Movies
What is the AI system called in the Terminator movies that brought about the end of the world?
Skynet
What book series can Kris not shut up about that depicts a world-destroying storm?
The Way of Kings, Stormlight Archive
What causes zombies to be created in the TV show The Walking Dead?
a virus
Complete the quote: "I'll be.... "
back!
What are the 4 biblical horsemen of the apocalypse?
war, famine, death, conquest
Why does The Terminator want to kill Sarah Connor?
She will be the mother of John Connor, the future leader of humanity against the robots
What temperature does paper start to burn, serving as the title of this famous dystopia novel?
Fahrenheit 451
The lead singer of what famous emo band also wrote a series of apocalypse comic books about superpowered children?
Gerard Way, My Chemical Romance
In the movie Don't Look Up, what were the protagonists trying to convince people to look up and see?
comet
What culture was speculated to predict doomsday as occurring in 2012?
Mayans
What is the fake reality called that humans live in in the plot of this 1999 classic starring Keanu Reeves
The Matrix
In Catching Fire, the 2nd book/movie in The Hunger Games series, what format was the Quarter Quell games landscape organized in?
a clock
What caused the second apocalypse during season 4 of the hit show The 100
Nuclear reactors melting down after centuries of no maintenance or repair
What recent movie depicted people trying to stay silent else aliens could hunt them?
A Quiet Place
Created by H.P. lovecraft, this alien creature slumbers at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean and is usually depicted as a giant squid-like being, though his true form is unknowable
Cthulhu
What are the 5 main factions present in the Divergent series?
Dauntless, Amity, Erudite, Candor, Abnegation
The dystopian book by George Orwell that has, at various points, been banned in Russian schools for criticizing communism, and banned in American schools for criticizing capitalism
1984
In The Umbrella Academy, what is the name of the mannequin that Number 5 falls in love with after his time-traveling ability strand him in the post-apocalypse?
Dolores
From what country does the myth of zombies originate?
Haiti
In Norse mythology, what mythical wolf breaks free of his chains, setting off the course of events that leads to Ragnarok?
Fenrir
What is the name of the warlord that rules over The Citadel in the post-apocalyptic movie Mad Max: Fury Road?
Immortan Joe
In best-selling fantasy novels + now movies, what type of power is Paul Atreides searching for when he escapes the violent coup, following his father's advice?
desert power
What is the name of the fungus that causes the apocalypse in The Last of Us? Hint: it exists in real life but only affects arachnids and insects, also known as the zombie-ant fungus
Ophiocordyceps Unilateralis aka Cordyceps fungus
What was the name of the asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs?
Chicxulub
The name of the branch of theology that studies the end of the world and human mythos about it. Also known as The Doctrine of Last Things
Eschatology