Through being at home quite a lot I've ended up knowing quite a lot about films. So through boredom today I decided to make a quiz on the Alien Quadrilogy. I'll post up the answers after a few people have had a go...
ALIEN:
1: How many tons of "Mineral Ore" is the Nostromo holding as it's cargo?
2: Which character is this first to awaken from hypersleep?
3: Which character does the actor Yaphet Kotto play?
4: The engineer Parker, initially dislikes Captain Dallas's decision for staying off course for an apparent S.O.S call, but what changes his mind?
5: From space, the planet LV426 appears as different shades of what basic colour?
6: What colour is Parker's headband?
7: The actor Ian Holm plays 'Ash', but what personal secret is Ash hiding?
8: Which actor plays the character Brett?
9: When Kane finds the eggs in the Alien Ship, what 'naturally' occurring 'layer' reacts when he places his hand through it?
10: What item of Brett's does Dallas use to check if the acid has ceased melting through the floors?
11: When Ash contacts Dallas over the intercom, about the change in Kane's condition, Dallas is sitting listening to classical music in... where?
12: Complete the line: Brett: "Dust's in the intakes again. Number two's..."
13: Because Brett always says "Right" after anybody says anything to him, Ripley calls him "A regular..." what?
14: When Kane is questioned after he wakes up, what is the last thing he says he remembers?
15: Ash's five word description of how the tracking device works is: "Micro changes in... " what?
16: In the initial search for the Alien, Ripley, Parker and Brett are startled by the ship's cat, but what is the cat's name?
17: When Dallas goes into the airducts after the Alien, what primary weapon does he take with him?
18: When Ash tries to kill Ripley, what does he try to suffocate her with?
19: Once Ripley has escaped in the shuttle, the Alien reappears. But where does Ripley hide after it jumps out at her?
20: When the Alien is stuck in the airlock door, Ripley shoots it with a speargun. Where then does the Alien go to meet it's demise?
ALIENS:
21: After Ripley is found by the Deep Salvage Team she speaks to Carter Burke. How many years does Burke tell her that she was drifting in space?
22: In the meeting between Ripley and the Weyland-Yutani personel, one of the Board Members reads out how much the M-Class Star Freighter (the Nostromo) cost in 'adjusted Dollars'. How much is it?
23: When Burke visits Ripley at her apartment to tell her they've lost contact with the Colony on LV426, he is accompanied by whom?
24: Including Ripley and Burke, how many members are there in the team that go to LV426?
25: What number is on the Dropship that the team use to land on LV426?
26: When the Marines first enter the Colony Complex, which 'Lock' do they go through?:
A- North Lock?
B- East Lock?
C- South Lock?
D- West Lock?
27: When Ripley and the others find the room in D-Block that contains Facehuggers in specimen tubes, how many does Bishop say are still alive?
28: What is Newt's real full name? (Not the actress Carrie Henn!!)
29: Complete Hudson's line: "Stop your grinning and drop... " what?
30: When the Marines are told they can't fire their Pulse Rifles or Machine Guns or use Grenades while in the Alien nest, they are told to use Flame Units only. But what weapon does Hicks pull out and load?
31: After the first attack by the Aliens, the surviving team members meet with Bishop, but how many characters are left in total?
32: According to Newt: "Casey doesn't have bad dreams because... " why?
33: How many Colonists does Ripley say that Burke is responsible for killing?
34: When Bishop is explaining that the 'Emergency Venting' will eventually explode, how many 'mega tons' does he say the blast will be equal to?
35: When Ripley goes to lie down with Newt she finds the bed empty. Where does Ripley then find Newt sleeping?
36: When Ripley and Newt are attacked by the Facehuggers that Burke let out, how does Ripley get the Marines' attention so they can help her?
37: When the Aliens make another attack, Hudson's Tracker reads that the Aliens are only 4 metres away, but can't be seen. So where are the Aliens?
38: When Ripley goes into the Alien nest to find Newt, what 3 weapons does she take with her?:
A- Pulse Rifle, Grenade Belt and Knife?
B- Shotgun, Flame Unit and Cattle Prod?
C- Pulse Rifle, Flame Unit and Grenade Belt?
D- Flame Unit, Pistol and Flare Gun?
39: After escaping the Alien nest with Newt, Ripley returns to the platform where Bishop landed the Dropship but he's not there. What is Bishop's reason for taking off prematurely?
40: In one of the greatest final showdowns in cinematic history, Ripley actually fights the Alien Queen one on one. But which piece of industrial machinery does Ripley use to make it a 'fairer' fight?
ALIEN 3:
41: What is the full name of the prison planet that Ripley crash lands on?
42: Why are Dillon and Morse concerned about allowing Ripley to interact with the Inmates and the Prison Staff?
43: Why does Clemens (the Doctor) advise Ripley to shave her head and private parts?
44: Murphy is horrified to find that his pet, called 'Spike', has marks and cuts all over its face and has broken teeth, but what kind of animal is 'Spike'?
45: Ripley tells Clemens that they need to perform an autopsy on Newt's body. Rather than telling him that there may be an Alien inside Newt, she makes up a fake reason for the autopsy. What is this fake reason?
46: When Dillon asks Ripley if she has any faith, what answer does she give?
47: When Superintendent Andrews, Aaron (85) and Clemens are examining the bloody scene of Murphy's death, how is Clemens able to identify that it was Murphy who was killed?
48: Three of the Inmates are attacked by the Alien while in the tunnels. Inmates Boggs and Rains are killed, the third Inmate manages to escape and ends up getting blamed for their 'disappearance'. Who is this blamed Inmate?
49: According to Aaron (85), how thick are the solid steel walls of the old Nuclear Waste Storage Room?
50: When Ripley asks David (the late, great Pete Postlethwaite) why Aaron is nicknamed '85', what is David's answer?
51: How many Inmates are killed as a result of the Quinitricetyline chemical fire?
52: Now that Ripley knows there's an Alien Queen inside her, where does Ripley tell Aaron that she's going to look for the Alien?
53: When Dillon and Ripley make a pact that he will kill her once the Alien is dead, what three words does Dillon use to describe how he will do it?:
A- Quick, easy and painless?
B- Hard, fast and painless?
C- Slow, painful and bloody?
54: The new plan on killing the Alien, is for the Inmates to use themselves as bait to lure the Alien into... where?
55: Which Inmate does Morse chastise for carrying a pair of scissors while running because he could "Kill someone"?
56: Just before Dillon dies, Ripley asks him "What about me?". What is Dillons answer?
57: In what circumstance does Dillon die?
58: What does Ripley use to make the Alien explode?
59: After the Alien is killed, which supposedly 'friendly face' shows up claiming he can help Ripley?
60: Rather than accepting help from the 'friendly face', what does Ripley decide to do?
ALIEN RESURRECTION:
61: What number does Ripley have tattooed on her left forearm?
62: Which item of cutlery does Ripley examine while eating?
63: How many crew members are there on Commercial Freighter 'The Betty'?
64: When introducing the characters Call, Vriess and Johner, Johner is making chimpanzee noises, but what tune is Vriess whistling?
65: When Johner is searched for weapons when entering the USM Auriga (the Military vessel), the alarm starts to bleep. Johner then lifts his coat to reveal that he's carrying... what?
66: When Call, Johner and Christie are drinking Johner's homemade brew, what does Johner say he puts into it to add colour?
67: The first two Aliens use an ingenius way to escape their 'prison cell'. How do they escape?
68: After Ripley kills an Alien, Christie asks Dr Wren how many more Aliens there are. What is Dr Wren's answer?
69: When Ripley 'feels' that the ship is moving, Dr Wren and DiStephano explain that it's heading back to 'Home Base'. Where is 'Home Base'?
70: How does Ripley know that Purvis has an Alien inside him?
71: In what is probably the best scene of the film, Ripley and the others must swim underwater to get to a freight elevator. How far, in feet, does Dr Wren say it is to the other side?
72: After Johner kills an Alien after the group get out of the water, what is it that startles him and makes him jump?
73: When the group realise that Call is a droid, what model does DiStephano say she is?
74: What part of Johner's body does Ripley threaten to pull out when he threatens Call?
75: According to Gediman (Brad Dourif), what is Ripley's 'gift' to the Alien Queen?
76: Why does the Hybrid kill the Alien Queen and Gediman, but not Ripley?
77: What is Ripley's reply when Distephano says "I thought you were dead"?
78: Vriess says they can't leave as the hatch on The Betty is still open, but who closes the hatch?
79: What does Ripley use to break the window when she kills the Hybrid?
80: When Johner and Vriess are piloting The Betty into Earth's atmosphere, Johner shouts out "What's burning?!!", but what is Johner's double barreled reaction when Vriess answers "Us!!"?
