Q 01/05

Who wrote the novel The Martian?

A) Kim Stanley Robinson

B) Ernest Cline

C) Blake Crouch

D) Andy Weir

Answer · why

D) Andy Weir

He later wrote Artemis and Project Hail Mary.

Q 02/05

How was The Martian first published?

A) As a hardback from Crown

B) As a serial on his blog

C) As a serial in Analog magazine

D) As a free podcast series

Answer · why

B) As a serial on his blog

Crown bought the print rights in 2013 for over $100,000 and published it in February 2014.

Q 03/05

For how much did Weir first sell the Kindle edition of The Martian at fans' request?

A) Free

B) $2.99

C) 99 cents

D) $9.99

Answer · why

C) 99 cents

It sold 35,000 copies in three months and shot to the top of Amazon's science-fiction chart.

Q 04/05

What is Mark Watney's scientific speciality, which lets him grow food on Mars?

A) Geology

B) Chemistry

C) Botany

D) Medicine

Answer · why

C) Botany

In the novel he is also the crew's mechanical engineer.

Q 05/05

What is the name of the Mars mission Watney is on when he is stranded?

A) Apollo 18

B) Hermes I

C) Olympus II

D) Ares III

Answer · why

D) Ares III

The story is set in 2035, on the plain of Acidalia Planitia.

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