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The Initiative Trivia Quiz

This quiz is on the fourth season episode "The Initiative". This is the episode where we first find out that Riley likes Buffy, and that he is one of the "commandos." Not all questions come from the episode.

A multiple-choice quiz by Teri42574. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Teri42574

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
147,357

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
12 / 15

Plays
1254

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. When Riley is talking to Forrest at the lunch table, what word does he use to describe Buffy? Hint

eccentric

strange

peculiar

unusual

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Question 2 of 15

2. What color is the ice cream/frozen yogurt Buffy is getting out of the machine in the cafeteria? Hint

orange

brown

pink

white

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Question 3 of 15

3. "Next thing they'll tell me is I'll have to eat jelly doughnuts or sleep with a supermodel to get things done around here. I ask you, how much can one man give?" Who says this?

Answer: (1 word, first name only)

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Question 4 of 15

4. Buffy: "Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go find something _______ to wear tonight." Hint

slutty

sexy

sleazy

slinky

5. Inside the Initiative, there is a vampire in the cell next to Spike who warns him not to drink the blood. Later, he also helps Spike escape. In which episode have we seen this vampire before? Hint

The Harsh Light of Day

Fear, Itself

Beer Bad

The Freshman

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Question 6 of 15

6. Giles and Xander are in the basement preparing for their patrol that night. Xander's mother offers them some fruit punch. What kind of fruit punch does Giles ask if it is? Hint

tropical fruit punch

raspberry fruity punch

strawberry fruit punch

spiked fruit punch

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Question 7 of 15

7. Riley ends up punching Parker Abrams.

True

False

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Question 8 of 15

8. Riley finally realizes that he likes Buffy, so he goes to see Willow for some advice. What does Willow say that Buffy likes?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 15

9. What is on the poster that Harmony is hanging on the wall? Hint

Antonio Banderas

a teddy bear

a herd of horses

a unicorn

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Question 10 of 15

10. At the party at Lowell house, what does Riley NOT do to try to start a conversation with Buffy? Hint

he tells Buffy that Willow went home

he offers her some cheese

he asks her to dance

he starts talking about class

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Question 11 of 15

11. Graham makes fun of Riley when Buffy leaves the party with Xander.

True

False

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Question 12 of 15

12. This is the episode where we first learn that Spike can't bite anyone.

True

False

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Question 13 of 15

13. "You want to use the girl I have a crush on as bait?"
Riley said this to Forrest.

True

False

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Question 14 of 15

14. Spike offers to turn Willow into a vampire.

True

False

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Question 15 of 15

15. At the end of the episode, Buffy says to Riley, "You're a little peculiar." What is his response? Hint

"I can live with that."

"I guess I am."

"Yeah, but so are you."

"Yeah, but that's okay."

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When Riley is talking to Forrest at the lunch table, what word does he use to describe Buffy?

Answer: peculiar

Forrest asks Riley what he thinks about her, and Riley says she's Buffy. At first Forrest thinks he is using the word "Buffy" to describe her, but then Riley tells him it is her name. He then says he thinks she is peculiar.

2. What color is the ice cream/frozen yogurt Buffy is getting out of the machine in the cafeteria?

Answer: pink

Buffy ends up breaking the machine, and the frozen treat keeps pouring out.

3. "Next thing they'll tell me is I'll have to eat jelly doughnuts or sleep with a supermodel to get things done around here. I ask you, how much can one man give?" Who says this?

Answer: Xander

Giles tells Xander that there will be no studying for them, because the commandos are human, not demons.

4. Buffy: "Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go find something _______ to wear tonight."

Answer: slutty

Buffy is taking Willow to a party at Lowell house to try to cheer her up. She tells Giles and Xander that they can take patrol tonight.

5. Inside the Initiative, there is a vampire in the cell next to Spike who warns him not to drink the blood. Later, he also helps Spike escape. In which episode have we seen this vampire before?

Answer: The Freshman

He was a member of Sunday's gang. Mace Lombard played Tom the vampire in these two episodes.

6. Giles and Xander are in the basement preparing for their patrol that night. Xander's mother offers them some fruit punch. What kind of fruit punch does Giles ask if it is?

Answer: raspberry fruity punch

Xander rolls his eyes, and seems embarrassed at his mother's offer. Giles, however, is excited at the prospect of fruit punch.

7. Riley ends up punching Parker Abrams.

Answer: True

Parker was being crude about Buffy. Riley was trying to contain himself, but when Parker said, "You know the difference between a Freshman girl and a toilet seat? A toilet seat doesn't follow you around after you use it," Riley lost it and punched him. Go Riley!

8. Riley finally realizes that he likes Buffy, so he goes to see Willow for some advice. What does Willow say that Buffy likes?

Answer: cheese

Willow: "I'm not saying it's the key to her heart."

9. What is on the poster that Harmony is hanging on the wall?

Answer: a unicorn

Harmony has a thing for unicorns. We find out more about this at the beginning of season five.

10. At the party at Lowell house, what does Riley NOT do to try to start a conversation with Buffy?

Answer: he asks her to dance

Riley is nervous, and trying to start a conversation with Buffy.
Riley: "Did you do the reading on chapter 9? Some theories, huh? Cheese?" He then gets desperate and offers her some cheese. Later Willow says he can tell Buffy that she is leaving, and at least that will give him something to say.

11. Graham makes fun of Riley when Buffy leaves the party with Xander.

Answer: False

Forrest is the one who makes fun of him. Graham thinks he still has a chance.

12. This is the episode where we first learn that Spike can't bite anyone.

Answer: True

Spike goes to Buffy's dorm room, and finds Willow there alone. He tries to bite her, but he can't.

13. "You want to use the girl I have a crush on as bait?" Riley said this to Forrest.

Answer: True

Forrest wants to use Buffy as bait. Riley says, "Denied."

14. Spike offers to turn Willow into a vampire.

Answer: True

Spike: "I'll give you a choice. Now, I'm going to kill you, no choice in that, but I could let you stay dead, or bring you back to be like me."

15. At the end of the episode, Buffy says to Riley, "You're a little peculiar." What is his response?

Answer: "I can live with that."

Buffy asks Riley what it was he wanted to tell her the night before. He tells her he can't remember any of it, but she would have been fascinated. Then he says, "Did Willow tell you I like cheese?"

Source: Author Teri42574

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