Quiz on Game of Thrones

What does House Stark keep as its sigil?

• A direwolf ✓ (Correct answer)
• A lion
• A stag
• A dragon

Source: Each Stark child is famously gifted a direwolf pup in the first episode.

What is Jon Snow's status within House Stark for most of the show?

• Bastard son ✓ (Correct answer)
• Trueborn heir
• Adopted ward
• Distant cousin

Source: He's raised as Ned's bastard, though his true parentage is far more royal.

Where is the seat of House Stark located?

• Winterfell ✓ (Correct answer)
• Castle Black
• Dragonstone
• Riverrun

Source: Winterfell is warmed by natural hot springs running beneath its walls.

Which Lannister is nicknamed 'the Imp'?

• Tyrion ✓ (Correct answer)
• Tywin
• Cersei
• Lancel

Source: Tyrion turns the cruel nickname into a badge of wit and survival.

Which dragon does Daenerys ride into battle?

• Drogon ✓ (Correct answer)
• Rhaegal
• Viserion
• Balerion

Source: Drogon, her largest dragon, is named after her late husband Khal Drogo.

Which family rules from the city of King's Landing for most of the series?

• House Lannister ✓ (Correct answer)
• House Tyrell
• House Targaryen
• House Arryn

Source: The Lannisters hold the Iron Throne through Cersei's children after Robert's death.

What is the name of the ancestral sword of House Stark?

• Ice ✓ (Correct answer)
• Longclaw
• Oathkeeper
• Widow's Wail

Source: Ice was a massive Valyrian steel greatsword later melted down into two new blades.

What undead army threatens the realm from beyond the Wall?

• The White Walkers ✓ (Correct answer)
• The Wildlings
• The Night's Watch
• The Iron Born

Source: Their leader, the Night King, can raise the dead with a simple gesture.

Which warrior queen leads the Dothraki by marriage early on?

• Daenerys ✓ (Correct answer)
• Cersei
• Margaery
• Yara

Source: As khaleesi she earns the Dothraki's respect by walking unburned from fire.

What metal are the rare, ancient swords capable of killing White Walkers?

• Valyrian steel ✓ (Correct answer)
• Castle-forged steel
• Dragonbone
• Weirwood

Source: Only Valyrian steel and dragonglass can shatter a White Walker.

Which character is known as 'the Kingslayer'?

• Jaime Lannister ✓ (Correct answer)
• Sandor Clegane
• Bronn
• Barristan Selmy

Source: Jaime killed the Mad King to save the city, but was scorned for breaking his oath.

What is the brutal massacre at a wedding feast commonly called?

• The Red Wedding ✓ (Correct answer)
• The Purple Wedding
• The Green Wedding
• The Iron Wedding

Source: The Freys broke the sacred guest right, slaughtering the Starks mid-celebration.

What position did Ned Stark accept that led him south to King's Landing?

• Hand of the King ✓ (Correct answer)
• Master of Coin
• Lord Commander
• Warden of the East

Source: The Hand rules in the king's name; the saying goes the Hand dreams while the king plays.

Which house is associated with the saying about always paying its debts?

• The Lannisters ✓ (Correct answer)
• The Starks
• The Tullys
• The Greyjoys

Source: It's their unofficial motto; the official House words are actually 'Hear Me Roar'.

Who trains Arya Stark in the art of water dancing with a sword?

• Syrio Forel ✓ (Correct answer)
• Jaqen H'ghar
• Beric Dondarrion
• Ser Davos

Source: The Braavosi swordsman taught her the famous line 'Not today' about death.

Which group of elite eunuch soldiers does Daenerys free in Astapor?

• The Unsullied ✓ (Correct answer)
• The Second Sons
• The Golden Company
• The Stormcrows

Source: Trained from boyhood, the Unsullied feel no fear and never break ranks.

Which religion worships the Lord of Light, R'hllor?

• The Red Faith ✓ (Correct answer)
• The Old Gods
• The Faith of the Seven
• The Drowned God

Source: Its priestess Melisandre used fire magic to resurrect Jon Snow.

What is the name of the giant that fights alongside the Night's Watch?

• Wun Wun ✓ (Correct answer)
• Mag the Mighty
• Dongo the Doom
• Morag

Source: Wun Weg Wun Dar Wun, loyal to Jon, smashed through Winterfell's gate in battle.

What poison kills King Joffrey at his own wedding?

• The Strangler ✓ (Correct answer)
• Tears of Lys
• Sweetsleep
• Nightshade

Source: The Strangler closes the throat; it was hidden in a jewel on Sansa's necklace.

Which house actually held the Iron Islands before the Greyjoys?

• House Hoare ✓ (Correct answer)
• House Harlaw
• House Botley
• House Drumm

Source: The Hoare kings ruled until Aegon's dragon burned their stronghold Harrenhal.