406 | Mass Effect Trilogy Trivia – Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast

Get ready to save the galaxy this week with Mass Effect Trilogy trivia. Three rounds of ten questions about the original three games in the Mass Effect series. (Yes, this was written and recorded before the announcement).

Don’t worry, Andromeda will make an appearance in a later episode (probably a mini).

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Episode Intro

Ready to explore the galaxy? Well, how about the next best thing, trivia about Mass Effect. This week, we’re diving into the sci-fi RPG game.

We won’t cover the fourth game, Andromeda, just the original trilogy.

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I’m your host and biotically challenged NPC, Brian Rollins and this is episode 406 of the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast.

Here we go.

The Dorky Round

Mass Effect

What game company developed and published Mass Effect?
a. BioWare
Who is the protagonist of Mass Effect?
a. Commander Shepard
What ship does Shepard command as he ventures around the galaxy?
a. The SSV Normandy
Interstellar travel is possible via what?
a. Mass Relays
What acts as the central hub of the game and the Alliance?
a. The Citadel
Sovereign is a member what eons old species?
a. The Reapers
What Star Trek: The Next Generation actress voiced Matriarch Benezia?
a. Marina Sirtis
What star of The Thing, Platoon, and They Live voiced David Anderson?
a. Keith David
Prior to the events of the first game, Humans fight The First Contac war with what race?
a. The Turians
What alien race consists of only females?
a. The Asari

The Geeky Round

Mass Effect 2

What veteran actor voiced The Illusive Man starting in Mass Effect 2?
a. Martin Sheen
What organization brings Shepard back from the dead?
a. Cerberus
Who resumes his role as pilot for the new Normandy SR-2?
a. Joker
What Battlestar Galactica actress voiced EDI?
a. Tricia Helfer
How many DLC packs did Mass Effect 2 have?
a. Four. Kasumi – Stolen Memory, Overlord, Lair of the Shadow Broker, and Arrival
What actress from Chuck and The Handmaid’s Tale voiced Miranda Lawson?
a. Yvonne Strahovski (in her native Australian accent)
Garrus Vakarian operates incognito with what alias?
a. Archangel
Actress Maggie Baird voiced what asari Justicar?
a. Samara. Bonus trivia: Maggie Baird is Billie Eilish’s mother.
Mordin Solus was responsible for what plague?
a. The genophage
Along with the reapers, what insectoid race acts the primary antagonists for Mass Effect 2?
a. The Collectors

The Nerdy Round

Mass Effect 3

Throughout the series, who voiced the female version of Commander Shepard?
a. Jennifer Hale
Throughout the series, who voiced the male version of Commander Shepard?
a. Mark Meer
What are the two sides of the game’s morality system?
a. Paragon and Renegade
What creator of Robot Chicken voiced Joker?
a. Seth Green
After leaving Earth in the prologue, what is the first planet players visit?
a. Mars
No matter what choices you make, which of your crew members will not survive to the end of Mass Effect 3?
a. Thane Krios
In the original version of the game, how many possible endings are there?
a. Three. A fourth was added in the Extended Cut
Which two characters are crew members of the Normandy for all three games?
a. Garrus and Tali
Liara T’Soni takes on what seedy alter ego after the second game?
a. She becomes the Shadow Broker
During Mass Effect 3, you have the chance to cure the geophage, which affects what race?
a. The Krogan

Episode Conclusion

And that’s it. Back to the Citadel to regroup. Maybe have a party in Anderson’s apartment. How did you do? Mass Effect 5 is coming…sometime. Anyone else looking forward to it?

Next week, it’s movie trivia. Here’s a hint:

What director gave us Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, and Bridge of Spies?

Getting cold out there, so a little movie night trivia seems like just the right thing. See you right here next Wednesday. Stay warm and stay nerdy.

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