Discworld Quiz!

Darkwing Duck

At the risk of pre-empting the last q, and in hopes of getting one more in there -

What was the full name of the feegle that Tiffany said she'd marry?

baz^

don't know the game saving one, but his full name was Robert Anybody Mac Feegle.

Another easy one:

What was Tiffany's Granny's remedy for sick sheep?

the evil lime

Game saving?

Maybe the Yeti in Thief of Time?

If I got that right, what was Vetinari's nickname at school?

Gizmodeon

oooh, grannys remedy for sick sheep was turpentine!

my first Q: 'Old Tom' The bell in the unseen university tolls a certain sound every hour, what is it?

Vulpiner

Nothing?

Mutant_Fruit

Nah, it doesn't toll nothing, that'd be stupid. It tolls anti-noise, otherwise known as pure silence!

Vulpiner

Mutant_Fruit wrote:

Nah, it doesn't toll nothing, that'd be stupid. It tolls anti-noise, otherwise known as pure silence!

Damn youre good!

JIZZLORD

why was the universe created?

300lenouveau666

JIZZLORD wrote:

why was the universe created?

to use up excess power in a generator in unseen university.
If i'm correct, my question is (drum roll please) What is Princess Keli's full name?

BossArky

A: Daughter of King Olerve the Bastard of the Sto Plains kingdom of Sto Lat, and the last person between the Duke of Sto Helit and the throne. She became Queen Kelirihenna I, Lord of Sto Lat, Protector of the Eight Protectorates and Empress of the Long Thin Debated Piece Hubwards of Sto Kerrig.

Q:How many times does a one in a million come off in Discworld?

HemmingSay

9 out of 10 times.

Q:In "Moving Pictures" what did the alchemists call their equivalent of popcorn.

BossArky

A: Banged Corn

Q: Apart from the Death of Rats (SQUEAK!) which other personification of Death was not reabsorbed following Reaper Man? This is not the Raven by the way.

KamikazeBananze

A: Death of Fleas.

Q: In Thud!, what is the symbol for a mine, and what is it's name?

mel_sto_helit

A: A circle with a horizontal bar across it. It is called "The Long Dark".

Q: In The Fifth Elephant what is the name of the wolf that Angua travels to Uberwald with?

KamikazeBananze

Hmmm... not Bum...

A: Gavin.

Glad I now own every single Watch book.

Q: In Eric, who grants Eric's wishes?

soulcakeduck

rincewind. but it was supposed to be duke vassenego.

who allegedly died by choking to death on a concubine?

mawk

Vincent the ripper.

what learning disability did miss. Flitworth's cockrel suffer from?

gweedo

Dyslexia.

In Pyramids, what was used to cap the old king's Pyramid?

don.juanito

electrum capstone

What is a'tuns patience compared to in soul music?

darthculain

Looks like you really stumped everyone there. And wasn't the comparison in the Light Fantastic?

mawk

yeah im pretty sure a'tuin isnt actually mentioned at all in soul music..

but if it WAS the light fantastic you were thinking of..

claims it to be as patient as a brick.

ill leave it to you guys to decide if I get to ask a question or not

mawk

yeah ill take that as permission.

which book begins:

"The Morris dance is common to all inhabited worlds in the multiverse. It is danced under blue skies to celebrate the quickening of the soil and under bare stars because it's springtime and with any luck the carbon dioxide will unfreeze again."

Star Lord

Reaper Man.

What profession does Lord Vetineri start out in?

mawk

assasin

what is the luggage made from?

Capt'n Midnight

sapient pearwood

[edit] oops jumped the gun - just have to wait to see if mawk was right

funky penguin

Twas Assassin alright.

Q. Not-As-Big-As-Medium-Sized-Jock-But.....?

mawk

funky penguin wrote:

Q. Not-As-Big-As-Medium-Sized-Jock-But.....?

Not as big as medium sized Jock but bigger than wee Jock Jock


how does rincewind describe priests to twoflower in the light fantastic?

fiona_bob

I don't think this is it but when twoflower asks why they're sacrificing someone Rincewind suggests that they're keen on killing

mawk

close but whats the simile he uses?

Kazobel

BossArky wrote:

A: Banged Corn

It's actually Banged grain

Which singer is imp y celyn suppose to be a parody of and how do we know? there's actually references to 2 different singers in relation to him so if you can name the other one too (saying how it's referenced ) you get a bonus point

Jack Sheehan

Buddy Holly

Imp=bud y Ceyln=holly

What does Eureka! mean in Ephepian?

mawk

means "get me a towel!"

or something pretty close..

what are movies called on the disc? adn where are they made?

kittex

Moving Pictures, made in Holy Wood.

Whose tooth was knocked out to trap the tooth fairy in Hogfather?

Jack Sheehan

Banjo's! (or Reginald Lillywhite if you're precise)

What is constable Visit's Full name? (bonus points for his friends name)

gweedo

Visit-The-Infidel-With-Explanatory-Pamphlets Which is a mouthful to say in the morporkian language, but is much easier in the omnian language. His friend's name is Smite-the-unbeliever-with-cunning-arguements.
Where will i collect my cheque?


QUESTION:

What did Moist Von Lipwig nick from Drumknott when leaving Vetinari's office?

Jack Sheehan

His pencil.....Twice.
Heres a tricky one, in the new novel 'Making Money' what is the name of the stamp forger?

gweedo

Owlswick Jenkins was his real name. He had a new name given to him . . .

*Thinks*

Igor gave it to him . . .

*thinks some more*


Clamp!


*thinks more again*


starts with an E . . . .


ah SOD IT


*Googles*

Quondam

Exorbit i believe. But what's Vimes' badge number?

funky penguin

177 Iirc?

mawk

yeah its 177, and since FP didnt ask a question, i guess ill keep the thread rolling.

given the choice of fighting anyone, who would an Ogg rather fight?

bozzie

an ogg

what is the name of the oh-god of hangovers

mawk

bilious

for some reason he was a character i just didnt love..

ok then, sticking with the hogfather but getting a little tougher:

name the four pigs that pull the sleigh, if anyone can tell me without googling it ill be impressed

Capt'n Midnight

tusker ?

mawk

very good, but what are the other 3?

Star Lord

Gouger, Rooter, Snouter and Tusker!

What happens to lads that ask too many questions, in Alberts opinion?

Jack Sheehan

Blasted if he knows, probably they get answers and serves them right!

Genghiz Cohen

Jack didn't ask a Q so I will;
What happens if you put dirty clothes into The Luggage?

Zageroth

Spits it out on top of you?

Capt'n Midnight

they come out washed and folded ( unless some unluck bastard was wearing them )

quietsailor

Sorry If I'm jumping in front of you Capt. Midnight, the thread seems to have stopped.

Q: In Maskerade who is the thin girl inside Agnes Nitt waiting to get out? For bonus answers, besides Maskerade what other books does she/they appear in?