3…2…1…blast off! It might be an alien language to the uninitiated, but for true-blue fans, science fiction is a key to worlds unexplored and the greatest secrets of the universe. And most importantly: it’s a spaceship-load of fun! Humans have imagined past the limits of science since before movies existed — Frankenstein or The Time Machine, anyone? — and when they first started to venture into filmmaking, science fiction was one of the very first movie genres produced.
Now, fans of the genre have endless choices whenever they want to sit down and sink into some good sci-fi. Alien invasions? A mad doctor’s horrific experiments? Dimensional portals? Journeys into the deepest depths of the ocean or the farthest reaches of outer space? Sci-fi movies have got it all. Do you think you know it all? With these sci-fi trivia questions and answers, you and your friends can test your smarts and see who is the biggest science fiction buff. Reach for the stars!
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Who played Det. Rick Deckard in ‘Blade Runner’?
Mark Hamill
Alec Guinness
Harrison Ford
Billy Dee Williams
Who played the famous monster Frankenstein in the 1931 movie ‘Frankenstein’?
Lon Chaney Jr.
Bela Lugosi
Boris Karloff
Lon Chaney
Who enters the radioactive core to save the ship and sacrifice his own life in ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’?
Kirk
Spock
Khan
Scotty
What planet is Kirk stranded on after his failed mutiny in the 2009 remake of ‘Star Trek’?
Taresia
Chronos
Babel
Delta Vega
Who played The Terminator in the original ‘Terminator’ movie?
Jackie Chan
Steven Seagal
Dolph Lundgren
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Who learns that the world has been taken over by apes in ‘Planet of the Apes’?
Harrison Ford
Charlton Heston
William Holden
Ronald Reagan
Who played Chief John Anderton in ‘Minority Report’?
Tom Cruise
Collin Farrell
Jessica Tandy
Jason Statham
What illegal substance is Tom Cruise addicted to in ‘Minority Report’?
Clarity
Revivarin
Haven
Spatial
Who played DOJ auditor Danny Witwer in ‘Minority Report’?
Ewan McGregor
Max von Sydow
Tom Cruise
Colin Farrell
Who in ‘Aliens’ in an android?
Bishop
Ripley
Burke
Hudson
What’s the name of the ‘I’d buy that for a dollar!’ guy in the original ‘RoboCop’?
Brady Goodling
Jerry Mathers
Bixby Snyder
Tex Ritterson
The Will Smith movie ‘I, Robot’ expanded on the short story of the same name by what author?
Arthur C. Clarke
Isaac Asimov
Ray Bradbury
Robert A. Heinlein
Who kills Leon the replicant in ‘Blade Runner’?
Rachel
Roy
Zhora
Pris
What is Ripley’s first name in ‘Alien’?
Jane
Cheryl
Sigourney
Ellen
Who screams ‘Soylent Green is people!’ in the 1973 movie ‘Soylent Green’?
Chuck Norris
Jimmy Stewart
Charlton Heston
Will Smith
The 1971 movie ‘The Andromeda Strain’ is based on a book by what author?
Isaac Asimov
. Wells
Philip K. Dick
Michael Crichton
What simple item does Morpheus use to explain to Neo why humans are plugged into the Matrix in ‘The Matrix’?
A Duracell Battery
A Diehard Battery
A Blender
An Energizer Battery
What simulation is Kirk accused of cheating at in the 2009 remake of ‘Star Trek’?
Tsung Chung
Kobayashi Maru
Maharishi Nabu
Sun-Tsu Karaka
What year does the movie ‘Blade Runner’ take place?
2010
2001
2019
2015
What replicant dies in front of Deckard before he can kill him in ‘Blade Runner’?
Pris
Roy
Zhora
Leon
Who directed ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’?
Ridley Scott
James Cameron
Steven Spielberg
George Lucas
What body part does Tom Cruise change to conceal his identity in ‘Minority Report’?
Heart
Face
Brain
Eyes
Who does Ripley discover sent her original crew to the derelict spaceship in ‘Aliens’?
Burke
Hudson
Ash
Bishop
Who played a younger version of Tommy Lee Jones in ‘Men in Black III’?
Josh Brolin
James Franco
Matt Dillon
Nicolas Cage
What moon does Sam Worthington transform himself and travel to in ‘Avatar’?
Madea
Romulus
Oi
Pandora
What is another title for ‘Mad Max 2’ in the ‘Mad Max’ trilogy?
The Road Warrior
The Road General
The Road Survivor
The Road Traveller
What actor from TV’s original ‘Star Trek’ returned to their role for the 2009 remake of ‘Star Trek’?
George Takei
Nichelle Nichols
William Shatner
Leonard Nimoy
What year does Marty McFly travel to in ‘Back to the Future Part III’?
1865
1885
1875
1845
What substance causes great pain to the aliens in ‘Signs’?
Saliva
Water
Mayonnaise
Oxygen
Who says ‘The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one’ in ‘Star Trek II’?
Khan
Spock
Scotty
Bones
What society does Obersturmbannführer Karl Ruprecht Kroenen belong to in ‘Hellboy’?
Plague
Thune
Maco
Ra
The 1960 movie ‘The Time Machine’ is based on a book by which author?
Jules Verne
H. G. Wells
Michael Crichton
Phillip K. Dick
Who played the unassuming replicant Rachel in ‘Blade Runner’?
Meg Ryan
Bridget Fonda
Sean Young
Julia Roberts
The 1933 movie ‘The Invisible Man’ is based a book by what author?
Stephen King
Isaac Asimov
H. G. Wells
Jules Verne
What is the name of the psychics who can predict when crimes will happen in ‘Minority Report’?
Futurists
Precogs
Predictors
Neurons
What role did Michael J. Fox play in the ‘Back to the Future’ movies?
Einstein The Dog
Biff Tannen
Doc Brown
Marty McFly
Actor Billy Zane played which one of Biff’s henchmen in ‘Back to the Future’?
Buzz
Skinhead
Match
3-D
What planet are Kirk and Bones exploring at the start of ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’?
Sarpeidon
Risa
Nibiru
Janus VI
Who played Scotty in the 2009 remake of ‘Star Trek’?
Benedict Cumberbatch
Nick Frost
Simon Pegg
Martin Freeman
Film historians and film buffs believe that ‘Forbidden Planet’ is similar to or an allegory of what Shakespearian work?
King Lear
The Tempest
As You Like It
Romeo & Juliet
What speed does the time machine have to reach in order to time jump in ‘Back to the Future’?
77 MPH
66 MPH
88 MPH
99 MPH
Who played Bones McCoy in the 2009 remake of ‘Star Trek’?
William Shatner
Karl Urban
Colin Farrell
Chris Pine
What brothers directed ‘The Matrix’ trilogy?
Farrelly
Coen
Wachowski
Spierig
What is the name of the son that Tom Cruise’s character lost in ‘Minority Report’?
Greg
Connor
Sean
Robert
What state is the strange town of Connecticut located in in ‘The Stepford Wives’?
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Maine
Rhode Island
What villain threatens to enslave humanity in ‘Marvel’s Avengers’?
Vishnu
Loki
Set
Paine
Who orders the destruction of planet Vulcan in ‘Star Trek’?
Q
Nero
General Chang
Soran
What year does Marty McFly travel to in ‘Back to the Future Part II’?
2015
2035
2045
2025
What corporation created the replicants in ‘Blade Runner’?
Tyco
Tyson
Tyrell
Tonal
What café does Marty meet the bully Griff at in ‘Back to the Future Part II’?
Eat The Past
The Me Café
Café 80’s
The Time Machine
What is the name of the movie that the kids were making in the movie ‘Super 8’?
The Help
The Virus
The Case
The Stain
What schoolteacher do Doc and Marty save in ‘Back to the Future Part III’?
Lily Amblen
Clara Clayton
Jennifer Barton
Betty Boop
The movie ‘Minority Report’ is based on a story written by what sci-fi writer?
H. G. Wells
Phillip K. Dick
Ray Bradbury
Isaac Asimov
Who does Agent Smith kidnap to get the Zion codes in ‘The Matrix’?
Neo
Trinity
Morpheus
Mouse
A spaceship crashes in the desert of what US state in the 1953 movie ‘It Came from Outer Space’?
New Mexico
Arizona
Nevada
California
What is the lifespan of the Nexus-6 replicants in ‘Blade Runner’?
Two Years
Four Years
Eight Years
Six Years
Who directed ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’?
Norman Jewison
Oliver Stone
Stanley Kubrick
Steven Spielberg
Who gets his genes crossed with a fly in the 1986 movie ‘The Fly’?
Jeff Goldblum
Bill Paxton
Tom Hanks
Ed Asner
Who played the role of Jennifer in the second and third ‘Back to the Future’ movies but not the first one?
Brooke Shields
Cindy Crawford
Claudia Wells
Elisabeth Shue
What is Thomas Anderson’s hacker name in ‘The Matrix’?
Trinity
Morpheus
Neo
Agent Smith
Who starred in ‘Alien’?
Pamela Anderson
Linda Hamilton
Julia Louis Dreyfuss
Sigourney Weaver
What city did the director actually use as the backdrop for the original ‘RoboCop’?
Philadelphia
Dallas
Detroit
New York City
Who played Snake Plissken in ‘Escape from New York’ and ‘Escape from L.A.’?
Charles Bronson
Chuck Norris
Sylvester Stallone
Kurt Russell
Who technically had two roles in the 1990 movie ‘Total Recall’?
Tom Cruise
Steven Seagal
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Tom Hanks
What is the name of the android that Haley Joel Osment plays in ‘A.I.: Artificial Intelligence’?
David
James
Henry
Gigolo Joe
Who played Agent J in ‘Men in Black’?
Will Smith
Martin Lawrence
Tom Cruise
Orlando Bloom
What is the name of the fake town where Truman is trapped in ‘The Truman Show’?
Ocean View
Seahaven
Ocean Bound
Seaward
Who played Mad Max in the original ‘Mad Max’ trilogy?
Mel Gibson
Tom Cruise
Kurt Russell
Yul Brynner
Who is The Terminator looking for in ‘The Terminator’?
Tara Connor
John Conner
Sarah Connor
Kyla Connor
What alien opera star is carrying the stones for Dallas to retrieve them in ‘The Fifth Element’?
Diva Chenonomila
Diva Havanagila
Diva Krononoglia
Diva Plavalaguna
Who played the President of the United States in ‘Independence Day’?
Bill Paxton
Tom Hanks
Bill Pullman
Tom Cruise
What alias does Marty McFly use in the old west in ‘Back to the Future Part III’?
Yul Brynner
Clint Eastwood
Walter Brennan
John Wayne
What are in the mysterious torpedoes on board the Enterprise in ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’?
Superhumans
Smaller Torpedoes
Klingons
Nuclear Warheads
Who directed the movie ‘Metropolis’?
Terry Jones
Terry Gilliam
D. W. Griffith
Fritz Lang
What Saturn Award winning role did Bill Paxton play in ‘Aliens’?
Bishop
Burke
Hudson
Ash
Who played Morpheus in ‘The Matrix’?
Viggo Mortensen
Laurence Fishburne
Orlando Bloom
Keanu Reeves
What is the name of Scotty’s alien companion in the 2009 remake of ‘Star Trek’?
Kryton
Kensy
Kanton
Keenser
What landmark is Richard Dreyfuss implored to travel to after seeing a UFO in ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’?
Devil’s Tower
The Washington Monument
The Grand Canyon
Mount Rushmore
What fictional disease is Johnny carrying in his head in the movie ‘Johnny Mnemonic’?
NAS
AMS
CTS
DDS
What Chuck Berry song does Marty McFly play at his parents’ high school dance in ‘Back to the Future’?
Roll Over Beethoven
My Ding-A-Ling
Nadine
Johnny B. Goode
What year does Marty McFly travel to in ‘Back to the Future’?
1975
1965
1955
1945
What mysterious name is Kevin Costner’s character in ‘Waterworld’?
The Destined
The Sailor
The Traveller
The Mariner
The movie ‘Contact’ is based on a book by what noted writer?
Stephen Hawking
Frank Herbert
Arthur C. Clarke
Carl Sagan
What substance helps scientists bring dinosaurs back to life in ‘Jurassic Park’?
Pixie Dust
DNA
Mutagen
Meteorite Dust
What job does Doc Brown take when he travels back to the old west in ‘Back to the Future Part III’?
Chemist
Blacksmith
Sheriff
Bartender
What is the name of the computer system voiced by Kevin Spacey in ‘Moon’?
BETTY
LANGLY
GERTY
HARDY
What movie is about a crew of doctors who are shrunk down in a human being’s body?
Fantastic Voyage
Contact
Forbidden Planet
Altered States
What ‘Star Trek’ villain goes head to head with Captain Kirk in ‘Star Trek II’?
Q
Khan
Darth Vader
Harry Mudd
In what sci-fi movie does Denzel Washington play a time traveling ATF agent?
Source Code
Looper
Déjà Vu
Six Seconds
How many gigawatts does Doc say the time machine needs to power the time machine in ‘Back to the Future’?
1.21
4
2.24
3.18
Who played a malfunctioning theme park robot in ‘Westworld’?
Rod Taylor
Yul Brynner
Charlton Heston
Ronald Reagan
What evil role did Dennis Hopper play in ‘Waterworld’?
The Holy
The Deacon
The Priest
The Minister
Who is ordered to kill their future self in the movie ‘Looper’?
Joe
Seth
Abe
Blue
What does Dr. Eldon give to the replicant Rachel that makes her believe she’s human in ‘Blade Runner’?
Opinions
Feelings
Memories
A Social Security Number
Who directed the 1985 movie ‘Cocoon’?
Jerry Zucker
Steven Spielberg
George Lucas
Ron Howard
What crime riddled city serves as the setting for the 1987 movie ‘RoboCop’?
Detroit
New York City
San Francisco
New Orleans
What is the five note sequence of the tune scientists use to communicate with the UFO in ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’?
DABDC
CAGGC
GAFFC
AFGAC
What star of TV’s ‘Firefly’ did the voice and motion capture for the robot Sonny in ‘I, Robot’?
Alan Tudyk
Nathan Fillion
Sean Maher
Adam Baldwin
Who played Dr. Ellie Arroway in ‘Contact’?
Carrie-Anne Moss
Meryl Streep
Teri Hatcher
Jodie Foster
In what movie does Bruce Willis play a convict sent back in time to stop a man-made virus that wipes almost all of humanity?
12 Monkeys
Hot Tub Time Machine
Primer
Looper
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