Battlestar Galactica Lore Quiz: 15 Questions for Real Fans
Fifteen questions on the reimagined Battlestar Galactica, from the Fall of the Twelve Colonies to the Final Five and the new Earth. Every answer links to a cited explainer if you want the full story.
How well do you know the ragtag fleet? This quiz covers the main story of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica, from the Cylon attack on the Colonies through New Caprica and the Final Five to the new Earth. Every answer comes with a short explanation and a link to a cited explainer if you want the whole story. (Battlestar Galactica miniseries; Battlestar Galactica, "Daybreak, Part II")
Battlestar Galactica lore quiz
0/15 answered · 0 correct1. What was Laura Roslin's job before the attack made her president?
2. What is Kara Thrace's callsign?
3. Which of William Adama's sons flies under the callsign Apollo?
4. Who let a Number Six into the Colonies' defence mainframe?
5. Which Cylon model is John Cavil, the real villain of the show?
6. Why didn't the Cylon attack cripple Galactica?
7. Which Galactica pilot is a sleeper Cylon whose programming makes her shoot Adama twice?
8. Hera was the first child of a human and a Cylon. Who is her human father?
9. Who shot Admiral Helena Cain dead?
10. Who turned out to be the fifth of the Final Five?
11. What does Kara use to make the jump that brings the fleet to the new Earth?
12. Tom Zarek was a jailed terrorist when the fleet met him. Which prison ship was he on?
13. Where was Roslin in the line of succession before the attack?
14. Who flies the emptied fleet into the sun at the end of the series?
15. Kendra Shaw's story is the core of which Battlestar Galactica TV film?
Go deeper#
- Battlestar Galactica characters, every major human and Cylon. (Battlestar Galactica miniseries; Battlestar Galactica, "Daybreak, Part II")
- Daybreak, the finale and the jump to Earth. (Battlestar Galactica, "Daybreak, Part II")
- Laura Roslin, the president who started as Secretary of Education. (Battlestar Galactica miniseries)
- William Adama, Galactica's commander. (Battlestar Galactica miniseries)
- Gaius Baltar, the scientist who let the Cylons in. (Battlestar Galactica miniseries)
- The Final Five, the Cylons hidden in the fleet. (Battlestar Galactica, "Sometimes a Great Notion")
- Number One, John Cavil. (Battlestar Galactica, "No Exit")
- Helena Cain, the admiral of Pegasus. (Battlestar Galactica, "Resurrection Ship, Part II")
- Razor, Kendra Shaw's story. (Battlestar Galactica: Razor)
Frequently asked questions
- How hard is this Battlestar Galactica quiz?
- Five questions are easy if you've watched the show, six need a good memory of the main story, and four are hard, asking about details like Roslin's place in the line of succession and the prison ship Zarek came from.
- Where do the answers come from?
- Every answer comes from the episodes themselves, through our cited character and episode pages. Each explanation names the page to read for more.
- Is this quiz about the 1978 show or the 2004 series?
- The 2004 series, from the 2003 miniseries to the 2009 finale. The 1978 show is a separate continuity with different versions of the same names.
- Does it spoil who the Cylons are?
- Yes. A few questions name hidden Cylons and the Final Five, so finish the show first if you want to avoid that.
Sources
- VideoBattlestar Galactica miniseries, Battlestar Galactica, miniseries, 2003
- VideoBastille Day, Battlestar Galactica, season 1 episode 3, 2004
- VideoKobol's Last Gleaming, Part II, Battlestar Galactica, season 1 episode 13, 2005
- VideoHome, Part II, Battlestar Galactica, season 2 episode 7, 2005
- VideoResurrection Ship, Part II, Battlestar Galactica, season 2 episode 12, 2006
- VideoSacrifice, Battlestar Galactica, season 2 episode 16, 2006
- VideoSometimes a Great Notion, Battlestar Galactica, season 4 episode 11, 2009
- VideoNo Exit, Battlestar Galactica, season 4 episode 15, 2009
- VideoDaybreak, Part II, Battlestar Galactica, season 4 episode 20, 2009
- VideoBattlestar Galactica: Razor, Battlestar Galactica TV film, 2007
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Followed from this entry
Battlestar Galactica Characters: Every Major Character in the 2004 Series
The main humans and Cylons of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica, from William Adama and Laura Roslin to Starbuck, Baltar and the Final Five. Who each one is, what they do in the story and where they end up, with a short section on the Caprica and Blood & Chrome prequels.
"Daybreak": the Battlestar Galactica finale and ending explained
"Daybreak" is the two-part finale of Battlestar Galactica: one last rescue mission, a jump to a new world, and a final scene set in our own time. Here's what happens in Parts I and II, and what the ending means.
Battlestar Galactica: Razor, the Pegasus TV film explained
Razor is the 2007 TV film that tells Pegasus's story, from Admiral Cain's first days after the Fall to a last mission under Lee Adama. Here's what happens, what it adds to the series and where to watch it.
The Final Five
The Final Five were five humanoid Cylon models hidden from the rest of their kind, descendants of the Thirteenth Tribe and the creators of the Significant Seven.
Gaius Baltar
Dr. Gaius Baltar was a celebrated computer scientist whose vanity and manipulation by a Cylon agent handed the enemy the keys to the Colonial defenses, enabling the near-extermination of humanity. He survived to become Vice President, President, prophet, and finally a reluctant penitent.
Helena Cain
Rear Admiral Helena Cain commanded the battlestar Pegasus, one of only two Colonial capital ships to survive the Fall of the Twelve Colonies. Ruthless and uncompromising, she waged a relentless campaign against the Cylons before her assassination.
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