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My first quiz, I hope you enjoy it!

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

Author
rudylon

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
197,255

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
263

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Question 1 of 10

1. Marcus gets Susan a surprise gift for getting him an identicard. What is it? Hint

An antique Russian hat

A bacon and egg breakfast

A bullet firing gun

A nightgown

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Question 2 of 10

2. Why are people trying to kill Mary Kirkish? Hint

So she can't get to Ranger Training

Because she's from Mars

Because she's seen Shadow ships on Mars and Ganymede

So she can't get to the Vorlon home world

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Question 3 of 10

3. Why does Garibaldi visit G'Kar? Hint

To tell G'Kar that the people love his singing

To borrow the Book of G'Quan

To tell him about the petition he received against G'Kar's singing

To give back the Book of G'Quan

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Question 4 of 10

4. What did Earth do to the Shadow ship on Mars? Hint

Psi cops surrounded the ship to try to scan it

Put a man inside

Placed a homing beacon in it

Tried to get it to fly using remote control

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Question 5 of 10

5. What actually happened to the Shadow ship on Mars? Hint

It decomposed as soon as it was hit by sunlight

Another ship arrived and destroyed it

Another ship arrived and dug it out of the ground

It powered up and left as soon as enough of it was dug out

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Question 6 of 10

6. What does EarthGov want to do with the ship on Ganymede? Hint

To take it back to Earth to take it apart so we can find a way to defeat it

Take it back to Earth to study its secrets and to use its power

Give it to Mr. Morden as a gift for arranging the assassination of Santiago

To use it for Presidential personal transport

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Question 7 of 10

7. What makes the Night Watch liason to security say "Makes you feel a little like God"? Hint

Spying on fellow staff

Watching people through the security cameras

Arresting store owners for saying anything against President Clark

Letting a virus loose in the ventilation system

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Question 8 of 10

8. How long did Sheridan say it would take to get to Earth controlled space? Hint

4 days

36 hours

24 hours

2 days

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Question 9 of 10

9. What lists "have already been drawn up"? Hint

The Christmas party Polyanna

Those who will be arrested by EarthGov

Marcus made a list of all the people he would like to have at his wedding to Susan

People to be killed by NightWatch personnel

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Question 10 of 10

10. What does Sheridan miss most about home? Hint

fresh squeezed orange juice

snow falling

the sound of rain falling on the roof

fresh picked corn

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Marcus gets Susan a surprise gift for getting him an identicard. What is it?

Answer: A bacon and egg breakfast

Marcus needed to use some of the station facilities so Ivanova got him and identicard. He asked her what he could do for her and she told him to surprise her.

2. Why are people trying to kill Mary Kirkish?

Answer: Because she's seen Shadow ships on Mars and Ganymede

Mary Kirkish used to work for IPX and she worked digging up a Shadow vessel on Mars. She also has other information that would be devestating to EarthGov if it got out.

3. Why does Garibaldi visit G'Kar?

Answer: To tell him about the petition he received against G'Kar's singing

G'Kar is in the brig for an assualt on Mollari while he was trying dust to see if it could be used by his people to strike back at the Centauri.

4. What did Earth do to the Shadow ship on Mars?

Answer: Placed a homing beacon in it

The homing beacon was used by IPX to send the Icarus to Z'Ha'Dum.

5. What actually happened to the Shadow ship on Mars?

Answer: Another ship arrived and dug it out of the ground

Kirkish tells the war council that a man on their team touched the ship with his bare hands and died instantly. This is because Shadow ships use living beings as the CPUs. It wanted to take the person inside to fly it home.

6. What does EarthGov want to do with the ship on Ganymede?

Answer: Take it back to Earth to study its secrets and to use its power

Because the Shadows are so powerful Clark wants to have something of their technology to study and put into EarthGov ships. The EarthGov/Shadow hybrid ships will be seen in season 4.

7. What makes the Night Watch liason to security say "Makes you feel a little like God"?

Answer: Watching people through the security cameras

This security liason to NightWatch is very creepy! The NightWatch started to 'take over' the security of Babylon 5.

8. How long did Sheridan say it would take to get to Earth controlled space?

Answer: 2 days

JMS, the creator of the series, always said that the speed of hyperspace was the speed of the plot.

9. What lists "have already been drawn up"?

Answer: Those who will be arrested by EarthGov

The lists include Captain Sheridan because he's not a person who is easily pushed around by authority. He is the only authority he listens to!

10. What does Sheridan miss most about home?

Answer: the sound of rain falling on the roof

Delenn helps him get his wish.

Source: Author rudylon

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