mighty fine trivia by James Callan

Tag: science-fiction

Trivia quiz: Movies

Round 7 at the Old Pequliar on April 7, 2009

1) Two Seattle detectives swap trivia questions while keeping an eye on a lovely waitress in what 1987 movie?

2) Because of Madonna’s involvement, what 1985 drama filmed in Spokane was renamed Crazy for You in several countries?

3) What 1988 film “Based on true events in the life of Frank Dux” features Jean-Claude Van Damme competing in the Kumite, “the secret contest where the world’s greatest warriors fight in a battle to the death”?

4) “The first casualty of war is innocence” was the tagline for what Oscar-winning 1986 film?

5) Kiefer Sutherland, star of the real-time 24, plays a sinister voice in what 2003 suspense film also told in real time?

6) Following one in 1956 and one in 1978, what 1993 science fiction film starring Gabrielle Anwar was the third adaptation of a novel by Jack Finney?

7) What 1986 sequel won an Oscar for its star 25 years after the original movie, in which he also starred, was released?

8) Because Nicole Kidman injured herself while filming Moulin Rouge, Jodie Foster took over the lead in what 2002 thriller?

9) What 1999 mafia film features a score by The RZA, a copy of Rashomon, and extensive use of homing pigeons? (Half point for the short title, full point for the whole thing)

10) What actor or actress appeared in all nine of these films?

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Quiz: Science Fiction Authors

Team-requested round topic!

1) L. Ron Hubbard’s book Dianetics laid the foundations for what religion he went on to create?
2) Before writing the post-apocalyptic novel Riddley Walker, Russell Hoban wrote several childrens books about Frances, who was what kind of animal?
3) Which of these authors had the highest-grossing movie, adjusted for inflation, adapted from one of his novels: Arthur C. Clarke, Michael Crichton, Philip K. Dick, or H.G. Wells?
4) Which of these words was coined by Isaac Asimov in 1941: android, doohickey, positron, or robotics?
5) What novel, sometimes called the first science fiction novel, did Mary Shelley write in an effort to scare the bejeezus out of Lord Byron?
6) In the movie Back to the Future Part III, Doc Brown and Clara share the same favorite author. Who is he?
7) Ray Bradbury has appeared in one television commercial, a funny take on “the food of the future.” What food was it?
8) In Back to School, what author does Rodney Dangerfield’s character hire to write a paper on his own novels?
9) Aldous Huxley took the title of Brave New World from what Shakespeare play?
10) What competitive reality show takes its name from a phrase in one of George Orwell’s novels?

Average score, out of 16 teams: 5.81.

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