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Ultimate 'Hitchhiker's Guide' Quiz

This quiz deals with all of Douglas Adam's 'Hitchhiker's Guide' series. This is an open book quiz, so some of the questions don't have obvious answers.

A multiple-choice quiz by stil. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
stil

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
76,450

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What was the name of The Ruler of the Universe's cat?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 2 of 10

2. What two programmers were there on the day of the Great On-Turning? Hint

Majikthise and Vroomfondel

Zaphod and Ford

Zaphod and Trillian

Lunkwill and Fook

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Question 3 of 10

3. The very worst poetry of all was created by whom? Hint

Vogons

John Watson

the Azgoths of Kria

Paula Jennings

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy', what was considered to be a strong Brownian Motion producer? A nice hot cup of...'? Hint

Coffee

Tea

Soup

Cocoa

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the real Universe, what color were the Frogstar Fighters?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. What colors were the Golgafrincham jogger towels? Hint

Infrapink with Orange Polka Dots

Blue with Yellow Stars

Yellow, Green and Brown with Pink Flowers

Red with Yellow Stars

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Question 7 of 10

7. What animal did Number Two interrogate on the newly discovered continent?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Easy fill-in the blank: Wowbagger the...?

Answer: (Two Words--Correct Spelling is a Must!)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who is said to have created the illustrious Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? Hint

Lig Lury Jr.

Hurling Frootmig

Vann Harl

Stagyar-zil-Doggo

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Question 10 of 10

10. What brand of vehicle did Arthur Dent own? Hint

Porsche

Volkswagen

Saab

Honda

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of The Ruler of the Universe's cat?

Answer: The Lord

'My cat,' said the man benignly, picking it up and stroking it. 'I call him The Lord. I am kind to him.'

2. What two programmers were there on the day of the Great On-Turning?

Answer: Lunkwill and Fook

Majikthise and Vroomfondel were {philosophers;} Zaphod, Trillian and Ford weren't programmers.

3. The very worst poetry of all was created by whom?

Answer: Paula Jennings

'Vogon poetry is of course the third worst in the Universe. The second worst is that of the Azgoths of Kria.' 'The very worst poetry of all perished along with its creator, Paula Nancy Millstone Jennings of Greenbridge, Essex, England, in the destruction of the planet Earth.' John Watson appears to be a Marine Biologist. Hi Wonko!

4. In 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy', what was considered to be a strong Brownian Motion producer? A nice hot cup of...'?

Answer: Tea

Chapter 10 talked about the Infinite Improbability Drive, and the Brownian Motion producer was included in the chapter's only set of parentheses.

5. In the real Universe, what color were the Frogstar Fighters?

Answer: Gray

'Nothing,' said Zarniwoop, 'they are identical. Oh-except that I think the Frogstar Fighters are gray in the real Universe.'

6. What colors were the Golgafrincham jogger towels?

Answer: Blue with Yellow Stars

Arthur referred to this when they landed on Lord's Cricket Grounds.

7. What animal did Number Two interrogate on the newly discovered continent?

Answer: Gazelle

Chapter 32 of 'The Restaurant at the End of the Universe'

8. Easy fill-in the blank: Wowbagger the...?

Answer: Infinitely Prolonged

'Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged was-indeed, is-one of the Universe's very small number of immortal beings.'

9. Who is said to have created the illustrious Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?

Answer: Hurling Frootmig

Lig Lury Jr., Vann Harl and Stagyar-zil-Doggo are all Editors-in-Chief. Hurling Frootmig was the person who created the Guide (and if I didn't lose my page, I'd give you the quote). - Life, The Universe and Everything

10. What brand of vehicle did Arthur Dent own?

Answer: Volkswagen

'He climbed into his battered but adored old black Golf GTI, squealed the tires and headed out past the islands of gas pumps and along the slip road to the motorway.' - So Long and Thanks For All the Fish

Source: Author stil

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