What role does Ash play on the ship?
Science Officer
What warning does Mother give near the end?
Self-destruct initiated
What does Ripley use to access Mother?
Priority override code
Who built the alien creature designs?
H.R. Giger
What genre is Alien?
Sci-fi Horror
What type of creature first attaches to Kane’s face?
Facehugger
Who composes the film's eerie score?
Jerry Goldsmith
What is Ripley’s final line in the film?
This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off.
Who is the first character to die?
Kane
Who overrides Ripley and lets Kane in?
Ash
What rating did Alien receive in Canada?
R
What company owns the Nostromo?
Weyland-Yutani
Where does Ripley escape to?
The Narcissus shuttle
How does Ash die?
Decapitated, then burned
What does Ripley insist on following before letting Kane in?
Quarantine protocol
Who is the ship’s captain?
Dallas
How does the facehugger attach itself?
Wraps tail around neck and face
What is Ash’s hidden directive?
Ensure the alien returns to Earth
Why does the ship stop on LV-426?
To investigate a distress signal
Who says, “I admire its purity”?
Ash
What scene did censors nearly cut in some regions?
Chestburster
What iconic scene shocked audiences?
Chestburster
What is Ripley’s job on the ship?
Warrant Officer
How did they film the chestburster scene?
Actors weren’t told exactly what would happen
What’s notable about the alien’s life cycle?
It uses a host
What is the name of the ship’s computer?
Mother
What secret is revealed about Ash?
He is an android
How does Parker try to kill the alien?
With a flamethrower
What is the film’s tagline?
In space, no one can hear you scream.
What do the crew find in the derelict ship?
Alien eggs
How does Ripley kill the alien?
Ejects it into space
What was the alien suit made from?
Latex and real bones
What pet does Ripley save?
Jonesy the cat
What bursts out of Kane’s chest?
Chestburster
What’s inside the alien egg?
Facehugger
What is significant about Ripley’s character?
One of the first strong female sci-fi leads
What is the alien creature called?
Xenomorph
What’s unique about the Xenomorph’s blood?
It’s acid
Who directed Alien?
Ridley Scott
What does Ripley discover about the company's priorities?
Crew is expendable
Who plays Ripley?
Sigourney Weaver
What happens to Dallas in the air ducts?
Ambushed by the alien
What is the ship’s mission before they detour?
Hauling ore
What is the name of the ship in Alien?
Nostromo
Who is the final survivor?
Ripley
What does Brett search for before dying?
The cat
What genre mashup defines Alien?
Sci-fi and horror
What does the alien hide inside near the end?
The escape shuttle