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  "Seveneves" by Neal Stephenson    
Multiple Choice
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A quiz about a novel called "Seveneves" - author Stephenson hooked me with the first line. It is a tale of struggle and luck. This will be a quiz about some interesting tidbits.
Average, 10 Qns, CrispSmudge, Aug 20 23
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  "Anathem" by Neal Stephenson    
Multiple Choice
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This 2008 novel blended aspects of epic fantasy and science fiction. (Warning: spoilers.) Hope you enjoy this quiz. Thanks.
Average, 10 Qns, neon000, Jul 24 12
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  "Cryptonomicon" by Neal Stephenson    
Multiple Choice
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If you had fun reading "Cryptonomicon", I hope you'll also have fun with these questions.
Average, 10 Qns, richyfourtytwo, Aug 25 14
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  Snow Crash    
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This Quiz is about a book by Neal Stephenson 'Snow Crash'.
Average, 10 Qns, lanire, Jul 24 12
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trivia question Quick Question
What did Randy write his own software for?

From Quiz ""Cryptonomicon" by Neal Stephenson"





Neal Stephenson Trivia Questions
1. Some humans take to space in an evacuation. The destruction of what phase-prone celestial object, the residue of which was due to rain down onto earth, motivates their departure?

From Quiz "Seveneves" by Neal Stephenson

Answer: The Moon

The agent responsible for the Breakup of the Moon (BuM) was never revealed. One possible theory noted in the book was the possibility that a primordial black hole punched straight through at high speed, releasing some large amount of energy.

2. When the mathematically gifted Lawrence Pritchard Waterhouse entered the navy, why was he given the job of a musician?

From Quiz "Cryptonomicon" by Neal Stephenson

Answer: He was too dumb for anything else.

In the intelligence test, instead of simply answering a fairly simple math question he prepared an entire mathematical article around a related and much more interesting version of that question. Oh yes, and he ignored all questions but that first.

3. On what planet is the novel set?

From Quiz "Anathem" by Neal Stephenson

Answer: Arbre

Arbre is temperate and inhabited by humans. The main character in this story is a man named Erasmas.

4. What job does the main character, Hiro Protagonist, hold at the beginning of the novel?

From Quiz Snow Crash

Answer: Pizza Delivery

Hiro works as a 'Deliverator' for Mafia in the very beginning of the novel.

5. Dinah is studying robots on asteroids for her job. Her robots can stick to the asteroid using tiny magnets, because the asteroid is composed mainly of this ferrous metal.

From Quiz "Seveneves" by Neal Stephenson

Answer: Iron

Dinah's research is interrupted by her boss Sean Probst, whose new directive is: robots on ice! He predicts that water is going to be the main expendable fuel.

6. What did Randy write his own software for?

From Quiz "Cryptonomicon" by Neal Stephenson

Answer: Dividing up an inheritance fairly.

He made it a two-dimensional problem taking economic and emotional value into account.

7. Erasmas lives in a facility which bears some resemblance to medieval universities or monasteries. What is it called?

From Quiz "Anathem" by Neal Stephenson

Answer: Concent

The men in concents are called fraas and the women are called suurs. They carry out routines of everything from menial labor, to performing music and chants.

8. What is the name of the new virus which serves as the cynosure of novel?

From Quiz Snow Crash

Answer: Snow Crash & snow crash

The name of the book corresponds to the name of the virus.

9. The media dubbed names for several of the initial Moon fragments in the sky. Which one shared a name with a fruit?

From Quiz "Seveneves" by Neal Stephenson

Answer: Peach Pit

Kidney bean did not last very long, sparking dread in Doc as he realized the implications. The pieces would continue to break up until they were pulverized into a meteoric dust.

10. In which activity has Bobby Shaftoe not been involved during the war?

From Quiz "Cryptonomicon" by Neal Stephenson

Answer: Making up poems in Chinese style.

That was a mean question. He made up haikus, which are Japanese, not Chinese in origin. He was involved in all the other activities as a member of Detachment 2702.

11. Erasmas' teacher is a man named Orolo. One day, Orolo notices a shocking fact. What is this?

From Quiz "Anathem" by Neal Stephenson

Answer: Alien ships are circling the planet

Orolo enlisted the help of Erasmas in cataloging his findings. The Saecular Powers, who are from outside the concent, are trying to cover up the aliens' existence.

12. What does Y.T. do to earn money?

From Quiz Snow Crash

Answer: Works as a 'Kourier'

She works as a Kourier for RadiKS and in the first chapter helps Hiro Protagonist to deliver a pizza.

13. Goto Dengo was basically ordered to die, but he saved his own life. Which of his capabilities did he use for that?

From Quiz "Cryptonomicon" by Neal Stephenson

Answer: Engineering

Without letting his superiors know, he built an escape route into the tunnel system, that allowed him and a few others to survive the detonations.

14. Once Orolo is found out, he is subject to 'anathem.' What is this?

From Quiz "Anathem" by Neal Stephenson

Answer: A rite of banishment

The ritual is very stern, and Erasmus finds it frightening. He will no longer be able to see his friend. However, he does not lose his curiosity for what goes on outside the concent.

15. Who is the hacker that catches the virus in the beginning of the novel?

From Quiz Snow Crash

Answer: Da5id

Da5id is sure than nothing can penetrate his computer and tries the Snow Crash out. Unfortunately, he catches the virus.

16. Sean Probst went to search for what resource, necessary for fuel? It was to be split into hydrogen and oxygen.

From Quiz "Seveneves" by Neal Stephenson

Answer: Water

Sean went to retrieve a small comet that was mostly composed of ice. Dinah also went, and was the sole survivor of the endeavor.

17. What unusual item is mentioned in the book as being used for interior decoration?

From Quiz "Cryptonomicon" by Neal Stephenson

Answer: A crashed and reassembled aircraft

There's no accounting for taste, is there?

18. Erasmus and some of his colleagues are made to leave the facility. What are they told to do?

From Quiz "Anathem" by Neal Stephenson

Answer: Travel to Saunt Tredegarh

Saunt Tredegarh is another concent. This will take a considerable journey-- the locale is on a different continent.

19. What is a virtual reality that many people are able to access through the computers called?

From Quiz Snow Crash

Answer: Metaverse

Everyone is crazy about hooking up in the Metaverse.

20. People used cables to connect and spin their space modules about a common center, in order to simulate which natural force?

From Quiz "Seveneves" by Neal Stephenson

Answer: Gravity

Gravity is important for long term habitability in space. Everyone was meant to spend most of their time under G.

21. Who does Bobby Shaftoe meet?

From Quiz "Cryptonomicon" by Neal Stephenson

Answer: Ronald Reagan

He's interviewed by Reagan. The interview doesn't go too well though.

22. Erasmus meets a man named Jad. What does this person tell Erasmus to do?

From Quiz "Anathem" by Neal Stephenson

Answer: Look for his teacher, Orolo

Jad says that Orolo is still alive and well. If Erasmus finds him, Jad says, Orolo can share much information about the aliens.

23. Who is the head of the Mafia?

From Quiz Snow Crash

Answer: Uncle Enzo

24. Which science (dealing with DNA) does Moira use to influence the characteristics of her offspring?

From Quiz "Seveneves" by Neal Stephenson

Answer: Genetics

Each of the Eves were allowed to choose to manipulate the genes of their children. Camila, for example, chose to make her lineage non-aggressive, while Tekla chose physical enhancements.

25. What does Randy find in the middle of a rainforest?

From Quiz "Cryptonomicon" by Neal Stephenson

Answer: A pile of gold bars worth millions of dollars

The gold he found was worth about 120 million dollars. If only he could have gotten it out of there!

26. Erasmus sets out for the settlement of Orithena. He arrives safely; however, his visit will not be a placid one. What happens after he gets there?

From Quiz "Anathem" by Neal Stephenson

Answer: An alien ship lands there

This shock is soon followed by another. One of the aliens has died, but she was carrying blood samples from her fellow creatures. Orolo is determined to recover the vials, so he can learn more about the aliens' biological nature.

27. What does Vitaly Chernobyl do for living?

From Quiz Snow Crash

Answer: Works as a musician

He is a leader of a very popular band called Vitaly Chernobyl And The Meltdowns.

28. At seemingly the most dire strait, humanity is reduced to a small number of women. These are the Eves, the basis of all future people. How many Eves were there?

From Quiz "Seveneves" by Neal Stephenson

Answer: 7

Conflict had reduced the population to such a low number. With no men remaining alive, the women had to implant embryos in order to continue the species.

29. What does Bobby Shaftoe do in exchange for getting morphine?

From Quiz "Cryptonomicon" by Neal Stephenson

Answer: He tells German military secrets to Germans.

He's been on U-553 and saw all the gold on that boat. Bischoff and Beck had had no clue about that.

30. The strange visitors are called Geometers. Why is this?

From Quiz "Anathem" by Neal Stephenson

Answer: There is an equation on the side of their ship

There is a proof of Pythagoras' Theorem written on their craft. In the book, it is referred to as Adrakhones' Theorem.

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