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  • #35770
    SadGeezer
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    Thought I was going to post a few obscure sci-fi questions didn’t you?
    Nope. Instead I’m hosting a trivia night sometime in the future and was hoping some of you could add some material (Dalektek, now would be a good time to show everyone how knowledgable everyone says you are).

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    Yoda of Borg are we: Futile, resistance is. Assimilate you, we will. Hmmm?

    #42630
    Anonymous
    Guest

    quote:


    Originally posted by CBrate:
    Thought I was going to post a few obscure sci-fi questions didn’t you?
    Nope. Instead I’m hosting a trivia night sometime in the future and was hoping some of you could add some material (Dalektek, now would be a good time to show everyone how knowledgable everyone says you are).


    What sort of material are you after, and how difficult should the questions be?

    #42631
    Anonymous
    Guest

    Difficulty can vary but I’d like to be able to present some real stumpers like ‘How many EMH mk1 prototypes were in the mine at the end of Voyager’s Author, Author?”

    #42632
    Anonymous
    Guest

    count me out, [i]please[/i]. I’d get showed up sooo bad. But you don’t mind a few groupies/hangers-on who just want to watch the masters of trivia perform, verdad? [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]

    #42633
    DalekTek790
    Participant

    I’ve typed up about 50 multiple choice questions of varying difficulty relating to science fiction literature, film, and television, but I won’t be able to post it until I get an internet connection in my dorm. [img]images/smiles/icon_sad.gif[/img] So it may be a few weeks but I’ll get it to you and it’ll be good. [img]images/smiles/icon_cool.gif[/img]

    #42634
    Anonymous
    Guest

    Hmmm. I look forward to it.

    #42635
    DalekTek790
    Participant

    The
    Science Fiction
    Trivia Challenge

    By Lee Sherman

    Match the captain to the space ship.

    1. Antilles
    2. Blake
    3. Gideon
    4. Hollister
    5. Janeway
    6. Kirk
    7. Picard
    8. Robinson
    9. Sheridan
    10. Tweedle

    A. Agamemnon
    B. Enterprise
    C. Enterprise-D
    D. Excalibur
    E. Jupiter 2
    F. Lexx
    G. Liberator
    H. Red Dwarf
    I. Tantive IV
    J. Voyager

    Match the alien to the race.

    1. Barlennan
    2. Chewbacca
    3. Cralym
    4. Science Officer Dax
    5. George Fransisco
    6. Herald the Healer
    7. Kai
    8. Kira
    9. Ambassador Kosh
    10. Yars Kothek
    11. Nyssa
    12. Slartibarfast
    13. Mr. Spock
    14. Willis
    15. Lieutenant Worf

    A. Bouncer
    B. Brunnen-G
    C. Gelfling
    D. Klingon
    E. Latööcarfian
    F. Magrathean
    G. Mesklinite
    H. Slash
    I. Tenctonese
    J. Traken
    K. Trill
    L. Vacuumorph
    M. Vorlon
    N. Vulcan
    O. Wookiee

    Match the hero to the quote.

    1. Buckaroo Banzai
    2. Samuel Beckett
    3. David Bowman
    4. The Doctor
    5. Edward Douglas
    6. Kevin Flynn
    7. Matthew Gideon
    8. Katherine Janeway
    9. Jen
    10. James T. Kirk
    11. Richard Langly
    12. David Lister
    13. Fox Mulder
    14. John Nada
    15. Michael J. Nelson
    16. Jean-Luc Picard
    17. Austin Powers
    18. Kyle Reese
    19. Ellen Ripley
    20. Dutch Shaefer
    21. John Sheridan
    22. Benjamin Sisko
    23. Maxwell Smart
    24. Luke Skywalker
    25. Stanley Tweedle
    26. Peter Venkman

    A. “My God! It’s full of stars…”
    B. “Is this one of those things where I, like, represent humanity, and if I’m found guilty everybody dies?”
    C. “Set a course for home.”
    D. “…Take us out past the frontier. Take us someplace better.”
    E. “Let’s see what’s out there.”
    F. “Our lives are different to anybody else’s, that’s the exciting thing! Nobody in the Universe can do what we’re doing.”
    G. “In the meantime, I will do the job I’ve been ordered to do to the best of my ability, sir.”
    H. “Get the hell out of my galaxy. Both of you!”
    I. “I’m a soldier, not a diplomat. I can only tell you the truth.”
    J. “Back off, I’m a scientist.”
    K. “I want to believe.”
    L. “Less talkin’, more stalkin’.”
    M. “You’ll find I’m full of surprises.”
    N. “It can’t be bargained with, it can’t be reasoned with. It doesn’t feel pity, or remorse, or fear, and it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead.”
    O. “If it bleeds, we can kill it”
    P. “Missed it by that much.”
    Q. “Oh, behave.”
    R. “The air is human.”
    S. “Some things you can change. Some you can’t.”
    T. “The prophecy never said anything about this.”
    U. “On the other side of the screen it all looks so easy.”
    V. “At those times I look about me at my fellow man and I’m reminded of some likeness to the beast people. And I feel as though the animal is surging up in them. And they’re neither wholly animal or wholly man, but an unstable combination of both.”
    W. “Look out, Earth, the slime’s comin’ home!”
    X. “I came here to chew bubblegum and kick ass…and I’m all out of bubblegum.”
    Y. “You’ve been in my life so long I can’t remember anything else.”
    Z. “There will be an answer, let it be…”

    Match the author to the science fiction term they coined.

    1. Niels Bohr
    2. Karel èapek
    3. John W. Campbell
    4. Manfred Clynes
    5. K. Eric Drexler
    6. Charles Fort
    7. Stephen Hawking
    8. Robert A. Heinlein
    9. Theodore Maiman
    10. Andre Norton
    11. John Taine
    12. Charles Townes
    13. H. G. Wells
    14. Norbert Wiener
    15. Jack Williamson

    A. Android
    B. Cybernetic
    C. Cyborg
    D. Heat ray
    E. Hyperspace
    F. Laser
    G. Maser
    H. Nanotechnology
    I. Quantum leap
    J. Robot
    K. Space suit
    L. Teleportation
    M. Time stream
    N. Waldo
    O. Wormhole

    1. According to the makers of [i]Mystery Science Theater 3000[/i], what is the worst science fiction movie ever made?

    A. Barbarella
    B. The Robot Monster
    C. Monster a Go-Go
    D. This Island Earth

    2. What part of Sil’s anatomy was originally designed for the Alien (H. R. Giger served as art designer for both [i]Alien[/i] and [i]Species[/i])?

    A. Cephalic tentacles
    B. Pectoral tentacles
    C. Dorsal spines
    D. Proboscis

    3. What was author Philip José Farmer’s inspiration for the title creature in his [i]Mother[/i] series?

    A. A dream
    B. An unusual fungus he found growing on his property one day
    C. A painting by Heironymus Bosch
    D. His mother

    4. On [i]Doctor Who[/i], what is Ace’s real name?

    A. Dorothy McShane
    B. Rachel Cunningham
    C. Melanie Bush
    D. Perpegillium Brown

    5. According to the artificial intelligences in both [i]Virus[/i] and [/i]The Matrix[/i], what is man’s classification?

    A. Primate
    B. Cephalopod
    C. Virus
    D. Miscellaneous

    6. The plot of the Henson-Froud film [i]The Dark Crystal[/i] reportedly comes from an early draft of the screenplay for what movie?

    A. Wizards of the Demon Sword
    B. Labyrinth
    C. Time Bandits
    D. Star Wars: A New Hope

    7. Which of the following particles was made up by the writers of [i]Star Trek[/i]?

    A. Positron
    B. Tachyon
    C. Verteron
    D. Photon

    8. Which of the following characters is not a Martian?

    A. Willis
    B. Rashaverak
    C. Mr. K
    D. Uncle Martin

    9. According to [i]The X-Files[/i], what is responsible for Gulf War Syndrome?

    A. U.F.O.s
    B. A metallic polymer with a genetic logarithm
    C. Nanites
    D. None of the above

    10. What real life medical term is named after a science fiction icon?

    A. Moreau complex
    B. Münchhausen’s syndrome
    C. Milgram-Asimov episode
    D. Cushing’s disease

    11. At one point, [i]Star Trek II, III, IV,[/i] and [i]V[/i] all reportedly involved the same historical incident; what was it?

    A. The Kennedy Assassination
    B. The Roswell Incident
    C. The Manhattan Project
    D. The Moon Landing

    12. In George Lucas’ [i]THX-1138[/i], what is the 4EB?

    A. An artificial intelligence
    B. A robotic garrison
    C. A white limbo
    D. An electronic labyrinth

    13. What is the longest running science fiction television series of all time?

    A. Star Trek: The Next Generation
    B. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
    C. Doctor Who
    D. Tie between A and B

    14. Jules Verne’s [i]Mysterious Island[/i] contained characters from what previous novel?

    A. The Children of Captain Grant
    B. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
    C. Five Weeks in a Balloon
    D. A and B

    15. In [i]Star Trek[/i], what is Starfleet’s motto?

    A. “Give me a stout ship and a star to steer her by.”
    B. “No matter where you go, there you are.”
    C. “…To boldly go where no man has gone before.”
    D. “Our last, best hope for peace.”

    16. The essence of His Divine Shadow in [i]Lexx[/i] is a survivor of what interplanetary conflict?

    A. Shadow Wars
    B. Insect Wars
    C. Clone Wars
    D. Trade Wars

    17. What common object was [i]Doctor Who[/i] conceptual artist Raymond P. Cusack’s inspiration for the appearance of the Daleks?

    A. Wastebasket
    B. Pepper shaker
    C. Spoon
    D. Iron

    18. What revelation is made at the end of [i]Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back[/i]?

    A. Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker’s father
    B. Princess Leia is Luke Skywalker’s sister
    C. Han Solo is Luke Skywalker’s brother
    D. A and B

    19. In [i]Lost in Space[/i], what do our heroes discover on board the [i]Proteus[/i]?

    A. An insane crew
    B. Metallic spiders
    C. Shapeshifting goo
    D. A hole in time

    20. In the movie [i]2001: A Space Odyssey[/i] what year did H.A.L. 9000 become fully operational?

    A. 1991
    B. 1993
    C. 1997
    D. 1999

    21. What went wrong with Project Quantum Leap in the television series of the same name?

    A. Sam emerged from the time stream in the body of one of the scientists working on Project Quantum Leap and tried to alter the conditions so he didn’t get lost in the time stream but in fact initiated the chain of events that caused his getting lost in the time stream in the first place
    B. Sam emerged from the time stream at a point in time 0.13 seconds before his departure, and the computer couldn’t handle the excess of data so it sent the Sam that hadn’t been in the time stream into the time stream so he could emerge 0.13 seconds in the past 5 years later
    C. An unknown force caused Sam to leap before the systems were calibrated
    D. The Project was sabotaged by a group that believed changing the past was immoral

    22. Which of the following band names is not derived from science fiction?

    A. Duran Duran
    B. Commander Cody
    C. Eve 6
    D. The Foo Fighters

    23. Which of the following characters travelled underground?

    A. Peter Wilkins
    B. John Daniel
    C. Niels Klime
    D. Hector Servadac

    24. What is the true appearance of a Vorlon (from [i]Babylon 5[/i]) under its encounter suit?

    A. Insect
    B. Cephalopod
    C. Angel
    D. Devil

    25. A planned additional installment to what horror movie series would have taken place in a post-apocalyptic wasteland?

    A. Friday the 13th
    B. Nightmare on Elm Street
    C. The Evil Dead
    D. Omen

    26. Watto’s junkyard in [i]Star Wars: The Phantom Menace[/i] contains what familiar object (added by the props department as an inside joke)?

    A. A phaser rifle from [i]Star Trek: The Next Generation[/i]
    B. A Dalek casing from [i]Doctor Who[/i]
    C. A hovercar from [i]Blade Runner[/i]
    D. An E.V.A. pod from [i]2001: A Space Odyssey[/i]

    27. Where does Robert A. Heinlein’s [i]Red Planet[/i] take place?

    A. Vallis Marineris
    B. Cydonia Mesae
    C. Syrtis Minor
    D. Noachis Terra

    28. What is the color nomenclature in the digital world of [i]Tron[/i]?

    A. Green is good, orange is evil
    B. White is good, black is evil
    C. Blue is good, red is evil
    D. Yellow is good, grey is evil

    29. What character in [i]Star Trek: The Next Generation[/i] was planned as a semiregular, but became one of the central characters?

    A. Lieutenant Worf
    B. Lieutenant Geordi La Forge
    C. Commander William T. Riker
    D. Counselor Deanna Troi

    30. What science fiction author took legal action against Brandywine Productions on the grounds that the movie [i]Alien[/i] was a plaigarism of one of his short stories?

    A. E. E. Smith
    B. A. Merritt
    C. John W. Campbell
    D. A. E. Van Vogt

    31. What is the ship’s computer referred to in [i]Blake’s 7[/i]?

    A. Zed
    B. Zem
    C. Zen
    D. Zev

    32. What form of energy powers the subterranean civilization in Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s [i]The Coming Race[/i]?

    A. Chi
    B. Vril
    C. Ley
    D. Phlogiston

    33. What is the disarmament code in [i]Dr. Strangelove[/i]?

    A. OPE
    B. POE
    C. OEP
    D. EPO

    34. In [i]Seetee Ship[/i] (and its sequel, [i]Seetee Shock[/i]) by Jack Williamson, what does “C.T.” (seetee) stand for?

    A. Cryptoterrestrial
    B. Contraterrene
    C. Cybertechnician
    D. Ctenological

    35. In the Tenctonese tongue (from [i]Alien Nation[/i]), what does “Kleezantsun/qo” mean?

    A. To see over
    B. Demon
    C. The touch
    D. A and B

    36. What is the politically correct term for the Underpeople in Cordwainer Smith’s [i]Instrumentality of Mankind[/i] series?

    A. Humanoids
    B. Homonids
    C. Homunculi
    D. Humanekas

    37. Which of the following names was invented by author Clifford Pickover for his novel [i]Chaos in Wonderland[/i]?

    A. Navanax
    B. Prohaptor
    C. Rheobatrachus
    D. None of the above

    38. What stole [i]Red Dwarf[/i] after the fifth season of the television series of the same name?

    A. Nanites
    B. Scutters
    C. Polymorph
    D. Holly

    39. Which of the following dinosaurs were not in [i]Jurassic Park[/i]?

    A. Triceratops
    B. Stegosaurus
    C. Tyrannosaurus Rex
    D. Dilophosaurus

    40. What is the origin of the extraterrestrial signal in [i]Contact[/i]?

    A. Sirius
    B. Polaris
    C. Vega
    D. Wolf 359

    41. On [i]Get Smart[/i], what is Agent 99’s real name?

    A. Elouise Miller
    B. Susan Hilton
    C. Victoria Royale
    D. We don’t know

    42. What sci-fi themed video game series was criticized for its similarity to the [i]Alien[/i] films?

    A. Metroid
    B. Turrican
    C. Overkill
    D. Descent

    43. What conspiracy movie did the United States government reportedly try to censor?

    A. Official Denial
    B. The X-Files: Fight the Future
    C. Independence Day
    D. The Arrival

    44. What is the name of the Martian in [i]My Favorite Martian[/i]?

    A. Jozyxqe
    B. Nineenert
    C. Thrakorzog
    D. Ozmodiar

    45. On [i]Sliders[/i], what was Quinn Mallory trying to invent whan he made the vortex generator?

    A. A quantum singularity generator
    B. A sonic servo
    C. A cloaking device
    D. An antigravity generator

    46. What gland did the monster in [i]The Relic[/i] extract from its human prey?

    A. Pituitary
    B. Hypothalamus
    C. Thyroid
    D. Adrenal

    47. What was the first science fiction movie to use computer graphics?

    A. Tron
    B. The Black Hole
    C. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
    D. The Lawnmower Man

    48. What is the restaurant at the end of the Universe in the Douglas Adams novel of the same name?

    A. Bradbury’s
    B. Wilbury’s
    C. Milliway’s
    D. Haddaway’s

    49. What is the myth-derived name of the genetically engineered virus in [i]Mission: Impossible II[/i]?

    A. Charybdis
    B. Chimera
    C. Griffin
    D. Medusa

    50. According to Neilsen ratings, what is the most popular science fiction series of all time?

    A. Star Trek: The Next Generation
    B. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
    C. Doctor Who
    D. Lost in Space

    #42636
    Anonymous
    Guest

    quote:


    Originally posted by DalekTek790:
    I’ve typed up about 50 multiple choice questions of varying difficulty relating to science fiction literature, film, and television, but I won’t be able to post it until I get an internet connection in my dorm. [img]images/smiles/icon_sad.gif[/img] So it may be a few weeks but I’ll get it to you and it’ll be good. [img]images/smiles/icon_cool.gif[/img]


    WOW! And good it is! Well done man!

    I’d love to set it up as THE ULTIMATE SCI FI QUIZ and give prizes etc. What do you think Dalek?

    Mind you, all I could offer would be a SadGeezer Sci Fi T shirt, mug etc. (And a few goodies to the originator 🙂

    #42637
    DalekTek790
    Participant

    quote:


    Originally posted by SadGeezer:
    I’d love to set it up as THE ULTIMATE SCI FI QUIZ and give prizes etc. What do you think Dalek?


    Sounds good, but I think C-Brate had first dibs. [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]

    #42638
    Anonymous
    Guest

    Dalektek: I prostrate myself before your Godliness.

    Sadgeezer: You might be able to use it. It depends if anyone here lives in Sydney, Australia or more importantly knows anyone who’ll be at the trivia night. Of course I couldn’t enter either but then again I never enter online competitions, even for prizes.

    edit: Do I have to beg for the answers?

    [ 21-09-2001: Message edited by: CBrate ]

    #42639
    DalekTek790
    Participant

    I posted the answers before, but the post didn’t “stick.” So here they are again:

    [b]I.[/b]
    1. I
    2. G
    3. D
    4. H
    5. J
    6. B
    7. C
    8. E
    9. A
    10. F

    [b]II.[/b]
    1. G
    2. O
    3. L
    4. K
    5. I
    6. H
    7. B
    8. C
    9. M
    10. E
    11. J
    12. F
    13. N
    14. A
    15. D

    [b]III.[/b]
    1. Z
    2. S
    3. A
    4. F
    5. V
    6. U
    7. R
    8. C
    9. T
    10. I
    11. L
    12. W
    13. K
    14. X
    15. B
    16. E
    17. Q
    18. N
    19. Y
    20. O
    21. H
    22. G
    23. P
    24. M
    25. D
    26. J

    [b]IV.[/b]
    1. I
    2. J
    3. E
    4. C
    5. H
    6. L
    7. O
    8. N
    9. F
    10. K
    11. M
    12. G
    13. D
    14. B
    15. A

    [b]V.[/b]
    1. C
    2. D
    3. B
    4. A
    5. C
    6. D
    7. C
    8. B
    9. D
    10. B
    11. A
    12. D
    13. C
    14. D
    15. C
    16. B
    17. B
    18. A
    19. B
    20. A
    21. C
    22. D
    23. C
    24. B
    25. C
    26. A
    27. C
    28. C
    29. A
    30. D
    31. C
    32. B
    33. A
    34. B
    35. D
    36. C
    37. D
    38. A
    39. B
    40. C
    41. D
    42. A
    43. C
    44. B
    45. D
    46. A
    47. B
    48. C
    49. B
    50. A

    [ 28-09-2001: Message edited by: DalekTek790 ]

    #42640
    Anonymous
    Guest

    Maybe you should have emailed them. Doesn’t matter now though.

    #42641
    Fantasma
    Participant

    [img]images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img]

    *Fantasma’s jaw drops at the awesomeness of that quiz posted above.

    Holy cow! I feel.. so.. uneducated. I looked it over and a might have been able to answer a question here or two.. I think I new more answers on my *twitch twitch* Organic Chemistry exams! And I didn’t know jack there!

    Excellent work on that quiz up there, but aren’t we supposed to be taught that stuff *before* we’re quizzed? [img]images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img]

    Oh wait.. I skipped that class, didn’t I? [img]images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img]

    #42642
    Anonymous
    Guest

    You should check the answers again.
    I was just going through the questions and while I don’t personally know the answers to all of them I noticed that the Relic answer was wrong as is the MI:2 one (Hypothalamus not Pituitary and Chimera not Medusa). As I said I don’t know all the answers so there could be others incorrect.

    #42643
    DalekTek790
    Participant

    I was going to e-mail the answers, but my e-mail system wasn’t working right.

    D was the answer to the old #49. I changed the question but apparently forgot to change the answer. I’ve edited the answer post now. The answer to #46 is correct, here is my verification.

    #42644
    Anonymous
    Guest

    From your verification

    quote[quote]A genetically-altered cross between a human, a lizard, and a jungle cat with a taste for anything that carries a brain it can chew on. The creature, it seems, needs the [b]hypothalamus gland[/b] to survive, and will go to any lengths to get it. [/quote]

    Embarrassing, non?

    [ 27-09-2001: Message edited by: CBrate ]

    Edit again: In Tron, they were blue and red.

    [ 27-09-2001: Message edited by: CBrate ]

    #42645
    Anonymous
    Guest

    Oh lordy! I really am sad. I got about 75% of the answers right. I obviously have no life and I’m doomed to be a sci-fi bore for all eternity. I think I need to go and do something mindless and athletic, out in the *shudder* fresh air.

    [ 27-09-2001: Message edited by: maryavatar ]

    #42646
    Anonymous
    Guest

    Whoa…how long did it take you to put all this together?
    *imagines the time and knowledge it must take to write a quiz like that, then adds Dalek to the list of people who’s brains she is going to steal and keep in jars on her desk so they can do all her thinking for her*

    #42647
    DalekTek790
    Participant

    quote:


    Originally posted by Catalina:
    Whoa…how long did it take you to put all this together?
    *imagines the time and knowledge it must take to write a quiz like that, then adds Dalek to the list of people who’s brains she is going to steal and keep in jars on her desk so they can do all her thinking for her*


    I worked on it for a few minutes at a time over a period of several weeks. I myself would only get about 100 out of 111 questions right without the online research I did. [img]images/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img]

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