Quiz about The Thing 1982
Quiz about The Thing 1982

'The Thing' (1982) Trivia Quiz


One of my all-time favorites. How well do you remember it?

A multiple-choice quiz by FreaknBeretta. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
32,240
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1441
Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (8/10), Guest 72 (10/10), Guest 188 (10/10).
This quiz has 2 formats: you can play it as a or as shown below.
Scroll down to the bottom for the answer key.
1. What country are the men in the helicopter from in the opening scene? Hint

Russia
Sweden
Norway
Belgium

2. What is the first thing that brings 'the thing' into the U.S. camp? Hint

a burnt corpse
a dog
an infected american
a frozen alien

3. Who does R.J. MacReady take with him to the other camp? Hint

Palmer
Blair
Doc Copper
Childs

4. When 'the thing' attacks the dogs what is used to try to burn it? Hint

flame thrower
flare
gasoline
kerosene

5. Who cuts MacReady loose of the line on the way back from his shack? Hint

Clark
Nauls
Childs
Windows

6. How does Fuchs die? Hint

he is burned accidentally
he is attacked by the dogs
the thing cuts off his head
he burns himself

7. Whose blood is infected when the blood test is administered? Hint

Windows
Bennings
Palmer
Gary

8. What has Blair been constructing beneath the tool shed? Hint

a spaceship
a shelter for himself
a trap for the thing
a home-made flame thrower

9. Of those who are tied down whose blood will be tested last? Hint

Childs
Nauls
Palmer
Gary

10. How many people are left alive at the end of the movie? Hint

0
3
1
2


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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What country are the men in the helicopter from in the opening scene?

Answer: Norway

2. What is the first thing that brings 'the thing' into the U.S. camp?

Answer: a dog

3. Who does R.J. MacReady take with him to the other camp?

Answer: Doc Copper

4. When 'the thing' attacks the dogs what is used to try to burn it?

Answer: flame thrower

5. Who cuts MacReady loose of the line on the way back from his shack?

Answer: Nauls

6. How does Fuchs die?

Answer: he burns himself

7. Whose blood is infected when the blood test is administered?

Answer: Palmer

8. What has Blair been constructing beneath the tool shed?

Answer: a spaceship

9. Of those who are tied down whose blood will be tested last?

Answer: Gary

10. How many people are left alive at the end of the movie?

Answer: 2

Childs and MacReady.
Source: Author FreaknBeretta

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