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Quiz about The Hunt for Red October Film

'The Hunt for Red October' Film Quiz

A quiz about the FILM, based on one of my favourite books by Tom Clancy.

A multiple-choice quiz by jez_mcgad. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
jez_mcgad

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
127,816

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
4593

Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (9/15), Guest 76 (8/15), Guest 97 (12/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Who plays Jack Ryan? Hint

Sean Connery

Harrison Ford

Alec Baldwin

Ben Affleck

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Question 2 of 15

2. What was the nickname for Red October's magnetio hydro-dynamic drive system?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is the name of the vessel that first detects Red October? Hint

HMS Trafalgar

USS Dallas

HMS Invincible

USS Skipjack

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which carrier is Ryan flown out to? Hint

USS Enterprise

HMS Invincible

USS John F. Kennedy

USS Kitty Hawk

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who plays Captain (second rank) Vassily Borodin?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 6 of 15

6. What is the name of the Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate that rescues the sailors from the Red October? Hint

Oliver Hazard Perry

Mystic

Samuel Roberts

Reuben James

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Question 7 of 15

7. Borodin would like to live in Montana all year.

True

False

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is the name of the main sonar operator on Dallas?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 15

9. What colour were the missile tubes on Red October? Hint

Dark Green

Yellow

Dark Brown

Red

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who gives their gun to Ramius when he goes after the GRU agent on board? Hint

He doesn't take one

Ryan

Borodin

Mancuso

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Question 11 of 15

11. What car is Ryan driven to Heathrow in? Hint

Range Rover

Toyota Landcruiser

Mitsubishi Shogun

Jeep Cherokee

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which is the only ship capable of carrying fixed wing aircraft mentioned in Dr. Ryan's briefing? Hint

Novorossiysk

Moskva

Kirov

Minsk

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who says the line "are expendable"? Hint

Judge Moore

Jeffrey Pelt

Jack Ryan

Vice Admiral Greer

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Question 14 of 15

14. What is the name of the Russian submarine captain sent after Ramius? Hint

Captain Antonov

Captain Ilyushin

Captain Tupolev

Captain Mikoyan

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Question 15 of 15

15. Who fired the torpedo that destroyed the soviet Alfa class submarine? Hint

The Frigate

The Alfa

Dallas

The Helicopter

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Apr 09 2024 : Guest 174: 9/15
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who plays Jack Ryan?

Answer: Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin plays a young Ryan, replaced in later films by Harrison Ford, and again, later, by Ben Affleck. Sean Connery plays Marko Ramius in the film.

2. What was the nickname for Red October's magnetio hydro-dynamic drive system?

Answer: Caterpillar

On sonar, it sounded like a seismic anomaly.

3. What is the name of the vessel that first detects Red October?

Answer: USS Dallas

Dallas picks Red October up just before the silent drive system is started up.

4. Which carrier is Ryan flown out to?

Answer: USS Enterprise

Although it is 'Kennedy' in the book, 'Enterprise' was used in the film.

5. Who plays Captain (second rank) Vassily Borodin?

Answer: Sam Neill

Borodin was shot by the loyal GRU agent.

6. What is the name of the Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate that rescues the sailors from the Red October?

Answer: Reuben James

USS Reuben James collected the crew, then via helicopter dropped a torpedo on Red October.

7. Borodin would like to live in Montana all year.

Answer: False

He says he will spend the winter in Arizona.

8. What is the name of the main sonar operator on Dallas?

Answer: Jones

In the book, sonarman 'Jonsey' was inferior to 'Frenchy' Laval, the main sonar operator.

9. What colour were the missile tubes on Red October?

Answer: Red

The tubes in the film were red, with big white stenciled numbers on each.

10. Who gives their gun to Ramius when he goes after the GRU agent on board?

Answer: Mancuso

He adds "You may need this sir".

11. What car is Ryan driven to Heathrow in?

Answer: Range Rover

He is driven to the airport in a G reg Range Rover by his wife (in the customary Hollywood English rain.)

12. Which is the only ship capable of carrying fixed wing aircraft mentioned in Dr. Ryan's briefing?

Answer: Minsk

Kirov is a cruiser, Moskva an aviation (anti-submarine) cruiser, and Novorossiysk an un-mentioned aviation cruiser.

13. Who says the line "are expendable"?

Answer: Jack Ryan

Although Ryan said it, it was Pelt's main reason for Jack to investigate his defection theory.

14. What is the name of the Russian submarine captain sent after Ramius?

Answer: Captain Tupolev

Tupolev was once Ramius' pupil, which explains his reaction to the news of his defection.

15. Who fired the torpedo that destroyed the soviet Alfa class submarine?

Answer: The Alfa

After several evasion techniques by Red October and Dallas, Tupolev's torpedo destroyed his own vessel.

Source: Author jez_mcgad

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