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The Light Fantastic Trivia Quiz

This quiz focuses on the second Discworld novel, The 'Light Fantastic'. Enjoy...

A multiple-choice quiz by Yismin. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Yismin

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
63,495

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1016

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the spaceship in which Twoflower and Rincewind first make their appearance in this book?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 2 of 10

2. And what is Twoflower, the Disc's first tourist, doing inside the spaceship? Hint

Screaming for help

Enjoying the view

Asking Rincewind what he should do

Wishing he wasn't there

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who first appears in the book wearing 'fluffy pompom slippers'? Hint

Galder Weatherwax

Ymper Trymon

Olaf Quimby

Greyhald Spold

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Question 4 of 10

4. What usually inanimate object does Rincewind speak to? Hint

A mushroom

A building

A tree

A book

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who is known for saying 'speak up there'?

Answer: (He has already been mentioned during this quiz.)

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Rite of _________ is the rite in which Death is summoned.

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 7 of 10

7. And when Death was summoned during this Rite, where had he been before he was summoned? Hint

At a party

At a funeral

At home

At a friends house

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where is Rincewind hanging from at the end of the book? Hint

A cliff

The roof of UU

The edge of the Disc

The stairwell at UU

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Question 9 of 10

9. How does the following quotation end? 'The sun rose _______'? Hint

Quickly

Behind

Uncertainly

Slowly

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Question 10 of 10

10. How does the following quotation end? 'a glint among the ___________'? Hint

Stars

Turtles

Trees

Elephants

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the spaceship in which Twoflower and Rincewind first make their appearance in this book?

Answer: Potent Voyager

Don't even go there...!

2. And what is Twoflower, the Disc's first tourist, doing inside the spaceship?

Answer: Enjoying the view

As per usual, he is totally oblivious to all danger, and is safe in the knowledge that Rincewind will save him...Poor man!

3. Who first appears in the book wearing 'fluffy pompom slippers'?

Answer: Galder Weatherwax

And he still managed to look impressive and live up to his many titles.

4. What usually inanimate object does Rincewind speak to?

Answer: A tree

Which he stopped talking to fairly quickly as he realised he could not be talking to a tree unless he was crazy, and he was sure that he was not crazy. So he proceded to ignore it.

5. Who is known for saying 'speak up there'?

Answer: Greyhald Spold

He is noticibly only deaf when he wants to be. This means he can be very annoying and ask for a question to be repeated, or when you don't want him to hear something he suddenly does. Just to annoy you.

6. The Rite of _________ is the rite in which Death is summoned.

Answer: Ashk-Ente

7. And when Death was summoned during this Rite, where had he been before he was summoned?

Answer: At a party

A good party that is expected to go downhill at about midnight. Coincidentally at about the same time as all the party members think Death is going to remove his mask.

8. Where is Rincewind hanging from at the end of the book?

Answer: The stairwell at UU

9. How does the following quotation end? 'The sun rose _______'?

Answer: Slowly

'As if it wasn't sure it was worth the effort.' The beginning of the book.

10. How does the following quotation end? 'a glint among the ___________'?

Answer: Stars

The end of the book.

Source: Author Yismin

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