Torin's Passage Trivia Quiz

Answer: Taking a crying baby out of his crib

The prologue shows a large bedroom. We see a man and a woman asleep in a king-sized bed. We also see a crib and we hear crying. We then see a young woman go into the bedroom and take the crying baby out of the crib. The mom wakes up and sees this too, and doesn't look happy. We also see a sinister-looking man in a cloak walk into a room and from his ring he drop some sort of green fluid in a container that was near the bed.

He casts some sort of spell, and the liquid takes the appearance of flying snakes.

It's clearly bad, and when the young woman, who is holding the baby, sees it go into the crib, the woman gasps and runs.

Answer: They are kidnapped

Originally I was going to ask "What happens to Torin's parents," but then if you had answered "They were murdered," you would've been right and I would've been wrong. Torin's real parents are murdered. The man and woman who appear to be Torin's parents in the intro are kidnapped.

Torin's "father," had sent Torin on an errand, which Torin was trying to escape from doing. He then says to his friend that he doesn't want to run errands his whole life, he wants to go on an adventure. Right after that, he learns a tough lesson: Be careful what you wish for.

Answer: Boogle

Boogle is a creature unique to the "Torin's Passage" universe. He looks a little like a purple cat, but unlike a cat, Boogle has shape-shifting abilities. When he looks at an object or a creature, he instantly knows how to turn into that object or creature. Boogle's shapeshifting abilities are essential for Torin to be able to complete his quest.

Many "King's Quest 5" players wish Cedric were half as useful as Boogle. Boogle also can't speak, at least not like a human, which is another thing "King's Quest 5" players wish were true of Cedric.

Answer: Fahrman

Torin introduces himself as "Torin Fahrman" in a couple of places. The snails think he is saying "farm hand."

Answer: Lycentia

When Torin sees what happens to his parents he goes home and screams "What happened?" An old man in a cloak tells Torin that he saw everything, and he says Lycentia did it. The old man certainly does not look trustworthy, but there's no one else around to tell Torin what happened, so Torin trusts the old man and vows to find Lycnetia and force her to release his parents then he walks off.

The old man, whose name is revealed to be Pecand if you have the subtitles on, then lets down his hood so we, the players, can see his evil-looking head as he says "I'm sure you will" in a sinister voice.

Unfortunately, we see this, but Torin doesn't because he's already walked off.

Answer: The Lands Above

Pecand tells Torin that Lycentia was banished to the Lands Below years ago. Torin then says "The Lands Below? She must've been evil to be sent there" which implies that he is from The Lands Above.

Answer: There's stuff you need at home

At home, there is an axe, a rope, a pouch, and an inchworm that you need. It is impossible to do the thing you need to do when you get as far away from home as possible without the axe. I don't know why they tell you to do this.

Interestingly, there are points in this game (most Sierra games after 1994 didn't have points) but if you beat the game without using any hints, you will get a perfect score. There are no optional points in this game. You just lose a point whenever you use a hint.

Answer: Torin tells the guard that he's his replacement

When Torin first talks to the guard, the guard says that he lets no one in except his replacement, and that his replacement is ten years late and he doesn't know where he is. The guard then closes the door. Torin realizes that the guard is an old man whose memory is fading, so Torin knocks on the door again and tells the guard that he's his replacement.

The guard believes him, but then tells him that he has to make the guard his last meal before he replaces him.

Answer: Chuck Berries

When Torin makes berry juice for the guard, he asks boogle to turn into an axe. Boogle turns into a guitar and Torin plays a little rock music with the Boogle guitar. Torin, convinced that it was the berries that made him do that, asks the guard what kind of berries they are. The guard replies "Chick Berries."

Answer: Slughetti and Peat Moss

The guard tells Torin that he has to cook the guard his final meal before he officially replaces him. The guard tells Torin that he wants Slughetti and Peat Moss (slugs and moss form a nearby bog). Torin has to risk his life to get these things for the guard.

Answer: Slim and Slime

Slim and Slime are quite a pair of characters. They are known for giving each other "eye-fives." Torin politely declines when one of them offers one to him. Torin helps them get to the Moat Olympics. They help him by getting him some scum for the slugs.

Answer: You don't

It's one of the interesting things about the game. There is one screen where you're on a hill that overlooks Crystal City. It sure looks important, and Torin even says "Wow Crystal City is beautiful from here." However, you can't get beyond the moat. When the snails help you get the scum, the sail off, never to be seen again, so they don't help you.You can talk to the guard several times, but he won't let you in and after the sixth time, Torin realizes that it's of time to try to reason with the guard and Lycentia's probably not in Crystal City anyway. So we never see this beautiful city. "Torin's Passage" was meant to be a series, so we likely would've seen it in a sequel, but no sequel was ever made.

Answer: Box

Torin puts some moat scum on the ground near the tree where the slugs are and then tells the slugs about it. The slugs then rush to get it, and Boogle turns into a box so he can trap them for his slughetti and peat moss

Answer: Your pet

Boogle can just walk onto the peat bog and get the moss, but he enjoys making fun of Torin, so he makes Torin do it. If Torin falls into the bog, Boogle holds up a scorecard that says "10."

Answer: The Eastern European rabbit

The death message for falling into the bog will show you the scores for your dive. Most of them are 6.0 and 5.9. One of them is a 3.5. For that one, the narrator says "Uh oh, looks like the Eastern European rabbit is judging again." Judging by these scores, Boogle is either completely clueless how to score a dive, or he loved the dive so much that he gave Torin four points higher than the highest possible score.