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The Unseen University Challenge is a book of trivia questions related to Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels. It was written by David Langford (with Terry Pratchett's permission) and was published in 1996.[1][2] Its name is a reference to the television quiz University Challenge. Unseen University is the Wizard's university in Ankh-Morpork.[citation needed] The book was the number 6 best-seller in paperback non-fiction on 15 June 1996.[3]
The quiz consists of 841 questions in several categories, named after various faculties of the University, such as Thaumatology, Arcane History, Dwarf Studies, and Oook. Each section contains a bonus question, and several ways exist to score more points for a question, many of them ludicrous.
David Langford has intentionally not based his questions on the Annotated Pratchett File, a long list of Discworld trivia available on the internet. Nevertheless, several items are in both the APF and the quizbook.
^Callil, Carmen (8 June 1996). Books: Sense of humour pickled in aspic Carmen Callil on a satirical novelist who produces more giggles than groans. The Daily Telegraph, p. 7
^Elaine Pritchard (13 June 1996). Spin doctor of disc fiction. Evening Post, p. 12
^Bestsellers – now and then. The Daily Telegraph, p. 70 (15 June 1996)
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