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1 Who said, "Stay out of the light."?
Answer: Indiana Jones

At the beginning of the movie, Indiana Jones was going through a cave down in South America with someone named Satipo. Both of them were there to retrieve an object hidden somewhere in the cave. At one point, Indy told Satipo to steer clear of the light.
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What is on the ground in the chamber that the Ark is in?




2 In what year did the movie take place?
Answer: 1936

The German Army entered the Rhineland. Jesse Owens won four Gold Medals in the Olympics. Indiana Jones was in South America, looking for a hidden temple that housed a golden idol head. All of these events took place in 1936. Both the year and the location were given at the beginning of the movie during the establishing shot.
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3 To which god did the staff belong?
Answer: Ra

The height of the staff was on both sides of the headpiece. Belloq had a headpiece with writing on only on side, therefor his staff was the wrong length.
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4 What is the name of Indiana's love interest in "Raiders of the Lost Ark"?
Answer: Marion

Willie is the love interest in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", Elsa is the love interest in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade".
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5 When Indy is looking into the tomb, what kind of snakes does Sallah say are inside?
Answer: asps

It seems to me there are about four species in the tomb.
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6 Where is Indiana Jones at the start of the movie?
Answer: South America

South America comes up in writing in the movie.
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7 At the beginning of the movie, inside the cave, after Indiana had used his whip to remove the tarantulas that were on him... what silent signal did he give his partner Satipo first?
Answer: Come here

This one should have been a easy if you are an Indiana Jones fan like me. In this early part of the movie, Indiana's partner sees (two, I believe) tarantulas on Indy's back and says in a whisper 'senor!' Indiana then looks at him questioningly and then looks on his shoulder. Fearlessly, he removes the tarantulas with his whip. Then, Indiana motions his partner to move toward him and then motions him to slowly turn around. The man's back was covered in tarantulas... Now there is a spinechiller if I've ever seen one!
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8 Who stated, "Throw me the idol."?
Answer: Satipo

After Indiana Jones retrieved the object, the cave began to collapse so he and Satipo raced to get out of the place. Satipo made it over a gap and Indy told him to give him his whip so he could swing across. Satipo told Indiana to first throw him the object, which Indy did, but then he refused to give him his whip. Shortly after this, there was the famous scene in the movie where Indy ran from a boulder which nearly crushed him.
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9 Who was Indiana's love interest in the movie?
Answer: Marion

Indy (Harrison Ford) rekindled his romance with Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen), daughter of his former professor, Dr. Ravenwood.
"Indiana Jones. I always knew some day you'd come walking back through my door. I never doubted that. Something made it inevitable. So, what are you doing here?"
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10 How did Marion die?
Answer: She didn't

Marion avoids an explosion, the wrath of the Ark, and lives to ask Indiana for a drink.
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11 When Indiana takes the idol in the beginning of the movie, what does he attempt to replace it with?
Answer: a sandbag

This is one of the most suspenseful moments in the movie. His idea did not work, however, and the place starts to collapse all around him.
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12 What year is it at the start of the movie, in South America?
Answer: 1936

Once again the year comes up in writing in the movie.
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13 Soon after the tarantula scene, still inside the cave, Indy sees a vague beam of light and stops. What does he then say to his partner, Satipo?
Answer: Stop! Stay out of the light

Indiana's partner listened to him and stayed out of the light. Indy then carefully put his hand into the beam. A split second later a large gate with spikes on the ends emerged from the wall making Satipo scream in terror.
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14 Who yelled, "I hate snakes, Jock!"?
Answer: Indiana Jones

After Indy got out of the cave, he was seen being chased through the forest by a bunch of people. He swam into a lake to get to his friend, Jock, who had a nearby plane. Indy got in the plane and Jock took off. Indy noticed there was a snake in the seat so he yelled to Jock that he hated snakes.
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15 Where did Indy first meet Ms. Ravenwood in the film?
Answer: Nepal

Indy met Marion in Nepal, after she drank a local "under the table" in a drinking game, with bets being taken on the winner's outcome. Marion's father died while doing archeological research, stranding Marion in Nepal. Indy was actually looking for Dr. Ravenwood. Indy believed her father had a bronze piece in the shape of the sun. It was a piece he needed for the staff of Ra. With this piece, he would be able to locate the Well of Souls which would eventually lead him to the location of the Ark.
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16 What was one place Indiana said did not hurt?
Answer: His elbow

Whenever Marion tried to help Indy, he would complain about it hurting. Finally, she got fed up and asked "well, where does it not hurt?". He pointed to a few places, including his elbow, and eventually stated that it didn't hurt on his lip, which got him a nice, long smooch from Marion. Too bad he fell asleep as soon as it started.
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17 What is the main object that everyone is looking for in "Raiders of the Lost Ark"?
Answer: Ark of the Covenant

The Ark of the Covenant was the main quest of this movie. "Magic Rocks", as Willie called them, were the objects sought after in the second movie. The Holy Grail, was the quest of the last movie.
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18 While in the cave in South America, what animal does Indiana get on his back?
Answer: Spiders

Indiana gets huge tarantulas on his back, and he remains calm and brushes them off with his whip.
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19 In the chamber of the 'Idol' Indiana stops dead in his tracks and looks at the floor and the statue faces in the walls. When his partner says...'come, there is nothing to fear here!' and starts walking, what does Indy do to stop him?
Answer: Uses his left arm to throw him up against the wall

He uses his left arm and pushes his partner up against the wall. Then Indy reaches for a torch, releases his partner and places the torch upright on one of the strange looking patterns on the floor. The pattern makes a grinding (sinking) sound and sinks into the floor releasing a dart with undoubtedly a venemous tip. Smart thinking Indy!
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20 Who asked, "So, what are you doing here in Nepal?"
Answer: Marion Ravenwood

Marion Ravenwood was in her bar one night when she saw that Indiana Jones was there. She said she knew that eventually she would see him again. Marion then asked Indy what he was doing in Nepal so he informed her that he needed an artifact which her father collected.
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21 Indy and Sallah were discussing where the Well of Souls was located. Sitting on the table was a bowl of something. The monkey ate some of this and died because it was poisoned. Indy grabbed some. What was it?
Answer: dates

Indy threw the date in the air and Sallah grabbed it just before it reached Indy's mouth. Sallah pointed towards the dead monkey and said, "Bad dates."
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22 Why didn't the men in the bar, in Egypt, shoot Indiana?
Answer: Because the children came running in

The men didn't want to do anything in front of the children.
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23 What is the name of Indiana's friend from the university, who helps convince him to search for the Ark?
Answer: Marcus

Marcus Brody also appears in the last movie.
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24 Finish the quote: "I'm gonna blow up the Ark, ______." - Indy
Answer: Rene

Indy is disguised as a Nazi in that scene.
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25 What artifact is Indiana looking for in South America?
Answer: The Idol

He is after the Idol but gets it taken from him by Belloq.
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