Q 01/05

Which phrase does John Hammond keep repeating as he shows off Jurassic Park?

A) Nothing left to chance

B) Only the very best

C) Spared no expense

D) Safety comes first

Answer · why

C) Spared no expense

Spared no expense. The boast turns ironic as the film goes on, because the corners Hammond cut are what bring the park down.

Q 02/05

Which author wrote the original novel 'Jurassic Park'?

A) Peter Benchley

B) Michael Crichton

C) Stephen King

D) Clive Cussler

Answer · why

B) Michael Crichton

Michael Crichton sold the film rights before the book was even published, then wrote the first draft of the screenplay himself.

Q 03/05

In Jurassic Park, which animal's DNA do the scientists use to fill gaps in the dinosaur genome?

A) Chicken

B) Lizard

C) Crocodile

D) Frog

Answer · why

D) Frog

Frog DNA completes the fragmented genomes, and because some frogs can change sex, the all-female park does not stay that way.

Q 04/05

On which fictional island off Costa Rica does John Hammond build the original Jurassic Park?

A) Isla Muerta

B) Isla Nublar

C) Skull Island

D) Isla Matanceros

Answer · why

B) Isla Nublar

Isla Nublar's first park never opens to the public, but two decades later the working Jurassic World resort stands on the same island.

Q 05/05

Which character famously states the line 'Life, uh, finds a way' in 'Jurassic Park'?

A) Dr. Alan Grant

B) John Hammond

C) Dr. Ian Malcolm

D) Dr. Ellie Sattler

Answer · why

C) Dr. Ian Malcolm

Dr. Ian Malcolm says it on hearing that the park's dinosaurs are all female and cannot breed; hatched eggs found in the wild later prove him right.

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