CLASSIC SCI FI
TECHNOLOGY
TROPES/ARCHETYPES
GENRE
MOVIES/TV
100

Frank Herbert written novel which explores politics and ecology on a desert planet.

What is Dune?

100

This is the common sci-fi technology that allows people to travel instantly between locations or planets.

What is teleportation?

100

A future where society is oppressed by a totalitarian government.

What is a dystopia? 

100

The acronym ABDCE.

What is the Action, Background, Development, Climax and Ending?

100

This TV series features a time-traveling alien known as The Doctor.

What is Doctor Who?

200

This novel by Mary Shelley is often called the first science fiction story.

What is Frankenstein?

200

This is the term for a character who is part human, part machine, often exploring themes of identity.

What is a cyborg?

200

The character that guides and teachers the hero.

What is the mentor?

200

Told from the viewpoint of "I".

What is First Person Perspective?

200

This movie series features giant robots called Autobots fighting Decepticons.

What is Transformers?

300

In “The War of the Worlds,” this species invades Earth with advanced technology.

Who are the Martians?

300

A binary star system

What is having two suns? 

300

A morally grey character who fights against corrupt authorities or systems.

What is the Rebel/Rogue/Anti-hero

300

Sound, Touch, Taste, Smell, Sight

What is Imagery?

300

This TV show features the starship Enterprise exploring space and promoting peace.

What is Star Trek?

400

The Answer to "Life, the Universe and Everything" 

42

400

Satellites' power supply.  

What is Solar Energy?

400

A future in which a catastrophic event has threatened humanity, but a small number of survivors remain. 

What is post-apocalypse? 

400

Resolved, Ambiguous, Twist, etc.

What is an Ending?

400

This 2010 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio explores dreams within dreams.

What is Inception?

500

This George Orwell novel is a dystopian classic about surveillance and totalitarian control.

What is 1984?

500

The acronym FLT.

What is Faster Than Light

500

When a story uses flashbacks or jumps in time, this is called this narrative technique.

What is non-linear narrative?

500

The act of providing straight forward information and explanation. 

What is exposition?

500

Mark Watney's (Protagonist) profession in the film, The Martian. 

What is a Botanist?

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