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Area 7 Trivia Quiz

"Area 7" is the sequel to "Ice Station" by Australian author Matthew Reilly. How much do you know about it?

A multiple-choice quiz by CalebM. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
CalebM

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
322,626

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
177

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Question 1 of 15

1. In the introduction we learn that a United States Senator died surrounded by mysterious circumstances. Who was the Senator? Hint

Malcolm P. Vereyken

Jeremiah K. Woolf

Dennis L. LaMont

Jonathan T. Cristobal

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Question 2 of 15

2. Former USAF (United States Air Force) Lieutenant General Charles Samson Russell, call-sign Caesar, was sentenced to death via lethal injection for high treason. At what institution was Russell kept at? Hint

Fox River

Leavenworth

Alcatraz

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Question 3 of 15

3. The President is visiting a remote facility known only as 'Area 7'. In which state is Area 7 located? Hint

Nevada

Alaska

New York

Utah

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Question 4 of 15

4. Shane Schofield is one of the Marines escorting the President on his visit to Area 7. A lieutenant in "Ice Station", what rank does Shane 'Scarecrow' Schofield now hold? Hint

Captain

Master Sergeant

Major

Lieutenant

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Question 5 of 15

5. After "surviving" his death penalty, Charles 'Caesar' Russell sets his plan into motion - deploying fourteen nuclear devices in airports across the United States, rigging them so they do not detonate so long as they receive a constant signal from a transponder. Where is the transponder? Hint

On a Marine helicopter

On Schofield's heart

On the President's heart

In a secure vault in Area 7

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Question 6 of 15

6. Russell proposes this challange to the President and his protection detail - as long as the President lives, America lives. If the President dies, America dies with him. The Marines and Secret Service agents must keep the President alive and also place his palm on 'the Football' - the device that controls the nuclear launch codes of American Nuclear Weapons. How often must the President place his hand on the Football to prevent detonation? Hint

60 Minutes

80 Minutes

70 Minutes

90 Minutes

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Question 7 of 15

7. What elite force does Charles Samson Russell use to try and kill the President in his challenge at Area 7? Hint

Delta

The Seven Snakes

Army Rangers

7th Squadron

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Question 8 of 15

8. Returning from "Ice Station" is the newly promoted Gunnery Sergeant Gena 'Mother' Newman. With a fully shaved head and weighing in at 200 pounds, Mother has one very distinguishing feature, what is it? Hint

Only one eye

A prosthetic leg

Four fingers on her left hand

A dragoo tattoo on her face

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Question 9 of 15

9. Area 7 is a remote facility which performs research into biological weapons. Its latest weapon was recently stolen from China by two Chinese-American soldiers. What is the name of the virus? Hint

Seven Circles

Ethnic Bullet

Sinovirus

T-Virus

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Question 10 of 15

10. In addition to researching biological weaponry, Area 7 also houses some of the most dangerous individuals in all of America, such as Seth Grimshaw who tried to assassinate the President and Lucifer Leary, who murdered 32 hitchhikers across America. Leary was known by another name, what was it? Hint

The Hitcher

The Black Death

The Bad Samaritan

The Surgeon of Phoenix

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Question 11 of 15

11. Buck Riley Jr., is a new character in 'Area 7' and the son of Buck 'Book' Riley from the first novel "Ice Station". He does not fully trust or like Schofield as he is not aware of the circumstances of how his father died whilst serving under Schofield. What is Riley Jr.'s call-sign? Hint

Boston

Badger

Book II

Buckeroo

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Question 12 of 15

12. The elite warriors helping Russell to hunt the President are ruthless killers. Besides Russell, who is in charge of the group? Hint

Luther Willis

Bruno McConnell

Corbin Carney

Kurt Logan

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Question 13 of 15

13. Schofield and his Marines discover that the antidote to the deadly Sinovirus lies inside of a young boy named Kevin. In what kind of room is Kevin kept in at Area 7? Hint

A glass cube

A storage closet

A padded cell

A room designed to look like an ordinary bedroom

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Question 14 of 15

14. Several new Marines are introduced in 'Area 7'. One such Marine is Sergeant Ashley Lewicky. Described as a career sergeant with a pug nose, mono-brow and mile-wide grin, what is Sergeant Lewicky's call-sign? Hint

Elvis

Calvin

Love Machine

Brainiac

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Question 15 of 15

15. Area 7 is also home to deadly creatures, used for experimentation of the Sinovirus. What kind of creatures end up killing escaped prisoner Lucifer Leary? Hint

Desert Scorpions

Kodak Bears

Komodo Dragons

Boa Constrictors

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the introduction we learn that a United States Senator died surrounded by mysterious circumstances. Who was the Senator?

Answer: Jeremiah K. Woolf

Jeremiah K. Woolf was shot dead in a forest in Alaska. What is strange about this is that at the same time Woolf was shot dead, his home in Washington exploded - at the EXACT same time.

Answer: Leavenworth

Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary is one of the most well-known prisons in the world. In "Area 7" the inmates have an unusual sense of patriotism as inmates convicted of treason, desertion and spying are often killed within days of entry into the facility.

3. The President is visiting a remote facility known only as 'Area 7'. In which state is Area 7 located?

Answer: Utah

Area 7 is in Utah, not far from Lake Powell, a complex labyrinth of rivers in the Earth, dwarfed only by the Grand Canyon. It is here that the American government carries out research into deadly biological weapons.

4. Shane Schofield is one of the Marines escorting the President on his visit to Area 7. A lieutenant in "Ice Station", what rank does Shane 'Scarecrow' Schofield now hold?

Answer: Captain

After the catastrophe at Wilkes Ice Station, Schofield showed tremendous ability in being able to operate efficiently under stress as well as to inspire fierce loyalty in the men he commanded. Schofield was promoted to captain soon after the mission.

Answer: On the President's heart

The microscopic transponder was attached to the President's heart before he became President, after all it would be easier to do so in surgery before he was President. The President's continued heartbeat keeps the transponder working, but should the heart stop, ie, the President is killed, the nuclear devices will detonate.

Answer: 90 Minutes

The President must place his palm onto an electronic scanner on the Football once every 90 minutes or the nuclear devices will explode, killing millions. Not only must the Marines and Secret Service Agents keep the President alive, but they have to get him to the Football once every one and a half hours.

7. What elite force does Charles Samson Russell use to try and kill the President in his challenge at Area 7?

Answer: 7th Squadron

The elite 7th Squadron are the elite of the elite. Its soldiers are given steroids to boost performance levels to extreme heights.

Answer: A prosthetic leg

Mother's left leg is a state-of-the-art titanium-alloy prosthetic leg. She lost her leg to a killer whale during the events of 'Ice Station'. Needless to say, Mother thanked the killer whale with a bullet to the brain.

9. Area 7 is a remote facility which performs research into biological weapons. Its latest weapon was recently stolen from China by two Chinese-American soldiers. What is the name of the virus?

Answer: Sinovirus

The Sinovirus is described as an "Ethnic Bullet" - it only attacks people of certain ethnicities. The Sinovirus is made to attack both black and white people, while keeping people of Asian heritage safe, which is why Chinese-American soldiers were used to retrieve the virus.

Answer: The Surgeon of Phoenix

Lucifer Leary was known as the Surgeon of Phoenix, as he was a disgraced medical student. Leary would abduct hitchhikers and leave his calling card, a piece of the victim's jewellery on the side of the road from where he snatched them from. Leary would then proceed to amputate his victims' limbs and eat them in front of them.

Answer: Book II

Buck Riley Junior's call-sign is Book II. He wears his father's call-sign of Book with pride and lives up to his father's name as he fights against 7th Squadron in "Area 7".

12. The elite warriors helping Russell to hunt the President are ruthless killers. Besides Russell, who is in charge of the group?

Answer: Kurt Logan

Major Kurt Logan is head of the 7th Squadron. He is loyal to Russell and a skilled and deadly fighter. Logan fist fights against our hero Schofield in "Area 7" and ultimately meets his end.

13. Schofield and his Marines discover that the antidote to the deadly Sinovirus lies inside of a young boy named Kevin. In what kind of room is Kevin kept in at Area 7?

Answer: A glass cube

Kevin lives inside of a glass cube. Inside is a bed, TV and games for the young boy. Kevin has been kept in isolation his whole life; when Schofield asks him his last name, Kevin replies, "What's a last name?"

Answer: Love Machine

Sergeant Ashley 'Love Machine' Lewicky meets up with Book II and several other Marines during the commotion in Area 7. An ugly man with a heart of gold, Matthew Reilly says Lewicky's call-sign is a slam dunk.

15. Area 7 is also home to deadly creatures, used for experimentation of the Sinovirus. What kind of creatures end up killing escaped prisoner Lucifer Leary?

Answer: Komodo Dragons

The Komodo Dragon is the largest living lizard in the world. Growing over six feet long, the Komodo Dragon has been known, albeit rarely, to attack humans.

Source: Author CalebM

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