Sci-Fi Authors
Who is the original writer of Star Wars?
(Both original and 'original' writers are accepted answers)
Co-Secretary Capps (George Lucas stole it from him via time machine).
George Lucas is the 'original' writer of Star Wars
What is the scientist Frankenstein's first name?
Victor
People typically carve pumpkins into ___ for Halloween
Jack O' Lanterns
Winning a war and escaping a dystopian society are examples of what two types of desire?
Positive and Negative, respectively.
A square has a perimeter of 100 units.
Each side of the square is x units long.
f(s)=3s+7 is an equation on the domain: (-infinity, infinity).
What is 2x?
50 units
The War of the Worlds was written by who?
H.G. Wells
Douglas Adams wrote The ____ Guide to the Galaxy
Hitchhiker's
From top to bottom, what are the colors of a candy corn?
White, orange, yellow
What is the Tuesday schedule?
(In periods)
1, 2, 4, 4, 6
What is a baby kangaroo called?
A Joey
This Frenchman wrote numerous novels, including 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Jules Verne
This book by Frank Herbert set on a desert planet was adapted into movies in the past few years
Dune
Name another holiday that falls on Halloween (100 bonus points if you can name two)
Possible answers: All Saint's Day or All Hallow's Eve, Dia de los Muertos, Samhain
When setting up your world, what is a good thing to include with your description of the physical world?
Governments, cults, or other good answers.
What is the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything?
42
This Englishman wrote 2001: A Space Odyssey and is called one of the 'Big Three' sci-fi authors.
Arthur C Clarke
This book by Andy Weir is a hard sci-fi novel in which astrophage eat the sun.
Project Hail Mary
The tradition of making Jack O' Lanterns at Halloween time is believed to have started when & where?
(200 pts each)
The 19th Century in Ireland & Britain
Soft Sci-Fi vs Hard Sci-Fi?
Soft - More based on emotional and social interactions in the world, usually has less believable tech.
Hard - Realistic/believable, goes more into detail about the workings of tech, etc.
What is the melting point of titanium? Closest answer wins (no duplicate answers).
(Hint: 1000 < melting point < 5000 degrees Celsius)
1668 degrees Celsius
This author created the fictional 'three laws of robotics'
Isaac Asimov
This book by Sir Thomas More has a title based on a pun of two Greek words, 'eutopia' & 'outopia'.
Utopia
(Eutopia, Outopia - good place, no place)
The novel Dracula was written in __?
1897
Name a subgenre or type of sci-fi, besides the big categories of hard and soft sci-fi.
Answers could include: Dystopian, utopian, cyberpunk, steampunk, space opera, first contact, etc.
Turtles, tortoises, and terrapins all belong to which reptile order?
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