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Night of the Comet Movie Trivia Quizzes

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  Night of the Comet: 10 Questions    
Multiple Choice
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A true '80s cult classic. Clothes, hairstyles, music, recognizable stars, the works.
Average, 10 Qns, bigjohnsludge, Dec 15 15
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  15 Night of the Comet Questions    
Multiple Choice
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How many of you remember "Night of the Comet"? This quiz is for true die-hard fans of the film! One question requires outside knowledge.
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Night of the Comet Trivia Questions
1. In the opening monologue before the movie actually starts, the narrator explains that this particular comet had passed by the Earth before. How many years ago did it pass by?

From Quiz Night of the Comet

Answer: 65 Million

This information was given in the opening monologue. The speaker (Michael Hanks) also said it happened to be same time Earth saw the extinction of the dinosaurs.

2. What was Regina and Sam's last name?

From Quiz Night of the Comet

Answer: Belmont

"Night of the Comet" was a teen zombie horror flick that was released in the U.S. in 1984. Two sisters were among the few survivors left on the planet after a colossal comet destroyed the human race. They had to fight against people who were turned into killer zombies after being exposed to the comet. The movie starred Catherine Mary Stewart, Kelli Maroney, Robert Beltran, and Geoffrey Lewis.

3. When the comet's tail passed through the Earth's atmosphere, what happened to any human that wasn't surrounded by a protective environment?

From Quiz Night of the Comet

Answer: They turned into dust and/or slow dying zombies

The protective environment happened to be just plain steel. Regina survived because she spent the night with her boyfriend in a metal projection booth in a theater.

4. Where was Regina and Sam's father stationed with the Green Berets?

From Quiz Night of the Comet

Answer: Honduras

Regina and Sam were living in Los Angeles with their step-mother, Doris, while their father was fighting in a war. Neither one of the girls got along with Doris because she flirted so much with their neighbor Chuck.

5. Where did Regina (the main character)work?

From Quiz Night of the Comet

Answer: El Ray Theater

Catherine Mary Stewart plays Regina. She also stared in another sci-fi movie that same year called "The Last Starfighter" with Lance Guest.

6. Where did Sam spend the night while the others viewed the comet?

From Quiz Night of the Comet

Answer: Lawn storage shed

Sam and Doris had a fight because Doris was flirting with Chuck. Doris punched Sam in the mouth, so Sam huffed off and spent the night in the lawn storage shed. Those who survived the comet were protected by steel, so they did not have any effects from the comet.

7. What video game did Regina like to play while at work?

From Quiz Night of the Comet

Answer: Tempest

In this movie Regina is a bit of a video game junkie and in the other film she did that year ("The Last Starfighter") her boyfriend was a video game junkie.

8. What happened to the people who were destroyed by the comet?

From Quiz Night of the Comet

Answer: They were turned into orange calcium dust.

The comet basically disintegrated the human bodies. All that was left of them was orange calcium dust. During the first rain following the comet, you could see clothes and orange dust being washed away into the sewers.

9. What holiday was this film centered around?

From Quiz Night of the Comet

Answer: Christmas

The Belmont house was all decorated for Christmas. You could also hear how many shopping days were left before Christmas several times on the tape broadcast by the radio station.

10. How was Regina's sister Samantha dressed through the first half of the movie?

From Quiz Night of the Comet

Answer: In a cheerleader uniform

Kelli Maroney, who played Samantha, had another role in another '80s classic called "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". And wouldn't you know it, she was a cheerleader.

11. What were the scientists trying to accomplish throughout the film?

From Quiz Night of the Comet

Answer: Trying to concoct an antidote serum from survivors' blood

Geoffrey Lewis played the chief scientist. Most of his acting success came from doing so many movies with Clint Eastwood. "Dirty Harry", "Any Which Way But Loose", "Bronco Billy", and "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot", to name a few.

12. Hector had to go to San Diego to check on his family. While he was at his mother's house, a boy who had been exposed to the comet tried to attack him. Who did Hector refer to this boy as?

From Quiz Night of the Comet

Answer: Freak

Hector was collecting photographs of his family when he heard growling sounds at his mother's front door. He opened the door, looked down, then slammed the door and said "you better watch it you freak".

13. What song was playing while Regina and Samantha were at the mall trying on all the clothes?

From Quiz Night of the Comet

Answer: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Cyndi Lauper's music has been heard in over 130 movies.

14. What was the name of the crazy stock boy who chained the girls up in the basement of the department store?

From Quiz Night of the Comet

Answer: Willy

Willy and his co-workers had to work the night of the comet. They were exposed to the comet through the ventilation system and began to slowly deteriorate. Willy was on a power trip because he felt like he owned the store and needed to punish the girls for stealing from him.

15. What was the name of Regina's boss at the movie theater?

From Quiz Night of the Comet

Answer: Mel

Mel made Regina walk the house, which meant she would miss the comet. She didn't like to walk the house because kids threw Milk Duds at her.

16. Who was the first person to be killed on the morning following the comet?

From Quiz Night of the Comet

Answer: Larry

Larry and Regina spent the night in the projector room. The next morning, Larry was looking for a guy who he had loaned a bootlegged copy of a film to, when he was jumped in the alley by a zombie. Regina went out in the alley and found Larry. She then beat the zombie over the head and took off on Larry's motorcycle.

17. What was the working title for "Night of the Comet"?

From Quiz Night of the Comet

Answer: Teenage Mutant Horror Comet Zombies

When Sam was messing around in the radio station she could be heard saying she would take requests on the hitline from "all you teenage mutant comet zombies". This trivia information can be found in the trivia section of "Night of the Comet" page on imdb.com.

18. Who did Audrey kill?

From Quiz Night of the Comet

Answer: Oscar

Audrey and several others from the think tank made the trip to Los Angeles to find survivors. She stayed behind with Oscar to see if Hector returned to the radio station so that they could take him back and use his body for the serum. Audrey killed Oscar because she didn't want to be responsible for taking anyone else back to the think tank where she knew they would all die.

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