DUNE (2)

Vocabulary Words

100

What device prevents fast objects from harming a person, but does not block against slow objects?

Holtzman shield ("shield" is also accepted answer)

200

What vessel is used by the Spacing Guild to transport across space?

Heighliner

300

What action must one do in order to safely traverse across the deserts of Arrakis on foot?

Sandwalk

400

What does Chani's sietch name "Sihaya" translate to?

Desert spring or desert springtime

500

"Shai-hulud" is the name given to the sandworms of Arrakis to refer to its godlike status among the Fremen. What the antonym of this term that translates to "devil"?

Shaitan

Characters

100

Who is the concubine of Leto?

Jessica Nerus

200

Complete the name: Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino ____

IV

300

Which character is the first to contact the Fremen on behalf of House Atreides?

Duncan Idaho

400

Which character is told to "squeeze" Arrakis for spice?

Glossu Rabban

500

Who does the hunter-seeker almost kill? (not Paul)

Mapes

Films vs Book

100

What is the primary change made to Kynes for the 2021 film?

Genderswap

200

How does the fate of Thufir in the 2021 film compare to the book?

He never is captured by Harkonnens and forced to work for them

300

Which character is noticeably absent from Dune: Part Two (hint: he would have appeared in the Feyd-Rautha birthday celebration)

Hasimir Fenring

400

How is Liet's death in the film different from the death in the novel?

Sandworm attack vs a spice blow

500

What is the significance between Chani and Liet in the books that was removed from the films?

Father and daughter

Plot Points

100

What was the former capital of Arrakis that changes when House Atreides gains the fief?

Carthag

200

Why does Margot seduce Feyd-Rautha?

As a component of the Bene Gesserit breeding program.

300

Why does the Baron appoint Rabban as the Governor of Arrakis when his favorite nephew and heir is Feyd-Rautha? (Plans within plans)

To use Rabban as a common enemy for the people of Arrakis so that Feyd-Rautha may swoop in and replace him as the "savior" and eventually become emperor.

400

Why does Paul not prevent the holy war?

It is necessary to ultimately save humanity from stagnation (the Golden Path)

500

Why does Shaddam not have any sons?

The Bene Gesserit have explicitly prevented it so that they can place the Kwisatz Haderach on the throne.

Encyclopedia Trivia

100

Which game first: the Bene Gesserit organization or the Spacing Guild organization?

The Bene Gesserit, by thousands of years.

200

How many wives does Stilgar have over the course of his life?

Five

300

Why is the Dune Encyclopedia not 100% reliable?

It is an in-universe document that is only as perfect as those writing it.

400

What is the name of the battle that essentially ends the Butlerian Jihad and gives the Imperial House its name?

The Battle of Corrin

500

What becomes of Earth?

It is made into a natural park.