Industries lies with the managing director, who at the time of the novel is Dom's grandmother.
The quote starting "one word from the chairman" was used about the Chinese leader, Chairman Mao. The "six people in the universe" quote is a reference to Douglas Adams's "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series. The remaining quote is just a general comment with no known history.

Answer: Disc shaped world

"The Dark Side of the Sun" was Terry Pratchett's first adult novel and it predates any of his Discworld novels. But his second science-fiction novel, "Strata", does include a disc-shaped world.
Of the other options the chain stars are of note, two stars shaped like doughnuts, and linked like a chain.
The artefacts left by the Jokers are all more than five million years old. But all known races in the galaxy are less than five million years old. All these races have also originated in a sphere 200 light years diameter, everywhere else appearing to be devoid of life.

Answer: Luck

The concept of luck as an attribute appears several times in this novel. Ways, the robot assassin, is programmed to be lucky. The Sabalos family appear destined to be lucky. Finally, the elusive Jokers built their new bodies with a genetic twist so that they are considered lucky.

Answer: First Sirian National Bank

Death, as a character does not appear in "The Dark Side of the Sun", the other three do. However the "First Sirian National Bank", a living planet is the one whose speech is rendered in capital letters. Somehow it seems apt that a living organism of such a size should be represented in this way.

Answer: Eleventh law of robotics, clause C, as amended

The first, second and third laws of robotics occur in the works of Isaac Asimov and are as concise as Isaac Newton's laws of physics. Terry Pratchett, on the other hand, foresaw a set of rules constructed by politicians and bureaucrats.

Answer: Samedi Nuit Mort

In "The Dark Side of the Sun" both Soul Cake Day and the Eve of Small Gods are festivals in the Sadhimist religion. Discworld also has Soul Cake Day and the Eve of Small Gods.
However, in "The Dark Side of the Sun" Soul Cake Day is referred to as Soul Cake Friday; in "Guards, Guards" this has become Soul Cake Thursday, whilst elsewhere in the Discworld novels it is referred to as Soul Cake Tuesday. It should also be noted that the eating of soul cakes is claimed to be the origin of the roundworld tradition of trick-or-treat at Halloween.
Hogswatch also appears in both "The Dark Side of the Sun" and Discworld but Samedi Nuit Mort is only found in the Discworld, in the book "Witches Abroad".

Answer: Phnobes

Phnobes, along with Drosks and humans, are considered human, being bipedal and products of evolution in a temperate climate. Additionally, the First Sirian National Bank is considered human, but he is not a species.
Of the other species, Creapii are considered supra-human. Tarquins live in stars and Sun-Dogs are best described as a natural inter-stellar transportation service.