A Trivia of Ice and Fire - Part I

Since season seven of Game of Thrones is most likely at least six months away, and since at this point we are probably never going to get the long-awaited The Winds of Winter, I'm sure most of you are beginning to get the itches for some GoT-related content.

Sure, you could re-watch the episodes (I myself have at this point watched the entire series twice) or maybe even attempt to tackle the ASOIAF book series or even the EU books like The World of Ice and Fire or A Knight in the Seven Kingdoms  (which I highly recommend)!

However, I'm sure a small group of you out there are in the same boat as me - there really isn't much more I can do in order to satisfy my addiction for GRRM's fantastic world of Game of Thrones. If you're like me, you've watched the show, read all the books, and you know every fan theory and character death conspiracy out there. And if you're also like me, all of this still isn't enough.

I'm sure some of you out there have at one point been scrolling through your Facebook or Twitter feed and seen a headline such as "Are you the biggest GoT fan out there? Take this quiz to find out!" Before you even know it, you are redirected to some strange site where a quiz awaits you. You begin to go through and notice many of the words are spelled wrong, and before you know it, you are at the end and have received a perfect score, as the site brings up a picture of some random still from the show and proclaims you "Lord of the 7[sic] Kingdoms".

So, I decided to create a challenge that I figured only the most elite of the GoT fans could tackle. I wanted to create something that I personally could study and practice with, something that would also help to curb my GoT addiction and may even help yours as well. Therefore, I decided to begin writing down some trivia questions related to GRRM's universe, things that I have come across during my watching or reading; things that I have found particularly interesting. These questions range in difficulty from pretty easy to extremely detailed and difficult.

I figured any GoT fan should be able to get at least one or two, but only the most hardcore of fans could break into the double-digit range. Please let me know what you think of this list and see how many you can get correct! Answers will be at the bottom of the page!

A Trivia of Ice and Fire

Questions ranked * (least difficult) to ***** (most difficult)

1.      Missandei’s home, the Isle of Naath, is known as the Isle of what? *****

2.      Who first settled the land that is known as “The Reach”? *****

3.      In the proclamation of a king, they are known as “King of the Andals, they Rhoynar, and the First Men” – who are the Rhoynar and how did they get their name? ***

4.      Who was the last Archmaester to serve at Summerhall before it was destroyed? ****

5.      The political faction in Volantis who advocated for war and conquest after the legendary Doom of Valyria were known by what nickname? ****

6.      The political faction in Volantis who advocated for peace after the legendary Doom of Valyria were known by what nickname? ****

7.      What event marks the beginning of modern Westerosi history? *

8.      Aegon’s conquest began with his arrival in Westeros and ended with his coronation as King in Oldtown – how long did Aegon’s conquest last? **

9.      Who ordered the attempt on Brandon Stark’s life after he fell from the tower and was in a coma? *

1.  What was the name of the knight who trained Ser Duncan the Tall? *

11.  Name the 5 Baratheon men that Eddard Stark reads about when he is investigating Jon Arryn’s death (in order from beginning to end). *

12.  What were the names of the three Targaryen siblings who conquered Westeros? What were their dragons named? *

13.  What are the names of the Ancestral blades for the following houses? ***

a.       House Stark – 

b.      House Lannister – 

c.       House Targaryen – 

d.      House Tarly – 

e.       House Mormont – 

f.        House Dane – 

14.  What portion of Westeros do the Tyrell’s historically hold dominion over? *

15.  Little is known about the land of Sothoryos, which is located south of both Westeros and Essos. However, the terrain and climate there is revealed in The World of Ice and Fire to be what? *****

16.  Who served as the first Hand of the King? ****

17.  What was the largest castle ever raised in Westeros and for what is it named? **

18.  From what ancient house did House Baratheon derive their sigil, words, and lands from? *****

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1.) The Isle of Butterflies

2.) Garth Greenhand

3.) The Rhoynar were the people who settled in Western Essos, who made their living by fishing, trading, and harvesting along the river Rhoyne

4.) Archmaester Gyldayn

5.) Tigers

6.) Elephants

7.) The Conquest by Aegon I Targaryen (approx. 300 years before events of ASoIaF)

8.) 2 years

9.) Joffrey Baratheon (to impress his father)

10.) Ser Arlan of Pennytree

11.) Orys, Lyonel, Steffon, Robert, Joffrey

12.) Visenya (Vhagar), Aegon (Balerion), Rhaenys (Meraxes)

13.) House Stark – “Ice"

House Lannister – “Brightroar”

 House Targaryen – “Blackfyre” and “Dark Sister”

House Tarly – “Heartsbane”

House Mormont – “Longclaw”

House Dane – “Dawn”

14.) The Reach (Southern Westeros - Capital is Highgarden)

15.) Very hot and humid – jungle terrain

16.) Orys Baratheon – childhood friend and Hand to Aegon I Targaryen

17.) Harrenhal – named for Harren the Black, the ironborn king who held dominion over the Riverlands until Harrenhal was reduced to ash by Balerion the Black Dread

18.) House Durrandon (destroyed by Targaryens – Storm’s End was given to Orys Baratheon by Aegon and Orys took the sigil and words for his own)

I sincerely hope you enjoyed this list! Maybe you can share this list with your GoT fan posse and maybe even use it to host a GoT trivia night!

Happy new year everyone! And remember...

"Night gathers, and now my Watch Begins." 

-Tyler