No One Here Gets Out Alive: The 'Game of Thrones' Character Deaths Quiz

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No One Here Gets Out Alive: The 'Game of Thrones' Character Deaths Quiz
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When you play the "Game of Thrones," you win or you die, and there's been a lot more dying than winning on the hit HBO series. Can you remember how characters met their end? Take this quiz to find out.
Who does Daenerys' dragons burn to a crisp in the House of the Undying?
an unnamed Qarthian assassin
Varys
Pyat Pree
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Pyat Pree's plan to fuel his magic with the dragons' power doesn't go quite the way he probably wanted it to.

Whose death leads to the War of the Five Kings?
Robert Baratheon
Eddard Stark
Joffrey Baratheon
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When Robert Baratheon dies, questions about who is rightful heir to the Iron Throne ignite a war. The five kings in question are Joffrey Baratheon, Renly and Stannis Baratheon, Robb Stark and Balon Greyjoy.

What title did Jorah Mormont's father hold when he was killed?
steward of the North
the king's hand
lord commander of the night's watch
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Jeor Mormont was lord commander of the night's watch when he was murdered by some of his own men at Craster's Keep.

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What group kills Barristan Selmy?
the Stone Men
the Night's Watch
the Sons of the Harpy
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Barristan and Grey Worm battle the Sons of the Harpy in Meereen, and Barristan dies heroically.

Just before Maester Aemon dies, he hallucinates a conversation with someone named Egg. Who is Egg?
his younger brother, Aegon Targaryen
the hedge knight Aemon squired for when he was a young man
a pet dog he had when he was a boy
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Aemon calls out to Egg, Aegon Targaryen, who is long-dead.

Who is blamed for Renly Baratheon's death, despite being innocent?
Melisandre
Brienne of Tarth
Tyrion Lannister
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Brienne is the only other person present in Renly's tent when Melisandre's shadow demon baby thing kills Renly. Therefore Brienne is accused of the murder.

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What "treasure" is the instrument of Viserys Targaryen's death?
a jeweled sword
an iron throne
a golden crown
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Drogo pours molten gold on Viserys' head, giving him the golden crown he demanded.

Who kills Ygritte?
Jon Snow
Olly
Tormund Giantsbane
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Olly puts an arrow through Ygritte to keep her from killing Jon Snow.

What is the manner of Trystane Martell's death?
He falls over the rail of a ship while drunk and drowns.
His aunt poisons him.
His cousin, Obara, puts a spear through the back of his head.
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Obara murders Trystane via a spear to the head.

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Where is Tywin Lannister when Tyrion shoots him with a crossbow?
on the Iron Throne
on the toilet
on his famous horse, Gorhelm
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Tyrion kills his father on the toilet. (One can imagine the smallfolk of Westeros may jokingly refer to toilets as "the iron throne," but Tywin definitely wasn't on the actual Iron Throne.)

Who kills Jojen Reed?
the Night's King
one of the Children of the Forest
a skeleton
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A skeleton stabs Jojen to death. Fortunately, a Child of the Forest destroys Jojen's corpse, so we don’t have to worry about him coming back as an evil wight.

Brienne of Tarth kills Stannis Baratheon at what battle?
the Battle of Winterfell
the Battle of the Green Fork
the Battle of the Whispering Wood
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Stannis is already gravely wounded when Brienne finds him and finishes him off at the Battle of Winterfell, because she holds him responsible for Renly's death.

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Why does Jon Snow kill Qhorin Halfhand?
Qhorin dies from injury in an earlier battle, then returns as a wight, forcing Jon to "kill" him again.
Qhorin refuses to go along with Jon's plan to recruit wildlings in the war against the White Walkers.
Qhorin tells him to do it to make the wildlings trust Jon.
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Qhorin knows they're both likely to die anyway if the wildlings' trust can’t be earned, so he tells Jon to kill him.

How does Princess Myrcella Baratheon die?
dragonfire
poison
shadow demon
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A poison kiss from Ellaria proves fatal to Myrcella.

Why is Meryn Trant on Arya's death list (until she murders him in a brothel)?
He killed her sword-fighting teacher.
He executed her direwolf, Nymeria.
He betrayed her family and allowed the Boltons to take Winterfell.
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Trant killed Arya's teacher and generally helped the Lannisters destroy the Stark family, earning him a place on Arya's death list.

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When Melisandre and Stannis sacrifice Stannis' daughter Shireen, two things happen. What are they?
The snow melts, and half of Stannis' troops desert him.
The rain stops, and Stannis' old war injury heals.
A troop of wildlings shows up to join Stannis' army, and he sees a vision of himself riding a dragon.
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Melisandre deems the sacrifice of Shireen a success when the snow melts, but Stannis is left with a pathetic army with no chance of defeating the Boltons at Winterfell.

How does Selyse Baratheon kill herself the night Shireen is sacrificed?
She hangs herself.
She lays down in a stream and freezes to death.
She stabs her eyes out, then cuts her throat.
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Selyse is found hanging from a tree the next morning.

Robb Stark dies during the Red Wedding, of course, but who delivers the final killing blow?
Roose Bolton
Walder Frey
Sandor Clegane
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Roose Bolton stabs him after several crossbow bolts fail to end Robb's life.

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Who does Catelyn Stark kill during the Red Wedding before she herself is killed?
Walder Frey's wife
Roose Bolton's bastard son
Walder Frey's son
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She takes Frey's wife hostage, but it doesn’t work because Frey doesn’t care about his wife's life. Catelyn kills her and is then killed.

Who sentences Ned Stark to death?
Cersei Lannister
Joffrey Baratheon
Jaime Lannister
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While Joffrey ordering Ned Stark killed is obviously awful for the Starks, it begins the gradual decline of the Lannisters as well.

How does Craster die?
He's poisoned by one of his daughter/wives.
He's stabbed to death by Karl Tanner, one of the Night's Watch.
He's killed by White Walkers when they attack his keep.
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Karl Tanner murders Craster with a dagger to the throat.

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At what event is Joffrey poisoned to death?
his annual fawn-skinning party
his wedding to Margaery Tyrell
his coronation as king of Westeros
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He dies shortly after marrying Margaery Tyrell.

How does Lysa Arryn die?
She's beaten to death by her son Robin in a fit of childish rage.
She's stabbed to death by Sansa.
She's pushed through the moon door by Littlefinger, falling to her death.
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Littlefinger pushes Lysa out the moon door but escapes blame by claiming it was suicide.

What is the name of Arya's sword-fighting teacher who is killed by Meryn Trant?
Mirri Maz Duur
Syrio Forel
Sandor Clegane
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Syrio Forel was training Arya to use her sword, Needle.

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What is the cause of Khal Drogo's death?
Daenerys smothers him to death.
He cuts himself trying to look tough, but the wound gets infected and kills him.
Another khal challenges him to a horse race, and he is thrown from the horse and dies.
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Drogo survives the infection, but the witchcraft that saves him leaves him senseless, so Daenerys smothers him to end his misery.

Who kills Sansa's wolf, Lady?
Cersei Lannister
Ned Stark
Janos Slynt
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Ned Stark executes Lady to keep the peace with the Lannisters and because he feels duty bound to do it himself.

Who kills Ros?
Gregor Clegane
Tyrion Lannister
Joffrey Baratheon
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Ros survives many perils as a sex worker, but Littlefinger offers her to Joffrey to use as a crossbow target, and that is how she dies.

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Oberyn Martell dies in a trial by combat with Gregor Clegane. How does he die?
He slips and falls into a deep pit, breaking his neck.
Clegane crushes his skull with his bare hands.
He is torn apart by the angry crowd.
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Clegane crushes Oberyn's head with two hands.

How does Tyrion murder Shae?
He puts her in dungeons under the Red Keep, where she starves to death.
He shoots her with Joffrey's crossbow.
He strangles her with the golden chains he had given her earlier as a gift.
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It's tempting to find some kind of metaphor in Tyrion strangling his prostitute/lover with chains of gold that he gave her.

Mance Rayder is burned at the stake, but he doesn't die from the fire. How does he die?
He survives the fire and is enslaved by Melisandre.
Jon Snow shoots him with an arrow to prevent his suffering in the fire.
He's killed by White Walkers who attack Castle Black.
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Jon Snow's mercy-killing of Mance Rayder angers many of his enemies on the Night's Watch.

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