14. Jon Snow’s Mother
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Before entrusting his beloved series to show creators Weiss and Benioff, Martin threw them a curveball by asking them to identify Jon Snow’s real mother. Although Snow’s mother’s identity had not yet been revealed by the books, Martin wanted to see if Weiss and Benioff had read enough of the books to make an intelligent guess. Weiss said “We had already discussed it. We’d had like a two-hour conversation about it. It was pretty well-trammeled territory for us.” They passed the test.
