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Quiz about Hitchhiker Time A Guide to the Galaxy Part 5
Quiz about Hitchhiker Time A Guide to the Galaxy Part 5

Hitchhiker Time: A Guide to the Galaxy Part 5 Quiz


Welcome to this, the fifth quiz of the series! 10 questions, you know the drill. If you have not played the first four, I suggest you do. Otherwise...HAVE FUN!

A multiple-choice quiz by DLHenry. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
DLHenry
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
187,124
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
871
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who is Marvin? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What sound do the doors on the Heart of Gold make? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The monkeys harassing Ford and Arthur about a script for a play sank away into something; what was that something? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. After Zaphod steals the Heart of Gold...a newscaster asks a question. What was that question? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who invented the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What does Zaphod do to get people off their guard? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What does the very first piece of ticker tape that the shipboard computer spits out say? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What were the odds of the ship picking up Arthur and Ford, considering what Trillian and Zaphod were doing at the time? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What does the door to the bridge say when Marvin, Ford and Arthur walk through it? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Where did Arthur meet Zaphod for the first time? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who is Marvin?

Answer: Zaphod's paranoid android

A quote from Marvin, "Life...don't talk to me about life!"
2. What sound do the doors on the Heart of Gold make?

Answer: A satisfied hum and click

The doors annoy Marvin!
3. The monkeys harassing Ford and Arthur about a script for a play sank away into something; what was that something?

Answer: a better dimension

The monkey part of the story was rather short. Rightly so.
4. After Zaphod steals the Heart of Gold...a newscaster asks a question. What was that question?

Answer: Has the big Z finally flipped?

Alas, the big Z had not flipped, though that would have made the story more interesting.
5. Who invented the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster?

Answer: Zaphod Beeblebrox

Lunkwill and Fook invent "Deep Thought". Zaphod is the master of the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster.
6. What does Zaphod do to get people off their guard?

Answer: pretends to be stupid

It's hard to tell when Zaphod is being stupid, or when he's serious.
7. What does the very first piece of ticker tape that the shipboard computer spits out say?

Answer: Hi there

Eddie has two personalities throughout the story. Enthusiastic and motherly.
8. What were the odds of the ship picking up Arthur and Ford, considering what Trillian and Zaphod were doing at the time?

Answer: two to the power of infinity minus one

It never says what Trillian and Zaphod were doing.
9. What does the door to the bridge say when Marvin, Ford and Arthur walk through it?

Answer: Thank you for making a simple door very happy.

The doors got on everyone's nerves.
10. Where did Arthur meet Zaphod for the first time?

Answer: Zaphod gate-crashed a party in Islington, London and stole a girl from Arthur

Stavromula Beta is part of another book. At the party, Zaphod wore a birdcage over his second head.
Source: Author DLHenry

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