50 Question Challenge #3, Game of Thrones: answers and sources
Spoilers ahead! Play the video first. Here is every answer, the fun fact and the source we checked it against.
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Level 1: Easy
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What is the family name of Ned, Arya and Sansa?
Stark Sean Bean played Ned, the head of the family.
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What are the giant wolves the Stark children adopt?
Direwolves They find six pups in the very first episode.
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How many dragon eggs does Daenerys hatch?
3 All three were wedding gifts.
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What are House Stark's words?
Winter Is Coming The first episode is named after them.
Source: gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Winter_Is_Coming_(episode)
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What giant structure guards the North from the lands beyond it?
The Wall It's made of ice and guarded by the Night's Watch.
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Who sits on the Iron Throne in the first episode?
Robert Baratheon He's Ned Stark's oldest friend.
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In which city does the Iron Throne stand?
King's Landing It's the capital of the Seven Kingdoms.
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What do the Dothraki call Daenerys?
Khaleesi It's the title of a khal's wife.
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What is the name of Arya Stark's sword?
Needle Her brother Jon had it made for her.
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Who is the youngest of the three Lannister siblings?
Tyrion Peter Dinklage won four Emmys for the role.
Level 2: House sigils
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Which house has this sigil? 🐺
Stark Their home is Winterfell, in the North.
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Whose banner is this? 🦁
Lannister Their words: “Hear Me Roar!”
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Which family flies this? 🐉
Targaryen A red three-headed dragon on black.
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Whose sigil is this? 🦌
Baratheon A crowned black stag on gold.
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Which house is this? 🐙
Greyjoy A golden kraken; they rule the Iron Islands.
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Which house has this sigil? 🌹
Tyrell Their seat is Highgarden, in the Reach.
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Whose banner is this? 🐟
Tully Catelyn Stark was born a Tully.
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Which family flies this? 🦅🌙
Arryn Their seat is the Eyrie, high in the mountains.
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Whose sigil is this? 🐻
Mormont Young Lyanna Mormont led them fearlessly.
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Last sigil: which house? ☀️
Martell A sun pierced by a spear; they ruled Dorne.
Level 3: Who's who?
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Who is called the Mother of Dragons?
Daenerys Targaryen
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Level 4: Hard
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What is the name of Jon Snow's direwolf?
Ghost He's the white runt of the litter.
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Which gentle giant can only say one word?
Hodor His name came from “Hold the door.”
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Which Dothraki leader does Daenerys marry in season 1?
Khal Drogo Jason Momoa played him.
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In which city does Daenerys get the Unsullied army?
Astapor She then sets every one of them free.
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Who is chosen as king in the final episode?
Bran Stark The North stays apart, with Sansa as queen.
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How many seasons does Game of Thrones have?
8 It ran from 2011 to 2019.
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Which actress played Daenerys Targaryen?
Emilia Clarke She was born in London in 1986.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilia_Clarke
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Who composed the Game of Thrones theme music?
Ramin Djawadi He also scored Westworld and Iron Man.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramin_Djawadi
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In which part of the UK was most of the show filmed?
Northern Ireland Its main studios were in Belfast.
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What is the name of Jon Snow's sword?
Longclaw Lord Commander Jeor Mormont gave it to him.
Level 5: Impossible
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What is Hodor's real name in the show?
Wylis We learn it in season 6.
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What is Jon Snow's real name?
Aegon Targaryen His parents were Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen.
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How tall is the Wall in the show?
700 feet That's about 213 meters of ice.
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Who defeats the Night King?
Arya Stark She uses a Valyrian steel dagger.
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Which material can destroy White Walkers?
Dragonglass Valyrian steel works too.
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Who admits she poisoned King Joffrey?
Olenna Tyrell She tells Jaime in season 7.
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Which dragon does Jon Snow ride?
Rhaegal It's named after Jon's real father.
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What is the name of the Lannister family castle?
Casterly Rock It stands on a giant rock above the sea.
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How many episodes does Game of Thrones have in total?
73 The finale aired on May 19, 2019.
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Which house's words are “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”?
Martell Dorne was never conquered by the dragons.
The Big Aha stories
- King's Landing is a real city: Many King's Landing scenes were filmed in Dubrovnik, a walled old town in Croatia. Its stone city walls run almost 2 km (over a mile) around the old town. Today, fans from all over the world take tours of the filming spots. Sources: wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubrovnik · wikipedia.org/wiki/Walls_of_Dubrovnik
- A language made from scratch: The books had only about 30 Dothraki words, mostly names. So HBO hired linguist David J. Peterson to build a complete language. Dothraki grew to more than 3,000 words. He also created High Valyrian, the language of the dragon riders. Sources: wikipedia.org/wiki/Dothraki_language · wikipedia.org/wiki/David_J._Peterson
Bonus question
What is the name of Arya Stark's direwolf? We reveal the answer in the pinned comment under the video.