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Gunmen of the Apocalypse Quiz

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Gunmen of the Apocalypse Quiz

Select one answer for each question, then hand your results in to Holly for your score!

1. Before settling on Gunmen of the Apocalypse, what was the episode's working title?
Spittoon
Pistols at Dawn
High Midnight
Outlaws

2. Name this character.
Bear Strangler McGee
Big Meat
Jimmy
Mule

3. What is the name of the virus that is transmitted to Starbug by the simulants?
Apocalypse virus
Carnage virus
Armageddon virus
Judgement virus

4. What is the name of the barmaid, shown below?
Lisa
Leena
Lola
Lana

5. What do the crew make Kryten eat to sober him up before his confrontation with the Apocalypse Boys?
Raw coffee
Triple fried egg sandwich will chilli sauce and chutney
Shami kebab diablo
Space weevil

6. What is Dangerous Dan McGrew's special skill?
Bare fist fighting
Ace Gunslinger
Knife Thrower
Rhythm guitar

7. What was Kryten's character name in the Gumshoe game?
Crack-Shot Clive
Phillip
Tommy Gun
Sammy the Squib

8. Which character speaks first in the opening scene?
Lister
Rimmer
The Cat
Kryten

9. On what date was the episode originally broadcast?
14/10/1992
21/10/1993
28/10/1993
04/11/1994

10. What is the name of the real-life Western town in which the episode's exteriors were shot?
Bandera
Cody
Durango
Laredo

11. Which of the Apocalypse Boys is pictured below?
Brother War
Brother Death
Brother Famine
Brother Pestilence

12. How many men does femme fatale, Loretta claim to have killed in the Gumshoe game?
3
4
5
6

13. According to the menu screens, which company produced both the detective and western AR simulation games featured in the episode?
Interstella Action Games
Crapola Inc
JMC
M-Corp

14. Which BBC executive famously claimed that Gunmen of the Apocalypse was logistically impossible to shoot after filming had already taken place?
Janet Street Porter
Alan Yentob
Michael Grade
Vanessa Feltz

15. Name this simulant captain actor.
Gordon Salkilld
Dennis Lill
Ron Pember
Robert Addie

16. According to Kryten, why were the simulants created?
For cheap labour
To rip off human heads and spit down their necks
To carry out domestic duties
For a war that never took place

17. Pictured below, who directed the episode?
Mel Bibby
Justin Judd
Andy de Emmony
Ed Bye

18. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the simulant's upgrades to Starbug?
Drive interface
Engines
Laser cannons
Scanner scope

19. What is the name of the bar where most of the action takes place?
Existence
The Last Chance Saloon
The Final Resting Place
The End of the Road

20. After tasting his whisky, what does Rimmer ask for as a mixer?
Coke
Angostura bitters
Lemonade
Ginger ale