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Hitchhiker's Guide: chapters 1-25
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1
What is the usual fate of those who are determined to make fools of themselves in public?
The sanitarium
Death by alcoholism
Infomercials
Tax exile
2
What had mankind achieved?
Science, math, art, and so on.
Digital watches, fire, New Jersey, and so on.
The wheel, wars, New York, and so on.
The car, computers, England, and so on.
3
What reason does the old man give for the missiles that nearly destroyed the Heart of Gold?
The old regime was a little paranoid.
The computers are bored
They needed to get rid of some missiles.
The ship is stolen, and there is a bounty on it.
4
What part of planet building does the old man enjoy the most?
Plains
Coastlines
Rivers
Mountains
5
What is not one of Arthur's problems?
Money
Time
Romance
Energy
6
What is the old man's name?
Fastilarislat
Bartislartfast
Fartislartbast
Slartibartfast
7
What was the only thing dolphins did? (from Chapter 23)
Play in the water while having a good time
Sleep
Do tricks and sing
Eat a lot of fish
8
What is Arthur concerned about?
If he can ever have tea again
If Trillian is interested in him
Whether or not Magrathea is safe
What they are going to have for breakfast
9
What happened to the dolphins when the Vogons arrived?
They died along with the humans.
No one is entirely sure.
They negotiated with the Vogons and were taken away
They left by their own means
10
What does the computer do as the missiles approach?
Take evasive action
Sing
Raise shields
Shut down
11
How does Deep Thought rank in terms of all-time thinking power?
Third
Fourth
Second
First
12
What does Trillian notice on the wall?
Billboards and memos
Pictures of dead humans
Children's drawings
Strange symbols of some kind
13
What final message did the dolphins leave for humans before disappearing from the planet?
Beware the mice.
Thanks for stuffing up the planet!
So long and thanks for all the fish.
So long sukkas!
14
How long will it take Deep Thought to find the answer to life, the universe, and everything?
Six thousand, three hundred years
Seven and a half million years
Eight and a quarter billion years
Seventeen days and four hours
15
What type of craft does the old man have? (from Chapter 22)
A hovercraft
A warcraft
A cruiser
A skimmer
16
What did Ford kindly leave Arthur?
His peanuts
His backpack
His copy of the Guide
His towel
17
What does a large red button say when Arthur presses it?
Don’t touch me.
Try again.
Please do not press this button again
Nothing at all.
18
What does the old man unsuccessfully try to do to Arthur?
Escape from him
Threaten him
Sedate him
Kill him
19
Who are furious about Earth's destruction?
Dentrassi
the Galactic Government
mice
Vogons
20
What did the most intelligent species on Earth do with their time?
Write elegant and subtle poetry
Watch movies and have a good time
Fight against the dolphins for control of the Earth
Conduct elegant and subtle experiments on humans
21
What does Arthur almost run into at the end of the chapter? (from Chapter 21)
An old man
A pack of ghosts
Marvin
The whale carcass
22
How does Marvin get along with other robots?
He never sees any other robots.
He hates them.
Very well sometimes
He ignores them.
23
What is the name of the supercomputer?
The Milliard Gargantubrain
Then Pondermatic
The Googleplex Starthinker
Deep Thought
24
What is the result of the improbability sum?
Ten trillion billion to one
Infinity squared
Two to the power of two hundred and seventy-six thousand
Infinity minus one
25
Why can Marvin not keep his mind off things?
he has bugs in his system
he has an extremely large mind
his programming does not allow it
there is nothing to distract him
26
What is the favorite game of the pandimensional beings?
Brockian Ultra Cricket
Brockian Ultra Baseball
Brockian Ultra Rugby
Brockian Ultra Football
27
How does Slartibartfast respond when Arthur tries to talk to him in the aircar?
He ignores Arthur.
He shrugs and continues to fly.
He asks Arthur if he is comfortable.
He tells Arthur to be quiet.
28
What color is the old man's robe?
Deep purple
Grey
Black
Blue
29
What frightens Arthur in the air car?
A loud metal clang
Slartibartfast's singing
A passing freighter
A tunnel
30
What is Deep Thought the size of?
a small city
a small continent
a small planet
a small spaceship
31
What does Zaphod search for on the sub-etha radio?
News about himself
The movements of the Vogon Constructor Fleet
A signal from the intergalactic fence
Some decent gunk music
32
What does Deep Thought want to do? (from Chapter 25)
Design a better digital watch
Sleep
Calculate the vectors of the atoms in the big bang
Design another supercomputer
33
How many sheep does Marvin count before going to sleep?
Five hundred and a thousand zillion
Five hundred and twenty-three million
Five hundred and ninety-seven billion
Five hundred and eighty-six trillion
34
What is the strange irritating light
not
?
Ultraviolet
Infinity
An alien spotlight
All of the above
35
What ship rescues Ford and Arthur?
The Space Trucker
A passing Teaser
An Interstellar Freighter
The Starship Heart of Gold
36
What is being built in Magrathea's factory?
another Earth
a vacation planet for mice
the Death Star
a Vogon constructor fleet
37
Where did Veet Voojagig go to school?
University of Alderan
University of Hooprafrinx VI
University of Maximegalon
University of Alpha Centauri
