"Dune" Trivia Quiz

Answer: Hawk

In the prequel novel, "Dune: The Battle of Corrin", Vorian Atreides adopts the hawk to be his official insignia on his Army of Humanity. Vorian had just returned to Salusa Secundus after killing the remaining Titans Juno, Dante, and his own father Agamemnon on the ice planet of Hessra.

While speaking to BasharAbulurd Harkonnen, Vorian stated now that the Cymek threat had been eliminated he could focus on destroying the CorrinOmnius. The Hawk would serve as a reminder of his duty to humanity.

Answer: green

Green is a color seen a lot in this movie. Many of the characters wear this color and one of the moons on Dune is green.

Answer: Akfrioith

Emperor Shaddam gave the Sardaukar troops to the Baron to help take over the city. The Baron tells Piter, "No trace of the Emperor's involvement must ever be found here." The Emperor must remain neutral in matters of feuding Houses.

Answer: Well-dipper

Shadout Mapes was raised in the Desert Seitches. I believe Mapes is the first to think Jessica and Paul are the mother and son from the freman prophesy. Many freman woman speak later in the movie of how Mapes had spoken of the two.

Answer: False

Dr. Yueh was the traitor. Dr. Kynes was the Imperial Ecologist. The Imperial conditioning should have prevented him from betraying them but as Piter notes: "It's assumed that ultimate conditioning cannot be removed without killing the subject. However, as someone once observed, given the right lever you can move a planet. We found the lever that moved the doctor."

Answer: Planetologist

Dr. Kynes, or Liet-Kynes as he is also known, is only half-freman. He is the son of Pardot Kynes and his freman wife Frieth. He is also the father of Chani, who becomes Paul's concubine.

Answer: His suk conditioning

Paul tells Leto when they are discussing who the traitor is, "Surely not Yueh. His suk conditioning would drive him mad first." Thufir Hawat is the Atreidas mentat.

Answer: Paul

Paul responded after everyone looked around confused, "We thank you for the gift of your body's water Stilgar, and accept it in the spirit with which it was given." To a Freman, water is the most precious thing, and spitting on the ground symbolizes giving a part of your own water.

Answer: Harkonnen

Jessica was given to Duke Leto of House Atreides to try to make peace between the two Houses. Jessica was also supposed to bear a daughter to marry to a Harkonnen to again make peace between them. House Corrino is the Imperial family and the Bene Gesserit are not a House.

Answer: Gurney Halleck

Duncan was the Swordmaster, Thufir was the Master of Assassins and Yueh was the Suk doctor of House Atreides. It is said by Irulan that Gurney's "skill with a knife is exceeded only by (his) mastery of the baliset."