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  "Life On Mars": Complete Series 1 and 2   great trivia quiz  
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A short quiz on the best series to be produced by the BBC for years.
Average, 10 Qns, mcdi7aw2, Nov 13 12
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  "Life on Mars", American Style, Part II   great trivia quiz  
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I authored the other American "Life on Mars" quiz, and soon after I come to find the show was getting canceled. It's gone now, but I'm still going through with the second "LOM" quiz, on episodes 8 through 13. Look for "LOM" quiz III very soon.
Average, 10 Qns, spaudrey, Jul 05 09
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  'Life On Mars' Series Two   popular trivia quiz  
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Hello, this is my first quiz and it's about the second series of 'Life on Mars'. I hope you enjoy it.
Average, 10 Qns, pikachu101, May 07 09
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  "Life on Mars", American Style, Part III   popular trivia quiz  
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Well, this quiz will complete my American "LOM" quiz trilogy, this one using information from episodes 14 to 17. Sad to see a good show disappear after only one season. Best of luck to you on the quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, spaudrey, May 24 10
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  "Life on Mars", American Style, Part I   popular trivia quiz  
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All you Martians (haven't heard a term for a "Life on Mars" geek yet, we'll go with that) who have watched the American version of "Life on Mars" will hopefully like this one.
Average, 10 Qns, spaudrey, Mar 11 10
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trivia question Quick Question
Who was dancing when they got drunk at the party in the office at the end of episode seven?

From Quiz "'Life On Mars' Series Two"





Life on Mars Trivia Questions
1. What does Gene Hunt's licence plate read?

From Quiz 'Life On Mars' Series Two

Answer: KJM212K

It is shown occasionally in the show but on the DVD cover but not many people take any notice of it. He drives this car throughout both series of the show.

2. In the series "Life on Mars", which year does Sam Tyler find himself transported to after his accident in 2006?

From Quiz "Life On Mars": Complete Series 1 and 2

Answer: 1973

1973 was the same year that the song "Life on Mars" by David Bowie was released as a single peaking at number 3 in the UK charts.

3. Also in episode eight, "The Dark Side of the Mook", a robbery was committed by a sibling of one of the staff of the 125. What was this sibling's name?

From Quiz "Life on Mars", American Style, Part II

Answer: Eddie Carling

Eddie Carling, played by Eric Balfour, robs a store wearing his uniform from the hotel across the street in an attempt to get thrown in jail. He is mainly looking for protection from the people who committed the decapitation murders also in the episode's plot line.

4. The title of the show was derived from the song that was playing on his iPod during his accident in the first episode. When Sam Tyler "woke up", his iPod was changed to an 8-track tape, playing the same song. Who sings the song "Life on Mars"?

From Quiz "Life on Mars", American Style, Part I

Answer: David Bowie

The song has popped up a few times in the first episodes since its original appearance in the series, most notably when the robot appeared in the park in front of Sam.

5. When going undercover as a married couple, where did Annie say she and Sam had their honeymoon?

From Quiz 'Life On Mars' Series Two

Answer: Blackpool

She says during the briefing, "We had a lovely honeymoon in Blackpool". She also said that he saved her dog from drowning.

6. In episode 1 of "Life on Mars", what make and model of car runs Sam down after he stops on a motorway slip road in the present day?

From Quiz "Life On Mars": Complete Series 1 and 2

Answer: Vauxhall Cavalier

I guess it could have been an Opel Ascona, but as it has UK number plates and is in the UK it seems highly unlikely.

7. The passenger suspected of killing the stewardess in episode 14, "Coffee, Tea, or Annie", did have one issue that came forth during the questioning. What roll-your-eyes idiosyncrasy was revealed about the character?

From Quiz "Life on Mars", American Style, Part III

Answer: He arranged to pay the stewardesses for their underwear.

This idiosyncrasy turned out to be not a money-making scheme, but a personal fetish.

8. What Emmy winning star of "The Sopranos" is a cast member of the first season of the American "Life on Mars"?

From Quiz "Life on Mars", American Style, Part I

Answer: Michael Imperioli

Michael won an Emmy for playing Christopher Moltisanti on HBO's "The Sopranos".

9. In the last episode, what is Nelson's advice about life?

From Quiz 'Life On Mars' Series Two

Answer: If you can feel it, it's real and you're alive.

He tells Sam this information down at the pub, before the train robbery. Sam later uses this information to figure out that he was more alive in the 'coma' than in 'life'.

10. In the series "Life on Mars", where does everybody in 1973 think Sam is from which goes some way to explaining the differences in his policing methods?

From Quiz "Life On Mars": Complete Series 1 and 2

Answer: Hyde

Hyde is where the notorious serial killer Dr Harold Shipman had his practice.

11. Also in episode nine, "Take a Look At the Lawmen", a rather non-threatening man robs a bank in an attempt to pay off an international mob organization. What nationality was this mob group?

From Quiz "Life on Mars", American Style, Part II

Answer: Russian

The Russian mob, led by Vasily Lukin, asks $10,000 from a man to bring him over to America. Upon his arrival, Vasily demands another $10,000 for the safe arrival of his family, otherwise they will be sent away. To gain the money, the man robs a bank, and in doing so, kills a bystander through a window with one of his warning shots.

12. In the third episode, "My Maharishi Is Bigger Than Your Maharishi", the victim killed in the episode was a Navy veteran. What was the eventual reason he was killed?

From Quiz "Life on Mars", American Style, Part I

Answer: He was involved in a gay relationship.

The victim was involved in a relationship with someone on the boat, and wanted to continue the affair publicly after they were out of the Navy. When the victim's determination to out them both wouldn't stop, the other man killed him from his paranoia of other people's homophobia. The time frame, 1973, involved a much more prejudiced time than now, and homosexuality was not as accepted as today.

13. At the end of the last episode, Sam hears a doctor talking about him on the radio. What is his reaction?

From Quiz 'Life On Mars' Series Two

Answer: He claims to hate the station and changes it to a different one.

This is after he jumps off a roof to get back to Annie, Chris, Ray and Gene. He changes to a station that is playing the song 'Life on Mars' by David Bowie.

14. Throughout the two series of "Life on Mars", Sam receives phone calls from a mystery caller. What number does he trace the calls to?

From Quiz "Life On Mars": Complete Series 1 and 2

Answer: Hyde 2612

Toward the end of series 2, Sam finally finds out who it is who has been calling him, but in many ways this just adds to his confusion.

15. In episode 15, "All the Young Dudes", the first scene involved the Irish Mob getting ready to unload a truck full of stolen goods. The goods ended up being a popular item in the future. What were they?

From Quiz "Life on Mars", American Style, Part III

Answer: Video cassette recorders

Sam makes the mistake of calling them "VCR's", which is an 80's acronym. The portable phones were actually part of episode nine's plot, when the show had a man threatening to jump off a building when he lost his savings trying to market a portable phone. Sam tried to convince him he was ahead of his time and everyone would have these "portable phones", but none of his fellow detectives agreed. They thought the idea was insane...who would WANT to carry around a phone?

16. Several of the episodes in season one have featured a neighbor of Sam. In fact her first appearance featured ALL of her, as she was naked in the communal bathroom. What is the name of this hippie free spirit?

From Quiz "Life on Mars", American Style, Part I

Answer: Windy

Windy later shows up with some lasagna, clothed this time. She makes multiple appearances later on in the season.

17. What sea did Gene Hunt say he was going to drink the equivalent of in whiskey?

From Quiz 'Life On Mars' Series Two

Answer: The North Sea

He says this because his team thought he was a murderer. Sam was the only one who thought otherwise and persisted to prove Gene was innocent.

18. In the very first episode of "Life on Mars", Gene Hunt introduces himself to Sam by saying: "I'm Gene Hunt. I'm your DCI. It's 1973. Almost dinnertime. I'm having ________!"

From Quiz "Life On Mars": Complete Series 1 and 2

Answer: Hoops

Tinned spaghetti hoops were considered the height of good eating in the early '70s.

19. Not referencing any particular episode, there is a member of the 125 squad who simply goes as Ted. But it's his appropriate nickname that gives him his personality. What is Ted's nickname?

From Quiz "Life on Mars", American Style, Part II

Answer: Sizable

Sizable Ted was a guy you WANTED on your side in a fight. He had a friendly disposition when he appeared on screen, but was the guy Gene turned to to get his criminals to spill. Ted never seemed to put much effort into manhandling felons, they seemed to cower in his presence when he came near. Sizable Ted was played by John Cenatiempo.

20. Who was blown up in the car explosion at the beginning of episode three?

From Quiz 'Life On Mars' Series Two

Answer: Ray

Sam thinks that the bomb threat is a fake and has nothing to do with the IRA. Ray tells him that if he is so sure, then he should go to the car and check. Sam becomes angry and sends Ray instead and causes him to get blown up.

21. Episode 15, "All the Young Dudes", ended with the dreaded "TO BE CONTINUED..." when two of the members of the 125 squad were shot by Jimmy, the head of the Irish Mob. Who got shot?

From Quiz "Life on Mars", American Style, Part III

Answer: Chris Skelton and Ray Carling

Chris and Ray get lured into stopping a car weaving on the road. When they approach the window, Jimmy McManus shoots them repeatedly.

22. Which host of daytime talk show "The View" appeared on the American version of "Life on Mars" as Brother Lovebutter?

From Quiz "Life on Mars", American Style, Part I

Answer: Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi appeared as the Soul disc jockey and the voice of the neighborhood, Brother Lovebutter in episode 5.

23. How did Sam and Gene evade being thrown off the roof in the first episode?

From Quiz 'Life On Mars' Series Two

Answer: Sam asked for a cigarette then hit his captor on the head.

Sam asked for a cigarette as a last request and drops it on the ground; when the man bends down to pick it up he hits him in the head and gets Gene away as well. They then go after Tony Crane.

24. In the first series of "Life on Mars", Sam meets Marc Bolan (lead singer from T-Rex). What apt piece of advice does he give him?

From Quiz "Life On Mars": Complete Series 1 and 2

Answer: "Drive carefully"

Bolan famously died in a car crash in 1977 while travelling in a Mini driven by his then-girlfriend Gloria Jones.

25. In episode 16, "Everyone Knows It's Windy", the murder of Jimmy was framed on Sam Tyler. but it ends up being Aries, the organization responsible for Sam going back in time to 1973. What store front do they use as cover?

From Quiz "Life on Mars", American Style, Part III

Answer: Aries Toy Company

The "Aries Toy Company" kills Jimmy McManus because he unearthed information that would have broken the cover-up of Sam's time continuum. When Sam "peeks behind the curtain", he is ordered to jump from a building by Frank Morgan, the undercover Aries operative. He is saved last minute by the 125 squad coming on the scene.

26. In episode one, where was the bus headed?

From Quiz 'Life On Mars' Series Two

Answer: Hyde

When Sam hears the whistling in this scene, the bus is in the background. It says 'Hyde' on the front. Sam is in 'Hyde Ward 2612' in 2006.

27. In both series of "Life on Mars", Sam regularly talks to the barman at their local pub as he seems to have a deeper insight into Sam's situation than could possibly be expected. What was this barman's name?

From Quiz "Life On Mars": Complete Series 1 and 2

Answer: Nelson

Nelson is a very mysterious character who gives Sam the key to recognising reality at the end of the second series.

28. In the 17th and final episode, "Life is a Rock", who comes seconds away from killing Sam Tyler with a knife?

From Quiz "Life on Mars", American Style, Part III

Answer: His father

His father, played by Dean Winters, makes a final return to the show after Sam's mom says Sam (the young Sam) is missing. Sam fights Vic Tyler, his father, to the death, and almost loses when Gene Hunt shoots Vic in the midst of getting ready to plunge the knife into Sam. The episode's title comes from the song "Life Is a Rock" by the group Reunion. It was there one and only hit.

29. In the 7th episode, they track down a kidnapper at Coney Island showing up to collect a ransom. What is unusual about this kidnapper?

From Quiz "Life on Mars", American Style, Part I

Answer: It is Sam's father.

Sam learns a fair amount about what his dad was involved in when Sam was young.

30. What kind of poker chip was found by Annie on the bus?

From Quiz 'Life On Mars' Series Two

Answer: Crown

The chip was coloured orange but it is later said to be a 'crown chip'. This leads them to investigate the casino run by Tony Crane, as this is where these chips come from.

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