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The Battle of Wits Has Begun...

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Introduction:
"If you have enjoyed the movie but have not read the book, turn off your computer now and go read it. Seriously. If you've read the book, continue for a quiz on the book and the movie."


1. The movie opens with The Kid listening to a story his grandfather reads aloud. In the book, who reads the story that is eventually published as an "abridgement?"
    His mother
    His father
    His teacher, Miss Roginski
    He read it himself because he couldn't find the game on the radio


2. T or F: William Goldman is the author of the "abridged" version of "The Princess Bride."
    True
    False


3. In the movie, Count Rugen presides over the torture victims in the Pit of Despair. But in the book, where is Westley tortured?
    Answer: (Three Words. With or without the word "the".)


4. In the movie, is Buttercup actually a princess?
    Yes
    No


5. For whose death does Inigo seek revenge?
    Answer: (Two Words--Full Name)


6. In the book, who was a professional wrestler during adolescence?
    Miracle Max
    Fezzik
    Prince Humperdinck
    Westley


7. Of the following, who is a witch?
    None of these
    The Ancient Booer
    Valerie
    Buttercup's Mother


8. In the book, how much time does Westley have from being given the miracle pill to when he will lose strength again?
    1 hour
    30 minutes
    1 hour and 15 minutes
    45 minutes


9. Who uses rhymes as a mnemonic device?
    Answer: (One Word)


10. In the book, who says the following quote: "Life is pain. Anyone who says otherwise is selling something?"
    Buttercup's Father
    Fezzik's Mother
    Westley
    The Albino


11. Does The Man in Black hit Buttercup in the movie?
    Yes
    No


12. In the book, when Buttercup dives into the water to escape from her captors, what or who comes after her?
    Eels
    Vizzini
    Killer Whales
    Sharks


13. What is the name of Buttercup's baby?
    Waverly
    Waylan
    Westley Jr.
    She doesn't have a baby


14. Was "The Princess Bride" nominated for any Academy Awards?
    Yes
    No


15. With whom is William Goldman fighting over the right to abridge "Buttercup's Baby," the "sequel" to "The Princess Bride?"
    His Publisher, Harcourt Brace
    The Estate of S. Morgenstern
    Stephen King
    Tom Robbins


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