A part of the Tezpur University Quiz Fest 2015

1. UNITE
the
Fandoms
Snehashis Parashar
Tezpur University
Quiz Fest 2015

2. Rules
• 26 questions, based on 6 most popular
fantasy literature-based fandoms: Harry
Potter, Lord of the Rings, A Song of Ice and
Fire ( Game of Thrones), The Hunger
Games, Divergent, and Percy Jackson and
the Olympians.
• Answers should be written.
• +10 for complete correct answers. Part points
are mentioned in some questions.

3. FOR YOUR FANDOMS!!!

4. 1. This is a poem, called “The Riddle of
Strider” written by Bilbo Baggins. Who is the
subject of this poem?
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.

5. Aragorn

6. 2. Connect the following pictures.

7. Bastards of the nine regions of
Westeros take these surnames.
• Flowers: The Reach
• Hill: The Westerlands
• Pyke: Iron Islands
• Rivers: The Riverlands
• Sand: Dorne
• Snow: The North
• Stone: The Vale of Arryn
• Storm: The Stormlands
• Waters: The Crownlands

8. 3. According to JK Rowling, which one
of the seven Weasleys remain
unmarried?
• Bill Weasley
• Charlie Weasley
• Percy Weasley
• George Weasley
• Fred Weasley
• Ron Weasley
• Ginny Weasley

9. Charlie Weasley

10. 4.
• The term “half-blood” also exists in the Percy
Jackson fandom.
• However, the half-bloods are known by a more
famous name: X
• X are a race of beings who are half human, half
god. They possess human souls and are
vulnerable to old age and death; however, their
godly blood endows them with special abilities that
allow them to achieve feats not usually possible by
humans.
• Percy Jackson himself is an X.
• Give me X.

11. Demigod

12. 5.
• An escort is a citizen of the Capitol whose main
duty is to accompany the tributes of their assigned
district and teach them how to behave properly,
and to help them fit in with the guidelines of the
Capitol, as mentioned in the Hunger Games
trilogy.
• By the time rebellion from District 13 is over, all the
escorts from the 74th and 75th Hunger Games are
dead, except for one.
• Name the only surviving escort.
• For a clue, she is the only escort whom we know
by name!

13. Effie Trinket

14. 6.
• In a certain fandom, this person has the
following fears: the fear of heights, fear of
confinement, fear of killing innocent people
and fear of being beaten up by his dad.
• Due to these fears, he earns a nickname by
which he is more commonly known.
• Give his real name and the nickname. Part
points.

15. Tobias “Four” Eaton

16. 7. Connect these fictional
creatures.
• Banshee
• Ghoul
• Hag
• Troll
• Vampire
• Werewolf
• Yeti

17. Gilderoy Lockhart’s books
• Break with a Banshee
• Gadding with Ghouls
• Holidays with Hags
• Travels with Trolls
• Voyages with Vampires
• Wanderings with Werewolves
• Year with the Yeti

18. 8. who’s famous quote?
• “Here is some advice. Stay Alive!”

19. Haymitch Abernathy

20. 9. What are these seven islands
called together as?
• Pyke
• Harlaw
• Great Wyk
• Old Wyk
• Orkmont
• Saltcliffe
• Blacktyde

21. The Iron Islands

22. 10. The following is a list of the books in a
series by American author G. Norman
Lippert. Give me X.
• X and the Hall of Elders’ Crossing
• X and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
• X and the Vault of Destinies
• X and the Morrigan Web
• X and the Crimson Thread

23. James Sirius Potter

24. 11. FITB
• Tritonia _______ is a species of sea slug, a
dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod
mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.
• It was discovered off north-east Brazil in the South
Atlantic Ocean and first described in 2013.
• It was named so because the color-scheme of this
slug reminded the discoverers of the television
portrayal of this specific character.
• Image next slide.

25. 11.

26. Khaleesi

27. 12.
• After the One Ring is destroyed, X moves to
the forests of Ithilien. Following the death of
Aragorn over a century later, he makes a
wooden boat. Then he sails it down the river
Anduin with his best friend(!) Y, and thence to
the sea on a final journey to the Undying
Lands.
• This journey signified Y as the only one of his
race to go to the Undying Lands.
• Give me X and Y. Part points.

28. X= Legolas and Y= Gimli

29. 13.
• Madge Undersee was the daughter of the Mayor
of District 12 and the best friend of Katniss
Everdeen.
• Though she has not been featured as a very
important character in the series, something she
gave to Katniss as a token from District 12, before
she left for the 74th Hunger Games, bears
significant importance in the series.
• The token later became the symbol of rebellion
throughout the country of Panem
• What was the token?

30. The Mockingjay Pin

31. 14.
• During the Second Age of Middle-earth the Elven-
smiths of Eregion forged the Rings of Power. But
Sauron took most of them.
• Sauron then gave nine of those Rings to nine “proud
and great” Kings of Men.
• The Rings gained them great wealth, prestige and
power. However, the effect of the Rings made their
bodily forms fade over time until they had become
wraiths entirely, and served only the Dark Lord
Sauron.
• Thus, they are also known as Ringwraiths, which is a
direct translation of the Black Speech word X.
• Give me X.

32. Nazgul

33. 15.
• X trained as a Maester in the Citadel in his youth, but
eventually got bored. But, during the course he
mastered the techniques of using poison.
• He then went to Essos and served in the mercenary
tribe called the Second Sons.
• During that time he also fought duels in the fighting
pits of Meereen, and due to his unique style of fighting,
remained undefeated.
• The masterful use of poison and his fast combat style
earned him his famous nickname.
• Name X and also give his nickname. Part points.

34. Oberyn Martell. The Red Viper.

35. 16.
• As mentioned in question 4,
Percy Jackson is a
half-blood, i.e. has
one parent as a god
from Olympus.
• His real name is Perseus
Jackson, though his “single-mother”
Sally Jackson preferred “Percy”.
• Name his father who is a god. The logo of the
series might help.

36. Poseidon

37. 17.
• X is a book by Kennilworthy Whisp, and arguably
the most popular book in the library of Hogwarts.
• The librarian Madam Pince says about this book
as being "pawed about, dribbled on and generally
maltreated nearly every day“. According to Prof.
Dumbledore, this is merely a praise for the book.
• This book was published by Whizz Hard Books
and the market price is 14 sickles and 3 knuts.
• Name the book. The list of the borrowers might
help. Image next slide.

38. 17.

39. Quidditch Through the Ages

40. 18.
• The Battle of the Trident was the climactic battle of the
civil war known as “X’s Rebellion.”
• X’s army fought Y’s army in the battle.
• X and Y were the two warriors of that time who were
known to be undefeated till then.
• However, X slayed Y in the battle.
• The battle took place near the place where the Blue,
Green and Red Forks merge to form the river Trident.
• The place got its current name “Ruby Ford” due to the
fact that the final blow of X’s Warhammer shattered
some rubies from the armor of Y.
• Give me X and Y.

41. X= Robert Baratheon
Y= Rhaegar Targaryen

42. 19.
• X is a collection of JRR Tolkien’s works that were edited and
published posthumously by his son Christopher, with the
assistance of fantasy fiction writer Guy Gavriel Kay.
• The book consists of five chapters and acts as the complete
history of The Middle-Earth. The chapters are:
1. The Ainulindalë - The creation of Eä (Tolkien's universe) and
Ainur by Eru Ilúvatar and the start of the corruption of
Melkor.
2. The Valaquenta - A brief description of the Valar and Maiar,
the supernatural beings.
3. The Quenta X - The history of the events before and during
the First Age.
4. The Akallabêth - The history of the Second Age
5. Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age

43. The Silmarillion

44. 20. Who is being described here?
• Aptitude test results: Divergent, equally eligible for
Dauntless, Abnegation and Erudite.
• Tattoos: Dauntless logo on the left shoulder,
Abnegation logo on the right shoulder, Three flying
birds on the collarbone.
• Fears:
1. Powerlessness
2. Weakness and inability to escape
3. Death
4. Watching the family die and being responsible for it
5. Physical intimacy with her lover(!)

45. Tris Prior

46. 21.
• X was a captain of the Uruk-Hai who was
highly trusted by Saruman.
• X was the leader of the troop that captured
Merry and Pippin at Amon Hen and
headed towards Isengard.
• His troop was also responsible for killing
Boromir. (RIP Sean Bean, again!)
• Name X, the most famous of the Uruk-Hai.

47. Ugluk

48. 22.
• The 2014 Quidditch World Cup was held in
Argentina, in the Patagonian Desert.
• Bulgaria were crowned the Champions,
defeating Brazil in the finals.
• Besides winning the cup, there was another
fact that made the tournament memorable for
Bulgaria, and also for fans of quidditch from
all over the world. (Not Ron Weasley,
perhaps.)
• What was the fact?

49. Viktor Krum returned from
retirement and won the cup!

50. 23.
• The pyromancers refer to it as “The
Substance”, while in the lowest circles it is
derisively referred to as “pyromancer's piss”.
• A possible chemical formula for this
substance can be
Copper(II) chloride + nitroglycerin
• Some worshippers of the Lord of Light uses a
thin coat of this substance on their swords to
set it ablaze during battles.
• Which substance?

51. Wildfire

52. 24.
• The Quibbler is a magical tabloid
published by X.
• The Quibbler publishes odd articles,
including conspiracy theories and
discussions of imaginary creatures such
as crumple-horned snorkacks; it also
published Rita Skeeter's interview of
Harry Potter on Lord Voldemort's return.
• Many think The Quibbler is rubbish,
including Hermione Granger, Rita
Skeeter, and Dirk Cresswell; the latter
referred to it as a "lunatic rag,"
• Name the publisher-cum-editor of the
Quibbler.

53. Xenophilius Lovegood

54. 25. What is the next dialogue?
• The video has been removed

55. You shall not pass!

56. 26.
• X was a favourite place for Hogwarts
students to shop on Hogsmeade trips as it
carried "jokes and tricks to fulfil even Fred
and George Weasley's wildest dreams."
Such products were Dungbombs,
Hiccough Sweets, Frog Spawn Soap,
Sugar Quills and Nose-Biting Teacups.
• Give me X.

57. Zonko’s Joke Shop