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
Inara was played by the actress Morena Baccarin, who recently appeared in the Deadpool movie, and currently stars in The Flash in the role of Gideon.
Transactor
Masseuse
Interlocutor

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What is the chronologically last episode of the series?
“Heart of Gold”
“Our Mrs. Reynolds”
“Out of Gas”
“Objects in Space”
“Objects in Space” is the last episode before the film.

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What is the name of the town that adores Jayne Cobb?
Canton
“The Hero of Canton, the man they call Jayne.”
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.”
He’ll be in his bunk.

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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
The Battle of Serenity Valley was considered to be the decisive battle in the Unification War.

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What is the vessel the grants medical care to Book called?
The Bloom in Spring
The Bellicose
The Magellan
The ship’s name is 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
It was named after John Lasseter, a talented friend and collaborator of Joss Whedon.

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What was the slang name for the workers in the episode “Jaynestown”?
The Mudders
Mudder was a nickname for the workers on Higgins' Moon, who worked in the "mud," the wet ceramic used by "Boss" Higgins to create parts and items from.
The Diggers
The Levellers
The Forgotten

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What do Mal and Zoe label themselves in the climactic scene of the episode “Safe”?
“An unstoppable force of nature.”
“Big damn heroes.”
“Big Damn Heroes.” “Ain’t we just?”
“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.”
Here’s to Wash and Zoe! They had an eternal love that even Joss Whedon couldn’t 100 percent kill.
“He’s disgusting.”

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In “Ariel”, what weapon does River use on a shocked Jayne?
His own rifle.
A broken golf club.
A carving knife.
She attacks his t-shirt, almost killing him.
A throwing star.

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What is the villain of “War Stories” named?
Subotai
Adelai Niska
Adelai Niska was one of the most dangerous enemies of Malcolm Reynolds and his crew. He was the leader of a criminal syndicate that dealt in murder, extortion, robbery, and drug dealing .
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
Dax Griffin most recently appeared in the movie "Ant-Man".
Tom Ingesoll
Roger Donahue

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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
According to Derrial Book, Shan Yu "...fancied himself quite the warrior poet. Wrote volumes on war, torture, the limits of human endurance."
Robespierre

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The crew will frequently sound off in this language:
Korean
Laotian
Chinese
They will frequently yell or use expletives in 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.
Saffron was portrayed by the actress Christina Hendricks, who later became famous in the role of Joan on Mad Men.
She proves her strength in battle.
She wins passage in a game of poker against Jayne.

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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.
Child molesters and people who talk at the theater are the worst!
The unbaptized sinful.
Alliance agents and bad comedians.

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In the Firefly pilot episode, where does Mal casually remark that he’d like to rule?
Grax Metis
Serenity
Londinium
He’d like to be King of all Londinium.
Pollux Majora

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In “War Stories”, why is Wash jealous of Mal?
His relationship with Zoe.
Wash is jealous of Mal’s friendship with Wash’s wife, Zoe.
His strength and charisma.
The fact that he’s a captain of his own ship.
His secret wealth.

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With what fruit-borne explosives were Mal and Zoe experienced?
Berri Bombers
Griswald Grenades
During the war, Alliance forces would booby-trap apples; the term for them was Griswald Grenades.
Poppy Pineapples
Blake Blitzers

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The first episode of Firefly premiered on this day:
December 14, 2003
September 20, 2002
Firefly premiered on Fox on September 20, 2002 and ran for just 11 episodes. Three of the fourteen total episodes went unaired in the original broadcasts by FOX.
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.
Niska gives the ear to try to shake Zoe’s resolve.
A tape of her husband in terror.

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Which actual spacecraft did a DVD of Firefly ride on first?
A Soyuz capsule
The Space Shuttle Atlantis
An astronaut brought Firefly with him aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis.
The Space Shuttle Columbia
The ISS

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This Doogie Howser alum auditioned for the role of Mal:
Michael Shaara
Tim Stone
Neil Patrick-Harris
Neil Patrick-Harris didn’t get the part, but he did work with Joss in Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-long- blog.
Jenna Johnson

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What kind of firearm is Zoe packing?
A Glock .22
A lever-action shotgun
A model 1892 Winchester
Zoë's signature weapon is a Winchester Model 1892 carbine cut down to pistol length known as the "Mare's Leg". The piece is similar to the one popularized by Steve McQueen in the western TV series Wanted: Dead or Alive.
A crossbow with a rifled barrel

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What is the name of the bounty hunter dispatched after River?
Jubal Early
Jubal Early shares his name with the Confederate Civil War General Jubal Anderson Early.
Wyatt Earp
Doc Holliday
Kin Sentien

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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
The villainous government is formally known as 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
"The Message" is the second of three episodes (Trash, The Message and Heart of Gold) that were not broadcast in the original 2002 Fox run.
December 21, 2002
April 3, 2001
March 31, 2002

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What was Mal’s surprised battle cry in “Heart of Gold”?
Hiyaah!
Bwhh!
Inara’s stealthy approach causes Mal to emit a surprised “Bwhh!”, which he attempts to cover up for by terming it a “battle cry”.
Oooh-rah!
Zah?

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What animal is Jubal Early accidentally compared with?
Badger
Lion
He thinks he is being asked if he is a lion.
Sea-bird
Manatee

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What is Simon’s pet name for River?
Tiny One
Mei-Mei
Mei-Mei, which is simply “little sister”.
Dancer
Sweet-Song

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What part of River’s brain has been surgically modified?
Frontal lobe
Cortex
Medulla
Amygdala
Her amygdala was modified by Alliance surgeons.

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Philosophically, how did Mal change after the Battle of Serenity Valley?
He became friendlier and more compassionate.
He lost his faith in God.
Mal lost his religious faith.
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
River is triggered by any image of the Blue Sun logo.
Alliance Central Command
The Space-Wing Port Authority
The Rack and Kennel

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Who wrote the episodes “Trash” and “War Stories”?
Jane Espenson
Brett Matthews
Jose Molina
Jose Molina is currently co-executive producer of "Agent Carter."
Joss Whedon

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Which episode of Firefly was actually created as a replacement for the original pilot?
Objects in Space
Trash
The Train Job
The Train Job was created to replace the pilot.
Ariel

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What is the name of Niska’s ill-fated lieutenant in “The Train Job”?
Coyote
Vulture
Wulf
Crow
His name is, or rather was, Crow.

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What is the name of the medicine the crew end up accidentally stealing?
Dimethyl Oxylene
Pescaline D
They steal Pescaline D, a cure for a muscular degenerative disorder. Oops.
Faalox
Pax Prime

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When they first meet him, from where does Book say he hails?
Ariel
Central Systems
Southdown Abbey
The Shephard claims to come from Southdown Abbey.
Miranda Prime

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Who has the last line in the final episode, "Objects in Space"?
River
Mal
Jubal
The show ends on Jubal Early, tumbling helplessly through space, who says, "Well... Here I am."
Kaylee

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