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Quiz about According to the Hitchhikers Guide

According to the "Hitchhiker's Guide" Quiz

A few pieces of information and tips from "The Hichhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (book 1). Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by puffin. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
puffin

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
129,302

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1940

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following do you not need to make a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster? Hint

Santraginian fish

Algolian Suntiger tooth

silver spoon

Janx Spirit

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many words are there about Earth in the Hitchhiker's guide (before being revised by Ford Prefect)?

Answer: (A Number)

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Question 3 of 10

3. What does the ownership of a towel say about a hitchhiker to a strag? Hint

He needs a toothbrush, washcloth, soap, etc.

He's amazingly clean

He's amazingly together

He's mind-bogglingly stupid

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Question 4 of 10

4. According to the Guide (before its revision by Prefect), what do you do if you want to get a lift from a Vogon? Hint

have your head examined

sneak aboard

ask the Dentrassis

forget it

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Question 5 of 10

5. What do some thinkers, including Oolon Colluphid, use the highly improbable evolution of the Babel fish as proof of?
Hint

the existence, or nonexistence, of God

the pudding

the Pythagorean theorum

the literal interpretation of Genesis

6. From the Guide, "Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly hugely mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way to ___________, but that's just peanuts to space." Hint

the chemist

the moon

Tipperary

the corner market

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Question 7 of 10

7. How long can you survive in the vacuum of space? Hint

30 seconds

15 seconds

1 minute

45 seconds

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Question 8 of 10

8. How did the engineers in Magrathea make planets? Hint

Sucking matter through white holes

Genetically mutating entire planets of organisms

Compressing matter left over from novas

Following instructions from Deep Thought

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who created the theory of a ballpoint-oid world? Hint

Zaphod Beeblebrox

Veet Voojagig

Lunkwill

Gag Halfrunt

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Question 10 of 10

10. According to the Guide, if a society asks the question, "Where shall we have lunch?" it has reached the phase of- Hint

Sophistication

Inquiry

Survival

Civilization

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following do you not need to make a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster?

Answer: Santraginian fish

You do, however, need Santraginian seawater.

2. How many words are there about Earth in the Hitchhiker's guide (before being revised by Ford Prefect)?

Answer: 1

Harmless.

3. What does the ownership of a towel say about a hitchhiker to a strag?

Answer: He's amazingly together

Hence the expression, "Hey, you sass that hoopy Ford Prefect? Now there's a frood who really knows where his towel is."

4. According to the Guide (before its revision by Prefect), what do you do if you want to get a lift from a Vogon?

Answer: forget it

This information is outdated, however, since the Dentrassis will welcome you aboard.

5. What do some thinkers, including Oolon Colluphid, use the highly improbable evolution of the Babel fish as proof of?

Answer: the existence, or nonexistence, of God

"'But the Babel Fish could not have evolved by chance' said Man.
'I refuse to prove my existence, for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing.' said god.
'Ah, but the Babel Fish is a giveaway, isn't it! It couldn't have evolved by chance, therefore proving your existence. But by your own arguments, you don't exist!' said Man.
'Oh' said god 'I never thought of that'
and he promptly vanishes in a puff of logic. For an encore, Man goes on to prove that black is white and gets himself killed on the next Zebra Crossing."

Answer: the chemist

"After a while the style settles down a bit and it begins to tell you things you really need to know."

7. How long can you survive in the vacuum of space?

Answer: 30 seconds

However, the chances of being picked up in space are 2 to the power of 276,709 against.

8. How did the engineers in Magrathea make planets?

Answer: Sucking matter through white holes

They custom-made planets for wealthy parties.

9. Who created the theory of a ballpoint-oid world?

Answer: Veet Voojagig

He then claimed to have visited this planet, and was placed in a mental institution.

10. According to the Guide, if a society asks the question, "Where shall we have lunch?" it has reached the phase of-

Answer: Sophistication

Survival asks "How do we eat?"
Inquiry asks "Why do we eat?"

Source: Author puffin

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