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1. Early in the film, Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) arrives at the supposedly abandoned research facility that Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) told him about at the end of the first 'X-Men' film. Finish the first two words of its name, as seen on the plaque that Wolverine discovers: "Alkalai __________."
2. Ororo "Storm" Munroe (Halle Berry), noticing the unusual markings all over the skin of Kurt "Nightcrawler" Wagner (Alan Cumming), asks Kurt just how many of the markings he has. According to Kurt's reply, how many markings has he imbedded or carved into his own skin?
3. One of the reasons that Colonel William Stryker (Brian Cox) hates Charles Xavier so much is because Stryker's son was once placed in Xavier's care, and wound up in a state that the colonel deemed unsatisfactory. What is the name of Stryker's son?
4. Stryker's son is an immensely powerful telepath and illusionist. He uses his powers to "persuade" Xavier into using a Cerebro device for his father's dark purposes. The primary illusion used for this strategy is a young girl who leads Xavier through a series of tasks. Something is strange about this girl's appearance. What is it?
5. Mystique (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos), a shape-shifter, imitates a number of people throughout the film. In one scene, she imitates a woman who looks suspiciously like Rebecca Romijn-Stamos without the blue make-up, in order to seduce an unsuspecting security guard who oversees the captivity of Magneto (Sir Ian McKellen). What is the name of the gorgeous blonde whom Mystique pretends to be in order to seduce the guard?
6. Yuriko Oyama (Kelly Hu) spends most of the film as nothing more than what appears to be Colonel Stryker's personal attache...but eventually, she is revealed to be a match for Wolverine thanks to some genetic enhancements. In the comics, her character goes by the code-name Lady Deathstrike. Who actually speaks the words "Lady Deathstrike" in the film?
7. We meet the family of Bobby "Iceman" Drake (Shawn Ashmore) about halfway through the film. Bobby has a younger brother. What is his name?
8. Colonel Stryker uses a syringe filled with the secretions from his son's brain (yuck) as a drug of sorts to enslave several people throughout the film. Who is NOT one of them?
9. In a bit of a tease, a particular character from the X-Men comics appears in this film, but only in his "civilian identity" -- i.e. not as an actual "super-hero"...at least, not yet. Which character can be seen briefly in the film, but only as a "civilian"?
10. Storm and Jean Grey (Famke Janssen), on orders from Xavier, look for the elusive Nightcrawler in a prominent American city. Which one?
11. Three of these characters appear in BOTH "X2: X-Men United" and the original "X-Men" (2000). Which one of them does NOT?
12. In "X-Men", Wolverine stole Cyclops' motorcycle. In "X2", he continues the theme by stealing Cyclops' car. Of what make is the car?
13. Rogue (Anna Paquin) has the ability to "steal" the powers of other mutants. Whose powers does she NOT steal in this film?
14. As Wolverine, Rogue, Iceman, and Pyro (Aaron Stanford) are escaping the siege at the X-Mansion in Cyclops' car, Pyro suddenly gets the urge to turn on the car's radio. Wolverine immediately grimaces in disgust at the song piping through the speakers and turns off the radio. Whose song was it?
15. In an awkward moment at the Drake house, Bobby improvises and tells his parents a lie -- namely, that Wolverine is a "professor" at the Xavier Institute. Wolverine is later asked what, exactly, he is a professor of. What is Logan's reply?
16. In the climax of the film, a dam holding back an enormous body of water gives way, causing a devastating flood. The dam malfunctioned due to damage caused during a pitched battle. The fight that caused the catastrophic damage to the dam took place between which two parties?
17. Near the end of the film, the X-Men pay a visit to the White House. Xavier explains to the President of the United States that they have copies of Colonel Stryker's confidential -- and politically damaging -- anti-mutant files. Which member of the X-Men hands a folder containing these files to the president, at Xavier's request?
18. In Xavier's final scene, he asks several of his younger students if they have ever read a particular literary classic. Who wrote it?
19. Who speaks the last words heard in this film?
20. And finally, a tough one, for diehard comic book fans, to close things out. Given the surprise tragedy at the end of the film -- and ESPECIALLY the last shot of the film -- what word is likely to be spoken many times in "X3," if the obvious seeds planted in "X2" bear fruit in a few years?
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