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1. While several real-world TV journalists are quoted and shown throughout the mini-series, a fictional TV journalist was created for reasons of artistic license. What was the name of this character?
2. Almost every Apollo astronaut was dramatized at some point during the series. Which one was portrayed by two different actors?
3. Which character appeared in the most episodes of the 12-episode mini-series?
4. In the first episode, 'Can We Do This?', Pete Conrad calls Jim Lovell by what is obviously a tongue-in-cheek nickname. What does he call him?
5. Which of the following was never used as a title for an episode of 'From the Earth To the Moon'?
6. Tom Hanks served as executive producer for this series. What actor or actress who has appeared in at least one film with him wound up directing an episode?
7. Of the 12 episodes, only one was narrated by an Apollo astronaut -- an actor portraying one, anyway. Which mission did this episode explicate?
8. One episode featured neither NASA nor the astronauts, but the American press as its primary focus. Which Apollo mission was shunted to the sidelines in order to train the spotlight onto the press?
9. In episode 5, 'Spider,' engineer Tom Kelly (Matt Craven) does something physical when he's trying to think out a problem. What does he do?
10. There are several close ties between the movie 'Apollo 13' and the mini-series 'From the Earth To The Moon.' The most obvious visual link, perhaps, is the fact that one actor plays the same role in both the movie and the mini-series. What is that actor's name?
11. Of all the Apollo astronauts who got screen time, one was portrayed by an actor who was not American, but British. Which astronaut was this?
12. In the movie 'The Right Stuff,' Alan Shepard was constantly imitating popular 60's comedian 'Jose Jimenez,' who often pretended to be an astronaut. But in 'From the Earth To the Moon,' Shepard never references Jose. Which astronaut does?
13. During most of episode 6, 'Mare Tranquilitatis,' Buzz Aldrin (Bryan Cranston) is at odds with Neil Armstrong (Tony Goldwyn). Why is this?
14. Tom Hanks actually acts in one episode of the series. What is the profession of the character he plays?
15. In episode 3, the preparation for the Apollo 7 mission is captured on film by a documentary filmmaker. Which actor-director plays the role of this documentarian?
16. Tom Hanks' motion picture directorial debut was 'That Thing You Do!', which featured a band called The Wonders. One of the actors from that film played an astronaut in 'From the Earth To the Moon.' Which member of The Wonders did this actor portray?
17. The final episode of 'From the Earth To the Moon' presented two different eras in history, and featured two distinct voice-over narrators. One of them is Tom Hanks. The other narrator is related to which celebrity?
18. While the majority of the series was played out quite appropriately as dramatic and awe-inspriring, one of the episodes had a decidedly light-hearted, even comedic tone. Which mission did this episode address?
19. In another link between 'Apollo 13' and 'From the Earth To the Moon,' one actor played a different Apollo astronaut in each project. He played Frank Borman in 'From the Earth To the Moon.' Whom did he play in 'Apollo 13'?
20. A number of real-life politicians appeared in the series via stock footage. Which of the following politicians was actually a character in the series, portrayed by an actor?
21. Exactly one actor from the regular cast of a 'Star Trek' series made an appearance in 'From the Earth To the Moon.' To the cast of which 'Trek' series did he or she belong?
22. A cast member from 'Murphy Brown' was featured prominently in one episode of 'From the Earth To the Moon.' What role did he or she play on 'Murphy Brown'?
23. More than once in the series, we see Apollo astronauts showing short animated films explaining the upcoming missions to members of various organizations. What cartoon character is featured in these short films?
24. While a great deal of technical accuracy was maintained in the making of this series, the casting department allowed themselves the luxury of letting some actors into the series who would have been rejected from the Apollo program itself. On what basis would they have been rejected?
25. During the course of the series, a number of Apollo astronauts bring items into space that have no practical purpose for the mission. Which of the following was NOT brought along by an Apollo astronaut?
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