Mars: It Ain't Just a Candy Bar

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1. H. G. Wells' novel "The War of the Worlds" is about a Martian invasion of Earth. What city is the setting for this tale? London Trenton, New Jersey New York City Los Angeles

2. The ancient Greeks called the fourth planet Ares after their god of war. True False

3. In the 20th century, only two major movies were based on sets of bubble gum cards, AKA trading cards. One was "Garbage Pail Kids". The other was ________? Mission to Mars The War of the Worlds Mars Attacks Red Planet

4. All astronomers agree that there are canals on Mars. True False

5. What four-letter English word is the third-person singular form of a transitive verb which means "to damage or deface"? Answer: (one word)

6. Which of these products is not made by the Mars candy company? Crunch Twix Snickers M&M's

7. The German title of this classic sitcom is "Mein Onkel vom Mars." What is its English title? Answer: (Three Words)

8. Who played the title role in the 1978 movie thriller "Eyes of Laura Mars"? Faye Dunaway Audrey Hepburn Jill Clayburgh Vanessa Redgrave

9. What 1993 animated TV series combined the appeal of motorcycles with the mystique of the red planet? Two-Wheeled Terrors Motorcycle Martians Biker Mice from Mars Little Green Bikers

10. Van Heflin, Tommy Dorsey and his band, and Bob Crosby and his band all appeared in this 1943 movie about a young, stagestruck woman. Its title was "Presenting Lily Mars"? Who played the title role? Betty Grable Judy Garland Barbara Stanwyck Ann Blythe

11. In 1938, Orson Welles did a radio broadcast that terrified millions of people, mainly because they had missed the announcements at the beginning of and during the show that it was fiction. The show was an adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds." What group presented it, and on what network? Westinghouse Theatre on NBC Federal Theatre on CBS Mercury Theatre on CBS Mercury Theatre on NBC

12. Who wrote the short story collection "The Martian Chronicles"? Theodore Sturgeon Arthur C. Clarke Ray Bradbury Robert Heinlein

13. The creator of Tarzan also created a character who had many adventures on Mars. What was his name? Bomba Jon Carter Luthor Yttrium

14. According to author John Gray, "Men are from Mars, Women are from _____". Answer: (One Word)

15. Who played Franz Liebkind in "The Producers", Inspector Kemp in "Young Frankenstein", and Otto on "Malcolm in the Middle"? Edward Marsfield Robert Mars-Bennett Kenneth Mars Steven Marston