In a second hand set of dimensions

Who or what from our world is the original of...

1) The ichor god Bel-Shamharoth, in The Colour of Magic?

2) Mr so-called Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, in Reaper Man?

3) Lord Vetinari of Ankh-Morpork?

Answers, Jan 13/06.

It is unknown that Discworld has its own version of the celebrated counting song 'Green Grow the Rushes-o'. Naturally, the most extended verse begins 'I'll sing you the twelve-o, Brown flows the Ankh-o... What are your twelve-o? Twelve for the something-or-other' -- and goes rapidly downhill to 'One is one is Great A'Tuin and evermore shall be so'. From the list below you should be able to reconstruct the lines (which don't all scan very well, or at all*) and put them in order.

? -- Stone Dancers

? -- Yoked Oxen

? -- Shadows on the wall

? -- Spelter's level

? -- Moving Pictures

? -- Books of the Prophets

? -- Strokes of nine-ish

? -- cc of mouse blood

? -- Month of Ember

? -- Rincewind's number

? -- Fast-painting demons

? -- Crippled onion


*singers are expected to gloss over this with inordinate loudness and a lot of quaffing

Answers, Jan. 09/06

Who or what is the odd one out in each set?

7) Glod, Glod, Glod, Glod, Glod, Glod.

8) A Big Troll and Some Other Trolls, The Band With Rocks In, We're a Rubbish Band, Dwarfs With Altitude, Ande Supporting Bands, The Blots.

9) Suck, Surreptitious Fabric, Ande Supporting Bands, The Whom, Dwarfs with Altitude, Lead Balloon.

10) The Blots, Suck, Surreptitious Fabric, Ande Supporting Bands, The Whom, Lead Balloon.

Answers, Jan. 08/06

Who or what is the odd one out in each set?

4) The Oldest Mayfly, Exquisitor Vorbis, Deccan Ribobe, Drum Billet.

5) Glod, Carrot, Swires, Constable Cuddy.

6) Glod, Gimli in Lord of the Rings, Alberich in The Ring of the Nibelungen,Rumplestiltskin in Grimms' Fairy Tales.


<a href="http://robyn.psychosix.com/stories/discquiz.html#35</a>Answers, Jan. 07/06</a>.

Who or what is the odd one out in each set?

1) Cobb, Pewmet, Wimple, Cock, Snood.

2) Galder Weatherwax, Cutangle, Coin, Munstrum Ridcully.

3) Galder Weatherwax, Tethis, Corporal Disuse, Weems.

Answers, Jan. 06/06

What or who is a possible Discworld connection of...

7) Hans Christian Andersen's most sensitive Princess?

8) The novel Erewhon by Samuel Butler?

9) Albertus Magnus?

10) Herman Bondi, Thomas Gold and Fred Hoyle?

Answers, Jan. 04/06

What or who is a possible Discworld connection of...

4) Gollum?

5) Science-fiction authors Thomas M. Disch and John T. Sladek?

6) St Simon Stylites?

Answers, Jan 03/06.

What or who is a possible connection of...

1) Galileo?

2) Mr Justice Cocklecarrot and the Twelve Red-Bearded Dwarves? ed: huh?

3) Andrew Lang?

Answers, Jan 02/06.

Okay, my New Years resolution is to try and be more attentive to the trivia questions (and to give up casting evil spells on the neighbour's cat).

Faculty of Physic concluded.
Who or what might find themselves subject to the following afflictions?

10) Hydrophobia.

11) Licky End.

12) Being tragically crushed to death by a rogue elephant.

Answers for December 30th.

All right! We're back in business!
I apologize for the long delay. I've been sick for quite some time, and am only just back to the point where I feel able to spend a few minutes online. Thanks for your patience.

So, back to the Faculty of Physick...

Who or what might find themselves subject to the following afflictions?

7) Root Fly.

8) Having Treacle Wormseed administered to them by Magrat Garlick.

9) The Black Tups.

Previous Day's Answers.