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Hitchhiker's Guide

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Hitchhikers Guide game quiz
"These are some general knowledge questions about the first book of the "Hitchhiker's Guide" trilogy. If you've read it more than once, this should be a piece of cake!"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. The Nutrimatic invariably produces a substance that is almost, not quite, entirely unlike what?
    Gin and tonic
    Coffee
    Tea
    Orange Juice


2. What planet is located in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western spiral arm of the Galaxy?
    Alpha Centauri
    Krikkit
    Frogstar B
    Earth


3. What is the first word of the Prologue?
    Far
    What
    Who
    Arthur


4. According to the Vogon captain, why does he write poetry?
    Under his mean, heartless exterior he wants to be loved
    He finds it helps with insomnia
    He enjoys a little mindless tedium
    To throw his mean, heartless exterior into sharp relief


5. When Arthur learns the earth has been demolished, and he says he's a bit upset, what is Ford's response?
    Yes, now I'll never get to see the end of "Casablanca"!
    Don't worry about it, you're with me now!
    Yes, I can understand that
    I know a good psychiatrist


6. Who said the following: "We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!"
    Psychiatrists
    Philosophers
    Lawyers
    Reporters


7. Who had the following thought: "Oh no, not again."
    A ballpoint pen
    A sperm whale
    A bowl of petunias
    Marvin


8. Why does Zaphod have three arms?
    He was born that way
    It was required in order to become President
    He lost a bet
    He had it fitted to improve his ski-boxing


9. What happened to the cops' spaceship when Marvin explained his view of the Universe to it?
    It committed suicide
    It went crazy
    It cried
    It took off


10. What is Arthur's main concern when both his arms fall off?
    How he will eat
    How he will scratch his nose
    How will he play Space Invaders
    How he will operate his digital watch


11. Who said the following: "Late, as in the late Dentarthurdent. It's a sort of threat, you see. I've never been very good at them myself, but I'm told they can be very effective."
    Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz
    Agrajag
    Slartibartfast
    Franky Mouse


12. What, apparently, was Ford's definition of the word "safe" that Arthur felt was dubious?
    on one of the spaceships of the Vogon Constructor Fleet
    Standing outside the spaceship on Magrathea
    Covering their eyes when confronted by the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal
    On the Heart of Gold


13. Why did Arthur have nothing to worry about when nervously prodding a mattress from Squornshellous Zeta?
    It was just an ordinary mattress
    It only needs to eat every 200 years
    The Squornshellous Zeta mattresses really like humans
    Very few have ever come to life again


14. For how long was Ford stuck on Earth?
    13 years
    12 years
    15 years
    17 years


15. OK, here's a freebie- who said the following: "Life- loathe it or ignore it, you can't like it."
    Arthur
    Marvin
    Ford
    Slartibartfast


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