Top Trumps: Transformers Trivia Quiz

Answer: Red

Background colors were assigned to designate classes in the Top Trumps deck. Autobots and Decepticons were assigned red and purple, respectively. Human cards are blue. The Allspark (unknown class) card was assigned a yellow background, while green was appointed to the Protoforms (Transformer class) card.

Answer: Cpt. William Lennox

Cpt. William Lennox received a Courage ranking of 18. Sgt. Julius Epps (16), Sam Witwicky (15), and Optimus Prime (15) trail not far behind.

Perhaps surprisingly, Ron Witwicky, Sgt. Patrick Donnelly, and Agent Simmons take the second spot with a ranking of 17 apiece.

Answer: An insignia located behind the profile information

The profile information on Sector 7 and Department of Defense personnel cards is printed over a background image (the S7 badge and DoD seal, respectively).

These cards also include an insignia adjacent to the secondary image, but it is not unique, since Autobot and Decepticon include their own respective insignias.

The special folder tab color designation is unique to the cards assigned to Cpt. Lennox and his men. These tabs are colored camouflage.

Answer: Height

Three cards received a "n/a" value in the Height category. These include the Allspark, Starscream, and Rand Corporation cards.

In Top Trumps games, if a player calls out a statistic for which an opponent's card reads "n/a", both cards are out of play until a battle is resolved by a subsequent pair. The winner of that pair takes all. The same rule applies to ties.

Answer: His philtrum

While it may be true that his finger is actually resting on his philtrum (the vertical groove between the upper lip and the nose), his focused look seems to indicate that his metaphorical finger is quite obviously where it should be.

Answer: Ironhide

Ironhide, Bonecrusher, and Devestator were all included in the 2007 movie, but did not make it into the Transofmers Top Trumps deck. However, only Ironhide is an Autobot (heroic protagonist), while Bonecrusher and Devestator are Decepticons (evil antagonists).

Devestator's character was intended to be named Brawl, but his character subtext in the movie read, "Devestator reporting". The error was reportedly discussed during editing sessions, but was never corrected.

Answer: Allspark

The Sam Witwicky card includes an image of Sam holding the compacted Allspark.

Though it might be argued that Scorponok appears on the Blackout card (as an attached minion), Blackout certainly does not appear on Scorponok's card.

The only other character to feature on two cards is Maggie Madsen, who also appears on the Rand Corporation card.

Answer: Sgt. Julius Epps and Judy Witwicky

Sgt. Julius Epps and Judy Witwicky each received a Heart rank of 49. Sam Witwicky follows close behind with 48, along with Keller. Cpt. William Lennox is tied for third along with Mikaela, Sgt. Patrick Donnelly, and Glen Whitman, all with a Heart rank of 44.

Answer: Cpt. William Lennox

According to his profile, Cpt. William Lennox is a born leader, "working his way through the ranks at breathtaking speed". I suppose one of the ways he does that is on a motorcycle. In the film, Lennox used a motorcycle to defeat the Decepticon, Blackout.

The main image of Blackout (and all the Transformers for that matter) depicts him in his original form.

Answer: Protoforms

With a value of 31, Protoforms are the least disguised of all the characters depicted in the deck. Little wonder, since a Protoform is actually the Transformer planetary descent mode. According to the profile information, it is the form taken before Transformers transition to a more protective mode.