Mark Watney
The Crew
The Mission
The Disasters
Getting Home
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What kind of scientist is Mark Watney?

A Botanist

100

What kind of music does Commander Lewis listen to?

The sweet sweet sound of seventies disco

100

What do you call the amazing super tent which houses the crew on Mars?

The HAB

100

What event leads to the crew leaving Mark behind on Mars?

A massive dust storm

100

What does Mark do to solve his little starvation problem?

He grows potatoes

200

What goes in Mark’s personal recipe invention, “Mars Coffee” ?

Hot water and a caffeine pill

200

Who is in charge of piloting and landing and docking all of the things?

Martinez

200

What types of samples does Mark collect?

Rock and soil

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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.

200

What real life piece of NASA equipment does Mark hack to get communication established with NASA?

Mars Pathfinder

300

Who are Mark’s only family members that we hear about?

His parents

300

Who falls in love with Johanssen?

Beck

300

What is the name of the Mars Mission which Mark is a part of?

Ares III

300

What is Mark trying to do when he causes a small explosion in the HAB?

Reclaim water from the extra fuel.

300

What country offers NASA a space probe to help them save Mark?

China

400

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.

400

Who is the designated survivor (the one who gets all of the food, and um… the other stuff to eat)?

Johanssen, because she’s smallest, needs the fewest calories, and has the best chance of making it home alive.

400

How many people were on the original mission?

Six. Mark, Commander Lewis, Vogel, Beck, Martinez, and Johanssen.
400

What almost causes Mark to run out of solar power on the trip to the MAV?

A massive dust storm
400

Who was the foul mouthed Public Relations Director who was in charge of sharing the Mark Watney news with the world?

Annie Montrose

500

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.

500
Who was chosen for the mission not only because of their skills, but their personality? This person was supposed to help the crew stay happy, get along with each other, and function emotionally.

Mark Watney

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Who is the Ares Program Manager? (The person we hear from most at NASA, who is basically in charge of running the mission from the earth side of things?)

Venkat Kapoor

500

What happens to the pathfinder communication system?

Mark accidentally fries it when he is working on the Rover.

500

Where does Mark have to travel to in order for the Hermes crew to pick him up?

The Ares 4 site, the Schiaparelli Crater

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