The Princess Bride Test
1. Will there be any survivors?
No. (1)
2. Name each time that the main story is interrupted by the frame story, excluding Peter Falk narration.
First kiss, eels, kiss in ravine, during boo dream, at Westley’s death, last kiss. (6)
3. How many years pass between Westley’s death and Buttercup’s engagement?
Five years. (1)
4. What does Vizzini suggest the mysterious boat is?
A local fisherman out at night on a pleasure cruise through eel infested waters. (1)
5. What does the 6-fingered man offer Domingo Montoya for his masterpiece?
1/10 the original price (1)
6. How many times does Vizzini say “inconceivable”?
5 (1)
7. Name all synonyms for trash used by the wretched woman in Buttercups dream.
Garbage, refuse, slime, filth, putrescence, rubbish, muck (7)
8. What is the first sound heard in the film?
Fred Savage coughing (1).
9. Name all the pairs of end-rhymes made by Inigo and Fezzik.
Fuss/at us, harm/charm, rhyme/time, ahead/dead, mean it/peanut, Vizzini, meany, you, true (7).
10. How many lines of reasoning does Vizzini take during the battle of wits?
6 (1).
11. How does the man in black imagine Buttercup’s true love, and how does she describe him in return?
Ugly, rich, scabby/ a farmboy, poor and perfect (2?)
12. How many times does Inigo recite his mantra?
6 (1).
13. In order, what does a “to the pain” duel encompass?
Feet, hands, nose, tongue, left eye, right eye (1)
14. By what increments is the machine’s level of punishment measured on its controls?
1, 2…10, 20, 30, 40, 50 (1).
15. Name the visual error in the first scene. Book opened, then closed (1).
16. What poster is behind Fred Savage’s Bed?
The Fridge (1).
17. What is Buttercup doing when she asks Westley to fetch the pitcher?
Making an apple pie (1).
18. Before the original betrothal announcement, what circus performer is in the square?
Ring juggler (1).
19. Name all the fencing styles mentioned in the duel between Westley and Inigo.
Benetti’s Defense, Capethera, tybalt, agrippa
20. Name the last three actors and their characters shown in the visual credit sequence.
Mel Smith – Albino, Carol Kane – Valerie, Billy Crystal – Miracle Max
21. Name all characters which have mullets.
Inigo, the mom (2).
Tiebreaker – reenact the scene in which Domingo Montoya’s spirit guide Inigo’s spirit to the man in black.