Familiar Faces From Westeros Trivia Quiz

Answer: Catelyn Stark

Catelyn Stark is the wife of Lord Eddard Stark of Winterfell and mother of his five trueborn children. Catelyn makes her debut appearance in "Winter is Coming", the first episode of the series. While Catelyn is a loving mother to her children, she cannot tolerate the presence of Jon Snow, the supposed illegitimate son of her husband and was overly very harsh to him. Partly due to Lady Stark's behavior towards him, Jon will see himself as an outcast in Winterfell and will decide to join the Night's Watch.

Answer: David Bradley

David Bradley was born in 1942. Apart from his roles in the "Harry Potter" films and "Game of Thrones", he has also played the role of Henry VIII's court jester, William Somers, in the TV show "The Tudors". Furthermore, he has been involved in two adaptations of novels by Charles Dickens, namely the 2002 film "Nicholas Nickleby", where he portrayed Mr. Nigel Bray and the 1998 TV Series "Our Mutual Friend", where he played the part of Rogue Riderhood.

Answer: Sandor Clegane

Sandor Clegane is one of the main "Game of Thrones" characters. At the beginning of the series, he is portrayed as a Lannister henchman, who obeys the orders of his superiors without doubting or questioning them. Due to his ferocious personality and his dog's head helm, he is known as The Hound.

However, as the series progresses, we see that is a complicated man, who has suffered many injustices and scorn.

Answer: Mark Addy

Mark Addy was born in 1964. Apart from the roles mentioned in the question text, Addy has acted in several other TV shows, such as "The Thin Blue Line", where he portrayed Detective Constable Gary Boyle and "Still Standing", where he played the part of one of the protagonists, Bill Miller.

He has also participated in some movies, like the 2002 adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine" and the 2004 adaptation of Jules Verne's "Around the World in 80 Days".

Answer: Julian Glover

Julian Glover was born in 1935. Apart from the roles mentioned in the question, he has also portrayed the villain Walter Donovan in the film "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", acting head of MI5 Brian Harcourt-Smith in "The Fourth Protocol" and General Maximilian Veers in "The Empire Strikes Back", the fifth installment of the "Star Wars" film series. Furthermore, he provided the voice for the giant spider Aragog in the film "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets".

Answer: Eddard Stark

Eddard Stark is arguably the protagonist of Season 1 of "Game of Thrones". Eddard, also known as Ned, is the Lord of Winterfell and Warden of the North. He is the best friend of the King, Robert Baratheon. When Robert's Hand, Jon Arryn, dies under mysterious circumstances, Robert calls Ned to act as Hand and investigate his predecessor's death.

The investigations lead him to a horrible conclusion: Robert's wife, Cersei Lannister, has committed incest with her twin brother, Jaime and all of her children are the product of their abominable act. Before Ned can tell Robert, the king is gored by a boar while hunting, largely due to the drugged wine supplied to him by his squire, also a Lannister. Ned faces Cersei and attempts to de-throne her son, but is out-manned and betrayed.

He is ultimately executed, with his death igniting a destructive civil war.

Answer: Tywin Lannister

Tywin Lannister makes his first appearance in the first season of the show. He is the stern patriarch of the Lannister family, takes great pride in his surname and his foremost concern in his legacy. He harbors a deep resentment against his dwarf son, Tyrion, blaming him for his wife's death at childbirth. Tywin has no qualms in committing vile acts, such as the infamous Red Wedding, if he will manage to achieve his goals.

However, the webs of fate are so spun that he finds his death in the hands of the son he schemed to eliminate and in the most embarrassing place- a privy.

Answer: Liam Cunningham

Liam Cunningham was born in 1961. His first appearance on screen happened in 1992 in the short film "Public Toilet" and one year later he made his debut in television, in the TV film "A Handful of Stars". Some of his notable roles are the portrayal of King Theodoric I of the Visigoths in the 2001 series "Attila", the portrayal of Wyatt Earp in the 2007 series "The Wild West", in the episode entitled "The Gunfight at the OK Corral" and the portrayal of Michael Malone in the 2001 TV film "Rebel Heart".

Answer: Diana Rigg

Diana Rigg was born in 1938. She has appeared on stage, film and television. Her first appearance on stage was in 1957, in an adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's "The Caucasian Chalk Circle" in 1957. Two years later, she became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Among her most notable film roles are the potrayal of Portia in the 1970 adaptation of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" and the portrayal of Arlena Marshall in the 1982 adaptation of Agatha Christie's "Evil Under the Sun".

As for her career in TV, she has portrayed Emma Peel in the classic series "The Avengers" and Queen Henrietta Maria of France in the series "Charles II: The Power and the Passion".

Answer: Stannis Baratheon

Dillane debuted as Stannis Baratheon in "The North Remembers", the first episode of the show's second season. Stannis is the younger brother of Robert Baratheon, the late King of Westeros and, by all laws of succession, he is the rightful king. In the series, Stannis is shown as an experienced battle commander with adamant views on justice and meritocracy, but with a lack of popularity. Other important roles of Stephen Dillane include the wizard Merlin in the 2004 film "King Arthur", Captain Lennox in the 1987 television film "The Secret Garden" and Greek enterpreneur Harry Papadopoulos in the 2013 film "Papadopoulos & Sons".