Q 01/05

In what year is the first Avatar film set, when the RDA is mining Pandora?

A) 2154

B) 2201

C) 2250

D) 2301

Answer · why

A) 2154

Earth in the film is suffering resource exhaustion and ecological collapse, which is why the mining company is on Pandora at all.

Q 02/05

What is the name of the valuable mineral the RDA is mining on Pandora?

A) Vibranium

B) Adamantium

C) Kyberite

D) Unobtanium

Answer · why

D) Unobtanium

The word is an old engineers' joke for a material that would be perfect for a job if only it existed.

Q 03/05

Why is Jake Sully, a paraplegic Marine veteran, recruited into the Avatar Program?

A) His identical twin, an operator, has died

B) He volunteered for a spinal-repair trial

C) He was the only Marine cleared for Pandora

D) He won a lottery among wounded veterans

Answer · why

A) His identical twin, an operator, has died

Each avatar is genetically matched to its operator, so only Jake could drive the body grown for his twin.

Q 04/05

Which clan takes Jake in after a Na'vi huntress rescues him in the forest?

A) The Omaticaya

B) The Metkayina

C) The Mangkwan

D) The Tayrangi

Answer · why

A) The Omaticaya

The clan's spiritual leader Mo'at, Neytiri's mother, orders her daughter to initiate Jake into their society.

Q 05/05

What does the RDA destroy in the first film because it sits on a rich mineral deposit?

A) The Tree of Souls

B) The Spirit Tree

C) The Hallelujah Mountains

D) Hometree

Answer · why

D) Hometree

Cameron has said the fiery destruction of the giant tree deliberately echoed the September 11 attacks.

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