50 Fun Facts About Game of Thrones Season 6

On what date did Game of Thrones season 6 premiere?

The finale aired on June 26.

Roughly how much did season 6 cost to produce?

Each episode cost more than $10 million, a series high at the time.

Season 6 was the first in which the story moved past which published novel?

Much of the plot came from outlines Martin gave the showrunners.

In which five countries was season 6 filmed?

HBO had said there would be no Croatia filming, but the cast was spotted in Dubrovnik.

Which Northern Ireland area stood in for the Dothraki Grasslands?

Larrybane and Ballintoy were used for the Iron Islands.

Which veteran actor took over as the Three-Eyed Raven in season 6?

Struan Rodger had played the role in the season 4 finale.

Which Danish actor joined as Theon's pirate uncle?

Euron murders his brother Balon by throwing him off a bridge.

Who plays Lady Crane, the actress portraying Cersei in the Braavos play?

Richard E. Grant was cast as the troupe's manager.

Which Icelandic band appears as the musicians of the Braavos theatre troupe?

It continued the show's tradition of indie-band cameos.

What is the name of the play staged by the Braavos theatre troupe?

It retells King's Landing events from the start of the series.

Which character does Freddie Stroma play, introduced at Horn Hill in season 6?

Randyll is played by James Faulkner.

Who plays the young Ned Stark in the season 6 flashbacks?

Bran sees him, Benjen and Lyanna as children at Winterfell.

How many Emmys did season 6 win from its 23 nominations?

It took Outstanding Drama Series for the second year running.

How many viewers watched the season 6 finale, a record at the time?

Viewership rose about 13 percent across the season.

What was the name of the live aftershow that followed season 6 episodes on HBO Now?

Andy Greenwald and Chris Ryan hosted it on Mondays.

Which track from the finale reached No. 1 on Billboard's Spotify Viral 50 chart?

Ramin Djawadi built the nine-minute piece largely on piano, unusual for the show.

What is revealed about Melisandre at the end of 'The Red Woman'?

The reveal used a technique similar to Cersei's body double.

Who fatally stabs Doran Martell in the season 6 premiere?

The Sand Snakes kill Trystane and seize Dorne in the same episode.

Who takes Daenerys prisoner in 'The Red Woman'?

He insists widows of khals must live out their days in Vaes Dothrak.

Who wrote the episode 'Home', in which Jon Snow is resurrected?

Jeremy Podeswa directed it.

What is Hodor's real name, as revealed in 'Home'?

Bran sees him as a stableboy in a vision of young Ned, Benjen and Lyanna.

How does Euron kill Balon Greyjoy?

Yara swears vengeance but Aeron reminds her the Kingsmoot chooses the successor.

Who does Ramsay kill in 'Home' to take the North for himself?

He then has Walda and her newborn son killed by his hounds.

Which two Kingsguard knights face Ned Stark at the Tower of Joy?

Howland Reed stabs Dayne in the back before Ned delivers the fatal blow.

Who presents Rickon Stark to Ramsay as a prisoner in 'Oathbreaker'?

He also brings the severed head of Rickon's direwolf Shaggydog as proof.

Which Stark siblings reunite at Castle Black in 'Book of the Stranger'?

It was the first reunion of Stark siblings since the first season.

Who tries to seduce and stab Ramsay in 'Book of the Stranger', and is killed?

Ramsay knew she had used the same ruse to escape Theon.

What was the High Sparrow's trade before his religious conversion?

He tells Margaery his wealth and pursuits were lies.

Whom does Littlefinger manipulate into sending the Vale's army north?

He tells the boy his cousin Sansa is unsafe at Castle Black.

Who is chosen King at the Kingsmoot in 'The Door'?

He plans to sail to Slaver's Bay and marry Daenerys.

According to Bran's vision in 'The Door', who created the White Walkers?

They made them from captured First Men long ago.

Who first gave Benioff and Weiss the idea for Hodor's name origin?

Young Wylis hears Meera's 'hold the door' through Bran's warging.

Which red priestess does Tyrion summon in Meereen?

She unnerves Varys by claiming to know what happened to him and why.

Who rescues Bran and Meera from the wights in 'Blood of My Blood'?

He says he was stabbed by a White Walker and saved by the Children.

Which Valyrian steel sword does Sam take from Horn Hill?

His father Randyll had banished him after learning Gilly was a wildling.

What punishment does Tommen give Jaime for marching on the Sept?

Jaime is sent to retake Riverrun from the Blackfish instead.

Daenerys names how many bloodriders when she rallies the Dothraki on Drogon?

Khals traditionally chose three.

Which Deadwood star plays Ray, the septon sheltering the Hound, in 'The Broken Man'?

The title nods to Septon Meribald's speech in the novels.

Who plays the young Lady of Bear Island, introduced in 'The Broken Man'?

Tim McInnerny was cast as Robett Glover in the same episode.

Which practice does Tommen abolish in 'No One', wrecking Cersei's plans?

The Mountain was to be her champion.

How does Jaime force the surrender of Riverrun?

Edmure orders the Tullys to surrender; the Blackfish dies fighting.

In 'No One', how does Arya defeat the Waif?

She snuffs the candle and leaves the Waif's face in the Hall of Faces.

How long did the 'Battle of the Bastards' sequence take to film?

It required 500 extras, 600 crew and 70 horses.

Which ancient battle did Benioff and Weiss cite as the main inspiration for the Winterfell fight?

They also drew on the American Civil War.

Which force arrives to save Jon's army at the Battle of the Bastards?

Littlefinger and Sansa lead them in.

How does Ramsay Bolton die?

Sansa reminds him he has starved them.

What does Cersei use to destroy the Great Sept of Baelor?

Margaery, Loras, Mace, Kevan, Lancel and the High Sparrow all die.

What does Arya bake into the pie she serves Walder Frey?

She reveals her own face before killing him.

Who shames the Northern lords into naming Jon King in the North?

The lords then declare a reluctant Jon king.

The season 6 finale reveals Jon Snow to be the son of which two people?

Bran sees Lyanna's dying plea to Ned at the Tower of Joy.