Tuesday Trivia: The Whedonverse in Numbers

In Deborah’s absence, here’s a little trivia quiz for the Joss fans out there:

  1. 1630 Revello, Buffy’s residence [solved by Maurinsky]
  2. 2517: the year in which Firefly is set [solved by Amy]
  3. 1880 is the year William the Bloody Awful Poet is turned [solved by George]
  4. 11 Firefly episodes aired/14 episodes produced [solved by Maurinsky]
  5. “Counting down from 730” – the countdown to Buffy’s death [solved by Amy] (bonus point: 7:30)
  6. Room 619 at the Hyperion, where Jasmine stays [solved by George]
    (hint: this belongs to a set that also includes 315, 215, and 217 (rooms at the Hyperion mentioned in Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?))
  7. Room 314, the room in The Initiative where Adam is born [solved by Amy]

Update: All solved except for the bonus point. I’m sure someone out there can give us 7:30.

19 comments

  1. maurinsky says:

    5. is the countdown for when little sister arrives

    is 1. Buffy’s SAT score?

    I need to think about the rest of them.

  2. TehipiteTom says:

    is 1. Buffy’s SAT score?

    No, but damn–I should have thought of that!

  3. maurinsky says:

    More guesses (it suddenly becomes abundantly clear that watching every episode multiple times is not enough to be a Buffy expert):

    alternative guess for 1. The year Liam became Angelus

    or is 1. the house number where Buffy lives? 1630 Revello Drive? That sounds right.

  4. TehipiteTom says:

    Maurinsky, you got #1. Your first guess was sort of on the right track for #5 (in fact, I almost gave you the point), but not quite there.

  5. George says:

    #3
    1880 is the year William the bloody awful poet becomes Spike the bloody vampire (thanks to Drusilla).

  6. Amy says:

    #2: 2517 is the year “Firefly” is set in.

  7. Amy says:

    Oh oh oh! #7: 314 is the room number in the Initiative.

  8. Amy says:

    I should not be posting this right now…I’m late for an appointment with my thesis advisor…but I just got one! #5 is the countdown in the dream in “Graduation Day, Pt. 2.” It’s not the countdown to Dawn’s arrival, maurinsky thought, but the countdown to Buffy’s death.

  9. Spiralled says:

    Is 619 Joss Whedon’s Birthday? Or is that the 23rd of June?

  10. maurinsky says:

    #4: the number of episodes aired of Firefly/the number of episodes filmed of Firefly!!!!

  11. Amy says:

    Ouch…if maurinsky is right about that one, that’s not fair. I think of “Serenity, Pt. 1” and “Pt. 2” as too different episodes, making the count 12/15, not 11/14.

  12. Amy says:

    *two, not too. Stupid typo.

  13. TehipiteTom says:

    Spiralled, good guess…but no.

    Maurinsky, you got it. And Amy, I think of them as separate episodes too…but officially, they’re just one.

  14. maurinsky says:

    Is 619 Tara’s dorm room number?

  15. TehipiteTom says:

    Maurinsky, it is a room number, but not a dorm room number.

  16. George says:

    #6
    The room in the Hyperion where Jasmine lived in Angel.

    P.S. I sang karaoke and Lorne told me the answer.

  17. TehipiteTom says:

    Lorne did not steer you wrong, George.

  18. George says:

    He came to me disguised as Google, but I recognized him anyway.

  19. deblipp says:

    Great quiz, thanks Tom.