Question

1. Which Actor plays Mark Watney? Matt Damon
2. How was Mark Watney left behind? Watney must rely on his own resourcefulness to survive. He begins a log of his experiences for those who might discover it long after his death
3. What is the name of the Mars mission? Ares III
4. What is a Sol? How long is one Sol? How many Sol's did it take for earth to find Watney still alive? A SOL is the Martian equivalent to a day on Earth, or, in other words, the amount of time it takes the planet to rotate once. A Martian SOL is 39 minutes and 35 seconds longer than an Earth day. The end result in The Martian is that, when Watney is rescued, it is 549 Martian days after Ares 3 landed, but 564 Earth days afterAres landed.
5. What is the difference between the MAV and the HAB? When Mark Watney decides to take the journey from the Hab to the Ares IV MAV, in his quest to be retrieved by the Hermes and the Ares III crew, it's a pretty smooth cinematic transition between Watney's departure from the Hab to the launch pad. This meant that an entire section of The Martian text is cut out, with one huge calamity that Watney suffered along the way being deleted entirely. That calamity is the moment when Watney drives into the Schiaparelli crater, only to flip the rover and risk undoing all of the rigging he'd done to the vehicle to help him survive the dangerous journey.  
6. What does Watney grow on Mars? potato
7. What communication device does Watney dig up? What sol is it when he gets communication set up?Mark gets stuck on Mars, fights for survival, and is rescued by his former crewmates.
8. What coding system do they use?C-h C coding RET
   Describe coding system coding (describe-coding-system).
   C-h C RET
   Describe the coding systems currently in use.
   M-x list-coding-systems
   Display a list of all the supported coding systems.
9. Which country helps NASA? China
10. What is Project Elrond? What is the project named after?The meeting refers to the Council of Elrond, which took place in "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" to decide the fate of the One Ring, an all powerful ring which is being searched for by the evil Dark Lord Sauron. (It's ultimately decided they need to destroy it.)
11. Name 5 types of equipment that is used in the movie?

    Habitat Plant Farm Water Recovery Oxygen Generation Mars Spacesuit

12. In the movie what does Watney define as Colonization?Colonization is the act of setting up a colony away from one's place of origin. Remember when the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock? That was the beginning of a period of colonization.
13. What did NASA want Watney to remove from the MAV? Watney had to remove weight as much as possible because MAV did not have enough fuel to support its weight.
14. Which superhero does Watney reference?  Iron man
15. What happens to Watney at the end of the movie? What does he do for NASA? 

    [11:18] JPL: Mark, this is Venkat Kapoor. We’ve been watching you since Sol 49. The whole world’s been rooting for you. Amazing job, getting Pathfinder. We’re working on rescue plans. JPL is adjusting Ares 4’s MDV to do a short overland flight. They’ll pick you up, then take you withthem to Schiaparelli. We’re putting together a supply mission to keep you fed till Ares 4 arrives.

    
    

    [11:29] WATNEY: Glad to hear it. Really looking forward to not dying. I want to make it clear it wasn’t the crew’s fault. Side question: What did they say when they found out I was alive? Also, “Hi, Mom!”

    
    [11:41] JPL: Tell us about your “crops.” We estimated your food packs would last until Sol 400 at 3/4 ration per meal. Will your crops affect that number? As to your question: We haven’t told the crew you’re alive yet. We wanted them to concentrate on their own mission.

    
    

    [11:52] WATNEY: The crops are potatoes, grown from the ones we were supposed to prepare on Thanksgiving. They’re doing great, but the available farmland isn’t enough for sustainability. I’ll run out of food around Sol 900. Also: Tell the crew I’m alive! What the fuck is wrong with you?

    
    [12:04] JPL: We’ll get botanists in to ask detailed questions and double-check your work. Your life is at stake, so we want to be sure. Sol 900 is great news. It’ll give us a lot more time to get the supply mission together. Also, please watch your language. Everything you type is being broadcast live all over the world.