Q 01/05

In which year was the novel Good Omens first published?

A) 1996

B) 1990

C) 1994

D) 1992

Answer · why

B) 1990

The two authors had known each other since 1985 and plotted the book in long daily phone calls.

Q 02/05

Neil Gaiman co-wrote Good Omens with which other author?

A) Tom Holt

B) Robert Rankin

C) Douglas Adams

D) Terry Pratchett

Answer · why

D) Terry Pratchett

By his own count he wrote a bit over two thirds of the words, but the pair split the money equally and swore they would not do it again 'for a big clo...

Q 03/05

'The Nice and ___ Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch' — which word completes the title?

A) Precise

B) Accurate

C) Terrible

D) Unhelpful

Answer · why

B) Accurate

Her prophecies are indeed perfectly accurate, but so cryptic and specific that they are almost useless to anyone but the person they were meant for.

Q 04/05

Per Gaiman, the book began as a parody of Richmal Crompton's stories under what working title?

A) William Goes to Hell

B) William and the End Times

C) William the Antichrist

D) Just Armageddon

Answer · why

C) William the Antichrist

It outgrew the idea, but Adam and his gang are recognisably William Brown and the Outlaws in a village at the end of the world.

Q 05/05

How did the two authors physically exchange drafts while writing the book in 1988?

A) Faxing pages overnight

B) Posting floppy disks

C) Dictating over the phone

D) Swapping typed carbon copies

Answer · why

B) Posting floppy disks

Gaiman noted that back then floppy disks 'really were pretty darn floppy', and the pair also spoke on the phone at least once every day.