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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Part 2
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Part 2
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Questions from the book - Chapters 21-35
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1
When catering to customers' tastes, what is Magrathea not?
Picky
Proud
Judgemental
Slow
2
What did the most intelligent species on Earth do with their time?
Write elegant and subtle poetry
Conduct elegant and subtle experiments on humans
Watch movies and have a good time
Fight against the dolphins for control of the Earth
3
Where do Arthur and the others escape to?
A spacecraft
A computer bay
A wormhole
An empty office
4
What does the old man unsuccessfully try to do to Arthur?
Kill him
Sedate him
Escape from him
Threaten him
5
Who was Yooden Vranx?
The former Galactic President
A real gas
All of these
An Arcturian captain
6
What three phases does each civilization seem to pass through?
Birth, Life, and Death.
Survival, Inquiry, and Sophistication.
Peace, War, and Ambivalence.
Ignorance, Education, and Synthesis.
7
How does Arthur describe Slartibartfast's story?
Salient
Subtle
Salutary
Salubrious
8
How do the the characters survive the onslaught of police gunfire?
The mice kill the cops.
It stops.
They find a trap door.
They fight back.
9
How many times can a galactic civilization grow from a single worm in ten million years?
Three times
Umpteen times
Five times
Once or twice
10
What planet are the cops from?
Blagulon Kappa
Esflovian
Allosimanius Syneca
Voondon
11
Who goes to investigate the gunfire when it stops?
Arthur
Trillian
Zaphod
Ford
12
What is not one of Arthur's problems?
Energy
Romance
Money
Time
13
What is the significance of Arthur's feelings of paranoia?
It means that the universe has great plans for him.
It means that there is an evil existing in theuniverse.
It comes from his psychic link to Zaphod Beeblebrox.
Probably none whatsoever
14
How long will it take DeepThought to figure out the answer to life, the universe, & everything?
Seven and a half million years
Seventeen days and four hours
Eight and a quarter billion years
Six thousand, three hundred years
15
How does Slartibartfast respond when Arthur tries to talk to him in the aircar?
He shrugs and continues to fly.
He ignores Arthur.
He tells Arthur to be quiet.
He asks Arthur if he is comfortable.
16
What is wrong with the ship?
It is surrounded by a deadly force-field.
It appears to be dead.
It is on fire.
It is out of gas.
17
What is Arthur reading?
The manual to the Heart of Gold
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Vogon Poetry
The Encyclopedia Galactica
18
What type of weapons are the cops using?
Kill-O-Zap guns
Nuclear missiles
Flechette pistols
Space-Ray Guns
19
What will the New Earth not be?
Destroyed by Vogons
Finished
The same
Paid for by mice
20
Who starts shooting at the characters?
The mice
Vogons
An enraged Slartibartfast
Cops
21
Who does Ford find lying face-down in the cold dust?
Marvin the robot
Zaphod Beeblebrox
Arthur
Slartibartfast
22
What were the two most improbable events in the history of the universe?
Arthur arriving on Magrathea, and Arsenal winning the cup.
Zaphod being elected President, and Zaphod stealing the ship
The invention of cricket and the gin and tonic.
Probably just coincidences
23
Where does Slartibartfast offer to take Arthur?
To meet the mice
To sign a petition against the Vogons
To see Zaphod, Ford, and Trillian
For a stroll on the New Earth
24
What is the name of the supercomputer?
The Googleplex Starthinker
Deep Thought
The Pondermatic
The Milliard Gargantubrain
25
What does Arthur almost run into at the end of chapter 21?
The whale carcass
Marvin
An old man
A pack of ghosts
26
How does Marvin get on with other robots?
He ignores them.
He never sees any other robots.
He hates them.
Very well sometimes
27
What is the old man's name?
Bartislartfast
Fastilarislast
Slartibartfast
Fartislartbast
28
What do the characters find sitting next to the Heart of Gold upon their return to the surface?
Marvin the robot
The Blagulon Kappa policecraft
A gold statue
A Vogon book of poetry
29
According to the book, what is the strange irritating light not?
An alien spotlight
Ultraviolet
A sattelite
Infinity
30
What speed does the aircar travel at?
R17
10 lightyears/hr
1000m/hr
Warp 5
31
What type of craft does the old man have?
A skimmer
A cruiser
A warcraft
A hovercraft
32
What part of planet building does the old man enjoy the most?
Plains
Rivers
Mountains
Coastlines
33
What does Deep Thought want to do?
Design a better digital watch
Sleep
Design another supercomputer
Calculate the vectors of the atoms in the big bang
34
What happened to the life-support systems in the cops' backpacks?
They blew up.
They went on strike.
They backfired.
They ran out of batteries.
35
Where did Veet Voojagig go to school?
University of Hooprafrinx VI
University of Maximegalon
University of Alderan
University of Alpha Centauri
36
What is Zaphod Beeblebrox drinking?
Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters.
Gin and tonic
Purple stuff
Sparkling wate
37
What is the usual fate of those who are determined to make fools of themselves in public?
Infomercials
The sanitarium
Death by alcoholism
Tax exile
38
What is Deep Thought's answer to life, the universe, and everything?
Apple
Forty-two
Be happy
Go forth and multiply
39
Where does Zaphod suggest eating?
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
The Nutri-Matic Machine
The local greasy starship
Veet Voojagig's house
40
What does the aircar travel through to get to the surface of Magrathea?
Space-time
A large computer
Steel tunnels
Damp caverns
41
What is the favorite game of the pandimensional beings?
Brockian Ultra Football
Brockian Ultra Baseball
Brockian Ultra Cricket
Brockian Ultra Rugby
42
What does the Blagulon Kappa policecraft do after Marvin the robot talks to it?
It attacks Marvin.
It commits suicide.
It catches fire.
It sounds an alarm.
43
Why does the gunfire stop?
The guns disappear into thin air.
The cops die.
The cops run out of ammunition.
The cops decide to befriend the characters.
44
What is Zaphod good at?
Stealing
Talking
Sleeping
Eating
45
Who caused a war by an idle comment?
Trilian
Ford
Zaphod
Arthur
46
What type of dinosaur's ribcage is Slartibartfast's chair made of?
Velociraptor
Stegosaurus
Tyrannasaurus Rex
Brontosaurus
47
What frightens Arthur in the aircar?
Slartibartfast's singing
A tunnel
A loud metal clang
A passing freighter
48
What had mankind achieved?
Digital watches, fire, New Jersey, and so on.
The wheel, wars, New York, and so on.
The car, computers, England, and so on.
Science, math, art, and so on.
49
How many sheep does Marvin count before going to sleep?
Five hundred and ninety-seven billion
Five hundred and twenty-three million
Five hundred and a thousand zillion
Five hundred and eighty-six trillion
50
What reason does the old man give for the missiles that nearly destroyed the Heart of Gold?
The ship is stolen, and there is a bounty on it.
The computers are bored.
The old regime was a little paranoid.
They needed to get rid of some missiles.
51
What destroyed the combined Vl'Hurg and G'Gugvuntt fleet?
A ghastly mistake
A small dog
A horribly beweaponed battelcruiser
A black hole
52
What is an important fact?
A towel is the most important thing you can possess.
Humans are not intelligent.
You cannot trust anyone.
Things are not always what they seem.
53
What did Ford kindly leave Arthur?
His towel
His copy of the Guide
A pillow
His stun-ray
54
What is Deep Thought the size of?
A small planet
A small continent
A small city
A small spaceship
55
What are the names of the men who get to hear the answer?
Loonquawl and Phouchg
Hexbuj and Vuirshad
Noogjull and Xuachit
Paakfert and Jivgt
56
What are Zaphod, Ford, and Trillian doing when Arthur arrives?
Being tortured
Having their brains zapped
Eating a feast
Waiting for him
57
How long will the new program take to run?
Twelve thousand years
Twenty million years
Ten million years
A nanosecond
58
How many cops are there?
Three
Two
Six
Four
59
What is the imaginary planet that Zaphod, Trillian, and Ford are on made of?
Chocolate
Gold
Money
Diamonds
60
What do Phouchg and Loonquawl think they will get?
Medals for bravery
A better answer if they keep asking
Lynched
A hero's welcome
61
How many pages are in chapter 26?
A little more than two
Three and a bit
Five
Less than one
62
How can Arthur experience the answer to the great question?
Sens-O-Tape
Experience-O-Matic
See-O-Vision
Virtu-O-System
63
What was the final message from the dolphins?
We are out of here
So long and thanks for all the fish
Have a nice life
Where’s the coffee?
64
How long does it take anyone to speak after hearing the answer?
Forever
A long time
Ten seconds
A few minutes
65
What is the series of valleys?
Storage for solid gold
An aquaduct for liquid gold
Just a series of valleys
A hallmark
66
What gas do the beings from this planet breathe?
Oxygen
Carbon-Monoxide
Methane
Helium
67
Who are the hosts?
The Intergalatic Police
Trillian's white mice
The new Galactic President and his entourage
Strange blue creatures
68
What type of talk costs lives?
Careless
Casual
Loose
Silly
69
What country's coastlines did Slartibartfast get an award for?
Sweden
Greenland
Canada
Norway
70
What is still unfinished on the New Earth?
The treelines
The fijords
North America
The fake dinosaur skeletons
71
Can Deep Thought figure out the great question?
Yes
Yes, but it will take some time
Perhaps, perhaps not
No
72
What happened to the dolphins when the Vogons arrived?
No one is entirely sure.
They negotiated with the Vogons and were taken away.
They died along with the humans.
They left by their own means.
73
What does Phouchg call the name "Earth"?
Fascinating
Exciting
Dull
Strange
74
What happens to Arthur when he grabs the two ends of wire?
He is electrocuted.
Nothing
A bird flies through him.
He suddenly understands why he is so unhappy.
75
Why is Slartibartfast's study a total mess?
It has been unused for thousands of years.
An earthquake
The cleaning staff are dead.
He is a slob.
76
What was the only thing dolphins did?
Play in the water while having a good time
Eat a lot of fish
Do tricks and sing
Sleep
77
Where is the Heart of Gold traveling from?
Jaglan Beta
The Horsehead Nebula
Eadra
Hawalius
78
What color is the old man's robe?
Black
Blue
Grey
Deep purple
79
What would Slartibartfast rather be than right?
Young
Happy
Respected
Wealthy
80
What subject is Arthur reading about?
The Archaeology of Magrathea
The History of every Galactic Civilization
The Alchemy of Betelguese Five
The Philosophy of Time Travel
81
Who will see the characters at the end of chapter 29?
The mice
The police
Arthur
Slartibartfast
82
Who are furious about the Earth's destruction?
Dentrassi
The Galactic Government
Mice
Vogons
83
How does Deep Thought rank in terms of all-time thinking power?
Fourth
Third
First
Second
84
What does the recording that Arthur sees have?
Subtitles
Picture-in-picture
Stereo sound
High Definition
85
What do the mice want?
Arthur's brain
To ask Arthur what the ultimate question is
All of the characters dead
To hire Arthur as a consultant
86
What do the mice agree should be the ultimate question?
Why should kids graduate from high school?
What is six times seven?
How many roads must a man walk down?
What's yellow and dangerous?
87
What will the new computer be called?
Venus
The Earth
Mars
The sun
88
What causes the alarms to sound?
Arthur steals a planetary design award.
Zaphod shoots a Magrathean.
The mice alert the planet of Arthur's escape.
A hostile ship lands on the planet.
89
What is Arthur having trouble with?
His lifestyle
His eyesight
His weight
His thinking
90
What is being built in Magrathea's factory?
Another version of the Earth
A death star
A vacation planet for mice
A Vogon constructor fleet
