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1 In Biosafety Level 1, what is the biohazard ranking?
Answer: Minimal

In this level, you don't need vaccinations, but you still need to wear protective clothing. The viruses in this level can't kill you, but can make you extremely ill.
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2 Which female name is the authentic alpha?
Answer: Juliett

When Sandman asks McClintock for the authentic alpha, he says 'Juliet'. This confirmed the order to bomb the town.
3 According to Casey, what other name should the 'willies' be called?
Answer: The sams

When Casey was checking the blood samples from the town for Motaba, he was disgusted that every sample was testing positive. Casey was also very tired, and when he went to move, he tore his protective suit. He immediately ran to the sanitizer room and sprayed himself. Then Robbie, seeing what happened, went to console him. It was in this scene that Casey told Robbie that the willies should be called the sams.
4 Where is the Biotest Animal Holding Facility located?
Answer: San Jose, CA

The Biotest Animal Holding Facility, located in San Jose, CA, houses the animals that have experiments performed on them. The facility is about 30 miles from the airport. Jimbo Scott stole Betsy from here, with the help of the gate guard. Jimbo was planning on selling Betsy to a pet store in Cedar Creek, CA.
5 In the beginning of the movie, what year is shown?
Answer: 1967

In 1967, Zaire, Africa, a deadly virus attacked an African village. An Army medical team, which is primarily made up of Donald McClintock and William Ford, was sent to help the men, women, and children of the village, and American soldiers, who were unfortunate enough to be in the village. When they arrived, they were horrified. The medical team had never seen a virus which killed that fast.
6 In Biosafety Level 2, what is the biohazard ranking?
Answer: Moderate

Also in this level you don't need vaccinations, and you must wear protective clothing. The viruses here can kill you, but not in hours or days.
7 Where does the bomber drop the bomb?
Answer: In the ocean

Sam and Salt fly the loach in the path of the Sandman. Sam tells the pilots that their government is lying to them, that there is a cure, and that the government had been illegally making the virus for over 30 years. He also guarantees them that people have made it out of Cedar Creek, so by bombing the town they aren't killing the virus. Sam tells them that they are not moving from their flight path, and that they'll have to go through them to bomb the town. The pilots are visibly upset, but after almost crashing into the loach they proceed to drop the bomb. As Sam and Salt look helplessly, they realize that Sandman has dropped the bomb in the ocean. When McClintock hears Sam say 'thank you' to Sandman, he demands to know where Sandman dropped the bomb. The pilots tell him that they had detonation over the water. McClintock tells them that it is his belief that they defied orders, and he tells them to come back to reload. They told him that it was possibly wind shear that caused the bomb to detonate over the ocean.
8 What does General McClintock want to bomb the town with?
Answer: Fuel Air Bomb

McClintock wants to bomb the small town of Cedar Creek, in the same fashion that the village in Zaire in 1967 was bombed. He wants to use a fuel air bomb, and according to the President's Secretary of State, 'the fuel air bomb is the most powerful weapon in our arsenal. It sucks in all available oxygen and vaporizes all living things, including one airborn virus'.
9 Where is the CDC located?
Answer: Atlanta, GA

Even in real life the CDC is located in Atlanta, GA. The CDC is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships. CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States. This information is directly from the CDC official website: www.cdc.gov(slash)aboutcdc.
10 In the beginning of the movie, we see an African village being swarmed by Army helicopters and men. According to the African doctor, how many villagers and soldiers, in all, died from the virus?
Answer: 48

McClintock and Ford are in the village, and they see Africans and Army soldiers dying from a mysterious virus. McClintock asks the African doctor how many have died, and the doctor replied, '30 men yesterday, and 18 the day before'.
11 In Biosafety Level 3, what is the biohazard ranking?
Answer: High

In this level you must have vaccinations and wear protective clothing. Some of these viruses can kill you in a matter of days. While some can take years to kill you.
12 After General Ford places General McClintock under arrest, who is placed in charge of arresting him?
Answer: Lieutenant Colonal Briggs

Lieutenant Colonal Briggs, who all through the movie had to put up with McClintock harassing him, arrested McClintock, as per General Ford. Briggs was visibly ecstatic at this.
13 What personal question did Sam ask Robbie?
Answer: 'What did you do with the dogs'?

Sam and Robbie never had children, they had dogs instead. Sam was very concerned about Henry and Lewis, and so he asked Robbie what she did with them. He said he hoped she didn't place them in a kennel, to which she replied, 'no, Sam, I chained them to a tree and left a 5lb. bag of dog food out. What did you think I did with them?'.
14 How does Betsy transmit the virus to Jimbo?
Answer: She spit water in his face

While driving to Rudy's Pet Shop, Betsy is in a cage, eating a banana. She also has a baby bottle for her water. Jimbo is playing music loud, which is making Betsy very upset. So upset in fact, that she spits water directly in his face. Thus begins the transmission of Motaba in America.
15 What is the name of the African country that the virus started in?
Answer: Zaire

The village in Zaire, Africa, which had the disease in 1967, doubled as a mercenary camp for American soldiers.
16 In Biosafety Level 4, what is the biohazard level?
Answer: Extreme

The viruses in here can kill you in hours or days. You must wear protective clothing. There are no vaccinations for these viruses.
17 What crime was McClintock arrested for?
Answer: Withholding vital information from the President of the United States

General Ford tells Sandman, and tells the personnel in the room, that McClintock is being arrested for withholding vital information from the President of the United States. McClintock tells Ford, 'if I go down, you go down'.
18 What does Salt call the original antiserum?
Answer: Orange juice

The first time Salt seen the original antiserum, he said it looked like orange juice.
19 What is the name of the pet shop that Jimbo is taking Betsy to?
Answer: Rudy's Pet Shop

Rudy's Pet Shop is located in Cedar Creek, CA. When Jimbo arrives with Betsy, Rudy, the owner of the shop, is disgusted that Jimbo messed up yet again by getting a female monkey. He tells Jimbo that he can't even sell the last monkey he sold him.
20 What was dropped on the unsuspecting village?
Answer: Fuel Air Bomb

The sick villagers, soldiers, and doctors begged McClintock and Ford to help them. Instead a fuel air bomb was dropped on the village, evaporating all living things in it.
21 In Biosafety Level 2, which infectious agents are being examined?
Answer: Hepatitis, Lyme Disease, and Influenza

Hepatitis kills the liver, therefore killing you. Lyme Disease is passed to humans via the bite of an infected tick carrying the microorganism. Symptoms include a 'bull's eye' rash at the site of the bite, malaise, fever, headache, muscle aches, and swollen lymph nodes. If left untreated, Lyme disease may progress to cause damage to the heart, joints, and nerves of infected individuals. Influenza is a contagious disease that is caused by the influenza virus. It attacks the respiratory tract in humans. This information comes from the Hepatitis official website, the Lyme Disease official website, and the CDC Influenza official website.
22 In which arm did Sam get his dose of the antiserum?
Answer: Left

After Sam and Salt return with Betsy, Saul brings her to the laboratory and begins to retrieve her life saving blood. Meanwhile, Sam goes to Robbie, who is dying from the virus. He takes off his protective helmet, and lets her touch his face. This is why he needed the antiserum because he was exposed to the virus. The shot was given in his left arm.
23 When did Betsy arrive in America?
Answer: Around September 1st

According to documents provided by Mrs. Pananides, the Tae Kuk Seattle docked around September 1st.
24 How is the monkey in the pet shop given the virus?
Answer: It stole Betsy's half eaten banana

While in the pet shop, Jimbo places Betsy's cage on the counter, which is right next to the other monkey. While no one was looking, the monkey stole Betsy's half eaten banana.
25 According to the movie, it is now the present. What was written on the door before going into the Biosafety Levels?
Answer: Virology Section Restricted Area

This is clearly seen as a soldier enters the area. There are four levels of Biosafety in here.