Q 01/05

How many years into the past is Marty McFly accidentally sent in the first film?

A) 20

B) 25

C) 30

D) 50

Answer · why

C) 30

He leaves on October 26, 1985 and lands on November 5, 1955, the day Doc conceived the flux capacitor.

Q 02/05

Which carmaker offered $75,000 to have one of its models replace the DeLorean as the time machine?

A) Chevrolet

B) Ford

C) Chrysler

D) Pontiac

Answer · why

B) Ford

Ford offered $75,000 to swap in a Mustang; the producers declined because the writers felt Doc Brown could never be seen driving a Mustang.

Q 03/05

What is Doc Brown's first name?

A) Emmett

B) Everett

C) Elliott

D) Ernest

Answer · why

A) Emmett

Marty and Jennifer simply call him 'Doc'; his full name is Dr. Emmett Lathrop Brown.

Q 04/05

What is the critical speed the time machine needs to reach for time travel?

A) 100 miles per hour

B) 60 miles per hour

C) 88 miles per hour

D) 75 miles per hour

Answer · why

C) 88 miles per hour

Doc Brown states that the DeLorean must reach exactly 88 miles per hour for the time circuits to activate.

Q 05/05

What element does Doc Brown steal from Libyan terrorists to power the time machine?

A) Uranium

B) Thorium

C) Kryptonite

D) Plutonium

Answer · why

D) Plutonium

Plutonium: Doc took it from Libyan terrorists who believed he was building them a bomb, handing them a casing stuffed with used pinball-machine parts ...

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