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John Clark Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about my favorite Tom Clancy character, John Clark.

A multiple-choice quiz by shootandloot. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
shootandloot

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
188,225

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1234

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Before Clark began working for the CIA, he did three tours in Vietnam. What elite military unit was he with? Hint

Marine Force Recon

Delta Force

Navy SEALs

1st Air Cav Division

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is John Clark's birth name? Hint

John Clark

John Ryan

John Kelbar

John Terrence Kelly

3. As far as time-line goes, John Clark first appeared in "Without Remorse." However, not all of Mr. Clancy's books are published in the order in which they take place. What book did Clark first appear in. Hint

Clear and Present Danger

Without Remorse

Cardinal of the Kremlin

The Hunt for Red October

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Question 4 of 10

4. In "Clear and Present Danger", we meet a character who would later become John Clark's partner and son-in-law. What was his name? Hint

Robbie Jackson

"Little" Jack Ryan

Sean Miller

Domingo "Ding" Chavez

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Question 5 of 10

5. Later in the series, a President was gutting CIA's Directorate of Operations, and the first to go were those with a paramilitary background. To save their jobs, where did Jack Ryan have John Clark and Ding Chavez transferred to? Hint

Special Protection Officers

Directorate of Administration

Directorate of Intelligence

Directorate of Food and Beverages

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Question 6 of 10

6. Carol Zimmer's husband was killed in a Top Secret mission in Colombia. Jack Ryan took care of her and her kids, setting up a college trust fund for all of them. Some young punks were harrassing her at her store one day. Clark and Chavez gave them one warning. After they ignored it, when happened to them? Hint

John Clark called the police.

John Clark helped the gang harrass Mrs. Zimmer.

John Clark ignored the whole situation.

John Clark broke the gang leader's knee.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Once Jack Ryan becomes President, he asks Clark to head a multinational counter-terrorist force. What is the name of that unit? Hint

The A-Team

Rainbow Six 3

Rainbow

Rainbow 11

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was John Clark's "main man" on the Rainbow Six teams? Hint

Eddie Leiber

Buck Zimmer

Stone Michael

Ding Chavez

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Question 9 of 10

9. What becomes of John Clark in "The Teeth of the Tiger"? Hint

He is semi-retired, but still running Rainbow

He is dead.

He is now fully retired.

He is back working for the CIA.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who portrayed John Clark in the films "Clear and Present Danger" and "The Sum of All Fears"? Hint

Willem Dafoe played him both times.

Willem Dafoe and Liev Schreiber

Willem Dafoe and Tom Selleck.

Matt Damon and Vin Diesel.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Before Clark began working for the CIA, he did three tours in Vietnam. What elite military unit was he with?

Answer: Navy SEALs

John Clark was a Navy SEAL. Delta Force did not exist at the time, and he was not in the 1st Air Cav or Force Recon.

2. What is John Clark's birth name?

Answer: John Terrence Kelly

When John went on his first mission with the CIA, his code-name was Mr. Clark. When he began working for the Agency permanantly, his death was faked and his name changed to John Clark.

Answer: Cardinal of the Kremlin

The chronological order of the books is as follows: "Without Remorse", "Patriot Games", "Red Rabbit", "The Hunt For Red October", "The Cardinal of the Kremlin", "Clear and Present Danger", "The Sum of All Fears", "Debt of Honor", "Executive Orders", "Rainbow Six", "The Bear and the Dragon", and "The Teeth of the Tiger". "The Cardinal of the Kremlin" was published before "Without Remorse".

4. In "Clear and Present Danger", we meet a character who would later become John Clark's partner and son-in-law. What was his name?

Answer: Domingo "Ding" Chavez

Ding Chavez was a regular in the rest of the Clancy books, always by John Clark's side.

Answer: Special Protection Officers

They became Jack Ryan's bodyguards. Ryan, by that time, was the Deputy Director of Intelligence.

Answer: John Clark broke the gang leader's knee.

John Clark figured that the punks mistook Clark for a off-duty police officer, someone not to be taken seriously. When the gang leader attacked Clark, he busted his knee cap and sent him into the hospital. According to the book, "The Sum of All Fears", the police were very understanding about looking the other way.

7. Once Jack Ryan becomes President, he asks Clark to head a multinational counter-terrorist force. What is the name of that unit?

Answer: Rainbow

When Clark accepted the duty, he took himself out of field work forever. He didn't want to end his career behind a desk, but he also didn't want to turn down his friend's request.

8. Who was John Clark's "main man" on the Rainbow Six teams?

Answer: Ding Chavez

Ding followed John to Hereford, England, where the Rainbow Six HQ was.

9. What becomes of John Clark in "The Teeth of the Tiger"?

Answer: He is semi-retired, but still running Rainbow

This was said in a conversation between two characters. John Clark does not actually appear in this novel. According to Tom Clancy, this is the last RyanVerse novel, but he has said that before, so who knows for sure?

10. Who portrayed John Clark in the films "Clear and Present Danger" and "The Sum of All Fears"?

Answer: Willem Dafoe and Liev Schreiber

In my opinion, Liev Schreiber did the better job, but Dafoe's was more respectable. I can just see Schreiber as a young John Clark. Willem Dafoe was John Clark in "Clear and Present Danger" and Liev Schreiber portrayed him in "The Sum of All Fears". Schreiber was a shining spot in what I thought was a bad movie.

Source: Author shootandloot

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