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"Ice Station" Fanatic Trivia Quiz

I recently finished "Ice Station" by Matthew Reilly and I was shocked to discover that there were no quizzes already online about the book. WARNING: If you have not read the entire book from cover to cover, do not do this quiz. It contains MAJOR SPOILERS

A multiple-choice quiz by invisible_man. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
invisible_man

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
200,673

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
288

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Question 1 of 15

1. What is the name of the ice station where the "spaceship" is discovered? Hint

Wilkes Ice Station

Area 7

Little America IV

Ice Station of d'Urville

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who is the first of Schofield's marines to be shot (with a gun) by the French? Hint

Mitch "Ratman" Healy

Oliver "Hollywood" Todd

Augustine "Samurai" Lau

Elizabeth "Fox" Gant

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is the name of the American scientist that James Renshaw allegedly killed? Hint

Sarah Hensleigh

Abby Sinclair

Warren Conlon

Bernard Olsen

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Question 4 of 15

4. Why did Hollywood call Gant "Dorothy"? Hint

Because she wore red ballet shoes

Because she had a dog named Toto

Because she was in love with Schofield

Because she was from Kansas

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Question 5 of 15

5. What is the name of little Kirsty's fur seal? Hint

Newman

Elizabeth

Wendy

Sarah

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Question 6 of 15

6. What is the call sign of the marine who was team medic? Hint

Mother

Book

Legs

Ratman

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Question 7 of 15

7. It turns out that Bernard Olsen wasn't killed by cleaning fluid but by something else. What was it? Hint

Sea snake venom

Killer whales

A marine traitor

Elephant seals

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Question 8 of 15

8. Where did Snake shoot Schofield? Hint

In the temple

In the shoulder

In the chest

In the neck

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Question 9 of 15

9. Where does Mother hide when the British forces arrive? Hint

In the dumb waiter shaft

In a toilet cubical

In James Renshaw's room

In the diving bell

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Question 10 of 15

10. Why didn't the elephant seals attack Gant, Montana, Santa Cruz and Sarah Hensleigh when they dived to the underground cavern? Hint

Because they were wearing silent scuba gear

Because they dived during the day

Because they could outswim the seals

Because the seals weren't hungry

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which of the following Americans did NOT work for the ICG? Hint

Sarah Hensleigh

Santa Cruz

Snake

Montana

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Question 12 of 15

12. When Schofield helped the Wilkes residents to escape, who drove the hovercraft full of civilians? Hint

Schofield

Book

Santa Cruz

Rebound

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who is the leader of the SAS team? Hint

Emmett Sommerville

Andrew Wilcox

Andrew Trent

Trevor Barnaby

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Question 14 of 15

14. What has Pete Cameron been a reporter for for the last three years? Hint

Mother Jones

The Washington Post

Conspiracy Inc.

The Herald Sun

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which of the following marines was NOT still alive at the end of the book? Hint

Gant

Mother

Book

Rebound

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the ice station where the "spaceship" is discovered?

Answer: Wilkes Ice Station

Little America IV is a previous research station that got washed out to sea. "Area 7" is the name of the sequel to "Ice Station", and I just made the other name up.

2. Who is the first of Schofield's marines to be shot (with a gun) by the French?

Answer: Augustine "Samurai" Lau

Although Samurai is the first marine down, he doesn't actually die until after the battle. His body simply goes into hibernation until that time.

3. What is the name of the American scientist that James Renshaw allegedly killed?

Answer: Bernard Olsen

The other scientists say that Renshaw injected Bernie Olsen with industrial strength cleaning fluid, yet Renshaw maintains that he is innocent.

4. Why did Hollywood call Gant "Dorothy"?

Answer: Because she was in love with Schofield

Apparently Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz" liked the scarecrow better than the others. This cryptic remark of Hollywood's becomes clearer as we discover that Shane Schofield's call sign is "Scarecrow".

5. What is the name of little Kirsty's fur seal?

Answer: Wendy

The adorable little seal saves Schofield and Kirsty on more that one occasion. I don't know much about seals so I don't know if this is totally realistic but it makes a good story.

6. What is the call sign of the marine who was team medic?

Answer: Legs

Legs Lane was unfortunately killed by the French, so he wasn't able to cure Samurai.

7. It turns out that Bernard Olsen wasn't killed by cleaning fluid but by something else. What was it?

Answer: Sea snake venom

The venom caused him to bite off his tongue.

8. Where did Snake shoot Schofield?

Answer: In the neck

Schofield's heart actually stopped for about 30 seconds until Snake, thinking Schofield was dead, shoved him into the water. The sudden cold caused Shofield's heart to restart.

9. Where does Mother hide when the British forces arrive?

Answer: In the dumb waiter shaft

The one place the soldiers didn't look, although they did check inside the dumb waiter while Mother was underneath it.

10. Why didn't the elephant seals attack Gant, Montana, Santa Cruz and Sarah Hensleigh when they dived to the underground cavern?

Answer: Because they dived during the day

Apparently, elephant seals are really aggressive during the night time, when every other group dived, but not during the day. How interesting.

11. Which of the following Americans did NOT work for the ICG?

Answer: Santa Cruz

I quite liked Santa Cruz, so I was disappointed when he was killed by Montana.

12. When Schofield helped the Wilkes residents to escape, who drove the hovercraft full of civilians?

Answer: Rebound

Book was also in the hovercraft until he jumped out to save Kirsty from a grisly death.

13. Who is the leader of the SAS team?

Answer: Trevor Barnaby

Barnaby had actually taught Schofield everything he knew about being a marine. Emmett Sommerville is some geek who picked up a transmission from Antarctica, and Andrew Trent is a former marine who is thought to be dead. Andrew Wilcox is his alias.

14. What has Pete Cameron been a reporter for for the last three years?

Answer: The Washington Post

He used to work at Mother Jones writing about government secrets, but he got a good contract at the Washington Post.

15. Which of the following marines was NOT still alive at the end of the book?

Answer: Book

Book was one of my favourite characters because he saved Kirsty on two occasions. I was annoyed when he was eaten by the killer whale.

Source: Author invisible_man

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