Adaptations
Films/Movies
Science Fiction and Fantasy
Comics/Manga
100

What is the name of the author who wrote a romantic retelling of Achilles and Patroclus?

Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

100

“It jumped the shark” became a trope for “this TV series is out of good plot lines.” What is the name of the TV show this is from?

Happy Days

100

In the Harry Potter universe, what are the three unforgivable curses?

The Killing Curse (Avada Kedavra), the Cruciatus Curse (Crucio), and the Imperius Curse (Imperio).

100

Famous for her magical powers, red uniform, and mental breakdowns, Quicksilver is her famous twin.

The Scarlet Witch, also known as Wanda Maximoff

200

Name the 2025 film loosely based on a famous Shakespeare play and his wife.

Hamnet (Chloe Zhao)

200

The 1999 film 10 Things I Hate About You adapted this Shakespeare comedy into an American high school setting.

Taming of the Shrew

200

What is the name of the TCNJ alumnus who wrote a popular young adult fantasy novel?

Holly Black, The Cruel Prince

200

What is the real name of the DC Comics anti-hero Red Hood, whose notable death was decided via a phone poll in 1988?

Jason Todd

300

Dowry of Blood and The Historian are adaptations of this monstrous novel?

Dracula by Bram Stoker

300

In Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse, what planet is the spider that bites Miles Morales originally from?

Earth-42

300

What is the name of the emotional anesthetic drug from Brave New World?

Soma

300

The creator of this manga cites Walt Disney’s Bambi as the inspiration of his art style and his prolific manga series.

Astroboy

400

Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre was adapted into this novel told from the point of view of Bertha Mason, who was vilified by Brontë herself.

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

400

After all the money Aaron Sorkin spent to build the set of The American President, he reused that set for which Warner Bros. drama?

The West Wing

400

Which sci-fi series originated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Mormons?

Battlestar Galactica

400

Invincible, Deadly Class, Monsteress, and Saga are all comics from this comic publishing house.

Image Comics