Z - Not Just for Zachariah Trivia Quiz

Answer: No

Written by Robert C. O'Brien, who also wrote "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH", "Z for Zachariah" was actually published posthumously after he died leaving it partly written.
It was published in 1974 after his widow and daughter used his notes to complete the manuscript.
The girl in the story is named Ann Burden, and the man is John Loomis. The title features in the book when Ann is thinking over their desperate situation and thinks "As Adam was the first man on Earth, so this must be Zachariah, the last".

Answer: Riley is a bulldog

Riley is an American bulldog, and Ben-Ben is a tiny Yorkshire terrier. Although Riley has always despised Ben-Ben and Patches the cat, when their comfortable domestic lives are ended, they all pull together to keep Jessie and baby Zachary safe. The books are written from the point of view of Riley and are an unusual change from ordinary "run of the mill" zombie stories.

Answer: Ants

The evil Zarbi look like giant metallic coloured ants, with huge sharp pincer claws. The Doctor lands on the planet Vortis and is soon fighting to rescue his two captured companions from the clutches of the Zarbi.
One of "The First Doctor" series of books based on the original television series, "Doctor Who and the Zarbi" was first published in paperback in 1979.

Answer: A clause in an ancestor's will

Zeb tells Deety that he was given a 'Z' name because his grandfather insisted upon it for any of his male descendents who wanted to inherit a share of his large fortune.
As Zeb says "luckily he told us well before he died" as obviously, the various sets of parents needed to know that they must choose a Z name for their sons.
Zeb is originally invited to the party where he and Deety meet because her father gets him mixed up with his cousin, who is also Z. Carter.
"The Number of the Beast" was first published in 1980.

Answer: Telgar

Although "Red Star Rising" was the fourteenth book of the "Dragonriders of Pern" series to be published, in 1996, it is set before some of the others chronologically.
It tells the story of the preparations for the Second Pass of the Red Star and the return of Thread after an interval of some 200+ years.

Answer: Shortcuts

Although Zack is technically insane, and has no recollection of where he spent the missing months of his life, he is also desperate to function as "normally" as he can. Tired of living on his only friend's sofa, he is thrilled when he actually finds a job that he thinks he can do and not be sacked from within a week.
The "Shortcuts" of the title are sort of tunnels or astral paths connecting places, and supernatural beings can use them to move instantly around the world. Zack turns out to be able to travel almost effortlessly through them, and soon discovers this is a very valuable skill...
"Shortcuts", book one of the "Other Places" series, was first published in 2012, and is set in the same universe as Powers' "Mistress of Souls" series.

Answer: Zaphod

"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" was originally written as a radio play, by Douglas Adams, in 1978. It has since been published in book form and made into television series and films.
Although they are referred to as a trilogy, there are actually six books in the "Hitchhiker's Guide" series. The first five were all by Douglas Adams, but after he passed away, the sixth volume, "And Another Thing..." (2009) was written by Eoin Colfer.

Answer: Alshandra

Alshandra is one of the Guardians, spirits who have never been born into ordinary mortal bodies. When her daughter decides to relinquish immortality and be born as one of the Westfolk, Alshandra sets herself up as a Goddess and makes her worshippers wage war on the Westfolk and their allies.
Katharine Kerr's series about Deverry began with "Daggerspell" (1986) and ended with "The Silver Mage" (2009), much to the relief of the fans who had been waiting patiently all those years to find out what happened in the end!

Answer: Chesna

When a couple declare themselves to be "chesna" or "chesnari" it is the deepest commitment they can possibly make, and many pairs cement their relationship in a blood bond where they actually exchange blood with each other.
The fact that Calanthe could actually leave his chesnari behind to what seemed like a certain death, while he fled to save his own skin, marks him out as "damaged" emotionally.
We do eventually find out that Zackala survived, and the couple meet again years later and Calanthe faces up to what he did.
The three books of the "Chronicles" trilogy were first published between 1987 and 1989.

Answer: Dance With the Devil

Zarek's story was the third of the popular "Dark Hunter" novels, and was first published in 2003.
The Dark Hunters are warriors who, after being killed by someone they loved who betrayed them, cry out to the Goddess Artemis for vengeance. She has the power to take their souls into her keeping, and grant them immortality and various supernatural powers, which they must then use in her service, to protect humanity from various demons and evil doers who would prey on it.