Weekly Geeks 2009-24: Trivia Time

This week at Weekly Geeks we’re quizzing it up as the Geeks unpack the question cards for a round of quick fire, book trivia contests. My quiz is entirely based around Terry Pratchett and his novels, starting with a super easy question (seriously I’m actually giving you the answer in future questions) and moving on to some that may be a bit more tricky but shouldn’t be a problem for the many Pratchett devotees floating around the book blog world.

It’s fun to give things away occassionally (but this is probably going to be my last giveaway until Christmas so make sure you enter) so I’ll be handing out a prize for the person who gets the most answers correct. You can choose any one of the books I listed as possible holiday reading and you will receive a clean, second hand copy. In the case of a tie break situation I’ll use a random number generator to decide the winner. The quiz is multiple choice, so leave your answers in the comments (example: 20, e) along with the book you’d like to win. The prize option for the quiz runs until midnight GMT Friday. Remember no googling and have fun!

1.) What is the collective name for Terry Pratchett’s longest running series?

a.) Discworld series
b.) Endor Tales series
c.) Squareworld series

2.) Our planet is a round sphere, explain the structure of the Discworld planet.

a.) giraffes riding a stingray
b.) buffalo riding a flat piece of land
c.) elephants riding a turtle

3.) Which other well loved fantasy author has Terry Pratchette written a novel with?

a.) Tom Holt
b.) Neil Gaiman
c.) Brian Slattery

4.) Who created the original artwork for the Discworld UK covers?

a.) Josh Kirby
b.) Geoff Taylor
c.) Paul Kidby

5.) Which pair of Discworld novels were most recently made into a tv program?

a.) ‘The Colour of Magic’ and ‘The Light Fantastic’
b.) ‘Soul Music’ and ‘Hogfather’
c.) ‘Going Postal’ and ‘Money’

6.) Which animal has a foundation with Pratchett on the board.

a.) rat
b.) sloth
c.) orangutan

7.) Complete the title of this stand alone, non-Discworld novel – ‘The _____ People’

a.) Bag
b.) Carpet
c.) Jumping

8.) What otherworldy creatures does Sam Vimes hate the most?

a.) vampires
b.) werewolves
c.) mermaids

9.) What kills Mau’s parents in the non Disworld novel ‘Nation’?

a.) a wave
b.) a wild pig
c.) a boat

10.) What is Death’s horse called in ‘Reaper Man’?

a.) Rainbow
b.) Blacky
c.) Binky