Can You Score 20/20? Ultimate Sci-Fi Movie Trivia Quiz – Test Your Knowledge of the Future!

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Blast off into the cosmos of sci-fi cinema with this thrilling 20-question trivia quiz! Covering iconic classics to modern masterpieces, these questions span easy starters to fiendishly tough challenges that will test even the most devoted fans. Grab a replicant-friendly drink and see if you can conquer the future of film knowledge!

20 Trivia Questions on Sci-Fi Movies

Question 1: In which year was the original Star Wars film, later subtitled A New Hope, released?

A. 1975
B. 1979
C. 1977
D. 1981

Question 2: Who directed 2001: A Space Odyssey?

A. Steven Spielberg
B. George Lucas
C. Ridley Scott
D. Stanley Kubrick

Question 3: What is the name of the commercial towing spaceship in Alien (1979)?

A. Prometheus
B. Nostromo
C. Serenity
D. Enterprise

Question 4: In The Matrix (1999), which colour pill does Neo choose to see the truth?

A. Blue
B. Green
C. Red
D. Yellow

Question 5: Who portrayed the titular cyborg assassin in The Terminator (1984)?

A. Dolph Lundgren
B. Sylvester Stallone
C. Jean-Claude Van Damme
D. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Question 6: What is the name of the sentient computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey?

A. GERTY
B. Mother
C. HAL 9000
D. SAL 9000

Question 7: Who directed the 1982 film Blade Runner?

A. James Cameron
B. Ridley Scott
C. David Fincher
D. Denis Villeneuve

Question 8: In E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), what does E.T. famously want to do?

A. Phone home
B. Fly a bike
C. Eat Reese’s Pieces
D. Heal Elliott

Question 9: What speed must the DeLorean reach to activate time travel in Back to the Future (1985)?

A. 69 mph
B. 88 mph
C. 100 mph
D. 120 mph

Question 10: Who directed Inception (2010)?

A. Alfonso Cuarón
B. Christopher Nolan
C. Guillermo del Toro
D. Alex Garland

Question 11: In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), who sacrifices themselves to save the crew?

A. James T. Kirk
B. Leonard McCoy
C. Montgomery Scott
D. Spock

Question 12: What is Rick Deckard’s profession in Blade Runner (1982)?

A. Corporate hacker
B. Shuttle pilot
C. Replicant hunter (Blade Runner)
D. Genetic engineer

Question 13: Who directed the 2013 survival thriller Gravity?

A. Ridley Scott
B. Ron Howard
C. Alfonso Cuarón
D. Michael Bay

Question 14: In Interstellar (2014), which crop is the first to be wiped out by the blight?

A. Wheat
B. Okra
C. Corn
D. Rice

Question 15: Who played Neo in The Matrix (1999)?

A. Hugo Weaving
B. Keanu Reeves
C. Laurence Fishburne
D. Joe Pantoliano

Question 16: Who directed the 1984 adaptation of Dune?

A. Denis Villeneuve
B. Alejandro Jodorowsky
C. Ridley Scott
D. David Lynch

Question 17: In Arrival (2016), what are the extraterrestrial beings known as?

A. Shells
B. Heptapods
C. Mimics
D. Visitors

Question 18: Who wrote and directed Ex Machina (2014)?

A. Duncan Jones
B. Neill Blomkamp
C. Gareth Edwards
D. Alex Garland

Question 19: In Jurassic Park (1993), who says the line “Life finds a way”?

A. John Hammond
B. Alan Grant
C. Ian Malcolm
D. Ellie Sattler

Question 20: Who directed Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)?

A. Joss Whedon
B. Taika Waititi
C. Jon Favreau
D. James Gunn

Answers

  1. C. 1977 – Star Wars premiered on 25 May 1977; other years are from sequels or nearby releases like Close Encounters.
  2. D. Stanley Kubrick – Kubrick co-wrote and directed the 1968 masterpiece; others helmed later sci-fi classics.
  3. B. Nostromo – The USCSS Nostromo is explicitly named in the film and novelisation; others are from Prometheus, Firefly, and Star Trek.
  4. C. Red – Neo takes the red pill offered by Morpheus to escape the Matrix simulation; blue would have erased his knowledge.
  5. D. Arnold Schwarzenegger – Schwarzenegger’s iconic role launched his stardom; others are action stars from the era but not in the film.
  6. C. HAL 9000 – HAL 9000 is the film’s antagonistic AI; others appear in Moon, Alien, and a fictional variant.
  7. B. Ridley Scott – Scott directed the original 1982 version; others did sequels or reboots like Blade Runner 2049.
  8. A. Phone home – E.T.’s plea “E.T. phone home” is one of cinema’s most quoted lines; others are key actions but not the phrase.
  9. B. 88 mph – Doc Brown specifies 88 miles per hour with 1.21 gigawatts; other speeds are incorrect or from parodies.
  10. B. Christopher Nolan – Nolan wrote and directed the dream-heist thriller; others directed other mind-benders like Gravity.
  11. D. Spock – Spock performs the Vulcan nerve pinch and exposes himself to radiation to save the ship; others survive.
  12. C. Replicant hunter (Blade Runner) – Deckard is a blade runner tasked with retiring rogue replicants; others are plausible sci-fi jobs but not his.
  13. C. Alfonso Cuarón – Cuarón’s innovative long takes defined the film; others directed space films like Apollo 13.
  14. B. Okra – The blight destroys okra after wheat in the film’s dystopian Earth; others are later-affected crops.
  15. B. Keanu Reeves – Reeves starred as the hacker-turned-saviour; others played Morpheus, Agent Smith, and Cypher.
  16. D. David Lynch – Lynch’s cult adaptation starred Kyle MacLachlan; Villeneuve did the recent versions.
  17. B. Heptapods – The non-linear time-perceiving aliens are heptapods due to their seven-limbed form; others from different films.
  18. D. Alex Garland – Garland’s directorial debut explores AI Turing tests; others directed Source Code, District 9, Monsters.
  19. C. Ian Malcolm – Chaos theorist Jeff Goldblum’s Malcolm delivers the line; others are key characters but not the speaker.
  20. D. James Gunn – Gunn co-wrote and directed the Marvel hit; others helmed other MCU films.

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