The Last Colony Trivia Quiz

Answer: Village Ombudsman

After their time in the army, told in "Old Man's War" (2005), John and Jane retire to Huckleberry to raise their adopted daughter Zoe, and keep their farm. John fills the role of Village Ombudsman, adjudicating minor squabbles and domestic legal matters for the villagers, and Jane is the Constable - sort of a sheriff and general "keeper of the peace".

Answer: General Rybicki

Jane and John are not particularly pleased when General Rybicki arrives, as they are quite happy with their new peaceful lives as farmers. They also sense there is more to the colony proposals than meets the eye, and worry about what else may be going on. In the end though, they agree to take the job and move to Roanoke to lead the new colony.

Answer: Hickory and Dickory

Zoe's biological father, Charles Boutin, is a hero to the Obin people, and Zoe is regarded with almost religious awe and adoration by them. As part of a treaty between the Obin and Humanity, two representatives of the Obin are allowed to live with Zoe and share their life with her with the rest of their race.

As a tiny child, Zoe named them Hickory and Dickory, as their Obin names were impossible for her to say.

Answer: Savitri

Savitri and John have an excellent working relationship on Huckleberry - they exchange insults and banter on the surface, but underneath they understand and respect each other deeply. When John and Jane are offered the posts as colonial leaders, they can choose their own staff so Jane offers Savitri the post of secretary and she comes along with them to the new world.

Answer: Ferdinand Magellan

The original plan was that the Ferdinand Magellan would transport the colonists and all their equipment and supplies to their new planet, before returning to Phoenix. When the captain and crew realise they are stranded and will not be allowed to leave, there are angry scenes, especially when it becomes clear they have been set up by the CDF, and there was never any chance they would be permitted to return home.

Answer: They are Mennonites

Once the colonists arrive on Roanoke, the CDF's scheme begins to become slightly clearer to them. In order to hide from the forces seeking to annihilate the colony, they cannot use any modern technology at all, as it is all wireless, and would leak signals that could be detected from space.
The Mennonites have always used the absolute minimum technology for their needs, so can cope, and teach the other colonists how to manage when it is not available.

Answer: A flag pin in his lapel

Kranjic came to the colony because he suspected the CDF were up to something, and had visions of winning prizes and becoming more famous if he got the scoop and the inside story. When the colonists have to turn off all their wireless devices to avoid detection by the enemies who want to destroy them, he keeps a small recorder sewn into his underwear and a lapel pin shaped like the Umbrian flag hidden. Luckily, John is onto him and finds and removes them before they can give away the colony's position.

Answer: Enzo

Hickory and Dickory are not impressed when Zoe spends a lot less time with them after she meets and falls in love with Enzo. They "have a word" with John and offer to "remove" him, but fortunately John is able to persuade them that this is not necessary. Zoe and all their friends are heartbroken when Enzo is one of the people killed when a rocket scores a direct hit on their shelter, during a sneak attack.

Answer: She gets pregnant

Because Jane was cloned from Kathy's DNA as a member of the "Ghost Brigades" for the CDF Special Forces, she has never known what it is to be an ordinary non-enhanced human. She came close during her time on Huckleberry, but unbeknown to her and John, she still had an inactive BrainPal in her head.

After they fight off the enemy and save Roanoke Colony, this is completely deactivated and her body is treated with nanobots to make her as human as is possible. Her humanity is confirmed when she gets pregnant with John's child.

Answer: True

John is the first ever CDF enlistee to return to Earth for any reason. Before this, anyone who enlisted was declared legally dead and given a few days to put their affairs in order before they left forever. There was no communication between Earth and her colonies other than messages to Governments regarding mass colonisation projects from various poor, overcrowded countries.