Rules20 Questions, +1/0 unless specified.
Googling and warging not allowed.
Greenseers are prohibited from the quiz
Q1His father was a squire to richer cousins and his mother was a chandler's daughter. His father died in the Greyjoy Rebellion and his mother abandoned him when he was four years old and ran away with one of the cousins his father had squired for.
During the War of the Five Kings, he was the squire of Ser Lorimer, a lesser knight in the Westerlands army. One night Ser Lorimer got drunk and stole a ham, which he shared with him. Lorimer was caught and the two were sentenced to be hanged. He was spared because of his family name.
Who is him?
Q2In Old Valyria, it was known as zīrtys perzys, which translates to "frozen fire". What am I talking about?
Q3Jack Gleeson received a letter from author George R.R. Martin after the show aired, stating, "Congratulations on your marvelous performance, everyone hates you!“ Which character was/is portrayed by him?
Q4When Bran Stark and his companions are attacked by wights as they approach the heart tree beyond the Wall that they have been searching for, they are saved by her. Her true name is unknown: it is in the True Tongue of the Children, thus it is very long and also possibly unpronounceable by humans. “________" is a moniker given to her by Bran.
Fill in the blank.
Q6___________ is sometimes referred to as the bastard daughter of Valyria. It is located in a lagoon on the northwestern end of Essos, where the narrow sea and the Shivering Sea meet. Temples of note are the temple of the Father of Waters, which is rebuilt whenever he takes a new bride, the House of Black and White, where homage is done to the Many-Faced God, the Temple of the Lord of Light, and the Sept-Beyond-the-Sea, where only Westerosi come to pray.
Which place?
Q7Prince Daemon Targaryen once commanded them, from 104 AC-105 AC. He was the one who instituted their uniform use of equipment, including the clothing from which they get their name. The weapons he issued were dirk, short sword and cudgel.
Now, they are equipped with mail armor, iron cudgels, iron spears, dirks, and occasionally longswords. Their armor, boots, and gloves are black. The officers wear black breastplates ornamented with four golden disks. What am I talking about?
Q8___________ is not one language, so much as a family of diverse dialects well on their way to becoming separate languages - so much so that even those who speak one might not be able to speak another, and without mutual intelligibility, it could be argued that they have truly become separate languages. It includes These include Braavosi, Lorathi, Lysene, Myrish, Norvoshi, Pentoshi, Qohorik, Tyroshi, and Volantene.
FITB
Q9He fought alongside Eddard during Robert's Rebellion, and accompanied Eddard to the Tower of Joy to reclaim Eddard's abducted sister Lyanna. Only he and Eddard survived, and Eddard once claimed that he saved his life from Ser Arthur Dayne. Who is he?
Q11 (1+1+1=3)Hand of the King – Eddard Stark
Lord Commander of the Kingsguard – Ser Barristan Selmy
Master of coin – Petyr Baelish.
Master of laws – Z
Master of whisperers – Varys
X - Y
Grand Maester – Pycelle.
Q12Although X is said to have slain a giant (which gives him his name), he claims to have actually cut open the belly of a sleeping giantess and slept in her for warmth during a winter storm. X claims the giantess, thinking he was a babe, then suckled him for three months in the spring. X also claims to once have drunkenly slept with a bear.
Name X (full name).
Q14The first knight of House X was kennelmaster at Casterly Rock until one autumn year when he saved Lord Tytos Lannister from a lioness and lost a leg and three dogs in the effort. As a reward, Tytos gave him lands and a towerhouse and took his son as his squire. The three dogs on the Xsigil represent those that died saving Tytos.
Which house am I talking about?
Q15X was born in Flea Bottom, the poorest slum in King's Landing. His father was a poor crabber. He became a sailor while very young to escape the slums and has spent most of his life sailing the Narrow Sea. His black-sailed ship became infamous for sneaking into harbors in the dead of night while avoiding detection.
During Robert's Rebellion, X aided Y while he was besieged in Storm's End, by delivering smuggled onions and other foodstuffs into the castle.
X is?
Q16 (1+1)X worship Y, whom they believe is the only god. The cult is actually a syncretic religion: its followers believe that Y is unknowingly worshiped by devotees of all the religions in the world, simply under different names. Every religion either has a god of Y (in polytheistic faiths), or has a god with dominion over Y (in monotheistic faiths). X believe that all of these gods are simply different aspects through which Y has revealed Himself to humanity.
X and Y?
Q17X is one of the few maesters who have bothered to study for the Valyrian steel link. He is skeptical of hedge wizards and Old Nan's stories, believing that children of the forest and giants are extinct. X once made a boy out of pottery and threw it from the castle's walls to show Y what would happen if the boy were to fall while climbing, but Y ignored the warning.
X is?
Q18______________ - also known as the knights of the hollow hill and the forgotten fellowship,[1] is an outlaw group who initially fights Lannister rule in the name of King Robert I Baratheon, led by the Lightning Lord. The group is founded in the riverlands by soldiers and nobles who were sent by the then-Hand of the King, Eddard Stark, to bring Gregor Clegane to justice.
FITB
Q1His father was a squire to richer cousins and his mother was a chandler's daughter. His father died in the Greyjoy Rebellion and his mother abandoned him when he was four years old and ran away with one of the cousins his father had squired for.
During the War of the Five Kings, he was the squire of Ser Lorimer, a lesser knight in the Westerlands army. One night Ser Lorimer got drunk and stole a ham, which he shared with him. Lorimer was caught and the two were sentenced to be hanged. He was spared because of his family name.
Who is him?
Q2In Old Valyria, it was known as zīrtys perzys, which translates to "frozen fire". What am I talking about?
Q3Jack Gleeson received a letter from author George R.R. Martin after the show aired, stating, "Congratulations on your marvelous performance, everyone hates you!“ Which character was/is portrayed by him?
Q4When Bran Stark and his companions are attacked by wights as they approach the heart tree beyond the Wall that they have been searching for, they are saved by her. Her true name is unknown: it is in the True Tongue of the Children, thus it is very long and also possibly unpronounceable by humans. “________" is a moniker given to her by Bran.
Fill in the blank.
Q6___________ is sometimes referred to as the bastard daughter of Valyria. It is located in a lagoon on the northwestern end of Essos, where the narrow sea and the Shivering Sea meet. Temples of note are the temple of the Father of Waters, which is rebuilt whenever he takes a new bride, the House of Black and White, where homage is done to the Many-Faced God, the Temple of the Lord of Light, and the Sept-Beyond-the-Sea, where only Westerosi come to pray.
Which place?
Q7Prince Daemon Targaryen once commanded them, from 104 AC-105 AC. He was the one who instituted their uniform use of equipment, including the clothing from which they get their name. The weapons he issued were dirk, short sword and cudgel.
Now, they are equipped with mail armor, iron cudgels, iron spears, dirks, and occasionally longswords. Their armor, boots, and gloves are black. The officers wear black breastplates ornamented with four golden disks. What am I talking about?
Q8___________ is not one language, so much as a family of diverse dialects well on their way to becoming separate languages - so much so that even those who speak one might not be able to speak another, and without mutual intelligibility, it could be argued that they have truly become separate languages. It includes These include Braavosi, Lorathi, Lysene, Myrish, Norvoshi, Pentoshi, Qohorik, Tyroshi, and Volantene.
FITB
Q9He fought alongside Eddard during Robert's Rebellion, and accompanied Eddard to the Tower of Joy to reclaim Eddard's abducted sister Lyanna. Only he and Eddard survived, and Eddard once claimed that he saved his life from Ser Arthur Dayne. Who is he?
Q11 (1+1+1=3)Hand of the King – Eddard Stark
Lord Commander of the Kingsguard – Ser Barristan Selmy
Master of coin – Petyr Baelish.
Master of laws – Z
Master of whisperers – Varys
X - Y
Grand Maester – Pycelle.
Q14The first knight of House X was kennelmaster at Casterly Rock until one autumn year when he saved Lord Tytos Lannister from a lioness and lost a leg and three dogs in the effort. As a reward, Tytos gave him lands and a towerhouse and took his son as his squire. The three dogs on the Xsigil represent those that died saving Tytos.
Which house am I talking about?
Q15X was born in Flea Bottom, the poorest slum in King's Landing. His father was a poor crabber. He became a sailor while very young to escape the slums and has spent most of his life sailing the Narrow Sea. His black-sailed ship became infamous for sneaking into harbors in the dead of night while avoiding detection.
During Robert's Rebellion, X aided Y while he was besieged in Storm's End, by delivering smuggled onions and other foodstuffs into the castle.
X is?
Q16 (1+1)X worship Y, whom they believe is the only god. The cult is actually a syncretic religion: its followers believe that Y is unknowingly worshiped by devotees of all the religions in the world, simply under different names. Every religion either has a god of Y (in polytheistic faiths), or has a god with dominion over Y (in monotheistic faiths). X believe that all of these gods are simply different aspects through which Y has revealed Himself to humanity.
X and Y?
Q17X is one of the few maesters who have bothered to study for the Valyrian steel link. He is skeptical of hedge wizards and Old Nan's stories, believing that children of the forest and giants are extinct. X once made a boy out of pottery and threw it from the castle's walls to show Y what would happen if the boy were to fall while climbing, but Y ignored the warning.
X is?
Q18______________ - also known as the knights of the hollow hill and the forgotten fellowship,[1] is an outlaw group who initially fights Lannister rule in the name of King Robert I Baratheon, led by the Lightning Lord. The group is founded in the riverlands by soldiers and nobles who were sent by the then-Hand of the King, Eddard Stark, to bring Gregor Clegane to justice.
FITB
Q1________________ is an outer corridor on one of the sides of the Red Keep with view to one of its outer walls. The heads of criminals and traitors are placed on spikes over said wall, visible both to the exterior of the Red Keep and whoever passes through the corridor.
Following the arrest and execution of Ned Stark, his head and those of his entire household were placed on the wall beside the ________
Q2He was a Lord Commander of the Kingsguard during the reign of King Aegon V Targaryen. His personal arms were a green shooting star above an elm tree proper on sunset. He then traveled the Seven Kingdoms as a hedge knight himself, with the young Prince Aegon Targaryen. What are they known commonly as?
Q3_________ is the daughter of the steward of Winterfell when the series begins. She is the best friend of Sansa Stark. In the books, They pin a wolf brooch on her and send her north to wed Roose Bolton's legitimized bastard, Ramsay Bolton, in order to cement their claim to Winterfell. Name her.
Q4____X___ is a crossing of the Trident in the eastern riverlands. It is so named for the _____ that were knocked from Prince Rhaegar Targaryen's breastplate during the Battle of the Trident.
Arya Stark and Mycah leave the inn at the crossroads to look for ____ remaining here from the Battle of the Trident. Nearby, Prince Joffrey Baratheon is attacked by Arya's direwolf, Nymeria.
Give me X.
Q5_______ is a noble house from Brightwater Keep in the Reach, one of the main houses sworn to House Tyrell. Their sigil is a red-gold fox's head encircled by lapis lazuli flowers. Members of the House are known for their prominent ears.
Q6X was built by Lord Triston Hightower, in honor of his mentor and earlier regent, Septon Robeson.
When Aegon I Targaryen landed at the mouth of the Blackwater Rush, the High Septon locked himself inside the X and prayed for seven whole days while refusing to eat or drink. At the end of the seventh day he emerged from his fast and declared that the Faith of the Seven would not fight Aegon's Conquest.
X?
Q7X married his younger sister. He refused to consummate their marriage, however, causing his sister, who usually dressed all in black, to change her clothes to only whites in an attempt to shame him, as she had sworn to wear nothing else until the was properly bedded. Cersei Lannister recalls Tyrion saying that X was terrified of his own cock.
Give me X.
Q8A tall lord with copper-skin and silver-gold hair beneath a banner of a fiery stallion, with a burning city in the background
A dying prince mutters a woman's name with his last breath, rubies flying from his chest.
A blue-eyed king who casts no shadow raises a red sword in his hand.
A cloth dragon sways on poles amidst a cheering crowd.
A great stone beast takes wing from a smoking tower, breathing shadows.
Connect.
Q9M are the ruling council of the city-state of Qarth. of its members hail from the Pureborn, descendants of the deposed Kings of Qarth, who hold hereditary seats and possess a majority of members. The Warlocks of Qarth also hold a single permanent seat, occupied by an envoy of their order.
M is?
Q1It is built over a natural hot spring and the scalding water runs through the castle walls, warming halls and rooms. There are several open pools where heated water collects within the godswood. The hot spring also prevents the ground from freezing both in summer and winter.
Which castle?
Q2X is an ancient stronghold of the First Men on the northern edge of the great swamp known as the Neck, in the south of the north. It is less than twenty miles from the headwaters of the Fever River. It is one of the north's most important strongholds, though much of it now stands in ruins. Its importance stems from the fact that it commands the causeway, which is the safe route for armies to travel through the swamps of the Neck.
X is?
Q3X is the smallest of the great castles in the story, consisting of seven slim towers bunched tightly together. It has no stables, kennels, or smithies, but the towers can house 500 men, and the granary can sustain a small household for a year or more. X does not keep livestock on hand; all dairy produce, meats, fruits, vegetables etc. must be brought from below.
It is situated on the Giant's Lance, and is reachable only by a narrow mule trail, guarded by the three small castles, titled Stone, Snow, and Sky.
X?
Q4The television adaptation filmed the scenes of X's port at Lordsport Harbour in Ballintoy Harbour, in Northern Ireland's County Antrim. The sea has worn away much of the rock on which X originally stood, so the castle now consists mostly of a main keep on the main island and smaller towers perched on rocks, linked by stone arches over the smaller gaps, and rope bridges over larger. X is?
Q5X is the largest castle in the Seven Kingdoms, is the seat of House Whent in the riverlands, on the north shore of the Gods Eye lake. Upon its completion, its builder boasted that his new fortress was impregnable. It is too big to garrison effectively and too expensive to maintain. It is believed by some that the castle is cursed and haunted due to the builder’s hubris and the horrors that have occurred within the castle's walls. He allegedly mixed human blood into the mortar for the stonework. The curse is thought to prevent any lord from holding X indefinitely.
X is?
Q6The mighty fortress called X has stood for centuries, facing the terrible weather of Shipbreaker Bay with little wear to show for it. Legend claims that it was built by Durran, who declared a war against the gods after they killed his family and guests, ruining his wedding to their daughter Elenei. It was said Durran Godsgrief raised six castles, each larger and more formidable than the last, but all were destroyed by storms.
The massive seventh castle is also called Durran's Defiance because it was able to endure the storms. Some believe this was because the children of the forest took a hand in its construction, using their magics in raising the castle walls which allow it to resist the storms. Others believe that a young boy who grew up to be Bran the Builder advised Durran on its construction.
Which castle?
Q7X is carved out of a great stone hill colossal rock beside the Sunset Sea. It has been measured at three times the height of the Wall or the Hightower of Oldtown. It is almost two leagues long from west to east, and contains tunnels, dungeons, storerooms, barracks, halls, stables, stairways, courtyards, balconies, and gardens. In the bowels are rooms where caged lions were once kept, and cells for the worst prisoners.
X is?
Q8It consists of a strong, fortified castle and a town that sprawls around it. It is a town built largely of mud and straw. The town's largest structure is _______, a 150-feet structure with a pinnacle of shining steel.
It was named after the union of the X with the sun of the Rhoynar. It contains beautiful towers built in the Rhoynish fashion. The Winding Walls of the castle were built around 400 BC
Which castle?
Q1It is built over a natural hot spring and the scalding water runs through the castle walls, warming halls and rooms. There are several open pools where heated water collects within the godswood. The hot spring also prevents the ground from freezing both in summer and winter.
Which castle?
Q2X is an ancient stronghold of the First Men on the northern edge of the great swamp known as the Neck, in the south of the north. It is less than twenty miles from the headwaters of the Fever River. It is one of the north's most important strongholds, though much of it now stands in ruins. Its importance stems from the fact that it commands the causeway, which is the safe route for armies to travel through the swamps of the Neck.
X is?
Q3X is the smallest of the great castles in the story, consisting of seven slim towers bunched tightly together. It has no stables, kennels, or smithies, but the towers can house 500 men, and the granary can sustain a small household for a year or more. X does not keep livestock on hand; all dairy produce, meats, fruits, vegetables etc. must be brought from below.
It is situated on the Giant's Lance, and is reachable only by a narrow mule trail, guarded by the three small castles, titled Stone, Snow, and Sky.
X?
Q4The television adaptation filmed the scenes of X's port at Lordsport Harbour in Ballintoy Harbour, in Northern Ireland's County Antrim. The sea has worn away much of the rock on which X originally stood, so the castle now consists mostly of a main keep on the main island and smaller towers perched on rocks, linked by stone arches over the smaller gaps, and rope bridges over larger. X is?
Q5X is the largest castle in the Seven Kingdoms, is the seat of House Whent in the riverlands, on the north shore of the Gods Eye lake. Upon its completion, its builder boasted that his new fortress was impregnable. It is too big to garrison effectively and too expensive to maintain. It is believed by some that the castle is cursed and haunted due to the builder’s hubris and the horrors that have occurred within the castle's walls. He allegedly mixed human blood into the mortar for the stonework. The curse is thought to prevent any lord from holding X indefinitely.
X is?
Q6The mighty fortress called X has stood for centuries, facing the terrible weather of Shipbreaker Bay with little wear to show for it. Legend claims that it was built by Durran, who declared a war against the gods after they killed his family and guests, ruining his wedding to their daughter Elenei. It was said Durran Godsgrief raised six castles, each larger and more formidable than the last, but all were destroyed by storms.
The massive seventh castle is also called Durran's Defiance because it was able to endure the storms. Some believe this was because the children of the forest took a hand in its construction, using their magics in raising the castle walls which allow it to resist the storms. Others believe that a young boy who grew up to be Bran the Builder advised Durran on its construction.
Which castle?
Q7X is carved out of a great stone hill colossal rock beside the Sunset Sea. It has been measured at three times the height of the Wall or the Hightower of Oldtown. It is almost two leagues long from west to east, and contains tunnels, dungeons, storerooms, barracks, halls, stables, stairways, courtyards, balconies, and gardens. In the bowels are rooms where caged lions were once kept, and cells for the worst prisoners.
X is?
Q8It consists of a strong, fortified castle and a town that sprawls around it. It is a town built largely of mud and straw. The town's largest structure is _______, a 150-feet structure with a pinnacle of shining steel.
It was named after the union of the X with the sun of the Rhoynar. It contains beautiful towers built in the Rhoynish fashion. The Winding Walls of the castle were built around 400 BC
Which castle?
RULESWritten round – 6 memes
Identify the subject of the memes
+10/0 for individual
+50 on a full house
Q10During the Dance of the Dragons, a city-wide riot broke out, and the mob focused their anger on the dragons which were the source and symbol of power for the Targaryen kings. The mob - a vast wave numbering in the thousands - converged on the X atop Rhaenys's Hill.
X’s latest appearance was in the episode – “The Dragon and The Wolf.” What is X?
Q11X was born in Essos. Being an eighth son, his father had no means to support him and gave him up to the local Temple of the Lord of Light. There, he was raised to become a Red Priest, though he grew up a gluttonous and lustful man, constantly raiding the kitchens and taking girls to his chambers. He was tasked by the High Priest to turn future King Robert Baratheon away from the Seven and convert him to the Lord of Light.
Who is X?
Q12Coldplay drummer Will Champion made a guest appearance in one of the episodes of Game of Thrones. Which one?
Q13X is a pirate-lord from Lys, though a native of the Summer Isles. He commands a fleet of thirty ships that frequently prey on merchant ships traveling between Westeros and the Free Cities to the east. Sometimes in pursuit of extra wealth, he shifts from pure piracy to being a sellsail: hiring out the services of his ships and crews to the highest bidder, to act as mercenaries in various conflicts.
He says that he has a good name for songs and then tells Davos that he wants Queen Cersei. He says that he will lend his thirty ships provided he can get Cersei when they take King's Landing.
Who is he?
Q14X are a cadet branch of their overlords, Y, and are among their principal bannermen. X are big, fierce men, bearded and long-haired, with brown hair and blue-grey eyes, and favor wearing cloaks made of the pelts of seals, bears, and wolves. Their blazon is a white sunburst on black and their motto is "The Sun of Winter".
X and Y are?
Q16X lived during the Age of Heroes, not long after the Wall was complete. He was a fearless warrior named the thirteenth Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. Later, he fell in love with a woman "with skin as white as the moon and eyes like blue stars". He chased her and loved her though "her skin was cold as ice", and when he gave his seed to her he gave his soul as well.
Before he became the first White Walker, Y (similar to X) was a First Man that was captured by the Children of the Forest. Leaf pressed a dragonglass dagger into his chest, causing his eyes to turn blue and turning him into the first of the White Walkers.
X and Y?
Q17____________ is a colloquial and not rigidly-defined name given to the lands that lie in the furthest north of the continent of Westeros. They are so-named as snow falls in these lands even in the warmest summers. The wildlings controlled some of this territory, but it also extends into subarctic wastelands that are not hospitable to human life.
Fill in the blank
Q18It was the ancient Valyrian steel greatsword belonging to House Lannister. It came into the possession of the Lannister kings in the century before the Doom of Valyria, and it is said that the weight of gold they paid for it would have been enough to raise an army. It was lost while an expedition to Valyria by Tommen II Lannister, with the intention of plundering the wealth and sorcery he was sure still remained. The fleet never returned, nor Tommen, nor the sword. ‘Poor’ old Tywin has searching for its replacement ever since.
Which sword?
+50/-25X is the aspect of the god in the Faith of the Seven symbolizing Y. Those accused by the Faith Militant may seek the X’s Y prior to their trials if they confess, as explained by the High Sparrow to Cersei Lannister. A well-known hymn to the X is titled "Gentle X, Font of Y", reinforcing the association between the X and Y.
X and Y?
+40/-20The episode's title refers to both Bran Stark enjoying a vision of the past at Winterfell, and Theon, who decides to depart from Sansa and head to the Iron Islands. Theon's uncle Euron also returns home to the Iron Islands after a long absence.
Which episode?
+30/-15In the novel A Clash of Kings the series of murders at Harrenhal perpetrated by Jaqen H'ghar are attributed to ______. The episode features the murder of the Tickler by Jaqen at Arya Stark's request.
Fill in the blank.
+20/-10Lyrics to which song?
A coat of gold, a coat of red
A lion still has claws
And mine are long and sharp, my Lord
As long and sharp as yours
And so he spoke, and so he spoke
That Lord of _________
And now the rains weep o'er his halls
With no one there to hear
+10/0Named after two of the major houses in Westeros, this is the last episode of the series written by George R.R. Martin. Martin had intended to write an episode for every season, but stopped to concentrate on writing the sixth "A Song of Ice and Fire" novel, "The Winds of Winter“. Sigur Ros, an Icelandic post-rock band, was hired for this episode. You can listen to their version of 'Rains Of Castamere' at the end credits of the episode, and witness the band itself; the three of them are those whom the king throws coins at.
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