The Martian Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around The Martian? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What causes the Ares 3 mission disaster in the first place?


A powerful dust storm
A malfunction with the Hab
A conflict between the crew
An alien invasion
Q. What does Mark use to fertilize the Martian soil?


A chemical compound
Prepackaged fertilizer
His own poop
Fairy dust
Q. Why is the RTG so dangerous?


Because it could block Mark from communicating with NASA
Because it's highly radioactive
Because it could explode at any second
Because RTG stands for Really Tall Giant
Q. How does Mark save his potatoes when he flushes out the Hab?


By eating all of them at the same time
By jarring and preserving them
By burying them in the soil
By storing them outside
Q. What causes the Hab to completely deflate?


An explosion
A Mars rover accident
A rupture in the airlock
A dropped pencil