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A quiz about some classic fantasy novels and the quests that were found in them. Match the novel or series to the quest found in them.

A matching quiz by ckharding. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ckharding

Time
4 mins

Type
Match Quiz

Quiz #
400,164

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
415

Last 3 plays: Guest 31 (10/10), Guest 47 (7/10), Tyty64 (5/10).

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Questions		Choices
1. A nonet looks for a way to destroy the One Ring.		The Dark Tower
2. Rand Al'Thor looks for a way to cleanse saidin, or male magic.		Lord of the Rings
3. Lyra, aided by a talking armoured bear, is looking for her friend Roger, who has been kidnapped and taken to the Arctic.		The Belgariad
4. Richard and Kahlan, armed with the Sword of Truth, seek to find a way to stop Darken Rahl from either destroying everything or gaining ultimate power		Wheel of Time
5. Roland and his ka-tet are driven to a final showdown with Walter (aka Randall Flagg).		Wizard's First Rule
6. Westley tries to find Princess Buttercup to keep her from marrying Humperdinck.		The Golden Compass (or Northern Lights)
7. Garion, Belgarath, and Aunt Pol search for the Orb to prevent Torak from regaining it.		Dragonflight
8. The main characters search for someone to give them a brain, a heart, courage, and a way back to Kansas.		The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
9. Meg is searching for her father, and with the aid of Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which travels through a tesseract to find him.		A Wrinkle in Time
10. Lessa literally travels through time to find a way to kept the Thread from destroying Pern.		The Princess Bride

Select each answer

1. A nonet looks for a way to destroy the One Ring.

2. Rand Al'Thor looks for a way to cleanse saidin, or male magic.

3. Lyra, aided by a talking armoured bear, is looking for her friend Roger, who has been kidnapped and taken to the Arctic.

4. Richard and Kahlan, armed with the Sword of Truth, seek to find a way to stop Darken Rahl from either destroying everything or gaining ultimate power

5. Roland and his ka-tet are driven to a final showdown with Walter (aka Randall Flagg).

6. Westley tries to find Princess Buttercup to keep her from marrying Humperdinck.

7. Garion, Belgarath, and Aunt Pol search for the Orb to prevent Torak from regaining it.

8. The main characters search for someone to give them a brain, a heart, courage, and a way back to Kansas.

9. Meg is searching for her father, and with the aid of Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which travels through a tesseract to find him.

10. Lessa literally travels through time to find a way to kept the Thread from destroying Pern.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A nonet looks for a way to destroy the One Ring.

Answer: Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" is probably the best known fantasy series. At least one member of Led Zeppelin must have been a fan, because the song "Ramble On" contains reference to Mordor and Gollum.

2. Rand Al'Thor looks for a way to cleanse saidin, or male magic.

Answer: Wheel of Time

"The Wheel of Time" is a 14 part series started by Robert Jordan. Jordan died before completing the series, so the last three books were written by Brandon Sanderson.

3. Lyra, aided by a talking armoured bear, is looking for her friend Roger, who has been kidnapped and taken to the Arctic.

Answer: The Golden Compass (or Northern Lights)

"The Golden Compass" as it is known in the US (or "The Northern Lights" in the UK and elsewhere) is part of Phillip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" series. In the world Lyra comes from, everybody has a daemon which contains their souls. Killing the daemon is usually fatal to the daemon's owner.

4. Richard and Kahlan, armed with the Sword of Truth, seek to find a way to stop Darken Rahl from either destroying everything or gaining ultimate power

Answer: Wizard's First Rule

"Wizard's First Rule" is the first book of Terry Goodkind's "The Sword of Truth". The rule referenced in the title is that people are stupid and will believe a lie because they want it to be true or because they are afraid that it's true.

5. Roland and his ka-tet are driven to a final showdown with Walter (aka Randall Flagg).

Answer: The Dark Tower

Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series features Roland the gunslinger. The rest of his ka-tet include Eddie, Susan, Jake, and Oy. Stephen King wrote himeself in as a character in this series, even including his famous accident in which he was hit by a van while walking.

6. Westley tries to find Princess Buttercup to keep her from marrying Humperdinck.

Answer: The Princess Bride

"The Princess Bride" novel by William Goldman was the basis for the 1987 movie. The book includes a long description about how the book was actually written by (the fictional) S. Morgenstern and that Morgenstern's original book was actually a political satire.

7. Garion, Belgarath, and Aunt Pol search for the Orb to prevent Torak from regaining it.

Answer: The Belgariad

"The Belgariad" is a 5-part fantasy series by David Eddings. The story focuses on the orphan Garion, raised by his Aunt Pol. They are aided by the wizard Belgarath, whom Garion knew as Wolf.

8. The main characters search for someone to give them a brain, a heart, courage, and a way back to Kansas.

Answer: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum's classic novel was published in 1900. Dorothy wore silver shoes in the book to complete her journey back to Kansas - they were changed to ruby slippers for the movie.

9. Meg is searching for her father, and with the aid of Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which travels through a tesseract to find him.

Answer: A Wrinkle in Time

"A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle won the Newbery Medal in 1962. The 2018 film adaptation featured Oprah Winfrey as Mrs. Which, Reese Witherspoon as Mrs. Whatsit, and Mindy Kaling as Mrs. Who.

10. Lessa literally travels through time to find a way to kept the Thread from destroying Pern.

Answer: Dragonflight

"Dragonflight" is the first of the "Dragonriders of Pern" series by Anne McCaffrey. The dragons in the novel are used to burn the Thread before it can touch the ground and wreak destruction. Lessa uses the dragons to go back in time and bring forward more dragons and riders to save Pern

Source: Author ckharding

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