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Quiz about XFiles  Kill Switch
Quiz about XFiles  Kill Switch

"X-Files" - "Kill Switch" Trivia Quiz


Here's a quick quiz on "Kill Switch", in which Scully and Mulder find themselves involved in a case where they must evade a hyper-intelligent computer virus. This episode originally aired on Feb 15, 1998. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by rj211. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
rj211
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
200,266
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
426
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Where was the shootout that killed Donald Gelman? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What did Mulder say Gelman invented? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What did Mulder steal from the scene of Gelman's death? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What song did Gelman's CD play? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What weapon did Esther use on Scully and Mulder when they came to the storage yard? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Was Esther's storage unit blown up?


Question 7 of 10
7. What kind of farm did Mulder find a T3 connection going to? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What kind of operation was done on Mulder? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who put in the kill switch? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Did Esther upload?



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Where was the shootout that killed Donald Gelman?

Answer: Metro Diner

The virus program, seeking to impress its creator rather than just killed him, arranged to have numerous low-level criminals and the US Marshals come together in the diner. As expected, there was a huge shootout and Gelman was killed in the crossfire.
2. What did Mulder say Gelman invented?

Answer: internet

When Scully gave him a skeptical look, he clarified, saying "Well, he didn't quite invent it, but he's a Silicon Valley folk hero. He was writing internet software even before there was an internet." When Scully asked why she'd never heard of him, Mulder explained that "on the eve of the deal that was going to set him up as another Bill Gates he went hiking in the Sierras and said he'd think about it. Never came back."
3. What did Mulder steal from the scene of Gelman's death?

Answer: computer

When he pulled it out in the car, Scully admonished him, "Mulder, that's evidence." Mulder shamelessly replied, "Gee, I hope so."
4. What song did Gelman's CD play?

Answer: Twilight Time

When Mulder put the CD in the car stereo, it played the song and made the car's lights flash. When they took the disc to The Lone Gunmen, they found that there was more to it than just music.
5. What weapon did Esther use on Scully and Mulder when they came to the storage yard?

Answer: taser

She first used it on Mulder and ran off between the storage units. Scully gave chase, eventually tackling her, and Esther zapped Scully and ran off. Scully fired a warning shot, which finally brought Esther to a stop.
6. Was Esther's storage unit blown up?

Answer: yes

When Scully and Mulder took Esther back to her unit, she looked at her computer monitors and told them that they should leave. Without really explaining, she warned that a Department of Defense weapons platform was targeting them and the needed to leave. Scully was extremely dubious, but when Mulder looked at the monitor, he agreed that they needed to leave, and pulled Scully out with them.

They were able to drive away from the unit in time, and saw a bolt of energy come down from the sky and blow up the storage unit.
7. What kind of farm did Mulder find a T3 connection going to?

Answer: chicken

He called Scully and told her that he'd found a "derelict chicken farm with a T3 connection, paid for by Aleph Industries, Palo Alto, of which there's no other record anywhere." Once they'd hung up, Mulder investigated more closely and found himself a victim to the virus program.
8. What kind of operation was done on Mulder?

Answer: amputation

In the virtual world created by the virus program to get Mulder to say where the kill switch was, doctors amputated first his left arm, then his right. All of the nurses in the virtual reality were straight out of a porn flick. I guess the virus program had to work with what was already in Mulder's head! When it brought Scully in to get the information from Mulder, Mulder suspected something was off and kicked Scully.

Then the entire world started to reveal itself as virtual and Mulder was able to regain a bit of consciousness. Luckily, Scully happened to be outside the trailer just then and heard Mulder weakly calling her name.
9. Who put in the kill switch?

Answer: Scully

Esther was hesitating, but Scully saw that the virus was hurting Mulder and sending a laser to blast the trailer. She put in the kill switch, as the virus wanted her to do, and it released Mulder. Scully got Mulder out but Esther stayed behind to upload herself and rejoin David.
10. Did Esther upload?

Answer: yes

Just after she completed the upload, the trailer was hit with a laser. While Scully and Mulder were unsure of the reality of artificial consciousness, the Lone Gunmen received a message reading "BITE ME," presumably sent by Esther. The virus itself continued to live, and set up a new home base in a trailer park in Nebraska.
Source: Author rj211

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