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The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy
  • 1. Who is the main protagonist of the series?
A) Zaphod Beeblebrox
B) Marvin
C) Ford Prefect
D) Arthur Dent
  • 2. Why do the Vogons destroy the Earth?
A) To prevent humanity from learning the answer
B) To harvest its resources
C) To make way for a hyperspace bypass
D) It was an accident
  • 3. Who is Zaphod Beeblebrox to Ford Prefect?
A) His rival
B) His semi-cousin
C) His father
D) His brother
  • 4. What is the name of the spacecraft stolen by Zaphod Beeblebrox?
A) Deep Thought
B) The Infinite Voyager
C) Heart of Gold
D) The Vogon Destroyer
  • 5. What is the primary feature of the Heart of Gold's drive?
A) Infinite Improbability Drive
B) Quantum jump engine
C) Time dilation thruster
D) Hyper-speed core
  • 6. What is the name of the depressed robot?
A) Zaphod
B) Marvin
C) Deep Thought
D) Arthur
  • 7. Where did Arthur meet Trillian before the destruction of Earth?
A) A party in Islington
B) London Bridge
C) The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
D) A space station
  • 8. What was the Earth actually?
A) A prison planet
B) A space station
C) A biological experiment
D) A giant supercomputer
  • 9. What supercomputer created the Earth?
A) Deep Thought
B) The Guidebook
C) The Vogon mainframe
D) The Heart of Gold
  • 10. What is the answer to the 'Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything'?
A) 101
B) Infinity
C) Zero
D) 42
  • 11. Why was the Earth supercomputer designed?
A) To host life
B) To determine the Ultimate Question
C) To serve the Vogons
D) To store human history
  • 12. Where do the characters decide to go for lunch at the end of the text?
A) A planet in the Islington system
B) The Earth supercomputer
C) The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
D) The Heart of Gold
  • 13. What kind of creatures are the Vogons described as?
A) Mechanical and emotionless
B) Unpleasant and bureaucratic
C) Friendly and helpful
D) Advanced and wise
  • 14. Who created The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
A) Douglas Adams
B) Dirk Maggs
C) Eoin Colfer
D) Arthur Dent
  • 15. On which radio station was the original sitcom broadcast?
A) BBC Radio 4
B) BBC Radio 1
C) BBC Radio 2
D) BBC Radio 3
  • 16. In what year was the feature film version released?
A) 1999
B) 2005
C) 2010
D) 2001
  • 17. By 2005, the novels had been translated into how many languages?
A) More than 100
B) More than 30
C) Exactly 50
D) Exactly 10
  • 18. Which rank did the first novel achieve on the BBC's The Big Read poll?
A) Fourth
B) Tenth
C) First
D) Second
  • 19. Who wrote the sixth novel, And Another Thing...?
A) Dirk Maggs
B) Douglas Adams
C) Arthur Dent
D) Eoin Colfer
  • 20. When did the 40th-anniversary celebration episodes begin broadcasting?
A) 12 April 2018
B) 8 March 2005
C) 1 January 2017
D) 8 March 2018
  • 21. Who rescues Arthur Dent from Earth's destruction?
A) Ford Prefect
B) Zaphod Beeblebrox
C) Marvin
D) Eoin Colfer
  • 22. Who took Trillian from Earth before it was destroyed?
A) Arthur Dent
B) Zaphod Beeblebrox
C) Ford Prefect
D) Douglas Adams
  • 23. What kind of character is Marvin?
A) Paranoid Android
B) Travel writer
C) Human explorer
D) Alien pilot
  • 24. According to the h2g2's English Usage, which spelling did Adams prefer?
A) Hitchhiker's Guide
B) Hitch-Hiker's Guide
C) The Hitchhiker Guide
D) Hitch Hiker's Guide
  • 25. In what year did Adams decide everyone should use a consistent spelling?
A) 2005
B) 1978
C) 2000
D) 1984
  • 26. Which format was produced in 1984?
A) Comic book
B) Radio series
C) Feature film
D) Text adventure game
  • 27. How many episodes were originally proposed for the radio series?
A) Five
B) Twelve
C) Ten
D) Six
  • 28. What is the alien's role in the story?
A) Guide publisher
B) Travel agent
C) Galaxy ruler
D) Roving researcher
  • 29. In what year did the incident near Innsbruck allegedly happen?
A) 1975
B) 1971
C) 1973
D) 1969
  • 30. Where was Adams when he told his friends about the idea in 1973?
A) Ursa Minor Beta
B) Europe
C) Greece
D) Innsbruck
  • 31. Who published the fictional Guide in the story?
A) Innsbruck Publishing
B) The Galaxy Press
C) Ursa Minor Books
D) Megadodo Publications
  • 32. Where is the publishing house for the Guide located?
A) Innsbruck
B) Ursa Minor Beta
C) Greece
D) Earth
  • 33. Who provided the voice of the Guide in the movie version?
A) Douglas Adams
B) Peter Jones
C) Stephen Fry
D) William Franklyn
  • 34. Which actors provided the voice of the Guide in the first two radio series?
A) Peter Jones
B) Stephen Fry
C) Douglas Adams
D) William Franklyn
  • 35. Who provided the voice of the Guide in the third, fourth, and fifth radio series?
A) Peter Jones
B) William Franklyn
C) Douglas Adams
D) Stephen Fry
  • 36. What is the Guide described as being?
A) A printed manual
B) A radio script
C) An electronic guidebook
D) A digital map
  • 37. In what year was the first radio series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy broadcast?
A) 1978
B) 1980
C) 1988
D) 1975
  • 38. What is the name given to the sections of the first radio series?
A) Chapters
B) Phases
C) Segments
D) Fits
  • 39. Which band originally recorded the theme tune?
A) The Beatles
B) Pink Floyd
C) The Eagles
D) The Rolling Stones
  • 40. What instrument in the theme song was intended to give a hitchhiking feel?
A) Drums
B) Guitar
C) Synthesizer
D) Banjo
  • 41. How many episodes were in the second radio series?
A) Three
B) Five
C) Twelve
D) Six
  • 42. Who was one of the actors who turned down the role of The Book?
A) Tim Souster
B) Peter Jones
C) Michael Palin
D) Paddy Kingsland
  • 43. What was the total number of episodes after the second series was released?
A) 10
B) 12
C) 18
D) 6
  • 44. What were the episodes one through six later retitled?
A) The Genesis Phase
B) The Primary Phase
C) The First Series
D) The Original Phase
  • 45. What were the episodes seven through twelve later retitled?
A) The LP Phase
B) The Final Phase
C) The Christmas Special
D) The Secondary Phase
  • 46. Who worked on sound effects for the pilot episode?
A) Harry Parker
B) Dick Mills
C) Philip Pope
D) Paddy Kingsland
  • 47. When did the BBC announce the new series based on the third novel?
A) May 2005
B) 8 March 2018
C) 21 June 2004
D) September 2004
  • 48. Why was the transmission of the third series delayed?
A) Recording delays
B) Script revisions
C) Agreement issues with The Walt Disney Company
D) Cast unavailability
  • 49. Which actor replaced Richard Vernon as Slartibartfast?
A) Leslie Phillips
B) William Franklyn
C) Richard Griffiths
D) Jonathan Pryce
  • 50. Who played Tricia McMillan, an alternate-universe version of Trillian?
A) Jane Horrocks
B) Samantha Béart
C) Sandra Dickinson
D) Rula Lenska
  • 51. What role did David Dixon play in the new radio series?
A) Zaphod Beeblebrox
B) Ford Prefect
C) Arthur Dent
D) Ecological Man
  • 52. Who provided the voice for Fenchurch?
A) Sandra Dickinson
B) Rula Lenska
C) Jane Horrocks
D) Samantha Béart
  • 53. Which actor voiced Random Dent?
A) Sandra Dickinson
B) Samantha Béart
C) Jane Horrocks
D) Rula Lenska
  • 54. Who played the character Hactar?
A) Roy Hudd
B) Jackie Mason
C) Saeed Jaffrey
D) Leslie Phillips
  • 55. Who voiced Wonko the Sane?
A) Miriam Margolyes
B) June Whitfield
C) Joanna Lumley
D) Christian Slater
  • 56. Which role did Douglas Adams himself play in the radio series?
A) Slartibartfast
B) Max Quordlepleen
C) The Book
D) Agrajag
  • 57. Who wrote a significant portion of parts five and six of the radio series?
A) John Lloyd
B) Pan Books
C) Eoin Colfer
D) Douglas Adams
  • 58. On what date did Douglas Adams pass away?
A) 11 May 2005
B) 11 May 1994
C) 11 May 2001
D) 11 May 2008
  • 59. How did Adams describe his book 'Mostly Harmless'?
A) A comedy of errors
B) A very bleak book
C) An upbeat conclusion
D) A perfect ending
  • 60. In what year was the first Hitchhiker's novel first published?
A) 1979
B) 2005
C) 1981
D) 1980
  • 61. How many copies of the first book were given away in Rolling Stone magazine to build word of mouth?
A) 3,000
B) 1,000
C) 14 million
D) 250,000
  • 62. How many copies of the book version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy had been sold as of 2005?
A) Exactly 3,000
B) Over 250,000
C) Over 14 million
D) Over 1 million
  • 63. What event is Arthur rescued from by Ford in the first book?
A) A heart attack
B) The abandonment of a novel
C) Earth's destruction
D) The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
  • 64. Which publishing house published the hardback edition of the first book in the US in 1980?
A) Pan Books
B) Del Rey Books
C) Harmony Books
D) BBC Publishing
  • 65. In what year did a photo-illustrated edition of the first novel appear?
A) 1979
B) 2005
C) 1994
D) 1980
  • 66. Which company re-released the series with new covers for the 2005 movie?
A) Harmony Books
B) Pan Books
C) Del Rey Books
D) BBC Publishing
  • 67. In what year was 'The Restaurant at the End of the Universe' published?
A) 1982
B) 1980
C) 1981
D) 1979
  • 68. Who is the editor for The Guide that Zaphod meets?
A) Arthur Dent
B) Marvin
C) Ford Prefect
D) Zarniwoop
  • 69. What is the name of the restaurant featured in the title?
A) The Shack
B) Milliways
C) The Starship
D) The End
  • 70. What kind of ship do Zaphod and Ford steal from the restaurant?
A) A cargo ship
B) A research vessel
C) A luxury cruiser
D) A stunt ship
  • 71. Where is the stunt ship programmed to plunge into?
A) A planet
B) An asteroid field
C) A black hole
D) A star
  • 72. What is the limitation of the teleporter found on the ship?
A) It only works for one person
B) It only travels short distances
C) It has no automatic control
D) It requires rare fuel
  • 73. Where does the ruler of the Universe live?
A) A space station
B) A palace
C) A floating city
D) A wooden shack
  • 74. What pet does the ruler of the Universe own?
A) A dog
B) A robot bird
C) No pet
D) A cat
  • 75. What civilization are the people on the spacecraft with Ford and Arthur?
A) Golgafrinchan
B) Vogon
C) Human
D) Betelgeusian
  • 76. Where does the spacecraft with the Golgafrinchans crash?
A) The restaurant
B) Prehistoric Earth
C) A distant star
D) A moon
  • 77. What do the Golgafrinchans displace on Earth?
A) Future humans
B) Indigenous hominids
C) Dinosaurs
D) Alien settlers
  • 78. How do Ford and Arthur extract the final readout from Arthur's mind?
A) Telepathic link
B) Scrabble tiles
C) A computer interface
D) A hypnotic machine
  • 79. What specific incident was omitted from the book?
A) The Vogon ambush
B) The discovery of the Earth
C) The meeting with Zarniwoop
D) The Brontitall incident
  • 80. What was substituted for the Haggunenon sequence?
A) A dream sequence
B) The Disaster Area stunt ship
C) A new alien encounter
D) A flashback to Earth
  • 81. In what year was 'Life, the Universe and Everything' published?
A) 1984
B) 1980
C) 1982
D) 2004
  • 82. Where do Ford and Arthur travel to from prehistoric Earth in 'Life, the Universe and Everything'?
A) The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
B) The Earth's core
C) Lord's Cricket Ground
D) The planet Krikkit
  • 83. Who enlists Arthur and Ford's help to prevent a galactic war?
A) Slartibartfast
B) Fenchurch
C) The Doctor
D) Zaphod
  • 84. The story of 'Life, the Universe and Everything' was based on a treatment originally intended for what?
A) A Doctor Who theatrical release
B) A radio series
C) A sequel to the first book
D) A stage play
  • 85. In what year was 'So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish' published?
A) 1982
B) 1986
C) 2005
D) 1984
  • 86. Who does Arthur fall in love with upon his return to Earth?
A) The guide
B) A dolphin
C) Fenchurch
D) Trillian
  • 87. Who provided the replacement Earth in 'So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish'?
A) God
B) The Krikkit people
C) Slartibartfast
D) The dolphins
  • 88. How much older is Marvin than the Universe itself?
A) He is the same age
B) 10 times
C) 37 times
D) 100 times
  • 89. What is the name of the campaign the dolphins ran to save humans?
A) The Krikkit Crusade
B) Save the Humans
C) The God Message Project
D) The Hitchhiker's Campaign
  • 90. In Mostly Harmless, which group takes over The Hitchhiker's Guide?
A) The Earthlings
B) The inhabitants of Lamuella
C) InfiniDim Enterprises' rivals
D) Vogons
  • 91. What is Arthur Dent's official role on the planet Lamuella?
A) Sandwich-maker
B) Spacecraft engineer
C) Guide writer
D) Village elder
  • 92. Who is Random Frequent Flyer Dent's mother?
A) Tricia McMillan
B) Jane Belson
C) Fenchurch
D) Trillian
  • 93. Who saves the main characters after they escape the virtual reality?
A) Thor
B) Arthur Dent
C) Zaphod Beeblebrox
D) Bowerick Wowbagger
  • 94. Where does Zaphod travel to seek help for the group?
A) Lamuella
B) Nano
C) Asgard
D) The Guide's office
  • 95. Who convinces Prostetnic Jeltz that the people on Nano are not Earthlings?
A) Constant Mown
B) Thor
C) Random
D) Arthur Dent
  • 96. What planet do the Vogons intend to destroy after Earth's destruction?
A) Nano
B) Lamuella
C) Asgard
D) Earth
  • 97. Who acts as the God of the planet Nano?
A) Ford
B) Arthur
C) Thor
D) Zaphod
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