The Matrix Movies quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   What slow-motion effect did The Matrix make famous?

   Answer: Bullet time

   Why: The Matrix's bullet time was shot with 120 still cameras along a curved track, fired in sequence and blended into one moving view.

2. 2 Medium

   Who turned down the role of Neo to star in Wild Wild West?

   Answer: Will Smith

   Why: Smith could not picture the Wachowskis' bullet time pitch; Wild Wild West then swept five Razzies while The Matrix took four Oscars.

3. 3 Hard

   What was the primary function of the One for the Machines?

   Answer: To deliver code

   Why: The Architect spelled it out: return to the Source, reinsert the prime program, then choose 23 people, 16 female and 7 male, to rebuild Zion.

4. 4 Easy

   Which hacker alias does Thomas Anderson use in the first film?

   Answer: Neo

   Why: By day Thomas Anderson writes code at the software firm Metacortex; his handle Neo is an anagram of one, a nod to his destiny as The One.

5. 5 Medium

   Why did Niobe give Neo the Logos for his journey?

   Answer: She believed him

   Why: Niobe told Morpheus she still did not believe the prophecy, only Neo, and gave up her ship the Logos, the smallest in the fleet.

6. 6 Hard

   Which character is known as the Merovingian's wife?

   Answer: Persephone

   Why: Monica Bellucci's Persephone, named for the Greek queen of the underworld, betrays her husband and answers his fury: cause and effect, my love.