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  W. W. Johnstone's "Out of the Ashes"    
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This quiz deals with the life and times of Ben Raines, Governor-General of the Tri-States. If you've read the book you shouldn't have too much trouble. The last five questions are true or false.
Average, 20 Qns, JayInIndy, Sep 20 09
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  W.W. Johnstone's "Fire in the Ashes"    
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The first of many sequels to "Out of the Ashes". The Rebels continue to try to bring sanity to the nearly destroyed United States.
Average, 10 Qns, JayInIndy, Jun 05 14
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  William W. Johnstone's "Out of the Ashes" Series    
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This is one of the better post-apocalyptic Series to date.
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trivia question Quick Question
After leaving the Army and serving for a time as a Soldier of Fortune in Africa, what profession does Ben take up upon returning to the US?

From Quiz "W. W. Johnstone's "Out of the Ashes""




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William W. Johnstone Trivia Questions
1. Ben Raines, the ex-soldier and mercenary was enjoying his simple life when he received a phone call that said "Bold Strike". He also got a visit from a stranger telling him what?

From Quiz William W. Johnstone's "Out of the Ashes" Series

Answer: that his former buddies were alive and planning to overthrow the government

Ben thought that Bull Dean and Carl Adams were killed in battle, so he didn't believe him. He was a writer at the time and had been visited by the F B I for his outspoken views on the declining morals of America.

2. The Rebels are faced with a mutated form of a very old disease in this novel. Which one?

From Quiz W.W. Johnstone's "Fire in the Ashes"

Answer: Bubonic Plague

Carried by fleas on the backs of mutated rats swarming out of Florida, this new form of the plague nearly wipes out the remaining population of the United States.

3. His former friends had set in motion a rogue nuclear sub that fired nuclear warheads. They responded with Nuclear,Biological and Chemical weapons. How did Ben survive this attack?

From Quiz William W. Johnstone's "Out of the Ashes" Series

Answer: He was stung by a nest of yellowjackets

He was allergic to bee stings and went into a coma. Upon waking he found nothing but destruction,havoc and the silence of death.

4. Vice President Lowry begins a campaign to censor the press. Which mercenary does he order to head this campaign?

From Quiz W.W. Johnstone's "Fire in the Ashes"

Answer: Sam Hartline & sam hartline & Hartline & hartline

Sam Hartline, who will become one of Ben's greatest enemies throughout the first six book in the series, is one of the most brutal people I've ever read about. His methods would have made Hitler proud.

5. Ben is told by his commanding officer to remember a two-word phrase. What is it?

From Quiz W. W. Johnstone's "Out of the Ashes"

Answer: Bold Strike & bold strike

Col. Dean is already planning a group of highly select "Rebels" during his time in Vietnam. He sees that America is beginning to lean hard to the left and believes that a second revolution may be required to bring her back to center.

6. After he woke up,he went into town and stocked up on food,medicines and weapons. When he was finished stocking his truck with supplies, what did he do?

From Quiz William W. Johnstone's "Out of the Ashes" Series

Answer: He went home and got drunk

He did all of these selections at some point in the book but didn't have a plan of action. He just wanted to see what had become of the nation.

7. V.P. Lowry also orders the highest form of gun control possible, attempting to leave citizens with only pistols and .22 caliber rifles. What agency does he use for this program?

From Quiz W.W. Johnstone's "Fire in the Ashes"

Answer: F.B.I.

Okay, so H.A.L.F.A.S.S. doesn't come in till later. (By the way, the whole name of that particular organization is: Help America Live, Fight, And Stay Safe.)

8. After leaving the Army and serving for a time as a Soldier of Fortune in Africa, what profession does Ben take up upon returning to the US?

From Quiz W. W. Johnstone's "Out of the Ashes"

Answer: Writer

Writing pulp fiction becomes for Raines first a hobby, and then, after he discovers that he is truly good at it, his full-time job.

9. While he was in the Sheriff's office,what did he find that would become his trademark?

From Quiz William W. Johnstone's "Out of the Ashes" Series

Answer: A Thompson Submachine Gun

He used all of these at one point or another but he used the "Tommy-Gun" for its intimidation factor.

10. An old man who is supposedly a conduit for God's Voice appears to Ben in Little Rock, Arkansas. What is this man called? The..

From Quiz W.W. Johnstone's "Fire in the Ashes"

Answer: Prophet

Also called Nutsy by quite a few of Ben's troops, this man warns Ben that he will become a god in his troop's eyes, and that his dreams for a free America will not be realized within his lifetime.

11. After the primarily Bacteriological WWIII Ben takes a weapon from a police station, a weapon which will later become famous. What is it?

From Quiz W. W. Johnstone's "Out of the Ashes"

Answer: .45 Cal Thompson Sub-Machine Gun

While at several points Ben wishes he could find an old B.A.R., he has a long-standing hatred of the M-16A1. The "Chicago Piano" he picks up ends up in later books taking on almost as mystical an aura as Ben himself does.

12. At one point in his travels he met Cecil Jeffreys that would later join him in the country he forms. Before that what did Cecil and his followers found?

From Quiz William W. Johnstone's "Out of the Ashes" Series

Answer: New Africa

After the reformed U S government wiped out New Africa, Cecil and those who were left followed Ben to his newly formed nation. The two others were fictional places and the last is what all the survivors wanted.

13. At the beginning of Book 2 within this novel is a famous quote: "If blood be the price of admiralty Lord God we ha' paid in full." Who wrote the story this quote is from?

From Quiz W.W. Johnstone's "Fire in the Ashes"

Answer: Kipling

I can never remember exactly where this quote comes from, but its truth is timeless.

14. The first of many women Ben will associate with is a rich woman from his own town that he knows. What was her name?

From Quiz W. W. Johnstone's "Out of the Ashes"

Answer: Fran

Fran is a liberal, semi-racist old-money type, and while she and Ben do have a relationship for a while, they never really begin to like each other.

15. During his travels he heads to Florida,where he meets Ike Mcgown,an ex-Navy Seal. Ike was running a radio station at the time but what was his secret.

From Quiz William W. Johnstone's "Out of the Ashes" Series

Answer: he was a secret member of the Rebel army

When they met they had an instant liking of each other. They also partied with a few female survivors on one of the best beaches in the state.

16. At one point, for a short time, Ben is the legal President of the United States. Who does he appoint as his Vice President?

From Quiz W.W. Johnstone's "Fire in the Ashes"

Answer: Cecil Jefferys

Until the plague strikes and Ben officially dissolves the U.S. government in its entirety, America finally has a black Vice President.

17. Ben leaves the rich woman from his own town with a group of Christians, where she meets her future husband. What is his name?

From Quiz W. W. Johnstone's "Out of the Ashes"

Answer: Hilton Logan

Hilton Logan later becomes the President of the restored United States government, and Ben's greatest nemesis. (Thomas Jefferson Johnson was Eddie Murphy's character in "The Distinguished Gentleman".)

18. After waking up with a hangover, Ben had Ike radio the Rebel army and tell them to meet him where?

From Quiz William W. Johnstone's "Out of the Ashes" Series

Answer: In the Tri-states area

The Tri-states was named after the states of Idaho,Montana and Wyoming. The army on their travels across the nation, they take anything that isn't nailed down. The various groups of Rebels had the codes that let them into all military installations and their underground caches.

19. How, exactly, does Ben become President?

From Quiz W.W. Johnstone's "Fire in the Ashes"

Answer: He is appointed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff

After the death of President Lowry in a double-cross by V.P. Lowry, the Joint Chiefs decide that Ben is the right man to run the country.

20. Ben's brother, Carl, has hooked up with a racist Nazi-wannabe mercenary in the suburbs of Chicago. What is his name?

From Quiz W. W. Johnstone's "Out of the Ashes"

Answer: Jeb Fargo

Sam Hartline is a mercenary, but he doesn't get introduced until the second book in the series, "Fire in the Ashes". Willie Washington is Kasim's real name. Cecil Jefferys is the black man that Ben meets immediately after leaving Chicago, who ends up first leading the "New Africa" movement, and later becoming Ben's second in command in the Tri-States.

21. As Ben travels back to his home,he meets Cecil and tells him that he is welcome to join him in the Tri-states if anything goes wrong. He also reunites with a women whom he tells that he is in love with. What is her name?

From Quiz William W. Johnstone's "Out of the Ashes" Series

Answer: Salina

Salina is the mother of his two adopted children. Jerre is a young woman who he picks up outside Charlottesville,Virginia and falls in love with. She later follows him to the Tri-states. Tina is his adopted daughter. And in future books Rose becomes one of his battalion commanders.

22. In the basement where Ben meets the old man from question 4, the Rebels have discovered the mutant offspring from what species?

From Quiz W.W. Johnstone's "Fire in the Ashes"

Answer: Human

The mutant child is nearly human except for its hands, feet, and jaw.

23. After leaving Chicago Ben meets the half-black half-white woman who will eventually become his wife. Name her.

From Quiz W. W. Johnstone's "Out of the Ashes"

Answer: Salina Kyle

At the hotel outside of Chicago where Ben meets Cecil, he also meets Salina. He is immediately attracted to her, but because of Kasim, who is an extreme racist, he leaves them behind, taking the time for only one kiss from his future wife.

24. As Ben travels to the Tri-states he adopts a stray dog. What did he name it?

From Quiz William W. Johnstone's "Out of the Ashes" Series

Answer: Juno

Juno actually adopted Ben and they became inseperable. Juno lived with Ben until a ripe old age.

25. At which military base does Ben learn that the US government is being reformed?

From Quiz W. W. Johnstone's "Out of the Ashes"

Answer: Shaw A.F.B.

While the others are indeed military bases, Shaw A.F.B. is where Ben meets and kills a group of older officers, and incidentally learns more about the Rebels whom he has been, albeit unwilling, placed in charge of.

26. After the incident at the military base where Ben learns that the US government is being reformed, Ben finally contacts his Rebel Army. Who is the first Rebel he speaks to?

From Quiz W. W. Johnstone's "Out of the Ashes"

Answer: Lieutenant Conger

Ben argues with the poor Lieutenant that a Colonel has no authority to make him a General, but the Lieutenant, who is Colonel Dean's nephew, disagrees.

27. After speaking with the Rebels, Ben acquires a dog named Juno. What breed of dog is Juno?

From Quiz W. W. Johnstone's "Out of the Ashes"

Answer: Malamute

Juno adopts Ben in a park, after Ben feeds him. Sadly, during the assault on the Tri-States Juno, now old and mostly blind, will be killed, but not before he rips the throat out of an invading Major.

28. Ben meets Ignatious "Ike" McGowan, a former Navy SEAL, while he is running a small radio station. What were the radio station's call letters?

From Quiz W. W. Johnstone's "Out of the Ashes"

Answer: KUNT

As Ike says "It's a little fuzzy around the edges man, but mighty fine, mighty fine." Ike will later become one of Ben's BattComms (that's Battalion Commander for the non-military types) as well as one of his best friends.

29. Ben also meets a former Navy Captain by the name of Lamar Chase. What is Lamar's specialty?

From Quiz W. W. Johnstone's "Out of the Ashes"

Answer: Doctor

Dr. Chase will become the head of the Tri-States hospital systems, as well as Ben's personal doctor.

30. Ben eventually takes command of the Rebel Army. He orders them to move into, and secure, three of the former United States. Which ones?

From Quiz W. W. Johnstone's "Out of the Ashes"

Answer: Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana

This is the area that will become the Tri-States.

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