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The Last Continent: A Discworld Novel Quiz

Terry Pratchett
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The Last Continent: A Discworld Novel Quiz

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1)

What does Mrs. Whitlow unintentionally do? (from The Last Planet, pp. 82-122)

Find the Professor.
Get lost.
Use magic.
Stir up passion in the wizards.
2)

Where do the wizards go while Rincewind plays with the bullroarer? (from The Last Planet, pp. 343-390)

Home to bed.
To the top of the tower.
To church.
To the brewery.
3)

What does Mad think is a story produced by too much beer? (from The Last Planet, pp. 122-171)

Tales about rain.
Tales about volcanoes.
Tales about earthquakes.
Tales about being marooned.
4)

What does his Ooks try to make him understand? (from The Last Planet, pp. 82-122)

That he is imagining things.
That they are all the same.
That his taste is off.
That there is only one of every species.
5)

Who misses the metaphor about cause and effect? (from The Last Planet, pp. 122-171)

Rincewind.
Egregious Professor.
Ridcully.
Stibbons.
6)

How many sheep does Rincewind shear in two minutes? (from The Last Planet, pp. 171-227)

Forty.
Thirty.
Twenty.
Ten.
7)

What do the wizards at BU agree is their only chance to return to UU? (from The Last Planet, pp. 343-390)

Finding the window.
Finding a turtle.
Finding Stibbons.
Rincewind producing rain.
8)

What happens after the string slips from Rincewind's fingers? (from The Last Planet, pp. 343-390)

The clouds vanish.
The stars shine brighter.
The Wet arrives.
The wizards return.
9)

What appears on the back of the shearing shed? (from The Last Planet, pp. 171-227)

A cow.
A God.
A horse.
A kangaroo.
10)

Where does Mad believe water is found and why? (from The Last Planet, pp. 122-171)

Only on the moon where it must be mined from.
Water is found only in dewdrops created by Gods.
Water is found only underground because it is heavy.
Water is found only in oceans where it belongs.
11)

What has never been essential to Rincewind's life? (from The Last Planet, pp. 269-309)

C-workers.
A steady job.
Company.
Women.
12)

Who does he meet? (from The Last Planet, pp. 171-227)

The God of Evolution.
The first man.
The High Priest.
The Dean.
13)

What makes Stibbons believe that they have gone back in time? (from The Last Planet, pp. 122-171)

Evolution is less advanced.
The star groupings appear where they should have been thousands of years ago.
Everyone appears younger to him.
His watch isn't working correctly.
14)

What do the wizards begin to feel? (from The Last Planet, pp. 309-342)

Temporal discontinuity.
Partial temporal lobe damage.
Distant temporal disturbance.
Temporary displacement.
15)

What idea do the prudish elders reject? (from The Last Planet, pp. 82-122)

That even the Egregious Professor would want a mate.
That reproduction is a natural function.
That cloning is not the same as reproduction.
That it takes a male and a female in any species to reproduce.
16)

What does the head chef worry about? (from The Last Planet, pp. 269-309)

Naming the dessert.
His twice baked potatoes.
His roast.
His flambe.
17)

To be safe, what do the wizards believe they should do? (from The Last Planet, pp. 309-342)

Wait a few millennia for Rincewind to arrive.
Continue to protect Mrs. Whitlow.
Use magic to get back to UU.
Call on God for help with a new boat.
18)

What message is Rincewind given? (from The Last Planet, pp. 227-269)

That Scrappy is waiting at the pub.
That daring escapes are impossible.
To examine the hinges.
That Death awaits him anxiously.
19)

What is Bugarup's University made of? (from The Last Planet, pp. 343-390)

Wood timbers.
Corrugated iron sheets.
Stone.
Thatch.
20)

What happens when Rincewind swings the bullroarer at Death? (from The Last Planet, pp. 343-390)

It makes a sound.
The scent of rain rises.
It conjures up a wizard.
Death roars.
21)

What is the normal sheep shearing rate? (from The Last Planet, pp. 171-227)

Thirty sheep an hour.
Twenty five sheep an hour.
Forty sheep an hour.
Fifty sheep an hour.
22)

Why does UU exist? (from The Last Planet, pp. 227-269)

To creatively suppress magic.
To create new forms of magic.
To teach magic to others.
To encourage the use of magic.
23)

Where does Stibbons go while the others are provisioning the Melon Boat? (from The Last Planet, pp. 171-227)

Swimming.
To an island.
Up the path to the mountaintop.
Back through the window.
24)

Who is the Prima Dona? (from The Last Planet, pp. 269-309)

Dame Mellie Lutt.
Dame Bettie Nutt.
Dame Nellie Butt.
Dame Tessie Mutt.
25)

What kind of delicacies grow on plants that the wizards collect for Mrs. Whitlow? (from The Last Planet, pp. 82-122)

Pasta, custard and plum pudding.
Peas, beans and cereal.
Berries, cucumbers and squash.
Eggs, bacon and toast.
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