Q 01/05

Which dynastic struggle for England's crown inspired the feuding houses of A Song of Ice and Fire?

A) The Norman Conquest

B) The Wars of the Roses

C) The English Civil War

D) The Glorious Revolution

Answer · why

B) The Wars of the Roses

The Wars of the Roses gave Martin his model of great houses fighting over a single throne. He has also named the French novels The Accursed Kings and ...

Q 02/05

Which Roman frontier gave George R. R. Martin the idea for the Night's Watch's ice barrier?

A) The Antonine Wall

B) The Gask Ridge

C) Hadrian's Wall

D) The Limes Germanicus

Answer · why

C) Hadrian's Wall

Hadrian's Wall, in the north of England near the Scottish border, gave Martin the idea when he visited it. He believes a barrier like the one in his n...

Q 03/05

What do the Ice and Fire novels usually call the icy beings that television renamed White Walkers?

A) The Others

B) The Wights

C) The Wargs

D) The Thenns

Answer · why

A) The Others

The Others is their usual name in the books. Martin writes that their voices sound like the cracking of ice on a winter lake.

Q 04/05

Which event in A Storm of Swords is based on Scotland's Black Dinner and the Glencoe Massacre?

A) The Purple Wedding

B) The Battle of Castle Black

C) The Fall of Astapor

D) The Red Wedding

Answer · why

D) The Red Wedding

The Red Wedding draws on the Black Dinner of 1440 and the Glencoe killings of 1692. In the novel it ends the life and the rebellion of Robb Stark, the...

Q 05/05

Which character, the author's own favorite, narrates the most chapters in the first five Ice and Fire novels?

A) Tyrion Lannister

B) Arya Stark

C) Sansa Stark

D) Daenerys Targaryen

Answer · why

A) Tyrion Lannister

Tyrion Lannister narrates 47 chapters across four of the five novels. Asked why he likes him best, Martin said he finds his wit appealing.