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Quiz about Terminator The Sarah Conner Chronicles  Stars

"Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles" - Stars Quiz


You may have watched the first season of "Terminator" but how well do you know about the people starring in it? Here are some questions on the characters and the stars who play them. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by nycdmc70. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
nycdmc70
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
284,267
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
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Average
Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10
1. This person plays the title character, Sarah Conner. She has appeared in various movies and T.V. shows, including a blockbuster movie in 2006. Who is this actress? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The much sought after character, John Conner, is played by this young actor. He has appeared on quite a few television shows, but in 2006/2007 he played the character Zach in more than half of the first season of "Heroes". Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This person is no newcomer to sci-fi/fantasy television series. In the sci-fi/fantasy series "The 4400" she played the character Tess, a girl with strange abilities? The character Cameron, the 'good' terminator sent to protect John Conner, is played by whom? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The actor who plays FBI Agent James Ellison in "Terminator" was a regular on the drama series "Judging Amy" from 1999-2005. What is his name? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The character Charley Dixon is the former fiance of Sarah Conner, on "Terminator". The actor playing Charlie also played a main character on the HBO series "Oz". Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Brother of Kyle Reese, the character Derek Reese is played by an actor who starred on the popular, long-running series Beverly Hills 90210. Which actor is this? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. We've seen a few terminators on this show. One particular terminator who keeps popping up, currently going under the identity of FBI Agent Kester, is played by an actor who was on the HBO series Deadwood. Which actor is this? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Years after Sarah has left Charley Dixon, we see Charley has fallen in love and married another woman, the character named Michelle Dixon. The actress who plays Michelle also appears on the popular show "Lost". Who is this person? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Another FBI agent we see on the show, usually sharing the screen with Richard T. Jones, is Agent Greta Simpson. This character is played by an actress who has appeared in various network shows, including the FX Network series "The Shield". Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Ok, here's a tough one, this will require a little technical knowledge of the show. In the pilot, Dean Winters plays the character Charley Dixon, the fiance of Sarah Conner, but Dean wasn't the first choice to play her fiance. Months before the show was aired, Fox had another actor in this role in their test pilot. Who was this actor? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This person plays the title character, Sarah Conner. She has appeared in various movies and T.V. shows, including a blockbuster movie in 2006. Who is this actress?

Answer: Lena Headey

Lena Headey plays Sarah Conner on the series. In 2006, she starred as Queen Gorgo, wife of King Leonidas, in the movie "300". She has also been in such films as "Remains of the Day" and "The Brothers Grimm".
2. The much sought after character, John Conner, is played by this young actor. He has appeared on quite a few television shows, but in 2006/2007 he played the character Zach in more than half of the first season of "Heroes".

Answer: Thomas Dekker

Thomas Dekkar plays the character John Conner, son of Sarah Conner. Thomas also played the character Zach on "Heroes", Claire's best friend early in the season. He has also made appearances on other popular shows such as "House M.D.", "C.S.I." and "Family Guy" (voice credit).
3. This person is no newcomer to sci-fi/fantasy television series. In the sci-fi/fantasy series "The 4400" she played the character Tess, a girl with strange abilities? The character Cameron, the 'good' terminator sent to protect John Conner, is played by whom?

Answer: Summer Glau

Summer Glau, who plays the character Cameron, has also been on two other notable sci-fi television series. She played the character Tess Doerner, a girl who is able to coerce others around her into doing what she desires, in the USA Network series "The 4400".

She has also been on the sci-fi series "Firefly", where she played the character River Tam, the 17 year old genius sister of Dr. Simon Tam.
4. The actor who plays FBI Agent James Ellison in "Terminator" was a regular on the drama series "Judging Amy" from 1999-2005. What is his name?

Answer: Richard T. Jones

Richard T. Jones plays FBI Agent James Ellison. He also played the character Bruce Van Exel, for a number of years, on the show "Judging Amy". Richard has also appeared in various shows and films, including the 2008 film "Vantage Point".
5. The character Charley Dixon is the former fiance of Sarah Conner, on "Terminator". The actor playing Charlie also played a main character on the HBO series "Oz".

Answer: Dean Winters

Dean Winters, who plays Charley Dixon, also played the character Ryan O'Reily on the HBO show "Oz". Also in the show "Oz", Scott William Winters played the character Cyril O'Reily. The interesting thing about this was that the real-life brother's characters were also brothers on the show.
Prior to signing on for "Terminator", Dean had been a regular on the show "Rescue Me".
6. Brother of Kyle Reese, the character Derek Reese is played by an actor who starred on the popular, long-running series Beverly Hills 90210. Which actor is this?

Answer: Brian Austin Green

Introduced toward the end of the first season, Derek Reese is played by actor Brian Austin Green. Brian played the character David Silver on the series "Beverly Hills 90210". This is probably the show he is most known for, considering he starred on it for 11 years.
7. We've seen a few terminators on this show. One particular terminator who keeps popping up, currently going under the identity of FBI Agent Kester, is played by an actor who was on the HBO series Deadwood. Which actor is this?

Answer: Garret Dillahunt

The persistant terminator, going under the alias FBI Agent Kester, is played by Garret Dillahunt. Garret also played Francis Wolcott for 16 episodes of "Deadwood". He has also been on the same show as his "Terminator" co-star Summer Glau, that show is "The 4400".
8. Years after Sarah has left Charley Dixon, we see Charley has fallen in love and married another woman, the character named Michelle Dixon. The actress who plays Michelle also appears on the popular show "Lost". Who is this person?

Answer: Sonya Walger

The character Michelle Dixon, played by Sonya Walger, has only appeared in the first season for three episodes. Sonya also plays Penelope 'Penny' Widmore on the ABC series "Lost". Her character on "Lost" has been searching for her 'lost' love, Desmond.
Sonya has actually shown up on episodes of "Lost" both before and after her appearances on "Terminator".
9. Another FBI agent we see on the show, usually sharing the screen with Richard T. Jones, is Agent Greta Simpson. This character is played by an actress who has appeared in various network shows, including the FX Network series "The Shield".

Answer: Catherine Dent

In "Terminator", Catherine Dent plays the character Agent Greta Simpson. Catherine has played Officer Danielle 'Danny' Sofer for a number of years on the series "The Shield".
"Terminator" is not her first work in sci-fi television, she has also made appearances on such shows as "The X-Files", "The Invisible Man" and the T.V. mini-series "Taken".
10. Ok, here's a tough one, this will require a little technical knowledge of the show. In the pilot, Dean Winters plays the character Charley Dixon, the fiance of Sarah Conner, but Dean wasn't the first choice to play her fiance. Months before the show was aired, Fox had another actor in this role in their test pilot. Who was this actor?

Answer: Tim Guinee

In the original test pilot, screened for test audiences around the country, Sarah's fiance was not only played by Tim Guinee but the character's name was Burke Daniels. Fox later re-shot these scenes and replaced Tim with Dean Winters and renamed the character Charley Dixon.

This information can be found on various Terminator discussion forums on the internet and clips of the test pilot have appeared on Youtube. If you search IMDb for Tim Guinee, you will see him listed (uncredited) as Burke in the pilot.
Source: Author nycdmc70

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