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What was the name of the two smooth characters dressed in military camouflage and black berets, who slouched across the table languidly caressing their rifles in the chapter Leopard-skin Pillbox Hat? (from Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat)

Ros and Roberto.

Boss and Conrad.

Zhou and Aartee.

Murara and Serundori.

How much was the old beggar woman asking for in return for a single book at the end of Sifting Through the Embers? (from Sifting through the Embers)

10 sacks of diamonds.

16 sacks of gold.

6 sacks of gold.

20 sacks of diamonds.

Adams expresses that if you took the whole of ________, scrunched it up a bit, shook out all the moose and reindeer, hurled it ten thousand miles around the world, and filled it with birds, then you'd be wasting your time, because it looks as if someone has already done it. (from Heartbeats in the Night)

Norway.

Finland.

Greenland.

Sweden.

Mark Carwardine states that the "________ is an incredibly complex system, but when you're actually standing in it, it looks half-empty." (from Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat)

Tundra.

Grasslands.

Flatlands.

Primary rain forest.

What term was used Heartbeats of the Night to describe an animal who doesn't like other animals? (from Heartbeats in the Night)

Bashful creature.

Shy creature.

Solitary creature.

Lonely creature.

How much was the old beggar woman asking for in return for a quarter of her books? (from Sifting through the Embers)

4 sacks of diamonds.

3 sacks of diamonds.

9 sacks of diamonds.

4 sacks of gold.

All of the following people are mentioned in the book Last Chance to See, except for who? (from Sifting through the Embers)

Alain le Garsmeur.

Kurt.

Diego.

Charles.

What part of Arab's body was the kakapo holding lightly, but firmly in its bill in Heartbeats in the Night? (from Heartbeats in the Night)

Nose.

Left earlobe.

Upper lip.

Right forefinger.

10)

, a vast tract of mountainous terrain that occupies the southwest corner of South Island, , is one of the most astounding pieces of land anywhere on God's earth, according to Douglas Adams. (from Heartbeats in the Night)

Machu Picchu / Peru.

Cape Town / South Africa.

Fiordland / New Zealand.

Great Barrier Reef / Australia.

12)

Adams explains that all the history of China is symbolically focused at the ________. (from Blind Panic)

Tiananmen Square.

Summer Palace.

Great Wall.

Reed Flute Cave.

13)

Who knows more about Kakapos than anyone else in the world, according to Adams? (from Heartbeats in the Night)

Jean-Jacques Petter.

Don Merton.

Doreen Montgomery.

Chen Peixun.

15)

Douglas Adams explains that "one of the characteristics that laymen find most odd about zoologists is their insatiable enthusiasm for ________." (from Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat)

Animal hair.

Animal breeding.

Animal fossils.

Animal droppings.

16)

What was the name of the non-round island near Mauritius Island in the Indian Ocean? (from Rare, or Medium Rare?)

Round Island.

Kodiak Island.

Victoria Island.

Baffin Island.

17)

According to Carwardine, the population of the Wild Pink pigeons on Mauritius had ________. (from Mark's Epilogue)

Dropped to fewer than 10.

Hit zero.

Increased to over 50.

Stayed the same.

18)

Who has long been discredited as a bourgeois capitalist running-dog lackey, according to the chapter Blind Panic? (from Blind Panic)

Leonardo da Vinci.

Archimedes.

Sir Isaac Newton.

Albert Einstein.

19)

What was the strange person carrying with them in the beginning of the story the Sibylline books? (from Sifting through the Embers)

3 bags of gold.

12 large books.

5 green apples.

22 Bibles.

20)

All of the following are locations visited by Adams and Carwardine, except for which of the following? (from Sifting through the Embers)

Zaire.

Ibiza.

Madagascar.

China.

21)

In Heartbeats in the Night, Douglas Adams wonders why so many words that describe what the sun does in the morning begin with the letters "________." (from Heartbeats in the Night)

Sa.

Ma.

Be.

GI.

23)

Adams details that the gateway to the Forbidden City, the ________ Gate, is where the great iconic portrait of Chairman Mao gazed out across the vastness of the Tiananmen Square. (from Blind Panic)

Heaven's.

Golden.

Tiananmen.

Brandenburg.

25)

Who are the two stereotypically superior, young German tourists in Zaïre who go with Adams and Carwardine on their search for mountain gorillas? (from Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat)

Helmut and Kurt.

Arab and Zhou.

Murara and Serundori.

Kes and Fraser.

Last Chance to See | Quiz

Last Chance to See | Quiz

What was the name of the two smooth characters dressed in military camouflage and black berets, who slouched across the table languidly caressing their rifles in the chapter Leopard-skin Pillbox Hat? (from Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat)

How much was the old beggar woman asking for in return for a single book at the end of Sifting Through the Embers? (from Sifting through the Embers)

Mark Carwardine states that the "________ is an incredibly complex system, but when you're actually standing in it, it looks half-empty." (from Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat)

What term was used Heartbeats of the Night to describe an animal who doesn't like other animals? (from Heartbeats in the Night)

When asked in chapter Blind Panic "are you feeling nervous about something," Adams replies, "________." (from Blind Panic)

How much was the old beggar woman asking for in return for a quarter of her books? (from Sifting through the Embers)

All of the following people are mentioned in the book Last Chance to See, except for who? (from Sifting through the Embers)

What part of Arab's body was the kakapo holding lightly, but firmly in its bill in Heartbeats in the Night? (from Heartbeats in the Night)

, a vast tract of mountainous terrain that occupies the southwest corner of South Island, , is one of the most astounding pieces of land anywhere on God's earth, according to Douglas Adams. (from Heartbeats in the Night)

According to Adams, the term "fed up" actually comes from ________. (from Rare, or Medium Rare?)

Adams explains that all the history of China is symbolically focused at the ________. (from Blind Panic)

Who knows more about Kakapos than anyone else in the world, according to Adams? (from Heartbeats in the Night)

In November ________, Carl found a parakeet nest with three eggs inside. (from Mark's Epilogue)

Douglas Adams explains that "one of the characteristics that laymen find most odd about zoologists is their insatiable enthusiasm for ________." (from Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat)

What was the name of the non-round island near Mauritius Island in the Indian Ocean? (from Rare, or Medium Rare?)

According to Carwardine, the population of the Wild Pink pigeons on Mauritius had ________. (from Mark's Epilogue)

Who has long been discredited as a bourgeois capitalist running-dog lackey, according to the chapter Blind Panic? (from Blind Panic)

What was the strange person carrying with them in the beginning of the story the Sibylline books? (from Sifting through the Embers)

All of the following are locations visited by Adams and Carwardine, except for which of the following? (from Sifting through the Embers)

In Heartbeats in the Night, Douglas Adams wonders why so many words that describe what the sun does in the morning begin with the letters "________." (from Heartbeats in the Night)

Carl Jones expresses that he hates ________ in the chapter Rare, or Medium Rare. (from Rare, or Medium Rare?)

Adams details that the gateway to the Forbidden City, the ________ Gate, is where the great iconic portrait of Chairman Mao gazed out across the vastness of the Tiananmen Square. (from Blind Panic)

According to Richard Lewis, how many echo parakeets are there in the wild? (from Rare, or Medium Rare?)

Who are the two stereotypically superior, young German tourists in Zaïre who go with Adams and Carwardine on their search for mountain gorillas? (from Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat)

Last Chance to See | Quiz

Last Chance to See | Quiz

What was the name of the two smooth characters dressed in military camouflage and black berets, who slouched across the table languidly caressing their rifles in the chapter Leopard-skin Pillbox Hat? (from Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat)

How much was the old beggar woman asking for in return for a single book at the end of Sifting Through the Embers? (from Sifting through the Embers)

Mark Carwardine states that the "________ is an incredibly complex system, but when you're actually standing in it, it looks half-empty." (from Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat)

What term was used Heartbeats of the Night to describe an animal who doesn't like other animals? (from Heartbeats in the Night)

When asked in chapter Blind Panic "are you feeling nervous about something," Adams replies, "________." (from Blind Panic)

How much was the old beggar woman asking for in return for a quarter of her books? (from Sifting through the Embers)

All of the following people are mentioned in the book Last Chance to See, except for who? (from Sifting through the Embers)

What part of Arab's body was the kakapo holding lightly, but firmly in its bill in Heartbeats in the Night? (from Heartbeats in the Night)

________, a vast tract of mountainous terrain that occupies the southwest corner of South Island, ________, is one of the most astounding pieces of land anywhere on God's earth, according to Douglas Adams. (from Heartbeats in the Night)

According to Adams, the term "fed up" actually comes from ________. (from Rare, or Medium Rare?)

Adams explains that all the history of China is symbolically focused at the ________. (from Blind Panic)

Who knows more about Kakapos than anyone else in the world, according to Adams? (from Heartbeats in the Night)

In November ________, Carl found a parakeet nest with three eggs inside. (from Mark's Epilogue)

Douglas Adams explains that "one of the characteristics that laymen find most odd about zoologists is their insatiable enthusiasm for ________." (from Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat)

What was the name of the non-round island near Mauritius Island in the Indian Ocean? (from Rare, or Medium Rare?)

According to Carwardine, the population of the Wild Pink pigeons on Mauritius had ________. (from Mark's Epilogue)

Who has long been discredited as a bourgeois capitalist running-dog lackey, according to the chapter Blind Panic? (from Blind Panic)

What was the strange person carrying with them in the beginning of the story the Sibylline books? (from Sifting through the Embers)

All of the following are locations visited by Adams and Carwardine, except for which of the following? (from Sifting through the Embers)

In Heartbeats in the Night, Douglas Adams wonders why so many words that describe what the sun does in the morning begin with the letters "________." (from Heartbeats in the Night)

Carl Jones expresses that he hates ________ in the chapter Rare, or Medium Rare. (from Rare, or Medium Rare?)

Adams details that the gateway to the Forbidden City, the ________ Gate, is where the great iconic portrait of Chairman Mao gazed out across the vastness of the Tiananmen Square. (from Blind Panic)

According to Richard Lewis, how many echo parakeets are there in the wild? (from Rare, or Medium Rare?)

Who are the two stereotypically superior, young German tourists in Zaïre who go with Adams and Carwardine on their search for mountain gorillas? (from Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat)

, a vast tract of mountainous terrain that occupies the southwest corner of South Island, , is one of the most astounding pieces of land anywhere on God's earth, according to Douglas Adams. (from Heartbeats in the Night)