Firefly Quiz

By: Kelly
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Firefly Quiz
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Take my love, take my land, take me where I cannot stand... but first take this quiz and see if you're a real Firefly fan!
Inara's profession is known colloquially as:
Companion
Transactor
Masseuse
Interlocutor
What is the chronologically last episode of the series?
"Heart of Gold”
"Our Mrs. Reynolds”
"Out of Gas”
"Objects in Space”
What is the name of the town that adores Jayne Cobb?
Canton
Bellax Via
Core Central
Fidelio

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Upon viewing Inara's new client in episode 10, "War Stories”, what laconic utterance does Jayne make?
"Whoa.”
"I can't believe my eyes.”
"Who....IS that?”
"I'll be in my bunk.”
The show's titular Firefly class vessel is named after:
A bird of prey
The Sargasso Sea
The twin suns of the inner systems
The Battle of Serenity Valley
What is the vessel the grants medical care to Book called?
The Bloom in Spring
The Bellicose
The Magellan
The Indomitable

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What is the name of the antique laser pistol the gang attempts to steal in "Trash”?
The Prism
Starbinder
Keyhole
The Lassiter
What was the slang name for the workers in the episode "Jaynestown”?
The Mudders
The Diggers
The Levellers
The Forgotten
What do Mal and Zoe label themselves in the climactic scene of the episode "Safe”?
"An unstoppable force of nature.”
"Big damn heroes.”
"The fastest hands on the frontier.”
"The scourge of the alliance.”

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What is Zoe's first comment about their new pilot, Wash?
"I don't trust him”.
"Where was he during the war?”
"He bothers me.”
"He's disgusting.”
In "Ariel”, what weapon does River use on a shocked Jayne?
His own rifle.
A broken golf club.
A carving knife.
A throwing star.
What is the villain of "War Stories” named?
Subotai
Adelai Niska
Hannibal Ortega
Zhi Liang

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Who is the actor who played Bester in the "Out of Gas” episode?
John Schneider
Dax Griffin
Tom Ingesoll
Roger Donahue
What is the name of the "psychotic dictator” and "warrior poet” who inspires the torture sequence in "War Stories”?
Pai Wen
Gustav Adolphus
Shan Yu
Robespierre
The crew will frequently sound off in this language:
Korean
Laotian
Chinese
Afrikaans

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In "Our Mrs. Reynolds”, how does Saffron infiltrate Serenity?
She hides in a crate.
She cons Mal into participating in a marriage ritual.
She proves her strength in battle.
She wins passage in a game of poker against Jayne.
Who are the inhabitants of the "special hell” to which Book threatens Mal?
Kidnappers and liars.
Child molesters and people who talk at the theater.
The unbaptized sinful.
Alliance agents and bad comedians.
In the Firefly pilot episode, where does Mal casually remark that he'd like to rule?
Grax Metis
Serenity
Londinium
Pollux Majora

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In "War Stories”, why is Wash jealous of Mal?
His relationship with Zoe.
His strength and charisma.
The fact that he's a captain of his own ship.
His secret wealth.
With what fruit-borne explosives were Mal and Zoe experienced?
Berri Bombers
Griswald Grenades
Poppy Pineapples
Blake Blitzers
The first episode of Firefly premiered on this day:
December 14, 2003
September 20, 2002
June 14, 1999
July 2, 2004

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In "War Stories”, with what does the antagonist gift Zoe?
A signed book.
A small fortune.
Part of Mal's ear.
A tape of her husband in terror.
Which actual spacecraft did a DVD of Firefly ride on first?
A Soyuz capsule
The Space Shuttle Atlantis
The Space Shuttle Columbia
The ISS
This Doogie Howser alum auditioned for the role of Mal:
Michael Shaara
Tim Stone
Neil Patrick-Harris
Jenna Johnson

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What kind of firearm is Zoe packing?
A Glock .22
A lever-action shotgun
A model 1892 Winchester
A crossbow with a rifled barrel
What is the name of the bounty hunter dispatched after River?
Jubal Early
Wyatt Earp
Doc Holliday
Kin Sentien
What was the name of the villainous government in Firefly?
The Federated Union
The Alliance of Free Stars
The Allied Combine
The Union of Allied Planets

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The 12th episode of Firefly, "The Message”, didn't air during its first run. When did it air?
July 15, 2003
December 21, 2002
April 3, 2001
March 31, 2002
What was Mal's surprised battle cry in "Heart of Gold”?
Hiyaah!
Bwhh!
Oooh-rah!
Zah?
What animal is Jubal Early accidentally compared with?
Badger
Lion
Sea-bird
Manatee

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What is Simon's pet name for River?
Tiny One
Mei-Mei
Dancer
Sweet-Song
What part of River's brain has been surgically modified?
Frontal lobe
Cortex
Medulla
Amygdala
Philosophically, how did Mal change after the Battle of Serenity Valley?
He became friendlier and more compassionate.
He lost his faith in God.
He finally accepted that his beliefs were wrong.
He was forced to concede that might made right.

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What organization does River Tam display a violent aversion to?
The Blue Sun Corporation
Alliance Central Command
The Space-Wing Port Authority
The Rack and Kennel
Who wrote the episodes "Trash” and "War Stories”?
Jane Espenson
Brett Matthews
Jose Molina
Joss Whedon
Which episode of Firefly was actually created as a replacement for the original pilot?
Objects in Space
Trash
The Train Job
Ariel

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What is the name of Niska's ill-fated lieutenant in "The Train Job”?
Coyote
Vulture
Wulf
Crow
What is the name of the medicine the crew end up accidentally stealing?
Dimethyl Oxylene
Pescaline D
Faalox
Pax Prime
When they first meet him, from where does Book say he hails?
Ariel
Central Systems
Southdown Abbey
Miranda Prime

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Who has the last line in the final episode, "Objects in Space"?
River
Mal
Jubal
Kaylee