Fickle "Firefly" Facts Trivia Quiz

Answer: "The Train Job"

River utters this litany during "Train Job" while the rest of the crew is arguing over whether to return the medicine to Paradiso. These "Hands of Blue" are then shown at the end of the episode to be the ones pursuing River Tam and her brother.

Answer: True

And vice-versa too! In the pilot, "Serenity", an Imperial Lambada-class shuttle can be seen on Persephone, and later on in "Heart of Gold" the shadow puppet play of the exodus from 'Earth-that-was' also features this type of ship. (And that of a firefly too, incidently.)
The "Star Wars" EU has returned the favour, with a firfly class mid-bulk transport making there appearance in some of the comics.

Answer: Cow

An upside down cow fetus. With extra limbs attached. Out of interest, Kaylee then proceed to call it "Bessie" when she got mad with Simon. Because, in his sister's words, Simon was being a boob.

Answer: Sonny Rhodes

It was Sonny Rhodes who sings it, although Joss Whedon was the one who wrote it, and on the DVD set, one of the special features is Joss singing the "Firefly" theme.
Nathan Fillion and Summer Glau play the characters Mal Reynolds and River Tam respectively, although also on the DVD set, every time Nathan was on the audio commentary, he'd happily sing along to it.

Answer: "Heart of Gold"

Alan Tudyk admitted in the audio commentary that during these last days of filming, he took the 're-call' button (featured in "Out of Gas") from the set. Later on, he presented it to Joss Whedon to call back the actors if he could get "Firefly" going again.

Thanks for the correction on this question! "The Message" was the first episode filmed after the annoucement that the show was scrapped, "Heart of Gold was the last episode filmed. (Sorry I took so long to correct it!)

Answer: Rebecca Gayheart

Rebecca Gayheart was the original actress chosen for the role before Joss Whedon realised that she wasn't really the right choice for the role. Her scenes were shot in singles so she could be replaced easier. Then the fantastic Morena Baccarin got it!

Gina and Jewel, of course, played Zoe and Kaylee respectively.

Answer: Wash

Wash is the first person to say "Shiny" in the pilot episode: "Serenity". He says it during the first wreck scene, when they are running from the Alliance crusier.
Usually, Kaylee is the one to say "Shiny" most often throughout the series.
Zoe is heard saying "Shiny" in "The Train Job".

Answer: 03-K64

"Mid-Bulk Transport, standard radian accelerator core, class code zero-three-dash-K-six-four. Firefly" was River's response after Simon told her they were on a ship.

Answer: Crow

Crow was Niska's henchman in "The Train Job"... until Mal cycled him through Serenity's engines at the end of the episode.

For those of you have seen the movie "Serenity", you'll know that Albatross is a name River Tam is given.

Answer: Hera

In "Bushwhacked", we find out that Hera was where the Battle of Serenity Valley took place, and that it was believed to be the death knell for the Independent (or Browncoat) Army.
Boros is a planet mentioned in the pilot episode, "Serenity", same goes for the moon, Whitefall.
It's unsure if Shadow, mentioned in "Our Mrs Reynolds", is a planet or a moon. But either way, it's where Mal was born and raised.