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The Very Simple Fantasy Quiz

The Very Simple Fantasy Quiz. Literary symposium desk Iim ahmedabad. Instructions. This is a simple quiz and the answers are all known to all of you For the sake of convenience, we are focussing on only five universes

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The Very Simple Fantasy Quiz

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  1. The Very Simple Fantasy Quiz Literary symposium desk Iimahmedabad

  2. Instructions • This is a simple quiz and the answers are all known to all of you • For the sake of convenience, we are focussing on only five universes • Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones), and The Hunger Games • 15 questions, 3 per universe, in random order • Movies and Books have been given equal weight • Simple questions, simple answers – Enjoy!!!

  3. Why the date? • Harry Potter was born on 31 July, 1980. There’s a special reason why J K Rowling chose this date. Give me the reason?

  4. Answer • J K Rowling was herself born on 31 July, 1965.

  5. Whose guest appearances? • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring • Portrayed as Albert Dreary, a man eating a carrot at the village of Bree • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers • portrayed as a Rohan Soldier throwing a spear towards the Uruk-hai who were assaulting the Fortress at Helm's Deep • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King • portrayed as one of the Corsairs of Umbar briefly seen walking on deck. In the extended edition, the character gets accidentally shot by Legolas as a "warning" shot. He also played as the arm of Sam when facing Shelob.

  6. Answer • Peter Jackson

  7. Which lovable character? • “The Adventures of X” is a collection of poetry by JRR Tolkien published in 1962 that have some of the poems featured in the Middle Earth universe. • The book contains three poems from LOTR: The Man in the Moon stayed up too late, The Stone Troll, and Oliphaunt. • The first poem of the book is the same as the title of the book, The Adventures of X, and tells about this much loved character from the LOTR series who incidentally has been left out of the movies.

  8. Answer • Tom Bombadil

  9. Which very popular series? • The book series has seven books, three of which have been made into a highly successful movie series. The four remaining books are: • The Silver Chair (1953) • The Horse and His Boy (1954) • The Magician's Nephew (1955) • The Last Battle (1956)

  10. Answer • The Chronicles of Narnia

  11. Why did this place become famous? • Cairncastle is small village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland near the town of Larne and inland from the village of Ballygally. It had a population of 66 people in the 2001 Census. • This place (picture next slide) became famous after a famous scene was shot here. Put funda.

  12. Answer • In Game of Thrones season 1 episode 1, Ned Stark beheads the Night's Watch deserter in front of Bran and Robb Stark, TheonGreyjoy and Jon Snow. • This scene became the famous “Brace Yourselves, Winter in Coming” meme.

  13. Which bird? • In its universe, XY was a bird created by the mating of two other birds. • The male is fictional and belongs to the universe and is mutated, created in labs to spy on enemies and rebels. • The female is real and is famous for mimicking the songs and sound of other birds, insects, and amphibians, often in rapid succession. • The names of both parents are portmanteaus (e.g. coffee-table) as is XY. • The male name is AY and the female name is XB, giving us XY. • Convoluted? Give me XY only.

  14. Answer • Mockingjay

  15. What is the gesture? • Thailand witnessed strong anti-government protests in 2014 that saw crackdown by the government and many arrests. • A gesture was used by some of the protesters, a tribute to “The Hunger Games” series where it is used to express unity with people striving to survive. • What is the gesture?

  16. Answer • The three finger salute

  17. Identify the Missing One. • Quodpot • Creaothceann • Stitchstock • Aingingein • ___ Racing • Swivenhodge • Shuntbumps

  18. Answer • Quidditch. They are all broom games in the Harry Potter Universe.

  19. How are they “related”? • In December 2012, Michael Gambon received the Richard Harris Award for his long and distinguished career. He said it was a poignant moment for him. • Go ahead, put funda. Why is this question in a fantasy fiction quiz?

  20. Answer • Richard Harris played Dumbledore in the first two movies before his death and was replaced by Michael Gambon

  21. The demand • In the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, King Minos of Crete had a son named Androgeus who had participated in the Pan-Athenian Games ans was assassinated because he became a crowd-favourite. • King Minos waged war on the Athenians and won. He demanded something from the Athenians for Minotaur that was to become one of the inspirations for “The Hunger Games.” • What did he demand?

  22. Answer • Seven of the most courageous youths and seven of the most beautiful maidens to be devoured by Minotaur • Theseus volunteered to go and killed the Minotaur

  23. Kol-style Question • What is the Turkish word for Lion?

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