Sci-fi: Space Travel
TV Show about the crew of the Starship Enterprise exploring space.
Star Trek
TV show about an alien who travels through time with their human "Companions."
Doctor Who
Radio broadcast about an alien invasion that caused panic when Americans mistook it for a real attack.
The War of the Worlds
Fantasy subgenre where characters travel from the "real world" to a magical world.
Portal fantasy
Race of magical beings who live in the woods and have historically feuded with dwarves.
elves
What happens to the teenager Marilyn at the end of "The Cold Equations?"
She dies
The names of the two species of future humans in The Time Machine (both answers required for full points).
Eloi and Morlocks
Klaatu warns humans about using this technology in The Day the Earth Stood Still.
nuclear weapons/technology
A universal character type, idea, or symbol that appears in stories across many different cultures/time periods.
archetype
Animals who are friends with Gandalf and rescue him and the dwarves from wolves.
eagles
"The Doomsday Machine" warns viewers about the dangers of this element of Cold War conflict.
Military escalation/arms races
The name for a deeply flawed or imperfect fictional society, such as the one portrayed in The Time Machine.
dystopia
The aliens in War of the Worlds are from this planet.
Mars
Fantasy subgenre that includes darker themes and often incorporates elements of horror.
Ability granted by Gollum/Bilbo's magic ring.
In "The Cold Equations," why does Barton believe that Marilyn's parents will hate him?
They are from Earth and do not understand the dangers of space travel
Type of paradox in which objects or information are never created because they are brought from the future into the past.
Type of alien story in which aliens seek to befriend and understand humans.
beneficial
This is an archetypal story pattern that shows a good-aligned character's growth, victory, and transformation.
hero's journey
Villain who represents the destructive power of greed.
Smaug
Give ONE possible reason why the creators of Star Trek may have chosen to use a sci-fi setting to address real-world problems.
Multiple answers: possibly to make it less controversial, keep people interested in the story, reach a wider audience
The author of The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds.
H.G. Wells
Stories about aliens attacking Earth are often allegories for this.
Foreign invasion
In The Empire Strikes Back, this archetype is represented when Luke loses his hand in a lightsaber battle.
incurable wound
Character who slays Smaug and attempts to claim treasure for his people.
Bard (the Bowman)