What kind of scientist is Mark Watney?
A Botanist
What kind of music does Commander Lewis listen to?
The sweet sweet sound of seventies disco
What do you call the amazing super tent which houses the crew on Mars?
The HAB
What event leads to the crew leaving Mark behind on Mars?
A massive dust storm
What does Mark do to solve his little starvation problem?
He grows potatoes
Watney grows potatoes using this unexpected fertilizer.
Who is in charge of piloting and landing and docking all of the things?
Martinez
The crew was supposed to stay on Mars for this long before evacuating.
31 days
What kills Mark’s potato garden?
The airlock breach. The freezing air killed the bacteria in the soil, and freeze dried all of his plants.
Why did NASA not inform the crew of Mark's survival on Mars?
Who are Mark’s only family members that we hear about?
His parents
Once the crew committed to rescuing Mark, how long would their entire trip in space be?
900 days
What is the name of the Mars Mission which Mark is a part of?
Ares III
What is Mark trying to do when he causes a small explosion in the HAB?
Reclaim water from the extra fuel.
What country offers NASA a space probe to help them save Mark?
China
What does Mark use to communicate his thoughts so that he doesn’t go too crazy?
He keeps a log with all of his experiences, hoping that even if he doesn’t make it, possibly someone would be able to read and learn from it one day.
Why does the crew decide to create a bomb? What are they trying to accomplish?
How many people were on the original mission?
What's the name of the alternative alphabet Mark uses to communicate with NASA prior to hacking the rover?
Hexadecimal System
DAILY DOUBLE: When Mark and Commander Lewis finally make contact in space, they start to spin uncontrollably. What force is causing their movements to continue like this without stopping?
How does NASA discover that Mark is alive?
They can see on the satellite images of the Ares 3 site that he is moving equipment around.
Why did the crew leave Watney behind in the first place?
Mark's biosensors were destroyed when he was impaled by the antennae, making it seem like he was dead. In addition, the crew had to beat the storm and escape while they still had the chance.
Martian soil
Watney first reestablishes communication with NASA using this old spacecraft’s system.
Pathfinder
Where does Mark have to travel to in order for the Hermes crew to pick him up?
The Ares 4 site, the Schiaparelli Crater