Q 01/05

Who plays Harry Stamper, the oil driller who leads the mission to the asteroid?

A) Harrison Ford

B) Mel Gibson

C) Kurt Russell

D) Bruce Willis

Answer · why

D) Bruce Willis

He took the part, at a pay cut, as part of a three-picture deal to compensate Disney for the collapse of Broadway Brawler; The Sixth Sense was another...

Q 02/05

According to the film, the asteroid heading for Earth is the size of which US state?

A) Alaska

B) California

C) Texas

D) Rhode Island

Answer · why

C) Texas

The largest known potentially hazardous asteroid is only about 7 kilometres across.

Q 03/05

Who directed Armageddon?

A) Roland Emmerich

B) Michael Bay

C) Tony Scott

D) Jan de Bont

Answer · why

B) Michael Bay

He later admitted the studio took the film away from him and said he would redo the entire third act if he could.

Q 04/05

How many days does NASA calculate remain before the asteroid hits Earth?

A) 30

B) 7

C) 18

D) 45

Answer · why

C) 18

The drillers get 12 of those days to train as astronauts.

Q 05/05

What are the names of the two space shuttles that fly the crew to the asteroid?

A) Freedom and Independence

B) Liberty and Justice

C) Atlantis and Discovery

D) Hope and Glory

Answer · why

A) Freedom and Independence

Independence is wrecked by debris on approach; the real shuttle Atlantis is destroyed in the opening meteor shower.