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1. Similar to many popular movies, the source material for "The Martian" was a novel released a few years before the film. Sharing his last name with a Canadian golfer, which author released the novel "The Martian" in 2011 which told the story of Mark Watney stranded on Mars in the year 2035?
2. The success of the film "The Martian" was a product of its stellar cast and crew. Which individual famous for his work on movies like "Black Hawk Down" and "Thelma and Louise" directed "The Martian"?
3. "The Martian" begins with the crew being informed that a big natural disaster is imminent. What type of calamity separates Mark Watney from the crew making them think that he is dead?
4. After the storm has subsided Mark Watney goes to the crew's base on Mars that is known as the 'Hab'. While there he fixes his wounds and then assesses his dire situation. Similar to Jake Sully in the movie "Avatar", in "The Martian" what does Watney do to track his progress over time?
5. Realizing that he is alone on Mars and that the next mission to Mars wouldn't be back for another four years Watney decides that he must grow his own food. What popular crop does Watney grow in the 'Hab' so that he won't be famished?
6. While on Mars Watney uses a rover to travel to areas for supplies and exploration. While in the rover he listens to music from the crew's commander Melissa Lewis. Much to Watney's dismay, the commander's music was primarily of which genre that includes songs like "Love Train" and "Turn the Beat Around"?
7. Over time the NASA Mars mission director surmises that Watney must be alive as satellite images over time seem to indicate human activity near the 'Hab'. Realizing that he must find a way to communicate with NASA Watney journeys with the rover to retrieve a probe that landed on Mars in 1997. What is the name of this probe that shares its name with a Nissan vehicle?
8. After Watney is able to communicate with NASA he is told that his crew was not informed that he had survived. Watney agreed with this decision noting that it would just cause them to worry and jeopardize their mission home.
9. The crew of the Ares III decide that they want to try and rescue Watney by using the orbiting vessel Hermes to return back to Mars after using Earth's gravity as a slingshot. However, the Hermes did not have all the supplies needed for another trip to Mars. Which country provided a rocket booster that docked with the Hermes providing the crew with 18 months of supplies?
10. After more than 500 sols on Mars Watney has a slim chance of rescue by using the Mars Ascent Vehicle to link up with his crew aboard the Hermes. During the fly-by Watney is too far from the Hermes to be captured and he decides to puncture his spacesuit to release pressure that gets him close enough to reunite with the crew. What character does Watney reference that he is after performing this maneuver?
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