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Fandom Quiz ‘15 Prelims
Rules
•30 questions •No negatives •May the Force be with you (Oops, wrong series reference) •Please switch off all your mobile phones
1.
Ungoliant was a primordial being in the form of a gigantic ______. Ungoliant was initially the ally of Melkor/Morgoth, and remained so for a short period in Middle Earth. She then fled to breed with the giant ______s of Nan Duongortheb, to increase the number of her kind.
One of her descendants is seen in The Lord of the Rings. Who/What?
•Shelob
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2.
Connect all the people shown in next two slides. Just identifying them will help you.
2.
•Alliterative names
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3.
A person who would also belong to list given above was responsible for celebrating Voldemort’s fall (31 Oct 1981) with a downpour of shooting stars down in Kent, as McGonagall notes. Who?
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4.
Where is this?
4.
•Balin’s Tomb, at Moria
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5.
Connect and put funda:
Waters, Snow, Pyke, Rivers, Stone, Hill, Flowers, Storm, Sand
• Conventional surnames of bastards in different parts of Westeros
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6.
•Which Stark is rather derisively known as the “King who knelt”, referring to him ceding control of the North to Aegon Targaryen I?
•Torrhen
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7.
Where will you find these, in this order?
1. Longbeard Dwarf 2. Dúnedain 3. Nazgûl 4. Necromancer 5. The Grey Wizard
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8.
On 20 April, 1994, on what did Rubeus Hagrid and the hippogriff Buckbeak travel together for a hearing in front of the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures in regards to Buckbeak's future following the attack on Draco Malfoy?
•The Knight Bus
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9.
It is known that the head of a Dothraki khalasar is called a khal and that his wife is called a khaleesi. Who, then, is a khalakka?
•The Heir of a Khali
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10.
JRR served in WW One, and as he was from a higher rung of society, he was assigned a soldier, called a batman, to look after him and perform his menial tasks. Soldiers and their batmen often formed very close bonds, and were frequently found dead next to one another.
Which aspect of the LOTR series is inspired from this bond?
•Sam being such a dedicated esquire to Frodo.
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11.
A Clutterbumph, from Manxmouse, a series of which Rowling is a known fan of, is described as follows: "...something that is not there until one imagines it. And as it is always someone different who will be doing the imagining, no two Clutterbumphs are ever exactly alike.”
Said to be inspiration behind what?
•Boggarts
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12.
On the ASOIAF wiki pages of most characters, there is a
section where the most iconic/badass lines said by the
characters are listed.
However on X’s page, there is only a single quote, consisting of a single line. Give me X and the quote.
•Hodor, “Hodor!”
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13.
They haunted the caverns beneath the Dwimborberg, near Dunharrow, where Aragorn parts with Theoden. They were cursed by X, due to their betrayal, to remain on Middle Earth until liberated by a descendant of X.
X’s descendant commands them to the Stone of Erech and uses their service to foil the plot of the Corsairs of Umbar.
In the movies, Gimli says jokingly to Aragorn that he wouldn’t release them from their oath because they’re quite helpful in a sticky situation.
Who is X, and who are the people being described?
•X -‐ Isildur
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14.
Apart from Harry, which were the only other students of the school (students during the currency of the stories) who launched a direct physical attack on Voldemort and when?
•Fred and George, Battle of the Seven Potters/ Battle over Little Whinging.
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15. An easy one. X and context?
X: This girl’s to be your queen. Have you no regard for her honor?
Joffrey: I’m punishing her.
X: For what crime? She did not fight her brother’s battle.
Joffrey: She has the blood of a wolf.
X: And you have the wits of a goose.
Joffrey: You can’t talk to me that way. The king can do as he likes.
X: Aerys II Targaryen did as he liked. Has your mother ever told you what happened to him?
Boros: No man threatens His Grace in the presence of the Kingsguard!
X: I am not threatening the king, ser, I am educating my -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐. Bronn, Timett, the next time Ser Boros opens his mouth, kill him. Now that was a threat, ser. See the difference?
X -‐ Tyrion, protecting Sansa from Joffrey’s wrath when he
found out about the battle at the Whispering Woods
16.
Minas Anor and Minas Ithil were their original names. Minas Ithil was called The Tower of the Moon and Minas Anor was called The Tower of the Sun and was only a summer residence of the Kings of Gondor. Upon the fall of Osgiliath, Minas Anor was made the capital of Gondor and rechristened. Minas Ithil was captured by the Nazgûl and thus renamed too.
What are their new names? Order is important.
•Minas Tirith, and Minas Morgul
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17.
X is an Old English word for “bumblebee.” Rowling said she chose the name because she pictured X humming to himself, in line with the aura of eccentricity he possesses throughout the series.
X?
•Dumbledore
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18.
#ShadyFunda
What did GRRM say just before taking the Ice Bucket challenge?
Winter is coming. (He actually says this, don’t shoot the
messenger)
19.
Of course I would have loved to play ______, but I don’t think he (Peter Jackson) ever had me in mind for ______, because by that time I was too old."
It is also further stated on Wikipedia, due to his physical limitations, the amount of fighting and horseback riding involved in the role was what prevented X from being considered. Playing Y was more ideal since it involved less fighting and horseback riding.
X,Y?
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20.
A person who would also belong to list given above was responsible for celebrating Voldemort’s fall (31 Oct 1981) with a downpour of shooting stars down in Kent, as McGonagall notes. Who.
21. X and his epithet?
X was born the first son of Ser Lyonel -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐, the Knight of Harvest Hall. He squired for Lord Manfred Swann in his youth.At the age of ten, X donned the armor of a mystery knight and entered a tourney at Blackhaven. Prince Duncan Targaryen took pity on the small mystery knight while others laughed. Duncan jousted him when no one else would and it was Duncan who gave X his epithet.
He later earned his knighthood at the age of sixteen from Aegon V Targaryen after unhorsing Prince Duncan and Lord Commander Ser Duncan The Tall of the Kingsguard at a tourney in King’s Landing.
Ser Barristan Selmy, Barristan the Bold
22.
FITB on the next slide.
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23.
During the Battle of Hogwarts, what spell does Hermione use at a tapestry to turn it into stone and hurt the Death Eaters who are pursuing the trio?
Looking for a four letter answer.
•Duro
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24.
According to the ASOIAF lexicon, A World of Ice and Fire, House Tully was ruled, at various points of time, by Kermit, Elmo and Grover Tully. To which franchise, of which GRRM is very fond, are these 3 names a reference to?
•Sesame Street
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25.
The next slide shows an image from the movies, of Saruman reading a certain book. What is the significance of the ring in the image, and what is it called?
•Ring of Barahir
•The Ring that enables Saruman and Gandalf identify Aragorn as Elendil’s Heir
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26.
X comes from two words vadd and y vas which are the Swedish and French words for ‘wadding’ and ‘go ahead/come on’ respectively. Together, they can roughly mean "The wad goes ahead."
Etymology of which word? What is X will do.
•Waddiwasi
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27.
This material in the ASOIAF universe is an analogue to damascus steel in real life. Blades made of this material are said to be “lighter, stronger and sharper than even castle-‐forged steel, and feature distinctive rippled patterns.”
What material?
•Valyrian Steel
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28.
'Twice you have borne me, ______ my friend,' said Gandalf. 'Thrice shall pay for all, if you are willing. You will not find me a burden much greater than when you bore me from Zirakzigil, where my old life burned away.'
'I would bear you,' answered ______, 'whither you will, even were you made of stone.'
'Then come, and let your brother go with us, and some other of your folk who is most swift! For we have need of speed greater than any wind, outmatching the wings of the Nazgûl.'
Who is Gandalf talking to? And when is this?
•The Eagles are Coming!, just before Frodo and Sam are rescued.
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29.
The Harry Potter movie franchise shares a number of common actors with Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. Shown in next slide are two actors from Alice. What roles do they play in the HP franchise?
prelims
•Madame Maxime and Bellatrix
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30.
A video will be played. What happens next?
•You shall not pass!
•See you at the finals.
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