The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Who orders the demolition of Arthur Dent's house?

   Answer: Mr. Prosser

   Why: The book calls him a direct male-line descendant of Genghis Khan whose only surviving traits are a stout tum and a taste for little fur hats.

2. 2 Medium

   How did the Nutri-Matic decide what drink to make?

   Answer: By analyzing the person

   Why: Nobody knew why it bothered scanning, since it always poured something almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea.

3. 3 Hard

   Which species is known for having the third worst poetry in the universe?

   Answer: Vogons

   Why: Second worst goes to the Azgoths of Kria: four listeners died of internal bleeding during a recital by their poet master Grunthos the Flatulent.

4. 4 Easy

   What was the original form of the planet Earth?

   Answer: An organic computer

   Why: The Magratheans built the Earth to order as a computer, and the Vogons demolished it five minutes before its ten-million-year program ended.

5. 5 Medium

   What object did Arthur and Ford ride to escape prehistoric Earth?

   Answer: A Chesterfield sofa

   Why: Ford drags Arthur into an eddy in the space-time continuum that has washed up in a field disguised as an anachronistic sofa.

6. 6 Hard

   Why could the inhabitants of Krikkit see no stars in their sky?

   Answer: A dust cloud

   Why: That dust cloud is all that remains of Hactar, a supercomputer its makers pulverized after it sabotaged their universe-destroying bomb.