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Did Douglas Adams Say That? Trivia Quiz

Pretty simple...I'll give a quote and you say yes or no, depending on whether Douglas Adams was the author or not.

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

Author
TriviaMelee

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
103,710

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
3484

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 109 (7/10), daver852 (7/10), Guest 146 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."

Yes

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Question 2 of 10

2. "It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes."

Yes

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Question 3 of 10

3. "If you shoot at mimes, should you use a silencer?"

Yes

4. "There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened."

Yes

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Question 5 of 10

5. "We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it."

Yes

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so."

Yes

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job."

Yes

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Question 8 of 10

8. "The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair."

Yes

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Question 9 of 10

9. "A diplomat...is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip."

Yes

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Question 10 of 10

10. "If it's a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone, somewhere is making a penny."

Yes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."

Answer: Yes

This was in "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe". If you haven't bought some of Douglas Adams' books, I really really recommend you pick them up.

2. "It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes."

Answer: Yes

A culture in one of his books, "So Long And Thanks For All The Fish", apparently thought otherwise.

3. "If you shoot at mimes, should you use a silencer?"

Answer: No

This quote is from Steven Wright. I enjoy a lot of his quotes, for example, "You cannot have everything. I mean, where would you put it?"

Answer: Yes

In his Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, Earth was just a big computer trying to figure out the question of Life, the Universe, and Everything. (The answer being 42.)

5. "We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it."

Answer: No

This quote is actually from Dwight D. Eisenhower.

6. "Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so."

Answer: Yes

It certainly feels that way.

7. "Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job."

Answer: Yes

In the series, Zaphod Beeblebrox was the President of the Universe.

Answer: Yes

This is from "Mostly Harmless", yet another book in the series. "Mostly harmless" was the very short description of Earth in "The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy".

9. "A diplomat...is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip."

Answer: No

This quote is actually from Caskie Stinnett.

10. "If it's a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone, somewhere is making a penny."

Answer: No

Yet another one from Steven Wright. I hope you enjoyed the quiz!

Source: Author TriviaMelee

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