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'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' Quiz


This quiz is all about 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy', the first book in the 'Hitchhiker's' Trilogy by Douglas Adams.

A multiple-choice quiz by jaeryn. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
jaeryn
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
11,560
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
17 / 25
Plays
7859
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 120 (16/25), Guest 31 (17/25), Guest 85 (21/25).
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Question 1 of 25
1. On what day of the week did the world end? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. Mr. Prosser was a direct male-line descendant of whom? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. What did the sign on the disused lavatory containing the locked file cabinet say? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. Where did Ford Prefect usually claim he was from? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. At which bar did Ford and Arthur have a drink before the world was blown up? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. Which two plays did Ford Prefect have in his satchel? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. Which planet was the home of the Heart of Gold? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. Which of these is an island on Damogran? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. Who said, 'That is so amazingly amazing I think I'd like to steal it'? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. Whose father was the only man on the planet to survive the Great Collapsing Hrung Disaster? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. What is a Hrung? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. If you want to irritate a Vogon, who should you feed to the ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. What two word phrase is printed on the front of the Hitchhiker's Guide? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. If you want to understand alien languages, what must you have in your ear? Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. Which of the following did not occur shortly after the Magrathean missile attack? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. Who reportedly found a planet full of ballpoint pens and worked as a limousine driver for a family of cheap green retractables until he was taken away and locked up? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. What won an award for its coastlines? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. Who were Lunkwill and Fook? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. Who were Majikthise and Vroomfondel? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. What is the answer to the question of life, the universe, and everything?

Answer: (it's a number!)
Question 21 of 25
21. What initials were burned into Zaphod Beeblebrox's brain? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. What are the names of Trillian's white mice? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. What was not considered by Trillian's mice as a possible question to fit the ultimate answer? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. Which character sang 'You'll Never Walk Alone'? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. Who, against overwhelming odds, started to turn into a penguin? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. On what day of the week did the world end?

Answer: Thursday

2. Mr. Prosser was a direct male-line descendant of whom?

Answer: Genghis Khan

3. What did the sign on the disused lavatory containing the locked file cabinet say?

Answer: Beware of the Leopard

4. Where did Ford Prefect usually claim he was from?

Answer: Guildford

5. At which bar did Ford and Arthur have a drink before the world was blown up?

Answer: The Horse and Groom

6. Which two plays did Ford Prefect have in his satchel?

Answer: 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' and 'Godspell'

7. Which planet was the home of the Heart of Gold?

Answer: Damogran

8. Which of these is an island on Damogran?

Answer: France

9. Who said, 'That is so amazingly amazing I think I'd like to steal it'?

Answer: Zaphod Beeblebrox

10. Whose father was the only man on the planet to survive the Great Collapsing Hrung Disaster?

Answer: Ford Prefect's

11. What is a Hrung?

Answer: No one knows

12. If you want to irritate a Vogon, who should you feed to the ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal?

Answer: his grandmother

13. What two word phrase is printed on the front of the Hitchhiker's Guide?

Answer: Don't Panic

14. If you want to understand alien languages, what must you have in your ear?

Answer: a Babel fish

15. Which of the following did not occur shortly after the Magrathean missile attack?

Answer: The Heart of Gold exploded

16. Who reportedly found a planet full of ballpoint pens and worked as a limousine driver for a family of cheap green retractables until he was taken away and locked up?

Answer: Veet Voojagig

17. What won an award for its coastlines?

Answer: Norway

18. Who were Lunkwill and Fook?

Answer: computer programmers

19. Who were Majikthise and Vroomfondel?

Answer: philosophers

20. What is the answer to the question of life, the universe, and everything?

Answer: forty two

21. What initials were burned into Zaphod Beeblebrox's brain?

Answer: Z. B.

22. What are the names of Trillian's white mice?

Answer: Benjy and Frankie

23. What was not considered by Trillian's mice as a possible question to fit the ultimate answer?

Answer: How many years does it take to reach enlightenment?

24. Which character sang 'You'll Never Walk Alone'?

Answer: Eddie

25. Who, against overwhelming odds, started to turn into a penguin?

Answer: Ford Prefect

Source: Author jaeryn

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