The Expanse quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which Canterbury officer logged the distress call that starts The Expanse?

   Answer: James Holden

   Why: Logging the call with headquarters made the rescue binding; a stealth ship then nuked the Canterbury and only the five in the shuttle lived.

2. 2 Medium

   In The Expanse, which planet did humans settle first beyond the Ring Gate?

   Answer: Ilus

   Why: Belter refugees settled the lithium-rich planet first as Ilus before the United Nations chartered Royal Charter Energy to claim it as New Terra.

3. 3 Hard

   What word do Belters use to refer to inner-planet dwellers?

   Answer: Inyalowda

   Why: Nick Farmer built over a thousand words for the show, drawing roots from English, Hindi, Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish and French.

4. 4 Easy

   What military fleet protects Mars?

   Answer: MCRN

   Why: Although smaller than Earth's UNN fleet, the MCRN possessed vastly superior stealth and weapons technology.

5. 5 Medium

   Who activates the Ring Gate on a slingshot run in The Expanse?

   Answer: Maneo Jung-Espinoza

   Why: Maneo attempted his dangerous stunt to win back his girlfriend, inadvertently opening the gateway for all humanity.

6. 6 Hard

   What caused the second speed limit drop in the Ring's slow zone?

   Answer: Throwing a hand grenade

   Why: The station copied the thrown grenade's own velocity, 28.997 metres per second, as the new limit, and the braking wrecked crews across the fleet.