Douglas Adams' "Dirk Gently" - Part Two Quiz

Answer: impossible

To prove his point, Dirk produces his dictionary from a desk drawer. Indeed all the pages between "herring" and "marmalade" are missing from the book.

Answer: Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Coleridge's poems "Kublai Khan" and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" are key to the plot - although in a somewhat different form than we know them.

Answer: a silver salt cellar

"A rather elaborate piece of business to achieve a very small result" - Although it seems to those at the banquet that he's gone only for a moment, Professor Chronotis actually travels 200 years back in time, finds the maker of the pot and talks him into baking the salt cellar inside the otherwise worthless pot, just to please the little girl who would eventually find it.

Answer: Michael Wenton-Weaks

Wealthy, spoiled Michael finds himself at loose ends when the magazine - his personal toy - is sold to Gordon Way and a new editor (Ross) is installed.

Answer: in his apartment

To be more accurate, his apartment IS the time machine. He usually makes a point of using the device simply to observe - he enjoys it more than television. He's been using the machine less and less in recent years, partly because it disrupts his telephone service.

Answer: an electric monk

The alien monk, finding himself on a strange planet and programmed to believe, is told by a gas station attendant that he should "shoot off". He does just that, shooting Gordon Way only because he believes that he should. The confused monk is puzzled at Gordon's reaction.

Answer: a horse in the bathroom

Reg has been vaguely aware of an unknown sinister force trying to make him use his time machine. The fact that this particular disturbance is nothing more menacing than a horse in his bathroom is a source of great relief to him - although it causes Richard some consternation.

Answer: jumps in a canal

After being fished out of the water by Dirk, Richard sees nothing unusual in his actions. Dirk likens the effect of his suggestion to possession.

Answer: by telephone

By sheer concentration, Gordon's ghost can summon up enough physical energy to dial a phone. His voice can be heard on the other end, although faint and distant. Dirk makes the task a little easier by installing a special phone with oversized push-buttons in his office.

Answer: an alien

Billions of years ago, before life existed on Earth, an alien spacecraft landed looking for a new world to colonize. A disastrous explosion killed the entire crew, and the alien responsible for the calamity has been walking the Earth in spirit form ever since.