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As well as the "Young Wizards" series of fantasy novels for young adults, Diane Duane has written a number of novels set in other scifi universes, including Star Trek, as well as a number of scripts for television shows.
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  So You Want to Be a Wizard   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Test your knowledge on "So You Want to be a Wizard" by Diane Duane
Average, 10 Qns, Legolas6000, May 06 06
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  The Wizard's Ordeal    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
This quiz contains questions from the "Young Wizard" books 1-8 by Diane Duane. Approximately three questions are included from each book. Best of luck!
Average, 25 Qns, diamondback1, Mar 16 08
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  Diane Duane - "Wizard" Mania    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Hi! This quiz is all about the "Wizards" series by Diane Duane (books 1-8). There will be at least two questions from each book. Enjoy!
Average, 20 Qns, tigergoddess, Oct 22 16
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  Deep Wizardry    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Test your knowledge on "Deep Wizardry", the second book in the wizardry series by Diane Duane.
Average, 10 Qns, Legolas6000, Aug 31 07
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  So You Think You Know Ailurin?    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
The following is a quiz on Ailurin (cat language), as it is found in "The Book of Night With Moon", by Diane Duane. I will give you a word in either Ailurin or English, and you will give me its translation. Good Luck and Have Fun!
Average, 25 Qns, Shadowsil, Apr 25 04
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trivia question Quick Question
What does the word "ehhif" mean?

From Quiz "So You Think You Know Ailurin?"




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Diane Duane Trivia Questions
1. In book 1 ("So You Want to Be a Wizard"), what are Kit and Nita's real names?

From Quiz Diane Duane - "Wizard" Mania

Answer: Juanita and Christopher

Kit hates his name, Nita just uses the nickname. Fun Note: Kit's name is not Spanish, but Nita's is and yet Kit's family is the Spanish one!

2. What does the word "ehhif" mean?

From Quiz So You Think You Know Ailurin?

Answer: human

I hope you got this one - it's one of the most-used Ailurin terms in the whole book!

3. What is the name of the whale that Nita heals?

From Quiz Deep Wizardry

Answer: S'reee

S'reee needed Nita to sing in the Song of the Twelve. The Song of Twelve was an ancient ritual sung by the whale wizards. Every once in a while it needed to be sung again to keep the Lone One from destroying the world.

4. What book does Nita find that guides her on the path to Wizardry?

From Quiz So You Want to Be a Wizard

Answer: So You Want to Be a Wizard

At first she thought it was a joke but after she took the Oath she knew it was real.

5. In "So You Want to Be a Wizard", what is Fred's real name?

From Quiz The Wizard's Ordeal

Answer: Khairelikoblepharehglukumeilichephreidosd'enagouni

This exceedingly long name is accompanied by a series of colors that apparently are its visual counterpart. Instead of attempting either of these translations, Kit wisely suggests that they shorten it to Fred (from "phreid").

6. In book 1 ("So You Want to Be a Wizard"), what is the Lone Power after?

From Quiz Diane Duane - "Wizard" Mania

Answer: Book of the Night with Moon

The Book of the Night with Moon is one power the Lone One can't dominate. Fun Note: Excerpt from the Book of the Night with Moon. "Those who refuse to serve the Powers, become the tools of the Powers. Those who agree to serve the Powers, Themselves become the Powers. Beware the Choice! Beware refusing it!" - Book of the Night with Moon Tetrastych XIV: "Fire Over Heaven"

7. What does the word "iAh'hah" mean?

From Quiz So You Think You Know Ailurin?

Answer: New York

This is as close as a cat can come to the city's English name.

8. What part did Nita have to sing in the Song of the Twelve?

From Quiz Deep Wizardry

Answer: Silent One & Silent Lord

Nita took the Oath for the song without realizing the dangers. The Silent One had the most dangerous part because at the end of the song the Master Shark had to eat them.

9. When Kit and Nita are performing their first spell a white hole gets pulled into the spell for energy. The white hole had a complicated name so Kit and Nita shortened it. What name did they give the white hole?

From Quiz So You Want to Be a Wizard

Answer: Fred

When Fred entered the spell he thought he exploded his quanta. Without it he would die and go back into the sky.

10. In book 2 ("Deep Wizardry"), what does Nita call Ed'Rashtekaresket?

From Quiz Diane Duane - "Wizard" Mania

Answer: Ed

Nita can't remember his full name, so she calls him Ed for short. Fun Note: Book Excerpt "'Uh Ed-...ed-Rak,' Nita stumbled. 'Look, can I call you Ed?' 'A fry's name - for me, the Master. Well enough. You're the Sprat and I'm Ed.'"

11. What does the word "houiff" mean?

From Quiz So You Think You Know Ailurin?

Answer: dogs

The singular is "houff".

12. What is the name of Kit's dog?

From Quiz Deep Wizardry

Answer: Ponch & Poncho & Poncho Villa

Ponch always came down to the beach with Nita and Kit to play.

13. What did Nita lose when she fought Joanne?

From Quiz So You Want to Be a Wizard

Answer: her pen

The pen could write on any surface. Nita treasured it as her favorite pen and whenever she had a test she used it for luck.

14. In "Deep Wizardry", which part of the Song of the Twelve does Nita sing?

From Quiz The Wizard's Ordeal

Answer: The Silent Lord

Unfortunately, she does not realize when she signs up for this task that the Silent Lord gets eaten by the end of the Song! Still, aware of the horrific impact her resignation would have upon the earth, she decides to go through with the task. Very luckily, Ed the shark ends up completing her role.

15. In book 2 ("Deep Wizardry"), how do the whales pronounce Nita's name?

From Quiz Diane Duane - "Wizard" Mania

Answer: hNii't

That is how the whales say her name because of their talking being singing. Fun Note: The whales pronounce Kit's name 'K!t'. How do you say that?

16. What does the word "ffeih" mean?

From Quiz So You Think You Know Ailurin?

Answer: either spayed or neutered

Cats make no distinction in terminology between a spayed female and a neutered male; "ffheih" is used as we use "fixed".

17. What type of whale did the whalesark turn Kit into?

From Quiz Deep Wizardry

Answer: sperm whale

Nita could shape-change herself into a whale by herself but Kit needed a whalesark to help him change. A whalesark can only be formed when a whale dies. It changes the user into the type of whale that died. If a person uses one too long the whalesark breaks the spell and turns them into a human again, sometimes deep in the ocean.

18. Kit and Nita went to Advisory wizards for help. Tom and Carl who were the Advisories had a bird who was wild from being around magic. What was that bird's name?

From Quiz So You Want to Be a Wizard

Answer: Peach

Peach usually screamed out useless information but sometimes he was helpful.

19. In "Deep Wizardry", what kind of whale is Areinnye?

From Quiz The Wizard's Ordeal

Answer: A sperm whale

Crazed by the recent death of her calf by human, Areinnye loathes Kit and Nita. She eventually betrays the Singers and nearly wrecks the Song. She is killed by the sharks Ed calls to his aid.

20. In book 3 ("High Wizardry"), what movie does Dairine say "hit her with a terrible immediacy that books had not"?

From Quiz Diane Duane - "Wizard" Mania

Answer: Star Wars

Dairine is a "Star Wars" fanatic. Fun Note: Her bedspread is "Star Wars" and she wears Yoda PJs.

21. What does the word "sh'heih" mean?

From Quiz So You Think You Know Ailurin?

Answer: queen

If you have read the book, you don't need to ask why I do not consider "female" an acceptable translation.

22. Where did Nita take her parents?

From Quiz Deep Wizardry

Answer: the Moon

Nita needed to show her parents that wizardry was real. She couldn't keep the secret any longer because she needed to go into the ocean as a whale for days at a time. Her parents were astonished when they saw what their daughter was doing.

23. What kind of wood was Nita's wand made out of?

From Quiz So You Want to Be a Wizard

Answer: rowan

The rowan wand had moonlight in it which made it glow.

24. In "Deep Wizardry", what excuse do Nita and Kit offer Nita's parents for their constant absences?

From Quiz The Wizard's Ordeal

Answer: "We were swimming"

Obviously, this excuse wears a little thin when Kit and Nita return home in the middle of the night. It definitely doesn't explain to Nita's sister Dairine how it is that they transformed themselves into whales! Finally they are forced to 'fess up to their wizardry.

25. What does the word "sth'heih" mean?

From Quiz So You Think You Know Ailurin?

Answer: tom

This should have been an easy one (if you got the last one right). The words for tom and queen are very similar, differing only by a single letter (sth'heih / sh'heih).

26. What is Nita's nickname?

From Quiz Deep Wizardry

Answer: Neets

Kit and her parents call her Neets. Nita's full name is really Juanita but no one calls her by that name.

27. What are the names of the dark beasts that came to attack Nita, Kit, and Fred after Nita broke the Worldgate spell?

From Quiz So You Want to Be a Wizard

Answer: perytons

Perytons used to be humans but they were taken over by the Dark Power.

28. In "High Wizardry", in what part of the Planetarium is Dairine when she transports herself to Mars?

From Quiz The Wizard's Ordeal

Answer: In the restroom

Dairine had been messing around with her family's new computer, and gotten herself kicked out of the house for the day. She then went with Kit and Nita to the planetarium, only to use the opportunity to ditch to Mars and begin her wizarding Ordeal.

29. In book 4 ("Wizard Abroad"), who does Nita kiss?

From Quiz Diane Duane - "Wizard" Mania

Answer: Ronan

She has a crush on him, and then he kisses her. This is when she finds out there is a Power inside him. Fun Note: This is the same Power she once knew as Peach the Macaw.

30. What does the word "hlah'feihre" mean?

From Quiz So You Think You Know Ailurin?

Answer: tortoiseshell

In the book, Saash sports a coat with this patterning.

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