Episode 5: Chain of Command Trivia Quiz

Answer: Standing Stones

The Standing Stones look very similar to Stonehenge, although it's more complete. The transformers saw the stones in the second episode, but had no time to investigate. There was also a large pile of rocks at the center of the structure that got blown up in the opening battle.

The Standing Stones were the first indication that there was a third party in the Beast Wars. Rhinox also commented that the Energon on the planet did not match its geology, another reason to suspect that Earth had been tampered with.

Answer: Terrorsaur

Rattrap and Cheetor took out Scorponok and Tarantulas respectively, while Optimus took on the fliers. Optimus was able to hit Waspinator, bit Terrorsaur dodged that attack. Instead of continuing to attack Optimus, Terrorsaur shot the pile of stones, blowing them up and destabilizing the crystal. Megatron was not too pleased with the result, but couldn't do anything to correct the situation, so he called for a hasty retreat.

Answer: Waspinator, the cannon fodder

When Megatron saw the descending probe, he thought it was a stasis pod and called for a flier. Waspinator answered the call, and the two made their way to secure the site. It was Waspinator who snuck up on Optimus and disabled him.

Answer: No one

The probe first emitted a wave that put all the transformers in the area in extreme pain, and then fired a burst at Optimus and absorbed him. With the Maximals down one member, the Predacons outnumbered them and organized an attack to take advantage of the situation while the the Maximals were squabbling amongst themselves as a result of their leader's disappearance.

Answer: No one knows

Waspinator and Megatron were returned to the Predacon base, and Dinobot was dropped in front of the Axalon's command hatch. All three robots were badly damaged and unconscious, and no other member of either team had returned them, nor knew who had.

Answer: A torture chamber

After the initial terror had passed, Dinobot remembered that he was on the Maximal team. Rattrap also reminded him that Maximals did not have torture chambers... Though, he could get behind the idea.

Answer: We don't know

Maximals vote by secret ballot, and no one has to reveal who they voted for. Rattrap was awfully upset when he found that someone would rather vote for the Predacon traitor instead of himself. The most likely person who voted for Rattrap would be Rhinox, them being pretty good friends, although Cheetor did look up to Rattrap a lot, and Rhinox's decisions were generally well calculated, and he may have been unsure of Rattrap's ability to lead. Cheetor was generally a little hotheaded, and prone to action over patience, a character trait that has been exploited by Dinobot on a number of occasions. Rhinox also gave Rattrap a friendly pat on the shoulder when Optimus told Rattrap he was in charge.

There is no way to tell who voted for who.

Answer: Rhinox

Rattrap ordered Rhinox to stay inside and create a device to extract Optimus from the probe. Rhinox was somewhat frustrated with being left out of the fighting. He had a little trouble trying to assemble the device while the others were fighting and shaking the base.

Answer: Dinobot

During the battle, Rattrap noticed that the shield circuitry had been hit, and that the shields were falling. He ordered Dinobot, who was closest to the shield controls, to get them back online. Dinobot refused, as he was engaged in battle with Megatron. Rattrap had no choice but to make a run for it before Terrorsaur fired enough rounds to shatter the shields. Rattrap, at the last second, managed to roll and fire a shot at Terrorsaur and came up just in time to reactivate the shields, saving the Axalon, and blasting Terrorsaur away. Dinobot's insubordination was similar to Rattrap's in the first episode, when Rattrap refused to expose himself to enemy fire.

While Rattrap did not feel too bad about disobeying an order then, Dinobot felt dishonored.

Answer: Waspinator

The final battle at the probe included two firsts. Rhinox was trying to use his device to extract Optimus, but it was not working. Megatron ordered Waspinator to sneak up on Rhinox from behind. As Waspinator was approaching, Rhinox was contemplating how the alien stones worked, until he saw Waspinator's reflection on the probe's shiny surface. Rhinox whipped around and used his infamous chain gun for the first time in the series. Also, Waspinator got blown to scrap, with little pieces falling off, which also became one of the recurring themes of "Beast Wars".

When Waspinator was pushed back, he was pressed against the stones, and activated them, causing the probe to open and release Optimus, who made short work of the Predacons. The probe then vanished before the Maximals had time to study it.