Q 01/05

Which chart-topping 1980s pop band was the subject of Neil Gaiman's very first book, a biography?

A) Duran Duran

B) Spandau Ballet

C) Culture Club

D) Depeche Mode

Answer · why

A) Duran Duran

Duran Duran gave him his first book credit in 1984, and its first edition sold out quickly even though Gaiman thought he had done a terrible job.

Q 02/05

Which English comic-fantasy novelist co-wrote the end-of-the-world novel Good Omens with Neil Gaiman?

A) Tom Holt

B) Robert Rankin

C) Terry Pratchett

D) Diana Wynne Jones

Answer · why

C) Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett is honoured in the television adaptation, where his trademark hat and scarf appear in the angel's bookshop.

Q 03/05

In Neil Gaiman's Coraline, what does the sinister Other Mother have where her eyes should be?

A) Silver coins

B) Black buttons

C) Glass marbles

D) Tiny mirrors

Answer · why

B) Black buttons

Black buttons are also her price: Coraline may stay in the Other World forever if she lets a pair be sewn over her own eyes.

Q 04/05

At Neil Gaiman's request, artists on The Sandman first modelled Lucifer on which British rock star?

A) Mick Jagger

B) Bryan Ferry

C) David Bowie

D) Marc Bolan

Answer · why

C) David Bowie

David Bowie's music later turned up in the television series Lucifer, which stars a version of the same character.

Q 05/05

In which animated sitcom did Neil Gaiman voice himself in the heist-spoof episode The Book Job?

A) Family Guy

B) King of the Hill

C) South Park

D) The Simpsons

Answer · why

D) The Simpsons

The Simpsons has him fetch food for Homer's team of writers, then reveals that he is the one listed as author of their finished novel.