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"Soft Light" At Its Toughest Trivia Quiz

"Soft Light" is an intense episode starring Tony Shalhoub as Dr. Chester Banton, who has a deadly shadow. See if you noticed the finer details. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by Xfiles1993. Estimated time: 6 mins.

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Xfiles1993

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6 mins

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Updated
Dec 03 21

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15

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Question 1 of 15

1. Who wrote the screenplay for this episode? Hint

Howard Gordon

Vince Gilligan

Glen Morgan and James Wong

Chris Carter

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Question 2 of 15

2. Where was Margaret Wysnecki, one of the victims of Dr. Banton's shadow, formerly employed at? Hint

Morley Tobacco

Althea Tobacco

Springfield Tobacco

Laramie Tobacco

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Question 3 of 15

3. Dr. Banton's shadow kills a hotel resident, Patrick Newirth, in the opening minutes of the episode. How old was the victim at the time of his death? Hint

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Question 4 of 15

4. Dr. Banton is trying to talk to someone named Morris at the hotel. In what room does he think Morris is staying? Hint

606

607

605

604

5. Agents discover a black spot on the carpet in Patrick Newirth's room. Mulder asks if a chemical analysis of the spot has been performed, and Kelly Ryan says that it has. What substances did the black spot contain, according to Kelly Ryan? Hint

Magnesium permanganate with bits of lithium

Calcium carbonate with traces of phosphorus

Mostly carbon with some potassium and trace minerals

Hydrogen sulfate with elements of nitroglycerine

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Question 6 of 15

6. What is the code Dr. Banton used to access the particle accelerator at Polarity Magnetics? Hint

6705

4369

8292

5555

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Question 7 of 15

7. When was Detective Kelly Ryan born? Hint

1968

1967

1969

1965

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Question 8 of 15

8. After Dr. Banton is apprehended by Mulder and Scully at the train station, he is taken to a certain institution. Where is he taken to? Hint

Richmond Mental Health Institute

Virginia State Psychiatric Facility

Yaloff Psychiatric Hospital

Charleston Psychiatric Clinic

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Question 9 of 15

9. After apprehending Dr. Banton, the agents are confronted at the psychiatric facility by Ryan's supervisor, the lead investigator on the case. What is his last name? Hint

Barron

Jamison

Givens

Woods

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Question 10 of 15

10. Dr. Banton intentionally kills only one person during the episode. Who is that person? Hint

One of the police officers

Dr. Davey

Detective Kelly Ryan

One of X's men

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Question 11 of 15

11. What is Dr. Davey's first name? Hint

Chris

James

William

Steven

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Question 12 of 15

12. When Dr. Davey talks about the particle accelerator with the agents, Mulder cracks a joke that "it's like getting an X-ray". What was Dr. Davey's response? Hint

Couple of billion megawatt X-ray

Only if you want to see your whole life in less than five seconds

Not an X-ray you or I ever want to get

The kind of X-ray that will blow you out of your pants

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Question 13 of 15

13. What power company supplied electricity to Polarity Magnetics? Hint

Central Virginia Electric

Richmond Power Company

Tristate Area Electricity Corporation

Virginia Power

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Question 14 of 15

14. After Dr. Davey has gone missing, someone files a missing person report. Who files it? Hint

Dr. Davey's wife

Agent Mulder

Chester Banton

Morris West

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Question 15 of 15

15. At the end of the episode, Mulder meets Mr. X in a discrete location, off county road 10.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who wrote the screenplay for this episode?

Answer: Vince Gilligan

Although Vince Gilligan is widely known as the creator of "Breaking Bad", he wrote 30 episodes for the X-Files, including some of the best "monsters of the week" such as "Unruhe", "Paper Hearts", "Bad Blood", and many others. "Soft Light" was Vince's first full screenplay for the "X-Files".

2. Where was Margaret Wysnecki, one of the victims of Dr. Banton's shadow, formerly employed at?

Answer: Laramie Tobacco

Scully reads "Laramie Tobacco" off the case file, while the agents are examining Wysnecki's house and see another black spot on the carpet.

3. Dr. Banton's shadow kills a hotel resident, Patrick Newirth, in the opening minutes of the episode. How old was the victim at the time of his death?

Answer: 52

He is 52, according to Detective Kelly Ryan when she is speaking to Mulder and Scully at the hotel the next morning.

4. Dr. Banton is trying to talk to someone named Morris at the hotel. In what room does he think Morris is staying?

Answer: 607

Dr. Banton is knocking on the door of room 607. Patrick Newirth in room 606, across the hall, becomes the accidental victim.

Answer: Mostly carbon with some potassium and trace minerals

"Mostly carbon with some potassium and trace minerals" is a direct quote from the episode. The rest of the answers are made up. I'm not even sure if some of these can exist.

6. What is the code Dr. Banton used to access the particle accelerator at Polarity Magnetics?

Answer: 8292

The code is entered by Dr. Banton, when he tries to destroy himself with the particle accelerator but his partner, Dr. Davey, locks him inside. Interestingly, Dr. Davey has his own code to the particle accelerator, which appears to be 5555.

7. When was Detective Kelly Ryan born?

Answer: 1965

At Ryan's funeral, Scully looks at her gravestone, which says "Kelly Ryan, 1965 - 1995". It's kind of interesting that Scully, who was born in 1964, was Ryan's instructor in the past, given they are only one year apart.

8. After Dr. Banton is apprehended by Mulder and Scully at the train station, he is taken to a certain institution. Where is he taken to?

Answer: Yaloff Psychiatric Hospital

He is taken to the Yaloff Psychiatric Hospital as the viewer is told by the subtitles on the bottom of the screen.

9. After apprehending Dr. Banton, the agents are confronted at the psychiatric facility by Ryan's supervisor, the lead investigator on the case. What is his last name?

Answer: Barron

Kelly Ryan introduces the man as Detective Barron, and he is being very hostile to the agents. X-Files, in general, are pretty good showing complicated inter-agency relationships.

10. Dr. Banton intentionally kills only one person during the episode. Who is that person?

Answer: Detective Kelly Ryan

Dr. Banton kills Kelly Ryan, when she tries to arrest him at Polarity Magnetics. Banton apologizes to her and immediately steps towards her reducing Ryan to pure energy. As I understand, he didn't want to leave his body to the government and wanted to disappear in the particle accelerator, but she was trying to stop him.

11. What is Dr. Davey's first name?

Answer: Chris

It's Chris, as mentioned several times throughout the episode. Specifically, Dr. Banton calls his partner and friend by his first name only.

12. When Dr. Davey talks about the particle accelerator with the agents, Mulder cracks a joke that "it's like getting an X-ray". What was Dr. Davey's response?

Answer: Couple of billion megawatt X-ray

"Couple of billion megawatt X-ray", is another direct quote. I made up the rest of the choices.

13. What power company supplied electricity to Polarity Magnetics?

Answer: Virginia Power

Dr. Davey says that "Virginia Power loved us", referring to the tremendous amount of electricity consumed by Polarity Magnetics.

14. After Dr. Davey has gone missing, someone files a missing person report. Who files it?

Answer: Morris West

Mulder tells Scully at Ryan's funeral that a missing person report was filed by someone named Morris West, an associate of Dr. Davey at Polarity Magnetics. Of course, we already know that Davey was presumably evaporated in the particle accelerator.

15. At the end of the episode, Mulder meets Mr. X in a discrete location, off county road 10.

Answer: False

Mulder and X met on County Road 10 in the episode "Fresh Bones". At the end of the episode "Soft Light", they meet in a dark hallway of some industrial property, which appears to be the same one where they met the very first time in the series (episode "Sleepless").

Source: Author Xfiles1993

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