'You win or you die!' The hardest Game of Thrones quiz ever

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1. What is the Iron Bank’s representative, played by Mark Gatiss, called?

   1. Quorin Halfhand

   2. Xaro Xhoan Daxon

   3. Howard from the Halifax

   4. Tycho Nestoris

2. 

   Who was responsible for the creation of the Night King?

   1. The Lord of Light

   2. The Children of the Forest

   3. The Drowned God

   4. The First Men

3. In the TV show, what was Hodor called before he got his tragic door-holding nickname?

   1. Wylis

   2. Horys

   3. Myrys

   4. Gladys

4. Who was the leader of the Golden Company sellswords when Dany ransacked King’s Landing?

   1. Wes Borland

   2. Harry Strickland

   3. Kiefer Sutherland

   4. Robert Westland

5. 

   Dany’s dragons are (or were) called Drogon, Viserion and ____?

   1. Dougal

   2. Vhagar

   3. Rhaegal

   4. Balerion

6. Iwan Rheon, who played Ramsay Bolton, was almost cast as which character?

   1. Jon Snow

   2. Gendry

   3. Podrick Payne

   4. Robb Stark

7. Who said: 'I don’t plan on knitting by the fire while men fight for me'?

   1. Lyanna Mormont

   2. Sansa Stark

   3. Ser Brienne of Tarth

   4. Olenna Tyrell

8. 

   Who’s this grizzled chap with Ser Jorah and Daenerys?

   1. Ser Elrick Sarsfield

   2. Ser Balon Swann

   3. Ser Royland Degore

   4. Ser Barristan Selmy

9. Which body part did Kit Harington say was in severe pain when filming the dragon-riding scenes in season eight?

   1. His right arm

   2. His right knee

   3. His right shoulder

   4. His right testicle

10. Which UK drama had Hannah Murray (Gilly) and Joe Dempsie (Gendry) appeared in together before Game of Thrones?

    1. Misfits

    2. Skins

    3. Hollyoaks

    4. Sugar Rush

11. 

    Whose bushy beard is this?

    1. Robert Baratheon

    2. Davos Seaworth

    3. Tyrion Lannister

    4. Tormund

12. 

    And whose beautiful braid is this?

    1. Sansa Stark

    2. Cersei Lannister

    3. Margaery Tyrell

    4. Tormund

13. Which of these characters is dead?

    1. Jaqen H’Gar

    2. Nymeria the direwolf

    3. Hot Pie

    4. Eddison Tollett

14. What is the name of the giant dragon-slaying crossbow that failed to protect King’s Landing?

    1. Millipede

    2. The 'You’re Making Me Very Cross(bow)'

    3. Scorpion

    4. Mantis

15. 

    Where is the House of Black and White, the training temple of the Faceless Men?

    1. Qarth

    2. Braavos

    3. Meereen

    4. No one knows

16. What was the Red Keep’s chief mouser (RIP) called?

    1. Ser Pounce

    2. Maester Paw

    3. Lady Claws, first of her name, breaker of mice, protector of the realm

    4. The Bastard

17. Which relative did Euron Greyjoy murder to take the Salt Throne of the Iron Islands?

    1. His brother

    2. His uncle

    3. His nephew

    4. His cousin

18. What is the name of Arya’s sword?

    1. Ice

    2. Pointy

    3. Fang

    4. Needle

19. 

    In which King’s Landing slum did Gendry grow up?

    1. Flea Bottom

    2. Rat Bottom

    3. Rhaenys’s Hill

    4. Dragonpit

20. Who was Ned Stark’s predecessor as Robert Baratheon’s Hand?

    1. Jaime Lannister

    2. Jon Arryn

    3. Tywin Lannister

    4. Ser Jorah Mormont

21. Whose last words were: 'Give me something for the pain, and let me die'?

    1. Stannis Baratheon

    2. Hodor

    3. Robert Baratheon

    4. Walder Frey

22. 

    Who fought this bear in season three?

    1. Brienne

    2. Jaime

    3. The Hound

    4. Ghost

23. The actor who played Brother Ray also played which antique-loving TV scoundrel?

    1. David Dickinson

    2. Del Boy Trotter

    3. Rodney Trotter

    4. Lovejoy

24. How many kings and queens of Westeros did Lord Varys serve?

    1. 2

    2. 3

    3. 4

    4. 5

25. 

    Who had the honour of killing Petyr Baelish?

    1. Jon Snow

    2. Sansa Stark

    3. Brienne

    4. Arya Stark

26. In Westerosian currency, the two smaller denominations of the Gold Dragon coin are the copper penny and the ___?

    1. Silver stallion

    2. Golden goose

    3. Silver stag

    4. Bronze bull

27. What is the go-to anaesthetic for maesters across Westeros called?

    1. Shade of the evening

    2. Sourleaf

    3. Having another wine

    4. Milk of the poppy

28. 

    Cersei visited a fortune teller as a teenager and got some very bad news. What was her name?

    1. Jenny the Newt

    2. Maggie the Frog

    3. Winnie the Lizard

    4. Kerry the Kangarillapig

29. The King Beyond the Wall, Mance Rayder, was roasted alive on whose orders?

    1. Cersei Lannister

    2. Daenerys Targaryen

    3. Stannis Baratheon

    4. Roose Bolton

30. What were the first words King Robert said to Ned Stark in episode one of season one?

    1. 'You’ve got fat.'

    2. 'You’ve not changed.'

    3. 'You look old.'

    4. 'Your hair looks terrible.'

31. 

    Whose family crest is this?

    1. Martell

    2. Baratheon

    3. Forrester

    4. Greyjoy

32. 

    What about this one?

    1. Tyrell

    2. Lovejoy

    3. Stark

    4. Bolton

33. 

    Bet you can't guess this crest …

    1. Targaryen

    2. Kardashian

    3. Tully

    4. Martell

34. 

    Or this one …

    1. Greyjoy

    2. Beowulf

    3. Forrester

    4. Lannister

35. 

    And which family does this sigil belong to?

    1. Arryn

    2. Frey

    3. Tyrell

    4. Sarandon

36. What is the name of Jon Snow's Direwolf?

    1. Grey Wind

    2. Graham

    3. Ghost

    4. Gargamel

37. Name the 'other' Stark child: Robb, Brandon, Sansa, Arya, Jon Snow and _____

    1. Rickon

    2. Dickon

    3. Ramsay

    4. Eddard

38. What's the name of Lysa Arryn's too-old-to-be-nursing son?

    1. Edmore

    2. Hoster

    3. Robin

    4. Nedwell

39. 

    Which band made a cameo appearance at the Purple Wedding?

    1. Sigur Rós

    2. Arcade Fire

    3. McBusted

    4. The National

40. What's the name of the explosive that gave the Lannisters the edge in the Battle of Blackwater?

    1. Wildfire

    2. Dragonfire

    3. Godsfire

    4. Pantsonfire

41. How was 'The Queen of Thorns' more commonly known?

    1. Cersei Lannister

    2. Margaery Tyrell

    3. Olenna Tyrell

    4. E Jarvis Thribb

42. 

    What does Daenerys mean when she says 'Shekh ma shieraki anni' to Khal Drogo?

    1. 'Moon of my life'

    2. 'Get in me wheelbarrow, love'

    3. 'Sound did silence me'

    4. 'My sun and stars'

43. 

    What was Pycelle's official title in the Red Keep?

    1. Master of Coin

    2. Grand Maester

    3. Games Maester

    4. Lord Commander of the Kingsguard

44. Which Lannister song signalled doom at the Red Wedding?

    1. The Rains of Castermere

    2. A Golden Crown

    3. The Assassin's Dagger

    4. Tales of Topographic Oceans

45. 

    What piece of fencing advice did Jon Snow give to Arya Stark? 'Stick them with the …'

    1. '… prickly end'

    2. '… sharp end'

    3. '… stabby end'

    4. '… pointy end'

46. Who said: 'Go drink until it feels like you did the right thing'?

    1. Tyrion Lannister

    2. Bronn

    3. Lady Arryn

    4. Kelis

47. 

    Who said: 'Hush, Hodor! No more Hodoring!'

    1. Bran Stark

    2. Lord Varys

    3. Cersei Lannister

    4. Portmeirion

48. Who said: 'It's not easy being drunk all the time. Everyone would do it if it were easy?'

    1. Bronn

    2. King Robert

    3. Tyrion Lannister

    4. Dumbledore

49. Who said, 'Hurry, this pie is dry!'?

    1. Lord Commander Mormont

    2. Barrington Levy

    3. Tywin Lannister

    4. Joffrey

50. Who said: 'Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder'?

    1. Lord Varys

    2. Petyr Baelish ('Littlefinger')

    3. Cersei Lannister

    4. Faris Rotter

51. Who said: 'Some day I'm gonna put a sword through your eye and out the back of your skull'?

    1. Theon Greyjoy

    2. Shae

    3. Arya Stark

    4. Anton Yelchin

52. Who said: 'If you ever call me sister again, I'll have you strangled in your sleep'?

    1. Annie Lennox

    2. Meg White

    3. Catelyn Stark

    4. Cersei Lannister

53. Who said: 'You're shit at dying, you know that?'

    1. Sandor Clegane (‘The Hound’)

    2. King Robert

    3. Travis Bickle

    4. Harland Sanders

54. Who said: 'Of all the ways to kill you, poison would be the last'?

    1. Mance Rayder

    2. Littlefinger

    3. Bowfinger

    4. Crast

55. Who said: 'Has anyone ever told you you're as boring as you are ugly?'

    1. The Hound

    2. Jaime Lannister

    3. Jon Snow

    4. Peter Snow

56. 

    Which castle is this?

    1. The Dreyrie

    2. The Eyrie

    3. The Broorie

    4. Storm's End

57. 

    Which castle is this?

    1. Highgarden

    2. Beergarden

    3. Moat Callin

    4. Dragonstone

58. 

    Which castle is this?

    1. Casterly Rock

    2. Thurnscoe

    3. Harrenhal

    4. Shallowhal

59. 

    Which castle is this?

    1. Winterfell

    2. Riverrun

    3. Skyfall

    4. Castle Black

60. 

    Which castle is this?

    1. The Dreadfort

    2. The Twins

    3. Sunspear

    4. Shakeanvac

61. 

    Who is this?

    1. Melisandre

    2. Margaery Tyrell

    3. Missandei

    4. Momus

62. 

    And this?

    1. Shireen Baratheon

    2. Myrcella Baratheon

    3. Ellaria Sand

    4. Eliza Dushku

63. 

    And this?

    1. Talisa Stark

    2. Emma Peel

    3. Peggy Mount

    4. Olenna Tyrell

64. 

    And this?

    1. Podrick Payne

    2. Jorah Mormont

    3. Haley Joel Osment

    4. Doran Martell

65. 

    And this?

    1. Renly Baratheon

    2. Lemar

    3. Limahl

    4. Lancel Lannister

66. Whose skull was cracked like an egg by The Mountain's giant hands?

    1. Lady the direwolf

    2. Oberyn Martell

    3. Beric Dondarrion

    4. Auric Goldfinger

67. Who was used as target practice in Joffrey's boudoir?

    1. Talisa Stark

    2. Maester Luwin

    3. Ros

    4. Maelcum Soul

68. 

    Who was burned alive on Drogo's funeral pyre?

    1. Mirri Maz Duur

    2. Khal Drogo

    3. Maris Piper

    4. Septa Mordane

69. Who had molten gold poured over their head?

    1. Robb Stark

    2. Viserys Targaryen

    3. Khal Drogo

    4. Aloo Gobi

70. Who was stabbed in the back by a smoke-baby-ghost?

    1. Qhorin Halfhand

    2. Renly Baratheon

    3. Jory Cassel

    4. Tony Blackburn

71. 

    How many actors have played Gregor Clegane (‘The Mountain’)?

    1. 1

    2. 2

    3. 3

    4. 4

72. In season six, Kevin Eldon appeared as an actor in a theatre troupe. Who was his character portraying in the production?

    1. Cersei Lannister

    2. Ned Stark

    3. Robert Baratheon

    4. Tywin Lannister

73. 

    What is the official Lannister family motto?

    1. 'Hear me roar'

    2. 'A Lannister always pays his debts'

    3. 'None so fierce'

    4. 'Never knowingly undersold'

74. Which British comedian and actor portrayed Red Priest of the Lord of Light, Thoros of Myr?

    1. Phill Jupitus

    2. Danny Kaye

    3. Paul Kaye

    4. Peter Kaye

75. 

    Grey Worm is the leader of which group?

    1. The Unthanks

    2. The Unjust

    3. The Unsullied

    4. The Undertones

76. How is Ser Davos colloquially known?

    1. The Potato Lord

    2. The Cabbage Duke

    3. The Onion Knight

    4. The Beetroot Lord

77. 

    What is Brienne’s real surname?

    1. Tully

    2. Tarth

    3. Gibb

    4. Utichi

78. Which house’s motto is 'fire and blood'?

    1. Greyjoy

    2. Martel

    3. Targaryen

    4. Davro

79. 

    Who masterminded the plot to kill King Joffrey?

    1. Little Mix

    2. Lord Varys

    3. Olenna Tyrell

    4. René Artois

80. Which popular fantasy character has been played by two female actors on Game of Thrones?

    1. Lara Croft

    2. Lady Gaga

    3. Tank Girl

    4. Sarah Connor

Solutions

1:D, 2:B, 3:A, 4:B, 5:C, 6:A, 7:A, 8:D, 9:D, 10:B, 11:A, 12:B, 13:D, 14:C, 15:B, 16:A, 17:A, 18:D, 19:A, 20:B, 21:C, 22:A, 23:D, 24:C - The Mad King, Robert, Joffrey and Tommen, 25:D, 26:C, 27:D, 28:B, 29:C, 30:A, 31:B, 32:C, 33:A, 34:D, 35:C, 36:C, 37:A, 38:C, 39:A, 40:A, 41:C, 42:D, 43:B, 44:A, 45:D, 46:B, 47:A, 48:C, 49:D, 50:B, 51:C, 52:D, 53:A, 54:A, 55:B, 56:B, 57:D, 58:C, 59:D, 60:B, 61:C, 62:A, 63:D, 64:A, 65:D, 66:B, 67:C, 68:A, 69:B, 70:B, 71:C, 72:B, 73:A, 74:C, 75:C, 76:C, 77:B, 78:C, 79:C, 80:D

Scores

1. 61 and above.

   Are you sure your name isn't George RR Martin?

2. 41 and above.

   We'll make a Lannister of you yet!

3. 1 and above.

   Your lack of knowledge brings shame upon your house and you are hereby banished to the Wall.