Sci-fi Curses
"Your mother has a smooth forehead" is the gravest insult you can give to a member of this Star Trek species
Who are the Klingons?
Despite having no metahuman abilities, this character, first appearing in Action Comics No. 23, became an iconic Superman archenemy
Who is (Lex) Luthor?
Year 4 after the Battle of Yavin, Death Star II, electrocution
Who is Darth Vader (Anakin Skywalker)?
M+V: He's a miracle worker, she's not a witch, she's his wife
Who are "Miracle Max" and Valerie?
When measuring data capacity, the prefix "kibi" means this power of two, not 1,000 like "kilo"
What is 1,024?
This little blue guy from a 2002 Disney film made a robot vomit by shouting, "Meega nala kweesta!"
Who is Stitch?
Hiro Hamada's origin story in Disney's Big Hero 6 is motivated by the death of this person, his older brother
Who is Tadashi (Hamada)?
March 25, year 3019 of the Third Age, inside Mount Doom, immolation
Who is Gollum (Sméagol)?
F+W: Together, they raise their two children, Pebbles and Bamm Bamm
Who are Fred and Wilma (Flintstone)?
This storage medium came in 8", 5¼", and 3½" sizes?
What is a floppy disk?
This Huttese term means "fodder" (usually of the Bantha variety), not "feces" as is often believed
What is poodoo?
Odin assigned this all-seeing Asguardian as the keeper of the Bifröst
Who is Heimdall?
May 2, 1998, The Shrieking Shack, poisoned
Who is (Severus) Snape?
C+E: They saved up to seek adventure "out there" at Paradise Falls, but she didn't get to go
Who are Carl and Ellie (Fredricksen)?
Deep Blue defeated this chess grandmaster in a 1997 tournament
Who is (Garry) Kasparov?
Mork's preferred profanity on "Mork and Mindy"
What is shazbot?
Some other heroes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe wear capes, but this physician has a sentient cape that wears him
Who is Doctor Strange?
2371, Veridian III, crushed by a collapsing bridge
Who is Captain (James T.) Kirk?
G+M: She cuts the blooms off of roses, he loves it when she speaks French
Who are Gomez and Morticia (Addams)?
This Apple co-founder, along with Steve Jobs
Who is (Steve) Wozniak?
In "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" franchise, this is the rudest word in the universe; also, the name of an Earth country
What is Belgium?
This founding member of the Justice League originates from an island named for a Greek mythological capital city
Who is Wonder Woman (Diana Prince)?
About 2517, Mr. Universe's Planet, impaled
Who is (Hoban) "Wash" (Washburne)?
B+B: "Thou and I are too wise to woo peacably"
Who are Benedick and Beatrice?
Nicknamed "Grandma COBOL," this rear admiral in the United States Navy was credited with implementing the first compiler
Who is (Read Admiral Grace Murray) Hopper?