Eight Below Trivia Quiz

Answer: sauna

Charlie and Jerry are relaxing at camp and decide to race outside, barely dressed, to check on the outside temperature. At 31 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, they break a new record at camp. As soon as they confirm the temperature, they both run back into the sauna where it is toasty warm.

Answer: in the snow

The dogs burrow into holes in the snow and their body heat reflects off of the snow and keeps them warm. In some of the scenes, after snowfall during the night, all you can see are their noses poking out of the surface. Two Alaskan Malamutes and six Siberian Huskies are the true stars of this movie.

Answer: severe storm

Jerry (played by Paul Walker) tells the Doc they have to head back immediately. The Doc asks Jerry for a few more hours to research the area and look for the meteorite artifact that he has come to Mt. Melbourne to find. Jerry agrees. As they are heading back to camp, everything falls apart.

The storm moves in fast and the Doc, trying to radio camp while Jerry tends to Old Jack's injured paw, falls through the ice. The Doc suffers a broken leg and severe hypothermia, and Jerry and the dogs rush back to camp for medical care.

Answer: Old Jack

Max is the first to break free - he playfully chases the camp flag across the snowy field. The other dogs follow but Old Jack, too tired to even try, lays down as the younger dogs romp around him. Maya stays with Old Jack at first, encouraging him to get up and even nips at his collar to help him out of it but finally, the pack must leave him behind. Later, when Jerry returns to camp to look for the dogs, he finds Old Jack exactly where he left him, on the chain.

Answer: rocket ship

Jerry brings the Doc a picture, taken of the two of them with the sled dogs just before they had embarked on their research trip. Jerry asks for funding to get him back to Antarctica but the Doc cannot help him. Jerry is determined to find another way - any way - to get back to camp, as he is haunted by having left the team of dogs behind.

Answer: Dewey

Dewey and Truman are affectionately referred to as The Twins. Truman had bitten Dewey years earlier, over the eye, and they have been friends ever since (Dewey still bears the scar from the bite). Dewey falls down a steep slope and breaks his back. Unable to move, the other dogs stand guard over him but during the night, he expires. Each dog says good-bye to him but Max (the youngest dog) hangs back to nuzzle Dewey and gets separated from the pack after they have all left.

Answer: Russia

You can tell it is the Russian camp because all of the food supplies have Russian wording on the labels. The dogs are able to spend their first night inside, out of the harsh elements. They also manage to scavenge for food and find boxes of crackers to eat.

At this point, the pack is shrinking. Dewey and Old Jack have died and Max has gotten separated from the rest. Traveling together are Maya (who is still the leader), Buck, Shadow, Shorty and Truman.

Answer: Fresca

At the start of the movie, Jerry offers Katie a Fresca and in Christchurch, NZ, the waitress sends over a Fresca to Jerry "courtesy of the lady at the bar". Jerry is reunited with Katie, Charlie (played by the funny Jason Biggs) and Dr. McClaren. The Doc explains that he has some extra grant money and has hired a ship to take all of them to Antarctica.

The four set off immediately to find Jerry's team of dogs.

Answer: attacked by a leopard seal

Max lures the seal away from the pack so that they can eat, but it comes back around and grabs Maya by her back leg. She is severely injured and although she can still walk, she realizes that she can no longer lead the others. She shows the pack that Max is now the leader by offering her food to him. The others follow suit but Max takes his meal to Maya and together they share it.

Answer: at his camp

Max hears the crew arrive at the camp. Max runs to Jerry and the other dogs follow and are happily reunited with their master. Maya however is severely injured from her seal attack and when the crew and dogs are ready to leave the camp, Maya is not with them. Jerry assumes that she met a similar fate as Old Jack, but Max barks insistently and leads Jerry to where Maya is laying. At first she appears to have died but when Jerry lays his hand on her, she slowly opens her eyes. Jerry carries her back to the SnowCat and they all leave for the mainland. Maya, Max, Truman, Shorty, Shadow and Buck all survive their ordeal in Antarctica. The dogs had been on their own for approximately 175 days.

This movie was inspired by actual events from 1958 involving 12 sled dogs from a Japanese expedition. Thanks for playing and enjoy this movie!