Hither and Thither Trivia Quiz

Answer: Forks

Although all of these locales play a part in the "Twilight" series, the main setting is Forks, Washington. Believe it or not, Forks is actually a real place; before becoming famous for fictional vampires, it was known as "the logging capital of the world". All of the incorrect answers are also real places in Washington state.

Answer: Bree

Inhabited almost entirely by hobbits, and fairly well removed from all the business of the 'big folk', The Shire is an idyllic, quiet area of Middle-Earth. In reading Tolkien's descriptions of the area, it is easy to see the similarities between it and the English countryside.

Bree is a small village that lays east of The Shire, and lays at the crossroads of two large roadways; it was, at least supposedly, inspired by the real-life English village of Brill.

Answer: Castle Camelot

Camelot is arguably one of the most famous castles in literature. It is first mentioned in the poem, "Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart" by Chretien de Troyes. It was not, however, until Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur" that most of the familiar descriptions of Camelot would be found. Actually, before Malory elevated it to its current high status, Camelot was simply one of the castles or forts that Arthur would sometimes hold court in; after Malory, it had become the shining example of Arthurian purity that we know today.

Answer: Snark

While the Snark is one of Carroll's creations, it is a creature of some sort; it is (sort of) described in the nonsense poem "The Hunting of the Snark". The best description available is simply that "...the Snark was a Boojum, you see". Whatever in the world a 'boojum' is has always escaped me...

Answer: Little Whinging

Harry lives, for the first part of his life at least, on Privet Drive in Little Whinging. Little Hangleton is the ancestral village of Tom Riddle/Lord Voldemort. Godric's Hollow is where Harry's parents (and he) were living when they were attacked by Voldemort, resulting in the parents deaths, and Harry's signature scar.

As a bit of a side note, some non-British readers may not have been aware of the 'in-joke' of the Dursley's hometown's name - if it had been written in American English, the name of the town would likely have been 'Little Whining' or something close!

Answer: Charn

All of the options given appear the "Chronicles of Narnia" series somewhere, but only Charn is mentioned in "The Magician's Nephew". It is the homeworld of Jadis, who will later come to rule Narnia; while ruling, she comes to be known as The White Witch.

The Lone Islands are mainly discussed in "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader"; Calormen features in "The Horse and His Boy"; Underland plays a role in "The Silver Chair".

Answer: Pandora

Featured in the film "Avatar", the Na'vi are blue-skinned humanoid alien race with tails. They live on the planet Pandora, which, unfortunately for them, is where a certain company has found deposits of a very valuable element that they have named 'unobtainium'. Very simply, the rest of the movie is about the conflict between the natives and the company.

Answer: Chulak

Teal'c is from the planet Chulak, which is an earth-like planet with green plants and an environment compatible with human life. However, he is not human, but rather a race known as Jaffa; for much of the series, the Jaffa are slaves to a parasitic race known as Goa'uld.

"Stargate SG-1" ran for ten seasons; it was a spin-off of the movie "Stargate". In its turn, it has had spin-offs such as "Stargate Atlantis" and "Stargate Universe".

Answer: Black Panther/T'Challa

Not only is T'Challa a citizen of Wakanda, he is a member of the royal family. T'Challa's father, T'Chaka, was chief of the Panther Tribe; this position meant he held the title of Black Panther. When Wakanda was infiltrated by a small band of thieves/mercenaries looking to loot their natural resources, T'Chaka refused to kowtow, which led to his murder. T'Challa then used one of the murderer's own weapons to chase him away, keeping any further bloodshed from his country. At one point in his comic-book history, T'Challa fell in love with Ororo Munroe/Storm of the X-Men.

Nathan Garrett is a supervillain who goes by the alias Black Knight; he has been enemies to Giant-Man and Iron Man among others.

David Cannon is a mutant with super-speed abilities, which he uses in his chosen work - a life of crime; he has pitted himself against several different superheroes, including the Avengers and Wasp.

Rance Preston, who gave himself the moniker of Live Wire, is a former cowboy turned villain; his introduction was made in "The Fantastic Four Annual #5", but he has, in addition, battled such worthies as John Steele.

Answer: Ev

The 1939 film version of "The Wizard of Oz" is perhaps the best known of its many versions; it starred Judy Garland in the role of Dorothy Gale, Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow, Jack Haley as the Tin Man, Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion, and Terry as Toto.

Winkie Country is the name of the country in which the Wicked Witch has built her castle.
The Emerald City is the green city located at the end of the Yellow Brick Road.
Munchkin Country - renamed Munchkinland in the movie - is where Dorothy and Toto first land (on the witch).

The land of Ev is mentioned in several of Baum's "Oz" books, but never makes an appearance in the movie.