Question 1

What does the opening title card give as the film's setting?

Accepted Answer

Antarctica, Winter 1982

Question 2

What is the American research station called?

Accepted Answer

U.S. Outpost 31

Question 3

What is the Norwegian helicopter chasing when it arrives at the outpost?

Accepted Answer

A sled dog

Question 4

What happens to the Norwegian helicopter when it lands?

Accepted Answer

A dropped explosive destroys it

Question 5

Which American is shot in the leg by the surviving Norwegian?

Accepted Answer

Bennings

Question 6

Who shoots and kills the Norwegian?

Accepted Answer

Garry

Question 7

What does MacReady do after losing to his chess computer?

Accepted Answer

Pours his drink into it

Question 8

Who flies to the Norwegian camp with MacReady?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Copper

Question 9

What do they bring back from the Norwegian camp?

Accepted Answer

A burned, twisted corpse and videotapes

Question 10

Blair's autopsy of the deformed corpse reveals what?

Accepted Answer

A normal set of internal organs

Question 11

Who is the outpost's dog handler?

Accepted Answer

Clark

Question 12

What does MacReady do when the dog-thing attacks in the kennel?

Accepted Answer

Pulls the fire alarm

Question 13

Who burns the dog-thing with a flamethrower?

Accepted Answer

Childs

Question 14

According to Blair's computer, how long until the whole world is infected?

Accepted Answer

27,000 hours

Question 15

Roughly how long does MacReady say the ship had been buried in the ice?

Accepted Answer

At least 100,000 years

Question 16

Which of these does Blair NOT do during his breakdown?

Accepted Answer

Burn the kennel

Question 17

Where do the men lock Blair up afterward?

Accepted Answer

The tool shed

Question 18

Who finds Bennings being absorbed in the storeroom?

Accepted Answer

Windows

Question 19

What is Copper's plan for identifying who is infected?

Accepted Answer

Mixing each man's blood with uninfected blood

Question 20

What happens to the stored blood supply?

Accepted Answer

The bags are slashed

Question 21

Who is suspected of the blood sabotage because he has a key?

Accepted Answer

Garry

Question 22

Who is found burned outside after he goes missing during a blackout?

Accepted Answer

Fuchs

Question 23

Whose name is on the shredded clothing that casts suspicion on MacReady?

Accepted Answer

MacReady's

Question 24

What does MacReady threaten to use when he's locked out in the storm?

Accepted Answer

Dynamite

Question 25

What happens to Copper when he tries to defibrillate Norris?

Accepted Answer

Norris's chest opens and bites off his arms

Question 26

What does Norris's severed head sprout before crawling away?

Accepted Answer

Spider-like legs

Question 27

Who does MacReady shoot when he lunges with a scalpel?

Accepted Answer

Clark

Question 28

What does MacReady use to test each man's blood sample?

Accepted Answer

A heated wire

Question 29

Whose blood leaps out of the dish, revealing him as the Thing?

Accepted Answer

Palmer's

Question 30

What have the men discovered under Blair's shed?

Accepted Answer

A tunnel and a small craft he's building

The Ultimate The Thing Trivia Quiz

2) What is the American research station called?

3) What is the Norwegian helicopter chasing when it arrives at the outpost?

4) What happens to the Norwegian helicopter when it lands?

5) Which American is shot in the leg by the surviving Norwegian?

6) Who shoots and kills the Norwegian?

7) What does MacReady do after losing to his chess computer?

8) Who flies to the Norwegian camp with MacReady?

9) What do they bring back from the Norwegian camp?

10) Blair's autopsy of the deformed corpse reveals what?

11) Who is the outpost's dog handler?

12) What does MacReady do when the dog-thing attacks in the kennel?

13) Who burns the dog-thing with a flamethrower?

14) According to Blair's computer, how long until the whole world is infected?

15) Roughly how long does MacReady say the ship had been buried in the ice?

16) Which of these does Blair NOT do during his breakdown?

17) Where do the men lock Blair up afterward?

18) Who finds Bennings being absorbed in the storeroom?

19) What is Copper's plan for identifying who is infected?

20) What happens to the stored blood supply?

21) Who is suspected of the blood sabotage because he has a key?

22) Who is found burned outside after he goes missing during a blackout?

23) Whose name is on the shredded clothing that casts suspicion on MacReady?

24) What does MacReady threaten to use when he's locked out in the storm?

25) What happens to Copper when he tries to defibrillate Norris?

26) What does Norris's severed head sprout before crawling away?

27) Who does MacReady shoot when he lunges with a scalpel?

28) What does MacReady use to test each man's blood sample?

29) Whose blood leaps out of the dish, revealing him as the Thing?

30) What have the men discovered under Blair's shed?