The preliminary of the Fandom Quiz done as part of IIT Madras' LitSoc 2015. Apologies for question 20, it has been repeated. The quiz contains questions from Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter.

1. Fandom
Quiz
‘15
Prelims

2. Rules
•30
questions
•No
negatives
•May
the
Force
be
with
you
(Oops,
wrong
series
reference)
•Please
switch
off
all
your
mobile
phones

3. 1.
Ungoliant
was
a
primordial
being
in
the
form
of
a
gigantic
______.
Ungoliant
was
initially
the
ally
of
Melkor/Morgoth,
and
remained
so
for
a
short
period
in
Middle
Earth.
She
then
fled
to
breed
with
the
giant
______s
of
Nan
Duongortheb,
to
increase
the
number
of
her
kind.
One
of
her
descendants
is
seen
in
The Lord of the Rings.
Who/What?

4. •Shelob
4

5. 2.
Connect
all
the
people
shown
in
next
two
slides.
Just
identifying
them
will
help
you.

8. 2.
•Alliterative
names
8

9. 3.
A
person
who
would
also
belong
to
list
given
above
was
responsible
for
celebrating
Voldemort’s
fall
(31
Oct
1981)
with
a
downpour
of
shooting
stars
down
in
Kent,
as
McGonagall
notes.
Who?

10. 10

11. 4.
Where
is
this?

13. 4.
•Balin’s
Tomb,
at
Moria
13

14. 5.
Connect
and
put
funda:
Waters,
Snow,
Pyke,
Rivers,
Stone,
Hill,
Flowers,
Storm,
Sand

15. • Conventional
surnames
of
bastards
in
different
parts
of
Westeros
15

16. 6.
•Which
Stark
is
rather
derisively
known
as
the
“King
who
knelt”,
referring
to
him
ceding
control
of
the
North
to
Aegon
Targaryen
I?

17. •Torrhen
17

18. 7.
Where
will
you
find
these,
in
this
order?
1. Longbeard
Dwarf
2. Dúnedain
3. Nazgûl
4. Necromancer
5. The
Grey
Wizard

19. 19

20. 8.
On
20
April,
1994,
on
what
did
Rubeus
Hagrid
and
the
hippogriff
Buckbeak
travel
together
for
a
hearing
in
front
of
the
Committee
for
the
Disposal
of
Dangerous
Creatures
in
regards
to
Buckbeak's
future
following
the
attack
on
Draco
Malfoy?

21. •The
Knight
Bus
21

22. 9.
It
is
known
that
the
head
of
a
Dothraki
khalasar
is
called
a
khal
and
that
his
wife
is
called
a
khaleesi.
Who,
then,
is
a
khalakka?

23. •The
Heir
of
a
Khali
23

24. 10.
JRR
served
in
WW
One,
and
as
he
was
from
a
higher
rung
of
society,
he
was
assigned
a
soldier,
called
a
batman,
to
look
after
him
and
perform
his
menial
tasks.
Soldiers
and
their
batmen
often
formed
very
close
bonds,
and
were
frequently
found
dead
next
to
one
another.
Which
aspect
of
the
LOTR series
is
inspired
from
this
bond?

25. •Sam
being
such
a
dedicated
esquire
to
Frodo.
25

26. 11.
A
Clutterbumph,
from
Manxmouse,
a
series
of
which
Rowling
is
a
known
fan
of,
is
described
as
follows:
"...something
that
is
not
there
until
one
imagines
it.
And
as
it
is
always
someone
different
who
will
be
doing
the
imagining,
no
two
Clutterbumphs
are
ever
exactly
alike.”
Said
to
be
inspiration
behind
what?

27. •Boggarts
27

28. 12.
On
the
ASOIAF
wiki
pages
of
most
characters,
there
is
a
section
where
the
most
iconic/badass
lines
said
by
the
characters
are
listed.
However
on
X’s
page,
there
is
only
a
single
quote,
consisting
of
a
single
line.
Give
me
X
and
the
quote.

29. •Hodor,
“Hodor!”
29

30. 13.
They
haunted
the
caverns
beneath
the
Dwimborberg,
near
Dunharrow,
where
Aragorn
parts
with
Theoden.
They
were
cursed
by
X,
due
to
their
betrayal,
to
remain
on
Middle
Earth
until
liberated
by
a
descendant
of
X.
X’s
descendant
commands
them
to
the
Stone
of
Erech
and
uses
their
service
to
foil
the
plot
of
the
Corsairs
of
Umbar.
In
the
movies,
Gimli
says
jokingly
to
Aragorn
that
he
wouldn’t
release
them
from
their
oath
because
they’re
quite
helpful
in
a
sticky
situation.
Who
is
X,
and
who
are
the
people
being
described?

31. •X
-­‐
Isildur
31

32. 14.
Apart
from
Harry,
which
were
the
only
other
students
of
the
school
(students
during
the
currency
of
the
stories)
who
launched
a
direct
physical
attack
on
Voldemort
and
when?

33. •Fred
and
George,
Battle
of
the
Seven
Potters/
Battle
over
Little
Whinging.
33

34. 15.
An
easy
one.
X
and
context?
X:
This
girl’s
to
be
your
queen.
Have
you
no
regard
for
her
honor?
Joffrey:
I’m
punishing
her.
X:
For
what
crime?
She
did
not
fight
her
brother’s
battle.
Joffrey:
She
has
the
blood
of
a
wolf.
X:
And
you
have
the
wits
of
a
goose.
Joffrey:
You
can’t
talk
to
me
that
way.
The
king
can
do
as
he
likes.
X:
Aerys
II
Targaryen
did
as
he
liked.
Has
your
mother
ever
told
you
what
happened
to
him?
Boros:
No
man
threatens
His
Grace
in
the
presence
of
the
Kingsguard!
X:
I
am
not
threatening
the
king,
ser,
I
am
educating
my
-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐.
Bronn,
Timett,
the
next
time
Ser
Boros
opens
his
mouth,
kill
him.
Now
that
was
a
threat,
ser.
See
the
difference?

35. X
-­‐
Tyrion,
protecting
Sansa
from
Joffrey’s
wrath
when
he
found
out
about
the
battle
at
the
Whispering
Woods

36. 16.
Minas
Anor
and
Minas
Ithil
were
their
original
names.
Minas
Ithil
was
called
The Tower of the Moon
and
Minas
Anor
was
called
The
Tower of the Sun
and
was
only
a
summer
residence
of
the
Kings
of
Gondor.
Upon
the
fall
of
Osgiliath,
Minas
Anor
was
made
the
capital
of
Gondor
and
rechristened.
Minas
Ithil
was
captured
by
the
Nazgûl
and
thus
renamed
too.
What
are
their
new
names?
Order
is
important.

37. •Minas
Tirith,
and
Minas
Morgul
37

38. 17.
X
is
an
Old
English
word
for
“bumblebee.”
Rowling
said
she
chose
the
name
because
she
pictured
X
humming
to
himself,
in
line
with
the
aura
of
eccentricity
he
possesses
throughout
the
series.
X?

39. •Dumbledore
39

40. 18.
#ShadyFunda
What
did
GRRM
say
just
before
taking
the
Ice
Bucket
challenge?

41. Winter
is
coming.
(He
actually
says
this,
don’t
shoot
the
messenger)

42. 19.
Of course I would have loved to play ______, but I don’t think he
(Peter
Jackson) ever had me in mind for ______, because by that
time I was too old."
It
is
also
further
stated
on
Wikipedia,
due
to
his
physical
limitations,
the
amount
of
fighting
and
horseback
riding
involved
in
the
role
was
what
prevented
X
from
being
considered.
Playing
Y
was
more
ideal
since
it
involved
less
fighting
and
horseback
riding.
X,Y?

43. 43

44. 20.
A
person
who
would
also
belong
to
list
given
above
was
responsible
for
celebrating
Voldemort’s
fall
(31
Oct
1981)
with
a
downpour
of
shooting
stars
down
in
Kent,
as
McGonagall
notes.
Who.

45. 21.
X
and
his
epithet?
X
was
born
the
first
son
of
Ser
Lyonel
-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐,
the
Knight
of
Harvest
Hall.
He
squired
for
Lord
Manfred
Swann
in
his
youth.At
the
age
of
ten,
X
donned
the
armor
of
a
mystery
knight
and
entered
a
tourney
at
Blackhaven.
Prince
Duncan
Targaryen
took
pity
on
the
small
mystery
knight
while
others
laughed.
Duncan
jousted
him
when
no
one
else
would
and
it
was
Duncan
who
gave
X
his
epithet.
He
later
earned
his
knighthood
at
the
age
of
sixteen
from
Aegon
V
Targaryen
after
unhorsing
Prince
Duncan
and
Lord
Commander
Ser
Duncan
The
Tall
of
the
Kingsguard
at
a
tourney
in
King’s
Landing.

46. Ser
Barristan
Selmy,
Barristan
the
Bold

47. 22.
FITB
on
the
next
slide.

49. 49

50. 23.
During
the
Battle
of
Hogwarts,
what
spell
does
Hermione
use
at
a
tapestry
to
turn
it
into
stone
and
hurt
the
Death
Eaters
who
are
pursuing
the
trio?
Looking
for
a
four
letter
answer.

51. •Duro
51

52. 24.
According
to
the
ASOIAF
lexicon,
A
World
of
Ice
and
Fire,
House
Tully
was
ruled,
at
various
points
of
time,
by
Kermit,
Elmo
and
Grover
Tully.
To
which
franchise,
of
which
GRRM
is
very
fond,
are
these
3
names
a
reference
to?

53. •Sesame
Street
53

54. 25.
The
next
slide
shows
an
image
from
the
movies,
of
Saruman
reading
a
certain
book.
What
is
the
significance
of
the
ring
in
the
image,
and
what
is
it
called?

56. •Ring
of
Barahir
•The
Ring
that
enables
Saruman
and
Gandalf
identify
Aragorn
as
Elendil’s
Heir
56

57. 26.
X
comes
from
two
words
vadd
and
y
vas
which
are
the
Swedish
and
French
words
for
‘wadding’
and
‘go
ahead/
come
on’
respectively.
Together,
they
can
roughly
mean
"The
wad
goes
ahead."
Etymology
of
which
word?
What
is
X
will
do.

58. •Waddiwasi
58

59. 27.
This
material
in
the
ASOIAF
universe
is
an
analogue
to
damascus
steel
in
real
life.
Blades
made
of
this
material
are
said
to
be
“lighter,
stronger
and
sharper
than
even
castle-­‐forged
steel,
and
feature
distinctive
rippled
patterns.”
What
material?

60. •Valyrian
Steel
60

61. 28.
'Twice
you
have
borne
me,
______
my
friend,'
said
Gandalf.
'Thrice
shall
pay
for
all,
if
you
are
willing.
You
will
not
find
me
a
burden
much
greater
than
when
you
bore
me
from
Zirakzigil,
where
my
old
life
burned
away.'
'I
would
bear
you,'
answered
______,
'whither
you
will,
even
were
you
made
of
stone.'
'Then
come,
and
let
your
brother
go
with
us,
and
some
other
of
your
folk
who
is
most
swift!
For
we
have
need
of
speed
greater
than
any
wind,
outmatching
the
wings
of
the
Nazgûl.'
Who
is
Gandalf
talking
to?
And
when
is
this?

62. •The
Eagles
are
Coming!,
just
before
Frodo
and
Sam
are
rescued.
62

63. 29.
The
Harry
Potter
movie
franchise
shares
a
number
of
common
actors
with
Tim
Burton’s
Alice
in
Wonderland.
Shown
in
next
slide
are
two
actors
from
Alice.
What
roles
do
they
play
in
the
HP
franchise?

64. prelims

65. •Madame
Maxime
and
Bellatrix
65

66. 30.
A
video
will
be
played.
What
happens
next?

67. •You
shall
not
pass!
•See
you
at
the
finals.
67