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Quiz about The Second Terry Pratchett Footnotes Quiz

The Second Terry Pratchett 'Footnotes' Quiz

All avid Terry Pratchett fans know that the 'Footnotes' deserve their own quiz. So here is the second one. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by Quiz_Beagle. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Quiz_Beagle
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
272,770
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
9 / 15
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Question 1 of 15
1. In 'The Hogfather', which character, according to the footnote, was not someone you generally asked questions, apart from ones like 'If-if-if-if I give you all my money could you possibly not break the other leg, thank you so much?' Hint


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Question 2 of 15
2. A footnote in 'Reaper Man' mentions many songs about Ankh-Morpork. Which one was not mentioned? Hint


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Question 3 of 15
3. In 'Moving Pictures', what story was the Librarian writing that he thought would make a very good moving picture? Hint


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Question 4 of 15
4. Sometimes the footnotes spawn footnotes. In 'Mort' a footnote told us that what the Creator of the Discworld Himself had in mind was a small 'cheese and pepperoni affair with a few black olives'. What did the footnote's footnote say that the faithful were allowed to add? Hint


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Question 5 of 15
5. In 'The Fifth Elephant' it was explained that the mapmakers of Uberwald guessed at lots of things to save themselves from the embarrassment of filling the maps with MMBU. What did the footnote expand this to? Hint


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Question 6 of 15
6. According to a footnote in 'Sourcery', what was the result of the Discworld's experiment in genetics? Hint


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Question 7 of 15
7. In 'Eric' a footnote explained why male explorers captured by mysterious Amazonian princesses do not last long. What is not one of the things that can 'eventually reduce even the strongest constitution'?
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Question 8 of 15
8. What, according to a footnote in 'Interesting Times', was 'a dismal prospect, especially when the horses keep sinking'? Hint


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Question 9 of 15
9. In 'Pyramids' we were told in a footnote that interestingly, the hieroglyphic 'Squiggle Eagle Eagle Vase Wavyline Duck' translates directly to 'a press for barbarian leg coverings'. This is because Ptaclusp is speculating that his son, who has been flattened following an unfortunate dimensional maladjustment, would go through the rest of his life 'being used to open locks, clean the ice off windscreens and sleeping cheaply in trouser-presses in hotel bedrooms'. What was the name of this unfortunate son? Hint


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Question 10 of 15
10. According to a footnote in 'The Truth', are the words 'rumpus' and 'fracas' ever used in normal conversations?


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Question 11 of 15
11. In 'Thud!', Fred Colon had not retired, but become Custody Officer, much to the amusement of the rest of the Watch. According to the footnote, why did the Watch say Colon had volunteered? Hint


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Question 12 of 15
12. In the footnote in 'the Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents', in rat measurement, about how much is 'two paws'?

Answer: (A measurement.)

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Question 13 of 15
13. In 'Monstrous Regiment', what colour did a footnote tell us that, despite all society can do, magnetically attract girls of seven? Hint


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Question 14 of 15
14. In a footnote to 'Soul Music', there is musing about Medusa's snaky hair. When is underarm hair a real embarrassment? Hint


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Question 15 of 15
15. What is not a way to commit suicide in Ankh-Morpork listed in a footnote in 'Men at Arms'? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In 'The Hogfather', which character, according to the footnote, was not someone you generally asked questions, apart from ones like 'If-if-if-if I give you all my money could you possibly not break the other leg, thank you so much?'

Answer: Peachy

 Nobody else had found out how Peachy got his name, thanks to this unfortunate tendency, but Teatime got him to reveal it was because he didn't shave. Chickenwire had got his name from his unique way of disposing of bodies under water.
2. A footnote in 'Reaper Man' mentions many songs about Ankh-Morpork. Which one was not mentioned?

Answer: 'I Left my Heart (and sundry other body parts) in Ankh-Morpork'

 The other one mentioned in this particular footnote was 'Carry Me Away From Old Ankh-Morpork'. I made 'I Left my Heart..' up, and the 'sundry other body parts' is my little tribute to Igor.
3. In 'Moving Pictures', what story was the Librarian writing that he thought would make a very good moving picture?

Answer: About a young ape who is abandoned in the big city and grows up being able to speak the language of humans

 Everyone the Librarian had shown it to had 'said it was jolly good, often even before they'd read it'. The young ape in the Civil War story may remind readers of CMOT Dibbler's epic 'Blown away' from 'Moving Pictures' (or possibly something else with a similar title) and discerning quizzers may recognise where I got the other two ideas from...
4. Sometimes the footnotes spawn footnotes. In 'Mort' a footnote told us that what the Creator of the Discworld Himself had in mind was a small 'cheese and pepperoni affair with a few black olives'. What did the footnote's footnote say that the faithful were allowed to add?

Answer: One small bayleaf

 Ronron 'Revelation Joe' Shuwadhi, a Klatchian mystic, was apparently vouchsafed the recipe in a dream. Things like mountains and seas had been 'added out of last-minute enthusiasm'. The bayleaf was only allowed to be added to the original recipe following 'the Schism of the Turnwise Ones and the deaths of some 25,000 people in the ensuing jihad'.
5. In 'The Fifth Elephant' it was explained that the mapmakers of Uberwald guessed at lots of things to save themselves from the embarrassment of filling the maps with MMBU. What did the footnote expand this to?

Answer: Miles and Miles of B____y Uberwald

 I have heard that, similarly, the big bare bit of Australia is known as the GABA, or Great Australian B____r All.
6. According to a footnote in 'Sourcery', what was the result of the Discworld's experiment in genetics?

Answer: A sort of green bean thing that buzzed and lived a short sad life before being eaten by a passing spider

 This was formed from the experimental crossing of fruit flies and sweet peas (those well-known genetics subjects) and seems to have resulted in a pea fly. It could have been a sweet fruit! Dolly the Sheep was the first animal to be cloned by British scientists and Hamish is my hamster who likes to be in quizzes.
7. In 'Eric' a footnote explained why male explorers captured by mysterious Amazonian princesses do not last long. What is not one of the things that can 'eventually reduce even the strongest constitution'?

Answer: Removing spiders from baths

 Young Eric is looking for 'mysterious ancient races of Amazonian princesses who subject all male prisoners to strange and exhausting progenerative rites' and his glasses are steaming up just thinking about it. The footnote gives a more prosaic view of what men are useful for - and the wrong answer may just be connected to the fact that I'm an arachnaphobe.
8. What, according to a footnote in 'Interesting Times', was 'a dismal prospect, especially when the horses keep sinking'?

Answer: Ploughing the ocean wave

 Being knocked unconscious in ubs is a common occurence in Discworld and, if a ship was setting out on a long and unpopular voyage, it was not unknown to wake up, chained to some scupper, with nothing to do for two years but plough the aforementioned wave.

There is a silly joke about horses drowning playing water polo. Surfing can be known as 'riding the waves' and synchronised swimming is (IMHO) silly enough without involving horses! (Apologies to all synchronised swimmers out there).
9. In 'Pyramids' we were told in a footnote that interestingly, the hieroglyphic 'Squiggle Eagle Eagle Vase Wavyline Duck' translates directly to 'a press for barbarian leg coverings'. This is because Ptaclusp is speculating that his son, who has been flattened following an unfortunate dimensional maladjustment, would go through the rest of his life 'being used to open locks, clean the ice off windscreens and sleeping cheaply in trouser-presses in hotel bedrooms'. What was the name of this unfortunate son?

Answer: Ptaclusp IIa

 Ptaclusp IIa had been an accountant before the accident. His brother, Ptaclusp IIb, was an architect and they were both sons of the great builder, Ptaclusp. Teppic is the hero of 'Pyramids' and Hat is the Vulture-Headed God of Unexpected Guests. There are some very strange twists and turns in time and space in this book!
10. According to a footnote in 'The Truth', are the words 'rumpus' and 'fracas' ever used in normal conversations?

Answer: No

The footnote explained that 'rumpus' and 'fracas' are only used in certain newspapers, just like 'beverages' are only found in certain menus.
11. In 'Thud!', Fred Colon had not retired, but become Custody Officer, much to the amusement of the rest of the Watch. According to the footnote, why did the Watch say Colon had volunteered?

Answer: He thought he was going to be custard officer

 As the footnote points out - this is office humour, it doesn't actually have to be funny.
12. In the footnote in 'the Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents', in rat measurement, about how much is 'two paws'?

Answer: one inch

We learn this when the brave Darktan is attempting to disarm a trap.
13. In 'Monstrous Regiment', what colour did a footnote tell us that, despite all society can do, magnetically attract girls of seven?

Answer: Pink

 I think I must have been an unusual girl, because blue's always been my favourite colour - though I must have been about seven when I did have a pair of checked pink and white shorts and matching shirt...
14. In a footnote to 'Soul Music', there is musing about Medusa's snaky hair. When is underarm hair a real embarrassment?

Answer: When it keeps biting the top of the deodorant bottle

 Yes, if you had serpents as underarm hair, this could be a real problem! This is one of my favourite footnotes.
15. What is not a way to commit suicide in Ankh-Morpork listed in a footnote in 'Men at Arms'?

Answer: Giving Angua a dog biscuit

 We actually learn in 'Thud!' that putting a dog biscuit in Angua's locker was a Watch trick. I bet it would have been suicide if a civilian had tried it, though.
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Music   Literature   General   People   Animals   Terry Pratchett   Discworld Miscellany   The Fifth Elephant   Thud!   Monstrous Regiment   Reaper Man   Pyramids   Mort   Men At Arms   Soul Music   Moving Pictures   Sourcery   Eric   Hogfather   Interesting Times  

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