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The first Jack Reacher novel, 'Killing Floor', was published in 1999.
Answer: False
The first Jack Reacher novel, 'Killing Floor', was published in 1997, not 1999.
Lee Child was employed as a television producer when he wrote the first Jack Reacher novel.
Answer: False
Lee Child was unemployed when he wrote 'Killing Floor', having been fired as a union shop steward for Granada Television.
As of October 24, 2024, the Reacher series includes exactly 29 novels and short stories.
Answer: True
As of October 24, 2024, the Reacher series comprises 29 novels and short stories.
Who is credited with creating the character of Jack Reacher?
Answer: Lee Child
The character of Jack Reacher was created by British author Lee Child.
Which novel marked Jack Reacher's first appearance?
Answer: 'Killing Floor'
Jack Reacher first appeared in the novel 'Killing Floor', published in 1997.
What was Lee Child's employment status when he wrote the first Jack Reacher novel, 'Killing Floor'?
Answer: Unemployed after being fired as a union shop steward.
Lee Child was unemployed, having been fired as a union shop steward for Granada Television, when he wrote 'Killing Floor'.
How many novels and short stories are in the Reacher series as of October 24, 2024?
Answer: 29
As of October 24, 2024, the Reacher series includes 29 novels and short stories.
Jack Reacher is primarily known for his work as a private investigator who travels across the United States after his military service.
Answer: True
The source describes Jack Reacher as a former U.S. Army military police major who, after leaving service, travels across the United States as a private investigator, drifter, and vigilante.
Jack Reacher was born on a military base in Berlin in 1960.
Answer: True
Jack Reacher was born on October 29, 1960, on a military base in Berlin.
Jack Reacher's mother was American, and he learned French from her.
Answer: False
Jack Reacher's mother, Josephine Moutier Reacher, was French, and Jack speaks some French due to her background.
Reacher's maternal grandfather fought in the Battle of Verdun and was involved with the French Resistance.
Answer: True
Reacher's maternal grandfather participated in the Battle of Verdun during the First World War and was involved with the French Resistance in the Second World War.
Jack Reacher attended the United States Naval Academy before joining the military police.
Answer: False
Jack Reacher enrolled in the United States Military Academy at West Point, not the Naval Academy, before being assigned to the military police.
Reacher's commanding officer, Leon Garber, promoted him twice within an 18-month period due to his notable achievements.
Answer: True
Reacher's commanding officer, Leon Garber, promoted him twice within an 18-month period, recognizing his numerous awards and achievements during military service.
What is Jack Reacher's nationality?
Answer: American
Jack Reacher is American by nationality.
Where and when was Jack Reacher born?
Answer: A military base in Berlin on October 29, 1960.
Jack Reacher was born on October 29, 1960, on a military base in Berlin.
What is known about Jack Reacher's mother and her background?
Answer: She was French, named Josephine Moutier Reacher, and Jack speaks some French.
Jack Reacher's mother was Josephine Moutier Reacher, a French woman, and Jack speaks some French.
What historical involvement did Jack Reacher's maternal grandfather have?
Answer: He participated in the Battle of Verdun and was involved with the French Resistance.
Reacher's maternal grandfather fought in the Battle of Verdun during World War I and was involved with the French Resistance in World War II.
What was Jack Reacher's military education and initial assignment?
Answer: United States Military Academy at West Point, assigned to the military police.
Jack Reacher attended the United States Military Academy at West Point and was subsequently assigned to the military police.
Who was Jack Reacher's commanding officer who promoted him twice within an 18-month period?
Answer: Leon Garber
Leon Garber, Reacher's commanding officer, promoted him twice within an 18-month period for his notable achievements.
Jack Reacher's nickname is 'The Wanderer' due to his nomadic lifestyle.
Answer: False
Jack Reacher is known by the nickname 'Reacher', not 'The Wanderer'.
After the September 11 attacks, Jack Reacher began carrying a driver's license and a credit card for identification.
Answer: False
After the September 11 attacks, Jack Reacher was compelled to carry an ATM card and a form of photo identification, typically an expired American passport, not a driver's license and credit card.
In 'Never Go Back', Reacher attributes his vagrant lifestyle to a genetic predisposition for wanderlust, theorizing it prevents inbreeding.
Answer: True
In 'Never Go Back', Reacher theorizes that a gene evolved in prehistoric humans to prevent inbreeding, causing at least one person in every generation to wander, thereby mixing gene pools for healthier outcomes.
Jack Reacher is a master of a specific martial arts discipline, which he uses consistently in hand-to-hand combat.
Answer: False
Jack Reacher is proficient in hand-to-hand combat, incorporating moves from various styles, but he is not described as a master of any single discipline.
Jack Reacher is the only Marine to have won the U.S. Marine Corps 1000-yard Invitational rifle competition.
Answer: False
Jack Reacher is noted as the only non-Marine to have won the U.S. Marine Corps 1000-yard Invitational rifle competition.
Jack Reacher has a strong preference for classical music, especially opera.
Answer: False
Jack Reacher has a strong love for music, particularly blues music, not classical music or opera.
Jack Reacher's lack of a driver's license makes him difficult to trace in government records.
Answer: True
Reacher's lack of a driver's license, which means no associated photograph or address in government records, makes him nearly untraceable.
Jack Reacher is described as being 6 feet 5 inches tall and weighing between 210 and 250 pounds.
Answer: True
Jack Reacher is consistently described as being 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 meters) tall and weighing between 210 and 250 pounds (95–113 kg).
In 'Never Go Back', Reacher's physique is described as having a 'six-pack like a cobbled city street.'
Answer: True
The novel 'Never Go Back' describes Reacher's physique with vivid imagery, including 'a six-pack like a cobbled city street,' among other powerful descriptors.
Jack Reacher is an avid weightlifter, attributing his size to consistent gym workouts.
Answer: False
Jack Reacher states in 'Persuader' that he 'never work out' and attributes his size purely to genetics, not consistent gym workouts.
What changes did Jack Reacher make to his personal identification habits after the September 11 attacks?
Answer: He was compelled to carry an ATM card and a form of photo identification.
After the September 11 attacks, Reacher was compelled to carry an ATM card and a form of photo identification, typically an expired American passport, due to new restrictions.
What unique marksman achievement does Jack Reacher hold?
Answer: He is the only non-Marine to have won the U.S. Marine Corps 1000-yard Invitational rifle competition.
Jack Reacher is uniquely noted as the only non-Marine to have won the U.S. Marine Corps 1000-yard Invitational rifle competition.
What type of music does Jack Reacher particularly enjoy?
Answer: Blues music
Jack Reacher has a strong love for music, particularly blues music.
How does Reacher's lack of a driver's license impact his traceability?
Answer: It makes him nearly untraceable in government records.
Reacher's lack of a driver's license means he has no associated photograph or address in government records, making him nearly untraceable.
What is Jack Reacher's approximate physical height and weight?
Answer: 6 feet 5 inches and between 210 and 250 pounds.
Jack Reacher is described as being 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 meters) tall and weighing between 210 and 250 pounds (95–113 kg).
How is Reacher's physique described in the novel 'Never Go Back'?
Answer: 'A six-pack like a cobbled city street.'
In 'Never Go Back', Reacher's physique is vividly described as having 'a six-pack like a cobbled city street,' among other powerful descriptors.
What was Jack Reacher's physical appearance like in his youth?
Answer: A 'bulked-up greyhound.'
In his youth, Jack Reacher's physical appearance was compared to that of a 'bulked-up greyhound'.
What is Jack Reacher's stated approach to exercise?
Answer: He believes his size is purely genetic and he 'never work out.'
Jack Reacher states in 'Persuader' that he 'never work out' and attributes his size purely to genetics.
What is Jack Reacher's stance on traditional religious proselytizing?
Answer: He expresses a scathing dismissal of it.
Jack Reacher expresses a scathing dismissal of traditional religious proselytizing.
Malcolm Gladwell views Reacher novels as a modern fantasy about lawfulness and chivalry, similar to traditional Westerns.
Answer: False
Malcolm Gladwell suggests Reacher novels represent a contemporary fantasy about lawlessness, where an individual ensures justice without civil institutions, contrasting with traditional Westerns' focus on lawfulness and chivalry.
Michael Cavacini noted that Reacher, unlike traditional detectives, often intervenes in problematic situations without a formal job-related reason.
Answer: True
Michael Cavacini observed that Reacher consistently finds himself in situations where he must intervene to 'make right' what has gone wrong, often without a formal job-related reason, distinguishing him from traditional detectives.
Otto Penzler characterizes Jack Reacher as an anti-hero, tormented by addiction and past misbehavior.
Answer: False
Otto Penzler characterizes Reacher as reflecting the chivalrous knight errant of medieval stories, explicitly contrasting him with an anti-hero tormented by addiction and past misbehavior.
Lee Child perceives Jack Reacher as an introvert whose primary anguish stems from internal struggles rather than external factors.
Answer: False
Lee Child describes Reacher as an introvert whose anguish is primarily caused by external factors, not internal struggles or self-pity.
According to Malcolm Gladwell, what do Reacher novels represent in a contemporary fantasy?
Answer: A fantasy about lawlessness where an individual ensures justice without civil institutions.
Malcolm Gladwell views Reacher novels as a contemporary fantasy about lawlessness, where a capable individual ensures justice in a world where civil institutions have dissolved.
What criticism did Kevin Nance raise about Jack Reacher's character regarding his involvement in trouble?
Answer: He has an uncanny tendency to stumble into significant trouble rarely connected to him personally.
Kevin Nance criticized Reacher's implausible habit of stumbling into significant trouble that is rarely personally connected to him.
How does Otto Penzler characterize Jack Reacher in comparison to an anti-hero?
Answer: As reflecting the chivalrous knight errant of medieval stories.
Otto Penzler characterizes Reacher as a chivalrous knight errant, explicitly contrasting him with an anti-hero.
What is Lee Child's perception of Jack Reacher's primary source of anguish?
Answer: External factors rather than internal struggles.
Lee Child perceives Reacher's anguish as primarily caused by external factors, not internal struggles or self-pity.
The main criticism of Tom Cruise's casting as Jack Reacher was his inability to portray the character's 'unstoppable force' metaphor.
Answer: False
The main criticism of Tom Cruise's casting was the significant height disparity between Cruise and the novel's description of Reacher. Lee Child, however, believed Cruise could portray the 'unstoppable force' metaphor.
The 2012 film 'Jack Reacher' was adapted from the first novel in the series, 'Killing Floor'.
Answer: False
The 2012 film 'Jack Reacher' was adapted from 'One Shot', the ninth novel in the series, not 'Killing Floor'.
Christopher McQuarrie directed both the 2012 film 'Jack Reacher' and the 2016 film 'Jack Reacher: Never Go Back'.
Answer: False
Christopher McQuarrie directed the 2012 film 'Jack Reacher', but Edward Zwick directed the 2016 film 'Jack Reacher: Never Go Back'.
Lee Child announced in November 2018 that Tom Cruise would no longer portray Jack Reacher in future adaptations.
Answer: True
In November 2018, Lee Child announced a television series deal and confirmed that Tom Cruise would no longer portray Jack Reacher in future adaptations, with a new actor to be cast.
Nick Santora was appointed as the showrunner for the Amazon Prime Video Jack Reacher television series.
Answer: True
Amazon selected Nick Santora as the showrunner for the Jack Reacher television series for Prime Video.
Alan Ritchson was cast as Jack Reacher in the Amazon Prime Video series on September 4, 2020.
Answer: True
Alan Ritchson was officially cast to portray Jack Reacher in the Amazon Prime Video television series on September 4, 2020.
The third season of the 'Reacher' television series, based on 'Persuader', premiered in late 2024.
Answer: False
The third season of the 'Reacher' television series, based on 'Persuader', premiered on February 20, 2025, not in late 2024.
What was the main criticism regarding Tom Cruise's casting as Jack Reacher in the films?
Answer: The significant disparity in height compared to the novel's description.
Fans primarily criticized Tom Cruise's casting due to the significant height disparity between Cruise (5 feet 7 inches) and the novel's description of Reacher (6 feet 5 inches).
Which novel was the basis for the 2012 film 'Jack Reacher'?
Answer: 'One Shot'
The 2012 film 'Jack Reacher' was adapted from the ninth novel in the series, 'One Shot'.
Who directed the 2016 film 'Jack Reacher: Never Go Back'?
Answer: Edward Zwick
Edward Zwick directed the 2016 film 'Jack Reacher: Never Go Back'.
What decision did Lee Child announce in November 2018 regarding future Jack Reacher adaptations?
Answer: A television series would be produced, and Tom Cruise would no longer portray the character.
Lee Child announced in November 2018 that a Jack Reacher television series would be produced, and Tom Cruise would no longer portray the character.
Who was appointed as the showrunner for the Amazon Prime Video Jack Reacher television series?
Answer: Nick Santora
Nick Santora was appointed as the showrunner for the Amazon Prime Video Jack Reacher television series.
When did the second season of the 'Reacher' television series, based on 'Bad Luck and Trouble', premiere its first three episodes?
Answer: December 14, 2023
The second season of the 'Reacher' television series was adapted from the novel 'Bad Luck and Trouble', with its first three episodes premiering on December 14, 2023.