The Hunt for Red October quiz

The submarine that is central to this book is named after...

Captain First Rank Marko Ramius has a secret plan for his new submarine, but first a crewmember must die. Who?

Part of Raimus's reason for stealing the Red October is his wanting revenge. Revenge for what?

Raimus thinks of his crew in terms of michmanny, matros, starshini, and officers. Which of these is the lowest class?

Early in their marriage Raimus's wife, Natlia helped him polish his English with some of her books. Who was NOT specifically mentioned as being on her reading list?

When we first encounter Jack Ryan in this book, he's in England working on a book of his own called "The Fighting Sailor" It's a biography of that famous New Jersey native...

Early on, Jack's meets with Admiral Greer who's labelled a mustang. That's U.S. naval parlance for...

Part of the early action takes place at the entrance to Red Route One an under-sea route that Soviet subs run at high speed to shake off American and British subs that may be tailing them. Red Route One starts at...

Much of the action in this book centers around Jack Ryan. Though Jack is currently working for the CIA with Navy Admiral Greer as his boss, he's technically a civilian. Despite that, he spends a good deal of the term of this book dressed as a U.S. Navy Commander. What branch of the military did Jack Ryan actually serve in?

When Jonesy, the sonarman, shows the skipper of the Dallas the plot that he worked out for the unidentified sonar contact the skipper responds by...

Jack Ryan HATES flying - ever since he was injured in a crash. Before this book ends Jack ends up flying in all of the following EXCEPT:

The Soviet submarine Politovskiy is one of the alfa's pursuing the Red October. The doomed Politovskiy is known as a hard luck ship for all of the following reason's EXCEPT:

The book makes much of a submariner maneuver favored by the soviets to determine if anyone is sneeking up behind them in their blind spot. The American sailors refer to the maneuver as...

As a result of the activity surrounding the defection of the Red October, how many submarines in total were lost by the Russians?

Of those that Jonesy brings aboard, which movie do the Russian officers watch that makes them tear up?

During the crisis, the Americans uncover and turn a soviet agent. What is that agent's code name?

Throughout the adventure Jack is teased by Greer about some Christmas shopping that Jack needs to do for his daughter. What's he supposed to be getting her?

What do the Americans do to convince the Soviets that the Red October has been sunk?

How many Russian sailors do the U.S authorites return to Russia during/following this incident?

What does Ryan tell the officers is usually the most impressive thing noted by former soviets who "change citizenship."