The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which species is the second most intelligent on the planet Earth?

   Answer: dolphins

   Why: Humans rank only third: above the dolphins sit the mice, running frighteningly elegant experiments on us from inside their wheels.

2. 2 Medium

   What is the most precise sector coordinate for the planet Earth?

   Answer: Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha

   Why: Trillian tells Zaphod they picked the hitchhikers up there. He stalls: "What does the Z mean?" "Which one?" "Any one."

3. 3 Hard

   Why did Douglas Adams name the character Slartibartfast?

   Answer: To sound very rude

   Why: Adams reworked a far cruder original until the BBC would air it, then gave it to a coastline designer who won an award for Norway's fjords.

4. 4 Easy

   What did the dolphins do to warn humans about the end?

   Answer: Performed somersaults and whistles

   Why: Humans read the displays as tricks right up until the dolphins left the planet entirely.

5. 5 Medium

   Who is the first person to try to bulldoze Arthur Dent's house?

   Answer: Mr. L. Prosser

   Why: He turns out to be a direct male-line descendant of Genghis Khan, though he does not know it.

6. 6 Hard

   What device is most essential for sensing a Vogon ship's arrival?

   Answer: sub-etha sens-o-matic

   Why: Jodrell Bank looked straight through the Vogon fleet; it registered only on the Sens-O-Matic in Ford's satchel.