The Core

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. A violent swarm of birds causes panic in which city, near the opening of the film? Washington, DC Paris London Boston

2. What was printed on the banners outside the museum, as the title of Conrad Zimsky's lecture series? Geophysics and You The Einstein Lectures The Zimsky Equation Project Destini: Why It's Necessary

3. What two objects do Dr. Keyes and Dr. Zimsky use to demonstrate to the men at the Pentagon what is happening to the planet? a can of air freshener and a detailed drawing a detailed drawing and a lighter a peach and a can of air freshener a computer and a peach

4. What animal does Dr. Brazelton put into the unobtainium box, to show the team of scientists how the shell for his ship will work? mouse frog rat rabbit

5. What was the name of the ship designed to reach Earth's core? Homer Dante Virgil Smooth Sailer

6. By what nickname is Theodore Donald Finch called? Answer: (his handle: one word)

7. What was the "static" on the navigational screen that confused the crewmembers at first, for which they were unprepared? empty space giant diamonds water pockets of magma

8. Who has to go into the crawlspace and sacrifice his/her life in order to release the main hydraulic piston that will allow Virgil to eject undamaged compartments? Dr. Keyes Dr. Brazelton Major Childs Dr. Zimsky

9. Complete this quote: "Here, in the infinite unknowable, man can come to know the most important thing of all:____." Answer: (One Word (said by Dr. Zimsky))

10. What do Major Childs and Dr. Keyes use to attract the attention of the ships looking for them, when they are trapped at the bottom of the ocean after escaping the core? a pattern of lights a buoy attached to the hull wave radio ultrasonics