The Dark Crystal quiz

More questions about The Dark Crystal

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1. 1 Easy

   Who joins Jen on his quest to heal the Crystal?

   Answer: Kira

   Why: The Podlings raised Kira after the Garthim took her mother, and she learned to speak with living things.

2. 2 Medium

   Which fantasy illustrator designed the creatures of The Dark Crystal?

   Answer: Brian Froud

   Why: Froud took the crab-like Garthim's look from the discarded shells of his and Henson's lobster dinners.

3. 3 Hard

   What long-limbed creatures do Gelflings ride across Thra?

   Answer: Landstriders

   Why: Landstriders began as eight-legged land-spiders in an early outline, until a stilt walker moving on all fours inspired their final design.

4. 4 Easy

   How many suns orbit Thra?

   Answer: Three

   Why: Thra's three suns are the Three Brothers: Great, Rose and Dying; three moons circle it too, the Three Sisters: Blue, Pearl and Hidden.

5. 5 Medium

   Which Skeksis is exiled and stripped of his robes after losing a duel?

   Answer: The Chamberlain

   Why: The Chamberlain, SkekSil, is famous for his manipulative nature and his signature, unsettling whimpering sigh.

6. 6 Hard

   What is the name of Jen's wise Mystic master who dies?

   Answer: urSu

   Why: Each Mystic is bound to a Skeksis counterpart, so when urSu died, the Skeksis Emperor skekSo died at the very same moment.