The Princess Bride

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Why does the Queen speak for the King?

Because the King just mumbles.

What does the author do in chapter four?

Explain that Buttercup is preparing for the wedding.

What does the Man in Black notice about the Count?

He has six fingers.

Humperdinck tells Buttercup that he doesn't want her love and will give her what?

Power and riches.

Who is Count Rugen?

Prince Humperdinck's only confidant.

Why are the other girls not talking to Buttercup when she turns sixteen?

She stole the village boys.

Fezzik is the size of a typical man by the time he is what?

Six years old.

How many years does Inigo spend learning how to fence?

Ten.

How old is Inigo when the six-fingered man kills his father?

Ten.

Why does Buttercup grow upset with the Countess?

The Countess won't stop looking at Westley.

How does Westley stay alive after his ship is captured by the Dread Pirate Roberts?

He tells of his love for Buttercup, which interests the pirate, then works as a valet for him.

Inigo grows up in Central Spain raised by whom?

His father raised him.

How old is Inigo when the Sicilian finds him?

Inigo is thirty.

What does the Man in Black pour into the two wine goblets?

Iocane powder, an odorless and tasteless poison.

Why is Prince Humperdinck upset when he learns that King Lotharon is dying?

It means that he will have to marry.

What does Fezzik enjoy doing?

Making rhymes.

Although the six-fingered man had promised to pay Inigo's father five hundred gold pieces for the custom-made item, in the end he willing to only pay how much?

Only ten pieces of gold.

How does young Buttercup like spending most of her time?

Riding her horse, horse, and taunting the farm boy.

The initials R.O.U.S. stand for what?

Rodents of unusual size.

What does Buttercup say when Prince Humperdinck demands that she marry him?

She accepts as long as it will not involve love.

What is Buttercup to Prince Humperdinck?

Someone to give him an heir to the throne.

When Buttercup falls in the snow sand, she what?

Spreads all of her limbs apart.

When the boat reaches the Cliffs of Insanity, what does the Spaniard note?

That someone could be following them.

When the Count and Countess stop at Buttercup's house, the Count wants to see Buttercup, and the Countess wants to see who?

The farm boy Westley.

When Inigo regains consciousness and finds himself tied to a tree, he frees himself using what?

The six-fingered sword.

During their sword duel, what do Inigo and the Man in Black discover about each other?

They are both right handed.

What do Fezzik's parents die from in Mongolia?

They die from the plague.

As the kidnappers start climbing the Cliffs of Insanity, what happens to the boat?

They sink it as they begin to climb.

When Fezzik's parents grow tired of other children beating up their son, what do they do?

They teach Fezzik how to fight.

How long do Buttercup and Humperdinck court?

Three years.

Why is Westley leaving for America?

To find a place for Buttercup and him.

What is the purpose of the Zoo of Death?

To keep Price Humperdinck entertained with hunting of exotic and deadly animals.

When Westley prepares to leave for America, what does Buttercup promise?

To never love again.

When seeing that Buttercup and the Man in Black have fallen down the ravine, Humperdinck notes that it is odd for such a master to flee in what?

To the fire swamp.

How old is Buttercup when she is introduced to the people of Florin City?

Twenty-one.

What does the Sicilian do when he reaches the top of the Cliffs of Insanity?

Untie the rope.

The Man in Black challenges Vizzini to a battle of what?

Wits.

How many levels is the Zoo of Death composed of?

5, but the fifth is empty.

When Buttercup rides horse and ponders her impending marriage, she is approached by whom?

A Sicilian, a Spaniard, and a very big man.

Prince Humperdinck walks like a what?

A crab.

When Buttercup pushes the Man in Black down a ravine and says he can die for all she cares, he says what?

As you wish.

Whenever Buttercup commands the farm boy, he always answers what?

As you wish.

Why has Prince Humperdinck refuse to marry Princess Noreena?

Because she is bald.

When Buttercup jumps into the Florin Channel, someone tells her that she should beware of what?

Bloodthirsty sharks.

When Fezzik fights professionally. he is usually what?

Booed.

Why does Buttercup toss and turn all night after the Count and Countess's visit?

Buttercup is jealous of the Countess.

Three people in the crowd that greets her are planning what?

Buttercup's murder.

Buttercup doesn't care about her image and doesn't like to what?

Clean herself and take care of herself.

What is the name of Inigo Montoya's father?

Domingo Montoya.

When Humperdinck reaches the Cliffs of Insanity and studies the climbing marks on the side of the cliff, what does he order his armada to do?

Go to the other side of the ravine.

Inigo Montoya comes from what village?

He comes from Arabel a.

What happens to Westley's ship off the coast of America?

He is killed by the Dread Pirate Roberts.

Who is Prince Humperdinck?

He is running things for King Lotharon.

How does Westley spend the year he is with the Dread Pirate Roberts?

He learns to fence, handfight, and sail, and he does whatever is asked of him.

Inigo's father is a master craftsman who makes what?

He makes swords of any type.

As the Spaniard waits for the mystery man to reach the top of the Cliffs of Insanity, what does he ponder?

He ponders that he doesn't want to kill him because he is impressed.

Discouraged that he can't find his father's murderer, Inigo starts to what?

He starts to drink wine.

How does the Man in Black win the fight against Fezzik?

He strangles him.

How does Vizzini try to outsmart the Man in Black?

He switches the glasses.

How does the Sicilian want Fezzik to finish off the Man in Black?

He wants Fezzik to crush his head.

What does the not real Dread Pirate Roberts say about the original Dread Pirate Roberts?

He was so rich that he wanted to retire.

Who or what is Prince Humperdinck's one true love?

Hunting.

How long does it take Inigo's father to make the special item requested by the six-fingered man?

It takes him one year.

After being attacked by the R.O.U.S., Westley is left with a wound where?

On his left shoulder.

At the Cliffs of Insanity, who climbs the sheer cliff walls towards Buttercup and her abductors?

The Man in Black.

What is the name of Westley's pirate ship?

The Revenge.

When Buttercup awakens in a boat, who is with her?

The Sicilian, Spaniard, and the Turk (the large one)

Where does Inigo go after recalling the advice of Vizzini?

The Thieves' Quarter.

Who fishes Buttercup out of the Florin channel?

The Turk.

The Prince tells the Count to take the Man in Black where?

The Zoo of Death.

On what occasion will Buttercup and Hmperdinck's wedding take place?

The country's five hundredth anniversary.

What happens when Dread Pirate Roberts' ship is passed down to a successor?

They get a new crew and become the new Dread Pirate Roberts.

What happens to Fezzik in Greenland?

Vizzini the Sicilian approaches him.


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