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Deep Impact Trivia Quiz

In my opinion, 'Deep Impact' is the better of 1998's two 'comet' movies. I've watched it dozens of times, so be prepared for some hard questions. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by kitipurr. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
kitipurr

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
27,557

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
14 / 25

Plays
3098

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 195 (13/25), Guest 83 (12/25), Guest 75 (19/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. From the opening credits to the final credits, approximately how much time passes during the course of the movie? Hint

About 2 and half years

6 months

1 year

18 months

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Question 2 of 25

2. What beverage does Jenny pointedly notice both at Secretary Rittenhouse's dock and in the kitchen where she first meets the President? Hint

Slim Fast

Ensure

Pepsi

Tang

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Question 3 of 25

3. What is the President's real name? Hint

Tom Baker

Tom Wolf

Tom Beck

Tom Lerner

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Question 4 of 25

4. Morten Entrekin, one of the President's staff, mentions to Jenny what historical, infamous national secret?

Answer: (Think Nuclear)

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Question 5 of 25

5. In discussing the reason for Fish being part of the Messiah team, to which football legend does Orin compare Fish? Hint

Mike Ditka

Joe Namath

Frank Gifford

Walter Payton

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Question 6 of 25

6. What book does Fish read to Orin after Orin loses his sight? Hint

'Huckleberry Finn'

'White Jacket'

'Tom Sawyer'

'Moby Dick'

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Question 7 of 25

7. How old was Jenny in the pictures her father gives her to prove she's not an orphan? Hint

Six

Seven

Four

Five

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Question 8 of 25

8. What does Andie say is the bright side of the astronaut's suicide mission? Hint

They won't have to suffer through mission debriefing

Their names will definitely be in the History books

They'll all have high schools named after them

They can die knowing they saved the world

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Question 9 of 25

9. Jenny's mother accidentally calls Jenny's new stepmother what? Hint

Canine

Chlorine

Clarice

Chlamydia

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Question 10 of 25

10. Jenny's father and new stepmother give Jenny what? Hint

Diamond earrings

Pearl earrings

Pearl necklace

Black opal pendant

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Question 11 of 25

11. After the inital comet, Wolf-Biederman, is split in two, what is the name for the smaller piece?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 12 of 25

12. Where does Leo find the key to the lock on Mr. Hotchner's motorcycle? Hint

A jar of nuts and bolts

Under the workbench shelf

Under the front wheel protector

On a keyring on the workbench

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Question 13 of 25

13. What is the very first thing seen destroyed by the comet's effects? Hint

An oil rig

The Statue of Liberty

Jenny's father's beachhouse

A suspension bridge

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Question 14 of 25

14. Fish relates his specialty to land the Messiah on the comet to what profession? Hint

A computer hard drive technician

A dessert chef

A Mississippi riverboat pilot

A heart surgeon

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Question 15 of 25

15. What is the name of Jenny's mother? Hint

Chloe Lerner

Vanessa Lerner

Rachel Lerner

Robin Lerner

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Question 16 of 25

16. The MSNBC news station offices where Jenny works are on what floor? Hint

18th

23rd

15th

12th

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Question 17 of 25

17. On what website does Jenny learn about E.L.E.? Hint

Yale Department of History

University of Montana Archeological Division

Oxford Paleontology Department

UC Berkeley Department of Paleontology

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Question 18 of 25

18. What national magazine is shown having Leo as its cover story? Hint

'People'

'Time'

'Newsweek'

'Life'

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Question 19 of 25

19. How big does the President say is the size of the original comet, before it was broken into two parts? Hint

New York City

Alaska

Texas

Los Angeles

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Question 20 of 25

20. What is the name of the missiles that Earth launches to try to intercept the comets after Messiah fails? Hint

May-Days

Rescues

Saviors

Titans

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Question 21 of 25

21. What did Jenny tell her father that she did when she was 11? Hint

Broke his favorite beer mug

Smuggled a cat into her room for a month

Threw a baseball through his car windshield

Stole money from his wallet

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Question 22 of 25

22. In what state are the 'Ark' caves located? Hint

Virginia

Missouri

West Virginia

Pennsylvania

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Question 23 of 25

23. How many years older than Jenny is Chloe? Hint

Two

Three

One

None - she's actually younger

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Question 24 of 25

24. Of the remaining astronauts who decide to perform the Earth-saving suicide mission, which one does not say goodbye to anyone? Hint

Andrea

Fish

Mark

Mikail

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Question 25 of 25

25. Why is Fish called Fish? Hint

He was a navy seal before he became a pilot

His Naval initiation involved swallowing a record number of goldfish

He's the son of a fisherman

It's a mutation of his name

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. From the opening credits to the final credits, approximately how much time passes during the course of the movie?

Answer: About 2 and half years

A little over 1 year passes between the discovery of the comet and the President's press conference to reveal it, then another year passes between the press conference and Impact (the bulk of the film). Finally, we can assume it took a few months for the waters of the tidal wave to receed prior to the President's final address in front of the Capitol building in Washington.

2. What beverage does Jenny pointedly notice both at Secretary Rittenhouse's dock and in the kitchen where she first meets the President?

Answer: Ensure

She indicates for her cameraman to film the cases of it on the dock, and a deliberate camera shot shows it in the kitchen.

3. What is the President's real name?

Answer: Tom Beck

He introduces himself to Jenny as Tom {Beck;} she then calls him 'Mr. President'.

4. Morten Entrekin, one of the President's staff, mentions to Jenny what historical, infamous national secret?

Answer: The Manhattan Project

5. In discussing the reason for Fish being part of the Messiah team, to which football legend does Orin compare Fish?

Answer: Frank Gifford

Orin said that if Frank Gifford were playing football now he'd get killed.

6. What book does Fish read to Orin after Orin loses his sight?

Answer: 'Moby Dick'

Fish teases Orin that none of the younger astronauts brought any 'real' books on their mission.

7. How old was Jenny in the pictures her father gives her to prove she's not an orphan?

Answer: Five

The pictures were shown of Jenny and her father at the family's beach house. When Jenny asked her father where her mother was, her father said she was the one who was taking the pictures.

8. What does Andie say is the bright side of the astronaut's suicide mission?

Answer: They'll all have high schools named after them

After they all agreed on the suicide mission, Andie said, 'look at the bright side, at least we'll all have high schools named after us'.

9. Jenny's mother accidentally calls Jenny's new stepmother what?

Answer: Chlorine

Robin, Jenny's mother, was obviously upset and she was drinking. When she and Jenny were talking about Chloe, Robin mispronounced the name.

10. Jenny's father and new stepmother give Jenny what?

Answer: Pearl earrings

This was after Jenny found out about E.L.E. She told her father that he really needs to get back with her mother.

11. After the inital comet, Wolf-Biederman, is split in two, what is the name for the smaller piece?

Answer: Biederman

Sarah's father specifies this when the smaller comet streaks through the sky overhead.

12. Where does Leo find the key to the lock on Mr. Hotchner's motorcycle?

Answer: A jar of nuts and bolts

Leo races home to get Sarah, only to find out that her family had left. He raids the Hotchners' garage to find the key to the motorcycle, and he finds it in a jar of nuts and bolts.

13. What is the very first thing seen destroyed by the comet's effects?

Answer: An oil rig

We see all these things destroyed by the tidal wave created by the first comet's impact in the Atlantic Ocean, but we see the oil rig go first.

14. Fish relates his specialty to land the Messiah on the comet to what profession?

Answer: A Mississippi riverboat pilot

He mentions that in Mark Twain's time, a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi only needed to know his own particular stretch of the river.

15. What is the name of Jenny's mother?

Answer: Robin Lerner

The only time we hear her name is when Jenny gets the call that her mother has (we assume) committed suicide.

16. The MSNBC news station offices where Jenny works are on what floor?

Answer: 15th

Beth says this when she's explaining why she and her daughter came back to the offices (the traffic was too heavy to escape by road).

17. On what website does Jenny learn about E.L.E.?

Answer: UC Berkeley Department of Paleontology

Up until Jenny discovered what E.L.E. really was, she thought it was the name of the woman Secretary Rittenhouse was having an affair with.

18. What national magazine is shown having Leo as its cover story?

Answer: 'Newsweek'

The cover title is 'Biederman Alive!'. The kids are passing the magazine around at the Q and A session at Leo's school.

19. How big does the President say is the size of the original comet, before it was broken into two parts?

Answer: New York City

From the North edge of Central Park to the Battery, about 7 miles long. Larger than Mount Everest, and weighing 500 billion tons.

20. What is the name of the missiles that Earth launches to try to intercept the comets after Messiah fails?

Answer: Titans

The titans didn't work either, and that's when the Messiah decides to make a suicide mission to save Earth.

21. What did Jenny tell her father that she did when she was 11?

Answer: Stole money from his wallet

{$32,} to be exact - to which he replies that when she was a baby, he once dropped her on her head.

22. In what state are the 'Ark' caves located?

Answer: Missouri

The President says the caves are located in the soft limestone mountains of Missouri.

23. How many years older than Jenny is Chloe?

Answer: Two

Robin to Jenny at lunch: 'Congratulations! You now have a step-mother who's two years older than you'.

24. Of the remaining astronauts who decide to perform the Earth-saving suicide mission, which one does not say goodbye to anyone?

Answer: Mikail

Andrea tells her daughter to take care of her daddy, Mark tells his fiance that he's going to come back and haunt her, and Fish says goodbye to his late wife Mary and tells her he's coming home. One could assume that Mikail doesn't say goodbye to anyone because his family would be in Russia, unable to get to Houston.

25. Why is Fish called Fish?

Answer: It's a mutation of his name

Captain Spurgeon Tanner - 'Spurgeon, Sturgeon, {Fish;} it took about 15 minutes on my first day at the Naval Academy'.

Source: Author kitipurr

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