TD 200: Lost (the TV series) Redux

[jeff6286]

I'm curious to know how you sourced this question, because I don't think Bernard should qualify. He did not appear (on-screen) in Season 1, although what was later revealed to be his voice was heard talking to Boone on the radio. Doesn't affect any scoring, just wondering if there's something I'm missing.

I was wondering this as well. I don't think Walt is correct (not that it affects the scoring).

You're right to question these, but the official source for this question (listed in the "explanations" section) is the Wikipedia page "List of Lost characters", and says that both Bernard and Walt appeared in all seasons. The page does say that in season 1 Bernard appeared in "voice or footage" only - but doesn't give details. Bearing in mind how often major characters were deliberately slipped into the background, I couldn't say for sure that he didn't appear in footage somewhere, so I listed him. For Walt, the only hitch was that in season 6 he was shown only in the epilogue. Because the question just said they had to appear in an "episode" without specifying a regular one, I would have credited this answer. But, as you both mention, no one said either, so it doesn't affect scoring.

Ah, that makes sense, I forgot you listed wiki as source for that question when in general you said lostpedia would be the definitive source. LUmping "voice and footage" together leaves a bit of a hole when you were asking about onscreen appearances. I found this on lostpedia on the subject of Bernard's voice being heard in Season 1: "The voice heard on the radio transmission that Boone picks up, which is revealed in Season 2 to have been Bernard, is clearly not that of actor Sam Anderson. This is most likely because the part had not yet been cast."

Also, I had forgotten that Walt and Michael were not seen on the plane or anywhere in the flash sideways in Season 6. I guess they didn't really have much choice, since Walt's portrayer had aged 5 years so it would have been tough to pass him off as playing the same age as he was during the original flight.

[Magna]

Question 4. A number of different aircraft and seagoing vessels brought people to the island. Specifically identify one of the aircraft, or one of the named seacraft. (The aircraft need not have a name, but the seacraft must have one – just “the raft” or “outrigger canoe,” for example, isn’t enough.)

A massive sheep for the Oceanic Airlines jet made the "Push the Button" option a bargain here - but also left plenty of other good answers open.

Oceanic Airlines flight 815 jet (Push the Button) 7
Cat Hat
immaf
ihavejeoprosy
Bamaman
BobF
Leander
Turd Ferguson
gamawire
jepkid97
Joy
MarkBarrett
TheyCallMeMrKid

The Black Rock 3
katiedidwhat
Woppy T
sarah0114

Nigerian drug smugglers' plane 3
Matthew5000
econgator
jeff6286

Ajira Airlines flight 316 jet 2
ElendilPickle
UniquePerspective

Henry Gale's balloon - singleton
xxaaaxx

The Kahana - singleton
mitchparov

Correct answers not given:
The Elizabeth (Desmond's sailboat)
The Bésixdouze (French research team's vessel)
The Galaga (submarine)
Naomi's helicopter
Lapidus' helicopter

As far as I know, it's unclear whether the US army personnel arrived by air or sea, so that wasn't a possible answer. Also, no one tried to make the case that parachutes were aircraft!

[jeff6286]

Question 4. A number of different aircraft and seagoing vessels brought people to the island. Specifically identify one of the aircraft, or one of the named seacraft. (The aircraft need not have a name, but the seacraft must have one – just “the raft” or “outrigger canoe,” for example, isn’t enough.)

Correct answers not given:
The Elizabeth (Desmond's sailboat)
The Bésixdouze (French research team's vessel)
The Galaga (submarine)
Naomi's helicopter
Lapidus' helicopter

As far as I know, it's unclear whether the US army personnel arrived by air or sea, so that wasn't a possible answer. Also, no one tried to make the case that parachutes were aircraft!

Interesting, I had totally forgotten about the helicopter crashing after Naomi parachuted in. I was thinking that the helicopter she came from would have been the same one that Frank Lapidus later brought back, but lostpedia just refreshed my memory. I guess they had 2 choppers and 2 pilots on the freighter in order to search for the island once they got close, as it says "The helicopter, after flying dangerously through a thunderhead, was put down on one of the two landing pads on the freighter."

[xxaaaxx]

I probably would've picked Ajira 316 if I could've retrieved the name and flight number from the memory banks, so that saved me a couple of points. On the other hand, until this TD I didn't know that the Others' submarine even had a name

[Magna]

After four questions, here are the rankings and scores. The only bonus factored in is the one for question 2. So, for example if you got 3 points on question 2 but got the bonus correct, you scored 2. (Please let me know if there's an error with your score.)

Cat Hat 28
immaf 28
ihavejeoprosy 28
Bamaman 28
jepkid97 28
katiedidwhat 24
BobF 22
gamawire 21
Turd Ferguson 20
TheyCallMeMrKid 19
sarah0114 15
MarkBarrett 15
Joy 14
Matthew5000 13
Leander 13
ElendilPickle 10
Woppy T 10
UniquePerspective 10
econgator 8
jeff6286 7
mitchparov 6
xxaaaxx 5

[Magna]

Question 5. Several characters on the island have the surname of a famous scientist, philosopher, or theologian as one of their names (and several share other names too). Name one of them. Fake or assumed names are OK.

Here was another question where, even if you'd never seen a single episode, you could avoid pushing the button if you wanted to. Looking ahead to question 6, you'd have seen that one of the pseudonyms used on the show was Jeremy Bentham, and you could have given that answer (and ruined MarkBarrett's singleton!) You could also have taken a gamble by guessing Kevin or Keith Johnson, since it's virtually guaranteed there are scientists, philosophers, and theologians named Johnson.

There were many good answers to choose from, and seven of you managed singletons!

John Locke (Push the Button) 7
(philosopher John Locke)
Cat Hat
immaf
ihavejeoprosy
Bamaman
BobF
gamawire
jepkid97

Desmond David Hume 4
(philosopher David Hume)
Woppy T
Leander
econgator
TheyCallMeMrKid

Danielle Rousseau 2
(philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau)
Turd Ferguson
sarah0114

Daniel Faraday 2
(scientist Michael Faraday)
Joy
UniquePerspective

Kelvin Inman - singleton
(scientist Lord Kelvin)
ElendilPickle

Frank Lapidus - singleton
(several notable scientists with the surname Frank; also Azary Abramovich Lapidus)
katiedidwhat

George Minkowski - singleton
(several, notably scientist Hermann Minkowski)
Matthew5000

Eloise Hawking - singleton
(scientist Stephen Hawking)
xxaaaxx

Jeremy Bentham - singleton
(philosopher Jeremy Bentham)
MarkBarrett

Charlotte Staples Lewis - singleton
(theologian Clive Staples Lewis)
mitchparov

Alex Rousseau - singleton
(philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau)
jeff6286

Some other correct answers not given:
Shannon Rutherford (scientist Ernest Rutherford)
Boone Carlyle (philosopher Thomas Carlyle)
Juliet Burke (philosopher Edmund Burke)
Anthony Cooper (scientist Leon Cooper)
There are also characters whose surnames are so common they're bound to be right, too (e.g., Smith, Chang, Ford, Lloyd).

[Magna]

And here are the scores and rankings after five questions. (Please post if you think I've made an error.)

Cat Hat 35
immaf 35
ihavejeoprosy 35
Bamaman 35
jepkid97 35
BobF 29
gamawire 28
katiedidwhat 25
TheyCallMeMrKid 23
Turd Ferguson 22
Leander 17
sarah0114 17
Joy 16
MarkBarrett 16
Woppy T 14
Matthew5000 14
econgator 12
UniquePerspective 12
ElendilPickle 11
jeff6286 8
mitchparov 7
xxaaaxx 6

[Magna]

Question 6. And speaking of names, identify someone who used any one of these pseudonyms or false identities. Give the letter first, then your answer. Not all pseudonyms for each character are listed.

• A. Dr. Marvin Candle, Dr. Mark Wickmund, Dr. Edgar Halliwax
  B. Henry Gale, Dean Moriarty
  C. LaFleur
  D. Kate Ryan, Katharine Dodd, Joan Hart
  E. Kevin Johnson
  F. Keith Johnson
  G. Dahlia Choi
  H. John Locke, Christian Shepherd
  I. Jeremy Bentham
  J. Tom Sawyer, Adam Seward
  K. Oduduwa Ulu

Most of these were names assumed by the characters themselves to hide their identities, and there quite a few I didn't list. Kate, in particular, used quite a lot. The Man in Black impersonated the two people listed (and probably several others). Mr. Eko's was used on his fake passport, and Sun's friend arranged for her to travel under the name Dahlia Choi when she was preparing to leave Jin.

H - Man in Black (Push the Button) 7
Cat Hat
immaf
ihavejeoprosy
Bamaman
BobF
gamawire
jepkid97

C - Sawyer 5
ElendilPickle
Matthew5000
Turd Ferguson
Joy
mitchparov

B - Ben Linus 3
Leander
MarkBarrett
TheyCallMeMrKid

G - Sun 2
xxaaaxx
sarah0114

I - Locke - singleton
katiedidwhat

E - Michael - singleton
Woppy T

D - Kate - singleton
econgator

A - Pierre Chang - singleton
UniquPerspective

J - Anthony Cooper - singleton
jeff6286

Correct answers not given:
F - Walt
K - Mr. Eko

[Magna]

Question 7. The island’s powers miraculously kept most people healthy – but didn’t save them from bizarre deaths. Name character who died (on or off the island) in any of the following ways. (Some letters have more than one character as an answer. Pay attention to any pronouns in the clue.)

• A. Fell down a hole, then detonated an atomic warhead by pounding on it with a rock
  B. Accidentally blew himself up with very old, unstable dynamite
  C. Was stabbed, then fell into a fire where he burned up almost immediately, then apparently came back to life until he burned his own ashes in a campfire
  D. Deliberately took a bomb blast to save his friends
  E. Hit by a meteor
  F. Was shot with a speargun, then swam underwater and blew himself up with a hand grenade
  G. After surviving the initial plane crash, died when a second plane he was in fell off a cliff
  H. Paralyzed by a spider bite, then mistakenly buried alive
  I. Rescued from hanging, only to be strangled by his rescuer a few moments later
  J. Sucked into a jet engine
  K. Immediately after complaining about having no fire, he was shot in the chest by a flaming arrow
  L. Was picked up, thrown around, and smashed by the smoke monster

As mentioned, a few of these (D, H, and L) had multiple answers, each of which counted as a different answer. Several of you sheeped around a couple of the more obscure ones. One incorrect answer (right incident, wrong guy).

L - Mr. Eko (Push the Button) 7
Cat Hat
immaf
ihavejeoprosy
Bamaman
BobF
gamawire
econgator
jepkid97
TheyCallMeMrKid

B - Leslie Arzt 3
katiedidwhat
Matthew5000
Turd Ferguson

H - Paulo 3
sarah0114
UniquePerspective
mitchparov

E - Tricia Tanaka 3
xxaaaxx
Joy
jeff6286

H - Nikki - singleton
Woppy T

K - Neil ("Frogurt") - singleton
ElendilPickle

D - Sayid - singleton
Mark Barrett

Correct answers not given:
A - Juliet
C - Jacob
D - Michael
F - Mikhail Bakunin (aka Rasputin)
G - Boone
I - Locke
J - Gary Troupe
L - pilot Seth Norris, Jonas Whitfield, Montand, and others

Incorrect answer:
F - Charlie 14
Leander

Note: I thought someone said G - Boone, but my score sheet doesn't reflect that. If you did give that answer, please post and I'll fix it.

[sarah0114]

Geez, I forgot Arzt even existed. This is an interesting refresher on the show!

[ElendilPickle]

The Frogurt death scene makes me smile every time I think of it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpSwyswTk44

[Magna]

The Frogurt death scene makes me smile every time I think of it.

I think they intentionally made him an annoying character who was barely on screen, so the audience wouldn't feel bad about laughing when he died.

[Magna]

Question 8. But it wasn't all violence - there was a lot of smooching too. Name a couple who had an on-screen kiss on the island.

If you were stuck on this one and didn't want to push the button, one of the opposite-sex combination of Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice Jack and Kate and Sawyer and Juliet was your best bet. Sawyer and Juliet share the title for most likely to kiss or be kissed. There were a few other insular couples who weren't part of the love polyhedron, though.

Jin and Sun (Push the Button) 7
Cat Hat
immaf
ihavejeoprosy
Bamaman
BobF
Turd Ferguson
gamawire
jepkid97

Sawyer and Kate 4
Leander
econgator
Joy
TheyCallMeMrKid

Sawyer and Juliet 2
ElendilPickle
katiedidwhat

Sawyer and Ana Lucia 2
Woppy T
UniquePerspective

Juliet and Goodwin 2
Mathew5000
jeff6286

Rose and Bernard - singleton
xxaaaxx

Sayid and Shannon - singleton
sarah0114

Jack and Juliet - singleton
MarkBarrett

Alex and Karl - singleton
mitchparov

To see correct answers not used, play this Sporcle game. If you were a faithful viewer, you'll probably remember most of these. There was one I didn't, though.

[econgator]

How did Jack and Kate not get picked ...

[xxaaaxx]

Sawyer and Ana Lucia? Wow I really have forgotten a lot...

[Magna]

How did Jack and Kate not get picked ...

TD psychology, I expect!

Sawyer and Ana Lucia? Wow I really have forgotten a lot...

She sort of attacked him, then told him not to talk about it.

[Woppy T]

How did Jack and Kate not get picked ...

TD psychology, I expect!

Sawyer and Ana Lucia? Wow I really have forgotten a lot...

She sort of attacked him, then told him not to talk about it.

And stole his gun.

[Magna]

And stole his gun.

Is that what they call it? Oh wait, you mean literally. I think she grabbed his gun when he was in the pit with her. (I do mean that literally. )

[Mathew5000]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUwogTKCP0A

[Magna]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUwogTKCP0A

She had a thing for guns.