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Test your knowledge of "The Machine!"
The show mainly takes place in what city?
New York
NYC filming locations include Clinton Diner, Maspeth, Queens, and Silvercup Studios East.
Chicago
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
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Who stars as John Reese, the former CIA agent, who now saves people predicted by the machine?
Kevin Chapman
Michael Emerson
Jim Caviezel
Jim played the handsome Edmond Dantes in the movie, ‘The Count of Monte Cristo.’
Jim Carey
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Who helps Harold Finch invent “The Machine?”
Lionel Fusco
Charlie Burton
Nathan Ingram
Nathan acts as the contact between the government and his company while the Machine was under development.
John Reese
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What is another name for “The Machine?”
Northern Lights
The machine was built for the US government to predict and prevent imminent terrorist attacks.
Samaritan
Smarty Pants
I Spy
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The “Samaritan” is an ________?
Artificial superintelligence
It was developed contemporaneously with the Machine by a student colleague of Harold Finch.
Good guy
Drink
Car
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Who invented “Samaritan?”
Henry Jones
Clark Kent
Richard Swell
Arthur Claypool
Arthur is a former software engineer for the NSA and attended MIT with Harold and Nathan.
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What tipped John Reese over the edge to live on the streets before Harold recruited him?
Jessica Arndt
Jessica was John’s ex-girlfriend who was killed by her husband, Peter Arndt.
George W. Bush
Piper Kellerman
Taylor Swift
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The government feels that the numbers the machine releases who are not terrorists are ______?
Boring
Irrelevant
Harold Finch doesn’t think any human life was irrelevant.
Lucky
Smart
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Through a back door in “The Machine,” Finch is able to ______?
Obtain the names of those who will be involved in imminent crimes.
Obtain the Social Security numbers of those who will be involved in imminent crimes.
Reese and Finch must stop the crime from happening without knowing who the victim is and who the perpetrator is.
Obtain the financial information of those who will be involved in imminent crimes.
Obtain the addresses of those who will be involved in imminent crimes.
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In the early seasons, what NYPD detective investigates Reese for his vigilante activities?
Ross Smith
Lance Pride
Joss Carter
Joss is played by Taraji P. Henson and can be seen in ‘Hidden Figures.’
Jim Crane
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How does “The Machine” feed Finch numbers?
Public telephones
In 2012 there were 5, 834 public pay phones in Manhattan.
Telepathy
Morse Code
Carrier Pigeon
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What date promotes Finch and Nathan to create “The Machine?”
December 31, 1999
July 4, 1776
September 11, 2001
The September 11 attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by al-Qaeda on the US on the morning of September 11, 2001.
September 23, 2010
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How does “The Machine” gather its information?
Observation
It monitors and analyzes all surveillance cameras and electronic communications worldwide.
Ask
Steal
Write
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What corrupt NYPD Detective does Reese force at first to help them?
James Stills
Michael Cole
Lionel Fusco
Lionel is played by Kevin Chapman, who can be seen in the upcoming TV show, “A.P.B.”
Daniel Casey
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Who is the “fixer” that Reese and Finch save when her number is pulled and in turn helps them on cases that require her set of skills?
Sue Roberts
Jan Miller
Zoe Morgan
Zoe and Reese have an on again, off again, physical relationship.
Theresa Grillo
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What is the ISA?
Idyllic Summer Agent
Ideal Scapegoat Agency
Idiot Support Association
Intelligence Support Activity
An actual operations unit of the US government originally known as Field Operations Group (FOG).
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Who is the ex-ISA assassin who works with Reese and Finch?
Boris McGiver
Sameen Shaw
Shaw deals with relevant numbers from the machine until she works with Reese and Finch and helps them with the irrelevant numbers.
John Doman
Cotter Smith
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What disorder does Shaw claim to have?
Axis II
The personality disorder makes her unable to feel and/or express universal human emotions like fear or sadness.
ADHS
Bi-Polar
Split-Personality
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Samantha "Sam" Groves is also known as ________?
Root
Root is a genius hacker and off-kilter killer whose obsession with the Machine lands her as an important ally for Finch and Reese.
Tree
Sunflower
Crude
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Who plays Nathan Ingram?
Jacob Pitts
Chris Bert
Brett Cullen
One of the roles Brett is known for is that of Bob Cleary in the 1983 TV mini-series ‘The Thorn Birds.’
Jimmy Page
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How is Detective Carter killed?
Strangled
Poisoned
Shot
She is gunned down by Officer Patrick Simmons, HR’s second-in-command.
Blown-up
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Who is Grace Hendricks?
Shaw’s niece.
Finch’s fiancée.
She believes him to be dead following the ferry bombing that killed Nathan Ingram. In the series finale, Finch returns to her.
Finch’s sister.
John’s mother.
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Where does the team relocate their base of operations after Samaritan takes control?
The Subway.
The Subway is an abandoned Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) repair siding that was built in the 1930s.
The Library.
The Train.
The House.
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What is the name of the dog?
Lion
Reese
Bear
Bear is a Belgian Malinois adopted by John Reese. A trained military dog, he responds only to Dutch commands.
Root
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What hides the entrance to The Subway?
Vending machine
To enter the team has to insert two coins and enter the code 3141 then the vending machine swings open.
Telephone booth
Washing machine
Computer keyboard
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Who pops up as a number who Reese saves, but is then revealed as a mob boss?
Bryan Goodall
Jim Beam
Carl Elias
When Reese saves him, Finch and Reese thought he was a timid school teacher named Charlie Burton.
Sean Bean
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Who sacrifices himself to save Elias?
Scarface
He is captured by The Brotherhood and interrogated, wherein he sacrifices himself to protect Elias.
Root
Sam
Rocky
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Who develops a romantic relationship with Reese?
Dr. Peter Zhivago
Dr. Viggo Mortenson
Dr. Robert Duvall
Dr. Iris Campbell
She is a therapist assigned to speak with Reese, working undercover as Detective John Riley, after his involvement in shooting incidents as an officer.
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What is Control?
Head of ISA’s operations.
Control is a woman, played Camryn Manheim, who once the ISA was shut-down is the puppet head of Samaritan.
Head of NSA’s operations.
Head of FBI’s operations.
Head of CIA’s operations.
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Who plays Harold Finch?
Jerry Seinfeld
Michael Emerson
Michael Emerson is married to Carrie Preston, who plays Michael’s alter-ego, Finch’s, fiancée Grace Hendricks.
Ben Cross
Peter Arndt
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Much of the series is from the point of view of ________?
The Machine
The internal "thought processes" of The Machine is shown, including the prediction models and probability trees it uses.
Reese
Finch
Root
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Who runs Samaritan?
Michael Kelly
Julian Ovenden
John Greer
Greer is the Director of Operations for Decima Technologies that operates the Samaritan.
Elijah Wood
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Who is “The Voice”?
John Flore
Clarke Peters
Terry Easton
Easton says that “compassion and loyalty” are what makes people weak.
Robert Burke
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Who takes over saving the irrelevant numbers at the end of the series’ finale?
Carter
Shaw
After Reese sacrifices himself so that the Machine can destroy Samaritan, Shaw takes over his role.
Herr
Addison
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