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The 40 questions

  1. Who wrote "Fahrenheit 451"?
  2. Which manga inspired the 2019 film "Alita: Battle Angel"?
  3. Which Heinlein novel introduced the word "grok"?
  4. Which Spielberg film is based on a Philip K. Dick story?
  5. Who wrote "Malevil" (1972), about the survivors of a nuclear war?
  6. Which SF subgenre features hackers, megacorporations and neon cities?
  7. In "Westworld", what are the androids of the park called?
  8. Who is the bounty hunter of the "Metroid" games?
  9. Who plays John Connor’s mother in "Terminator 2"?
  10. Which sweets does Elliott use to lure E.T.?
  11. Who wrote "The Left Hand of Darkness"?
  12. Which AI guides Master Chief in "Halo"?
  13. Which H. G. Wells novel follows the scientist Griffin?
  14. Who plays Leeloo in "The Fifth Element"?
  15. Who composed the music of "Blade Runner" (1982)?
  16. Which fashion designer made the costumes of "The Fifth Element"?
  17. Which name does Paul Atreides take among the Fremen?
  18. Who plays Max in the original "Mad Max" (1979)?
  19. In "They Live", what lets the hero see the hidden aliens?
  20. Who created "The Twilight Zone" (1959)?
  21. In "Jurassic Park", the dinosaur DNA comes from mosquitoes trapped in what?
  22. What is the name of Captain Harlock’s ship (Albator in France)?
  23. In Asimov’s "Foundation", who invented psychohistory?
  24. Who wrote "The War of the Worlds"?
  25. Which Czech writer introduced the word "robot" in 1920?
  26. What mysterious object appears in "2001" at the dawn of mankind?
  27. Which 17th-century writer told of a trip to the Moon in "The Other World"?
  28. Which major SF award is named after the founder of "Amazing Stories"?
  29. Who commands the submarine Nautilus?
  30. What was RoboCop’s name when he was a human police officer?
  31. Which car becomes a time machine in "Back to the Future"?
  32. Which comic artist created the Nikopol trilogy?
  33. Which Philip K. Dick novel inspired "Blade Runner"?
  34. In "Portal", which AI puts the player through tests?
  35. In which René Laloux film are humans kept as pets by the giant Draags?
  36. Who wrote the novel "The Martian", filmed with Matt Damon?
  37. Who wrote the novel "Planet of the Apes" (1963)?
  38. What is the surname of the commander in "Mass Effect"?
  39. Which actor plays Johnny Silverhand in "Cyberpunk 2077"?
  40. Which artist designed the creature in "Alien"?

Answer key

  1. Ray Bradbury
  2. Gunnm
  3. Stranger in a Strange Land
  4. Minority Report
  5. Robert Merle
  6. Cyberpunk
  7. Hosts
  8. Samus Aran
  9. Linda Hamilton
  10. Reese’s Pieces
  11. Ursula K. Le Guin
  12. Cortana
  13. The Invisible Man
  14. Milla Jovovich
  15. Vangelis
  16. Jean-Paul Gaultier
  17. Muad’Dib
  18. Mel Gibson
  19. Sunglasses
  20. Rod Serling
  21. Amber
  22. Arcadia
  23. Hari Seldon
  24. H. G. Wells
  25. Karel Čapek
  26. A black monolith
  27. Cyrano de Bergerac
  28. The Hugo Award
  29. Captain Nemo
  30. Alex Murphy
  31. DeLorean
  32. Enki Bilal
  33. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
  34. GLaDOS
  35. Fantastic Planet
  36. Andy Weir
  37. Pierre Boulle
  38. Shepard
  39. Keanu Reeves
  40. H. R. Giger

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