Prince Valiant quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which legendary King is the most powerful ruler in Britain?

   Answer: King Arthur

   Why: At Camelot, young Val stoutly defended the captured robber knight Sir Negarth at his trial before King Arthur.

2. 2 Medium

   How did Prince Valiant first meet the woman he would later marry?

   Answer: He washed ashore starving

   Why: Foster ran the scene on 2 February 1941: the prince woke only long enough to drink water, and the couple did not marry until 10 February 1946.

3. 3 Hard

   Why did Valiant first sail across the Atlantic to the New World?

   Answer: To rescue his wife

   Why: Foster ran the route past Iceland and Greenland to Niagara Falls, reached in the strip a thousand years before Columbus.

4. 4 Easy

   Why did the young prince leave his original kingdom?

   Answer: His father was deposed

   Why: Foster set the lost kingdom of Thule in what is now Norway, and the exiled family reached the wild fens of Britain when Val was five.

5. 5 Medium

   What is the most sacred object Valiant seeks for Arthur?

   Answer: The Holy Grail

   Why: Arthur sent Val to test the Grail legend, and in Avalon St. Patrick said it was probably a symbol of faith, courage and hope, not a cup.

6. 6 Hard

   Who is the most powerful enemy of Prince Valiant's homeland?

   Answer: Sligon

   Why: Sligon drove King Aguar from Thule into exile in Britain's Fens, until Val helped his father win the throne back.