Well, I'm impressed! You got this far! Good for you! Now things are going to get interesting... Much like before, each question has a number and a series of lettered answers. Pay close attention to the numbers and the letters. The answers may require more digging and thought than before. Best of luck!
1. Given that the year 506 YD was the Year of the Opal Lion and 507 YD is the Year of the Silver Butterfly, when will it be the Year of Emerald Dragon?
A - 510 YD
C - 2020 AD
E - 520 YD
G - 2011 AD
I - Both A and C
K - Both A and G
M - Both C and E
O - Both C and G
Q - None of the Above
S - All of the Above
8. Sandbits are what?
A - A species of Stonekin
B - Eaters of living stone
C - A favored treat of gargoyles
D - The bane of masons and architects across Tirialle
E - All of the Above
F - None of the Above
7. Where do sagittaries get their metal-bladed weapons from?
a - Trade with Tirialleans
e - Mountain-dwelling sagitarries
i - An unexplored subterranean civilization
o - They mine and smith it themselves to exacting specifications
u - Nobody knows for sure
y - None of the Above
4. You have 500 local copper coins and take them to a bank for conversion. The banker gives you 16 silver coins and several coppers as change. What realm of Tirialle are you in, how many coppers did you receive back, and what image is on the silver coins?
A - East Realm, 8, horse
B - West Realm, 20, salmon
C - North Realm, 12, hare
D - South Realm, 10, marten
E - Midrealm, 15, fox
F - East Realm, 20, hare
G - North Realm, 10, marten
H - None of the Above
2. If you wished to claim a city of gold, whom would you contact?
a - Quillby
b - Ser-Thyl-Ohn
c - Drunoth the Ogre-Slayer
d - Omnirealm Insurance
e - Skamzarus Silvertongue
f - A. Malifax
g - None of the Above
5. Who developed the "mirror bait" technique for studying basilisks, and whose book mentions her?
a - Quiartha Shaker-of-Trees, Scalivon Sandbrush
d - Quirtha Shaker-of-Trees, Scivolen Sandbrush
g - Kia Vehnard, Scalivon Sandbush
j - Kia Vanhard, Scalivon Sandbrush
m - "Whitespider", Scalivon Sandbrush
p - None of the Above
9. A spell has gone awry, and you have fallen through space and time. Coming to your senses, you find yourself amid a strange festival. People in bright clothes go from neighbor to neighbor, singing and offering coins or other small tokens. One of them comes up to you, bells ringing on their hat and sleeves, and hands you a copper coin with a quill pen stamped on it. Peering through a window, you see a calendar; you are unable to make out the numbers or letters, but displayed atop the calendar is a purple bird, clearly not a raptor but none you readily recognize. What year is it, what day is it, what are the people celebrating, and in which realm are you?
R - 500 YD, Vembron 1, Waking Day, West Realm
S - 505 YD, Kapron 31, Shadow's Eve, West Realm
T - 506 YD, Vembron 1, Light's Dawn, East Realm
U - 505 YD, Vembron 1, Light's Dawn, East Realm
V - 504 BD, Alphon 1, Sleeping Day, East Realm
W - 505 BD, Vembron 30, Sleeping Day, East Realm
X - None of the Above
3. In "real world" terms, what is the name "chirolupe" derived from?
B - The Latin words for "wing" and
"wolf."
D - The scientific names for the order of bats and genus of wolves.
F - The scientific names for the family of bats and genus of wolves.
H - The Greek words for "bat" and "wolf."
J - The scientific name for the vampire bat and the timber wolf.
L - An extinct species of fruit bat and the Latin name for the dire wolf.
N - None of the Above.
6. You have just arrived in a strange city, a port on what looks to be the mouth of a great river. Looking around, you see a sign: Lost Harbor. Where are you, and what is the name of the river?
C - Rainbow Forest, Otter River
F - East Realm, Serpentine River
I - Rainbow Forest, Anaconda River
L - Zakotansett, Big Blue River
O - Eoterra, Mystery River
R - None of the Above
Skyhaven Quiz Challenge created February 2007 by
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