Only True Sci-Fi Fans Can Pass This Ultimate Trivia Quiz – Score 20/20!

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Are you a genuine sci-fi aficionado? Test your knowledge of iconic sci-fi films with this ultimate trivia quiz, featuring questions from easy warm-ups to brain-melting challenges on classics like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner, and The Matrix. Grab a pen, no googling, and see if you can ace all 20!

20 Trivia Questions on Iconic Sci-Fi Films

Question 1: In which year was 2001: A Space Odyssey released?

A. 1967
B. 1969
C. 1968
D. 1970

Question 2: Who directed the 1982 sci-fi classic Blade Runner?

A. James Cameron
B. Steven Spielberg
C. Ridley Scott
D. George Lucas

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

A. Sulaco
B. Nostromo
C. Prometheus
D. Event Horizon

Question 4: Which actor portrayed Han Solo in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)?

A. Mark Hamill
B. Harrison Ford
C. Carrie Fisher
D. Alec Guinness

Question 5: Who directed The Terminator (1984)?

A. Ridley Scott
B. James Cameron
C. Paul Verhoeven
D. John Carpenter

Question 6: In E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), what does E.T. famously want to phone?

A. Earth
B. His ship
C. Home
D. NASA

Question 7: Which director helmed Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)?

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

Question 8: Who played the lead role of Paul Atreides in David Lynch’s Dune (1984)?

A. Timothée Chalamet
B. Kyle MacLachlan
C. Patrick Stewart
D. Max von Sydow

Question 9: Metropolis (1927), considered a pioneering sci-fi film, was directed by whom?

A. Fritz Lang
B. F.W. Murnau
C. Sergei Eisenstein
D. Alfred Hitchcock

Question 10: In Planet of the Apes (1968), what shocking revelation occurs at the end?

A. The planet is Mars
B. It’s actually Earth
C. The apes are humans in disguise
D. Taylor is an alien

Question 11: Which film features the AI character HAL 9000?

A. The Matrix
B. 2001: A Space Odyssey
C. Westworld
D. Tron

Question 12: Who directed The Matrix (1999)?

A. James Cameron
B. The Wachowskis
C. Christopher Nolan
D. Guillermo del Toro

Question 13: In Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), what replaces humans?

A. Robots
B. Pod people
C. Clones
D. Mutants

Question 14: Which actor played Rick Deckard in Blade Runner (1982)?

A. Harrison Ford
B. Sean Young
C. Rutger Hauer
D. Edward James Olmos

Question 15: What is the name of the supercomputer in WarGames (1983)?

A. WOPR
B. Colossus
C. Deep Thought
D. Mother

Question 16: Who directed Solaris (1972)?

A. Andrei Tarkovsky
B. Ingmar Bergman
C. Stanley Kubrick
D. Steven Soderbergh

Question 17: In Back to the Future (1985), what speed must the DeLorean reach for time travel?

A. 69 mph
B. 88 mph
C. 100 mph
D. 55 mph

Question 18: Which sci-fi film won the first Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 1981?

A. Alien
B. Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
C. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
D. Blade Runner

Question 19: Who played Neo in The Matrix (1999)?

A. Keanu Reeves
B. Laurence Fishburne
C. Hugo Weaving
D. Carrie-Anne Moss

Question 20: In The Fifth Element (1997), what is Korben Dallas’s profession?

A. Policeman
B. Taxi driver
C. Bounty hunter
D. Scientist

Answers

  1. C. 1968 – 2001: A Space Odyssey premiered in 1968; 1967 was pre-production, 1969 the moon landing year, and 1970 too late.
  2. C. Ridley Scott – Scott directed the original Blade Runner; Cameron did Terminator, Spielberg E.T., Lucas Star Wars.
  3. B. Nostromo – The Nostromo is the ship in Alien; Sulaco is from Aliens, Prometheus from the prequel, Event Horizon from its namesake horror film.
  4. B. Harrison Ford – Ford iconic as Han Solo; Hamill was Luke, Fisher Leia, Guinness Obi-Wan.
  5. B. James Cameron – Cameron’s directorial debut was The Terminator; Scott did Alien, Verhoeven RoboCop, Carpenter The Thing.
  6. C. Home – E.T.’s line “E.T. phone home” is one of cinema’s most famous; others are incorrect inventions.
  7. B. Steven Spielberg – Spielberg wrote and directed it; Lucas produced Star Wars, Kubrick 2001, Scott Alien.
  8. B. Kyle MacLachlan – MacLachlan starred as Paul; Chalamet in 2021 version, others supporting roles.
  9. A. Fritz Lang – Lang’s silent masterpiece Metropolis influenced sci-fi; others directed different genres.
  10. B. It’s actually Earth – The Statue of Liberty reveals it’s future Earth; others misstate the twist.
  11. B. 2001: A Space Odyssey – HAL 9000 malfunctions aboard Discovery One; others have different AIs.
  12. B. The Wachowskis – Siblings Lana and Lilly directed; others helmed different sci-fi hits.
  13. B. Pod people – Emotionless duplicates grow from pods; others from different invasion films.
  14. A. Harrison Ford – Ford as the replicant-hunting Deckard; others played replicants or supporting roles.
  15. A. WOPR – Stands for War Operation Plan Response; others from Colossus, Hitchhiker’s Guide, Alien.
  16. A. Andrei Tarkovsky – The Soviet director adapted Stanisław Lem’s novel; others did remakes or unrelated works.
  17. B. 88 mph – Flux capacitor activates at 88 mph with 1.21 gigawatts; other speeds are wrong.
  18. B. Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back – It won in 1981 Oscars; Alien lost to it, others ineligible.
  19. A. Keanu Reeves – Reeves as the hacker-turned-Saviour; others key supporting cast.
  20. B. Taxi driver – Bruce Willis’s Korben is a cab driver turned hero; others fit different characters.

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