Quizzy
These people email a quiz each week; I thought this week's might amuse some of you.
I got 9. And a half. :<{
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Fiction
Much fiction is concerned with imaginary worlds or situations - often set sometime in the future. This is called science fiction or fantasy fiction. Use this brainteaser to test your knowledge of this kind of fiction - in films and television as well as books.
Questions:
1. In the 1890s, who wrote books entitled "The Time Machine" and "The War of the Worlds"?
2. Name the 1979 movie which had Sigourney Weaver as its heroine and included designs by H. R. Giger.
3. Which 1817 novel by Mary Shelley was an early example of fantasy fiction?
4. Who wrote the books "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (1864) and "From the Earth to the Moon" (1865)?
5. What were the titles of the two sequels to the film "The Matrix" which both appeared in 2003?
6. What was the name of the malfunctioning computer in the 1968 book and film "2001: A Space Odyssey"?
7. Which US science-fiction television series has achieved cult status since it was created by Gene Roddenberry in 1963?
8. Which Russian-born US author stated "the three laws of robotics" in a 1941 story?
9. In Ray Bradbury's 1953 novel "Fahrenheit 451" - and the 1966 film version - what happens at the temperature of "Fahrenheit 451"?
10. Who wrote the Earthsea quartet and the Hainish future history stories?
Answers:
Find out the answers here, or copy and paste this link into your browser address bar: http://www.xrefer.com/quiz
I got 9. And a half. :<{
Welcome to the Friday Brainteaser from Xrefer, provider of the Xreferplus online reference service.
Science Fiction and Fantasy Fiction
Much fiction is concerned with imaginary worlds or situations - often set sometime in the future. This is called science fiction or fantasy fiction. Use this brainteaser to test your knowledge of this kind of fiction - in films and television as well as books.
Questions:
1. In the 1890s, who wrote books entitled "The Time Machine" and "The War of the Worlds"?
2. Name the 1979 movie which had Sigourney Weaver as its heroine and included designs by H. R. Giger.
3. Which 1817 novel by Mary Shelley was an early example of fantasy fiction?
4. Who wrote the books "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (1864) and "From the Earth to the Moon" (1865)?
5. What were the titles of the two sequels to the film "The Matrix" which both appeared in 2003?
6. What was the name of the malfunctioning computer in the 1968 book and film "2001: A Space Odyssey"?
7. Which US science-fiction television series has achieved cult status since it was created by Gene Roddenberry in 1963?
8. Which Russian-born US author stated "the three laws of robotics" in a 1941 story?
9. In Ray Bradbury's 1953 novel "Fahrenheit 451" - and the 1966 film version - what happens at the temperature of "Fahrenheit 451"?
10. Who wrote the Earthsea quartet and the Hainish future history stories?
Answers:
Find out the answers here, or copy and paste this link into your browser address bar: http://www.xrefer.com/quiz