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Since his first Discworld novel was published in 1983, Pratchett wrote two books a year on average.
Since his first Discworld novel was published in 1983, Pratchett wrote two books a year on average. How well do you know them? Photograph: Murdo Macleod/The Guardian
Since his first Discworld novel was published in 1983, Pratchett wrote two books a year on average. How well do you know them? Photograph: Murdo Macleod/The Guardian

Happy birthday Terry Pratchett: how well do you know his books? – quiz

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28 April was Terry Pratchett’s birthday, a time to remember the author who made us laugh so much. But how scrubbed up is your knowledge of his books? Do our quiz and find out...

  1. 1.What was the name of Pratchett's first published short story, published when he was a teenager?
  2. 2.How many Discworld novels made it into the top 100 of the BBC's Big Read survey in 2003?
  3. 3.What is the first Discworld novel?
  4. 4.Which children's book was Good Omens initially intended to be a parody of?
  5. 5.What year was Sir Terry Pratchett knighted for services to literature?
  6. 6.In The Long Earth series, parallel earths can be reached using a device called what?
  7. 7.Eric is a parody of which classic tale?
  8. 8.Which classic rock album cover does the cover for Soul Music resemble?
  9. 9.What is the name of Anathema Device's ancestor, who passed on the book of prophecy to her in Good Omens?
  10. 10.Which real life figure is Leonard of Quirm a parody of?
  11. 11.How many books features the witch Tiffany Aching as the main character?
  12. 12.Who was the Unseen University's first and only known female graduate?
  13. 13.A collection of travel stories called 'What I Did On My Holiday' became a revolutionary text in which Discworld book?
  14. 14.What does the motto NVNC ID VIDES, NVNC NE VIDES, carved above the doors of Unseen University, mean?
  15. 15.What is EcksEcksEcksEcks?
  16. 16.For which children's book did Terry Pratchett win the Carnegie medal?
  17. 17.Pick the book that isn't part of the Death Trilogy.
  18. 18.The opening scene of Wyrd Sisters is a parody of the opening scene of which Shakespeare play?
  19. 19.What is the name of the final Discworld novel?
  20. 20.Finally, who said: 'I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I COULD MURDER A CURRY'?
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