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1.	The opening scenes of Commando contain four assassination attempts. Two succeed, one fails and one is a fake. Which attempt is a fake?
		Lawson, who is seemingly shot by the garbage collectors as he brings out the trash
		Forrestal, who is ostensibly run over by the car he is trying to sell
		Matrix, who is supposedly shot by a sniper
		Bennett, who is apparently on the fishing trawler when it explodes

2.	This is John Matrix, the hero of the movie, When we first see him, what is he doing?
		Carrying a tree on his shoulder
		Chopping logs in half with a mighty axe
		Crushing rocks with his bare hands
		Playing with his daughter

3.	It turns out that Matrix, a highly trained American commando who led all sorts of secret military missions around the world, was born in which country?
		Austria
		East Germany
		West Germany
		Switzerland

4.	Which former child star plays Matrix's daughter, Jenny?
		Alyssa Milano
		Tracey Gold
		Tina Yothers
		Keshia Knight Pulliam

5.	Of the following father-daughter bonding activities, which does not appear in the opening credits?
		Sharing ice creams
		Martial arts training
		Catching a fish
		Looking for a new mommy

6.	Why does Matrix think Boy George should change his name to Girl George?
		It would be more honest of him
		It would cut down on all the confusion
		Because George being a boy is redundant
		Because it doesn't make sense for a boy to wear a dress

7.	How does Matrix anticipate the attack on his house?
		He sees them coming
		He hears them coming
		He feels them coming
		He smells them coming

8.	Which is correct?
		'I'll be back, Bennett!'
		'I'll be back, Sully!'
		'I'll be back, Cooke!'
		'I'll be back, Arius!'

9.	How much are they paying Bennett?
		Fifty grand
		A hundred grand
		One million dollars
		When Bennett found out the job was to get Matrix, he said he'd do it for nothing

10.	Finish this quote: "You're a funny guy, Sully. I like you."
		'We should go out for some beers when all this is over.'
		'That's why I'm going to kill you last.'
		'Now take me to my daughter.'
		'Do you like gladiator movies?'

11.	"Don't disturb my friend. He is dead tired."
		Matrix's 'friend' is fast asleep
		Matrix's 'friend' is unconscious
		Matrix's 'friend' is dead tired from all the... you know
		Matrix's 'friend' is, in fact, dead.

12.	What is Matrix's excuse for going to the bathroom before the plane has taken off?
		He really needs to go.
		He left something back there.
		He is airsick.
		What excuse? Like some flight attendant is going to stop him?

13.	"Your father appears to be cooperating. You will be back with him soon. Won't that be nice?"
		'Not nearly as nice as watching him smash your face in!'
		'Not nearly as nice as watching him kick you in the balls!'
		'Not nearly as nice as watching him kick your arroz con pollo ass!'
		'I hope Daddy will be OK.'

14.	Remember when Matrix told Sully that he'd kill him last?
		He was telling the truth
		He was telling the truth, but he'll still break Sully's legs so he'll be easier to catch later
		He was telling the truth, but Sully shoots himself before he gives any information
		He lied

15.	What does Matrix do to Sully?
		He lets him go
		He lets him go... after breaking both his legs
		He lets him go... by dropping him off a cliff
		He lets him go... by dropping him into a pit filled with alligators

16.	Matrix fights with Cooke. What doesn't happen?
		They are interrupted by room service
		The fight crashes into the room next door, where a couple are making love.
		Matrix says he eats Green Berets for breakfast
		Cooke ends up impaled on a table leg

17.	Matrix is captured by the police while robbing an army surplus store. How does Cindy the stewardess help him escape?
		By flirting with the arresting officer and stealing his keys
		By causing a distraction involving a hand grenade
		By firing a rocket launcher at the police van Matrix is in
		By taking a cop hostage and having his life exchanged for Matrix

18.	What does Jenny use to escape the room she is being held prisoner in?
		A pocket knife
		A doorknob
		Her keys
		A screwdriver

19.	How do Matrix and Cindy get to the island where Jenny is held prisoner?
		By amphibious aircraft
		By speedboat
		By Army truck
		By Porsche

20.	Bill Paxton appears in several Schwarzenegger movies. Which is not one of his roles?
		A punk in The Terminator
		A car salesman in True Lies
		A radar operator in Commando
		A security guard in Jingle All the Way

21.	Bennett makes all of these fashion statements, except...
		Chain mail vest
		Fingerless gloves
		Tan leather pants
		Pornstache

22.	Matrix kills a lot of people coming out of the potting shed. What was edited from the final cut?
		The pitchfork to the chest
		The axe lopping off the arm
		Matrix picking up the arm and handing it back to its owner
		The circular saw blade-cum-frisbee slicing off the top of someone's head

23.	Even though Bennett has puny girl arms and a belly, he takes on Matrix in hand-to-hand combat because...
		Matrix has been shot in one arm
		Bennett wants to kill Matrix face to face, with a knife
		Bennett doesn't think he needs the girl or the gun
		All of the above

24.	Matrix has just impaled Bennett on a pipe.
		'It was all a pipe dream, Bennett!'
		'Pipe down, Bennett!'
		'You're all steamed up, Bennett.'
		'Let off some steam, Bennett.'

25.	Special Bonus Question: By the end of Commando, how many people has Matrix killed on-screen?
		61
		81
		101
		121