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Terry Pratchett’s Discworld stories blend wit, big ideas and unforgettable characters. Test your knowledge of his fantasy worlds, satire and much-loved moments.

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Fascinating Fact:

Pratchett’s books mix humour, satire and serious themes, using fantasy settings to explore issues such as politics, belief, technology and death.

In Specialist Books, this quiz explores Terry Pratchett, the much-loved fantasy writer behind the Discworld series. You will revisit key novels, recurring characters, major themes and important life events.

Key Terms

Fantasy fiction: Stories set in imaginary worlds, often with magic, unusual creatures or invented histories.
Discworld: Pratchett’s flat, disc-shaped world carried on the backs of four elephants standing on a giant turtle in space.
Satire: Writing that uses humour and exaggeration to comment on real-world ideas, institutions or behaviour.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

Who is Terry Pratchett best known for writing about?

Terry Pratchett is best known for creating the Discworld series, a long running collection of comic fantasy novels that follow characters such as Rincewind, Granny Weatherwax and Sam Vimes.

What makes the Discworld novels different from other fantasy books?

The Discworld novels combine magical worlds with sharp humour, social commentary and clever wordplay. They often parody real-life politics, religion, technology and storytelling itself.

Do I need to read the Discworld books in order?

You do not have to read every Discworld book in strict order. Many readers follow mini series, such as the City Watch books or the Witches books, which each have their own story arc.

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What is the title of Pratchett's first Discworld novel, published in 1983?

[ ]	The Colour of Magic
[ ]	The Colour of Mayhem
[ ]	The Colour of Monsters
[ ]	The Colour of Moondust

What is the name of the incompetent wizard in several of the Discworld novels?

[ ]	Badwind
[ ]	Grimwind
[ ]	Hogwind
[ ]	Rincewind

Until his death in 2001, who provided the art work for the covers of all Discworld novels sold in the UK?

[ ]	Josh Kenny
[ ]	Josh Kerry
[ ]	Josh Ketley
[ ]	Josh Kirby

Published in 1992, what is the title of the first novel in Pratchett's Johnny Maxwell Trilogy?

[ ]	Only He Can Save Mankind
[ ]	Only I Can Save Mankind
[ ]	Only We Can Save Mankind
[ ]	Only You Can Save Mankind

What honour did Pratchett receive in 1998 for services to literature?

[ ]	MBE
[ ]	OBE
[ ]	CBE
[ ]	KBE

In the Discworld novel The Light Fantastic, The Librarian is transformed into what type of creature?

[ ]	A baboon
[ ]	A chimpanzee
[ ]	A gorilla
[ ]	An orangutan

What is the title of Pratchett's 1976 comic science fiction novel?

[ ]	The Dark Side of the Earth
[ ]	The Dark Side of the Moon
[ ]	The Dark Side of the Sun
[ ]	The Dark Side of the Universe

Which novel in the Johnny Maxwell series was adapted into a three-part TV series starring Zoe Wanamaker, Frank Finlay and Keith Barron?

[ ]	Johnny and the Bomb
[ ]	Johnny and the Dead
[ ]	Johnny and the Gun
[ ]	Johnny and the Sun

Which villain appears in the Discworld novels Men At Arms, Jingo and Night Watch?

[ ]	Lord Rat
[ ]	Lord Root
[ ]	Lord Rude
[ ]	Lord Rust

10.

What is the name of the witch, based on Nannie Slagg from Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast series, who appears in several Discworld novels?

[ ]	Nanny Ogg
[ ]	Nanny Slogg
[ ]	Nanny Slugg
[ ]	Nanny Ugg

Books Quiz - Author - Terry Pratchett (Answers)

What is the title of Pratchett's first Discworld novel, published in 1983?

[x]	The Colour of Magic
[ ]	The Colour of Mayhem
[ ]	The Colour of Monsters
[ ]	The Colour of Moondust

In his 1985 talk Why Gandalf Never Married, Pratchett said that The Colour of Magic was "an attempt to do for the classical fantasy universe what Blazing Saddles did for Westerns"

What is the name of the incompetent wizard in several of the Discworld novels?

[ ]	Badwind
[ ]	Grimwind
[ ]	Hogwind
[x]	Rincewind

He's a failed student at the Unseen University for wizards

Until his death in 2001, who provided the art work for the covers of all Discworld novels sold in the UK?

[ ]	Josh Kenny
[ ]	Josh Kerry
[ ]	Josh Ketley
[x]	Josh Kirby

He also designed the posters for Monty Python's Life of Brian

Published in 1992, what is the title of the first novel in Pratchett's Johnny Maxwell Trilogy?

[ ]	Only He Can Save Mankind
[ ]	Only I Can Save Mankind
[ ]	Only We Can Save Mankind
[x]	Only You Can Save Mankind

The other two books in the trilogy are Johnny and the Dead and Johnny and the Bomb

What honour did Pratchett receive in 1998 for services to literature?

[ ]	MBE
[x]	OBE
[ ]	CBE
[ ]	KBE

He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and was knighted in 2009

In the Discworld novel The Light Fantastic, The Librarian is transformed into what type of creature?

[ ]	A baboon
[ ]	A chimpanzee
[ ]	A gorilla
[x]	An orangutan

He refuses to be transformed back into a human

What is the title of Pratchett's 1976 comic science fiction novel?

[ ]	The Dark Side of the Earth
[ ]	The Dark Side of the Moon
[x]	The Dark Side of the Sun
[ ]	The Dark Side of the Universe

It's about an alien race called the Jokers

Which novel in the Johnny Maxwell series was adapted into a three-part TV series starring Zoe Wanamaker, Frank Finlay and Keith Barron?

[x]	Johnny and the Bomb
[ ]	Johnny and the Dead
[ ]	Johnny and the Gun
[ ]	Johnny and the Sun

There are a few differences between the book and the TV series, one of which being that the series renames Stephen 'Wobbler' Johnson as Walter