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Released in 1999, "Alpha Centauri" was a favourably received, science fiction sequel to the "Civilization" series created by Sid Meier. See if you can remember the settings, people, and constructs of this classic turn-based game and its sequel, "Alien Crossfire".
"Alpha Centauri" is available on the PC.
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  The Science and Philosophy of "Alpha Centauri"   great trivia quiz  
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Sid Meier's "Alpha Centauri" for PC is one of the best turn-based strategy games ever made due to its innovativeness. Some really great complex scientific and philosophical ideas, two pillars of science fiction, are represented throughout the game.
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  Alpha Centauri & Alien Crossfire    
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Sid Meier topped the "Civilization" series of games with the futuristic classic "Alpha Centauri" a few years and spawned a 'sequel' - "Alien Crossfire". Here's a few questions testing your knowledge of the game.
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trivia question Quick Question
The first person to discover which technology receives a free technology?

From Quiz "Civilization IV"




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Alpha Centauri Trivia Questions
1. A question about the Spartans to kick off with. What is the Colonel Santiago's first name?

From Quiz Alpha Centauri & Alien Crossfire

Answer: Corazon

Santiago loathes being called by this and isn't too happy about being called Santiago. She'd much rather be called by her rank.

2. Which technology have you discovered when Commissioner Pravin Lal states, "Our ancestors harnessed the power of a sun, and so again shall we"?

From Quiz The Science and Philosophy of "Alpha Centauri"

Answer: Fusion Power

As fusion is the sustaining force powering the sun, Lal is simply stating that the colonists had found a way to once again harness that power (assuming they had done so previously on Earth). The Fusion Power technology allows players access to the Fusion Reactor, the Fusion Lab, and the Engineer citizen.

3. Which faction begins the game with a free Network Node in every city?

From Quiz Alpha Centauri & Alien Crossfire

Answer: The University

One of the most valuable freebies in the game. Not only does this give you a significant research boost, it also enables you to link alien artifacts to your nodes straight away. It will also really kick in with the Nethack Terminus.

4. CEO Nwabudike Morgan, leader of the avaricious Morganites, is quoted in such fictional works as "The Ethics of Greed" and "The Centauri Monopoly". Morgan gains the greatest economic bonus for instituting which social engineering option?

From Quiz The Science and Philosophy of "Alpha Centauri"

Answer: Free Market

The Free Market economic option offers a plus two bonus to the Economy social effect, but has severe consequences against the Planet and Police effects. In effect, free market economics have a negative impact on the environment and create a suspicion of authority.

5. Which secret project enables swifter travel through the Xenofungus?

From Quiz Alpha Centauri & Alien Crossfire

Answer: Xenoempathy Dome

Quite a useful secret project as it allows for much easier terraforming of the Xenofungus and confers a +1 lifecycle bonus for breeding of native units.

6. Which native form of life cannot move?

From Quiz Alpha Centauri & Alien Crossfire

Answer: Fungal Tower

A nice easy question. Fungal towers appear in densely fungus packed territory directing native life. Worth many energy credits if you're able to take them out.

7. Who's gift to planet was the Genejack, according to the Datalinks?

From Quiz Alpha Centauri & Alien Crossfire

Answer: Chairman Yang

Once you discover the relevant technologies to build the Genejack Factory, Chairman Yang states that he was the one to come up with the design for the genejack. All for a worker who needs less sleep, is genetically programmed to want more work and needs feeding less.

8. What is the missing word in the first line of the Gaian Acolyte's Prayer: "I will not treat Planet as an _____"

From Quiz Alpha Centauri & Alien Crossfire

Answer: Enemy

You hear this being receited if you successfully complete the Weather Paradigm secret project. Otherwise you just get to read it on screen.

9. How many ways of victory in "Alien Crossfire"?

From Quiz Alpha Centauri & Alien Crossfire

Answer: 6

They are: Conquest, Co-operative, diplomatic, economic, transcendence and completion of 6 communication nodes by the Progenitors. My favourite is the diplomatic victory.

10. The technology of Matter Compression leads to what type of "Alpha Centauri" shielding, which is theoretically constructed with an extremely dense element composed almost entirely of neutrons?

From Quiz The Science and Philosophy of "Alpha Centauri"

Answer: Neutronium armor

Coined by Andreas von Antropoff, the term "neutronium" is a bit of a mainstay in science fiction literature. It describes an element that lacks any protons, or has an atomic number of zero. It is said to be the main element of the cores of neutron stars, though scientists don't put much stock in the term as it isn't strictly defined and there is not enough known about neutron stars to make a definitive claim on their composition.

11. What technology have you discovered when you come across the following line uttered by the fictional character Bozon Pete of the Metagenics Biomachinery Division? "I swear sometimes they're watching me."

From Quiz The Science and Philosophy of "Alpha Centauri"

Answer: Self-Aware Machines

It's perhaps quite creepy to think that these self-aware machines might be watching you as a human being, but we're a long way from that possibility at the moment. The technology, however, is not unfamiliar in the science fiction genre. Robots that are "alive" have long been seen in such stories and many of them confront the moral issues of owning and even killing these self-aware beings.

12. Which faction begins with a negative economic and negative industrial rating?

From Quiz Alpha Centauri & Alien Crossfire

Answer: The Cult

They have negative ratings there but they have a +2 planet rating which is brilliant for capturing mindworms and suchlike, as well as a free Brood Pit in every city once you discover the relevant technologies.

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