Written by Michael Crichton

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1. Michael Crichton's novel "Eaters of the Dead" is based on which historical story? Beowulf King Arthur Sigurd Gilgamesh

2. An island of genetically engineered creaters runs into technical difficulties, which lead to a disaster of giant proportions. Ian Malcolm, Alan Grant, Ellie Sattler and Robert Muldoon try to save, not the island, but their own lives. Which novel am I? Answer: (Two words, no "the")

3. In the story of "Congo", an expedition to the Lost City of Zinj is waylaid by which group of animals? panthers bears rabbits gorillas

4. Into the waters of which ocean do the characters in the novel "Sphere" dive? Atlantic Arctic Indian Pacific

5. In Crichton's sequel "The Lost World", Alan Grant and friends return to the original dinosaur park to destroy remnants that survived the first book. True False

6. In the novel "Prey", a killer strain of what threatens to kill its investigators? rabbits virus robots squid

7. The novel that flung Crichton into the spotlight, "The Andromeda Strain" deals with a deadly virus coming from where? space a volcano deep sea a genetics laboratory

8. With which of the following topics does Crichton's novel "Disclosure" deal with? all of these industrial sabotage sexual harrassment corporate mergers

9. Another novel made into a movie, which novel deals with a murder at the top of a Japanese office building at the night of the opening? Answer: (Two words - no "the")

10. Which company finds itself under attack in the novel "Airframe"? Boeing/McDonnell-Douglas Norton Aircraft Airbus Industries Victor Aeronautics

11. Why does Harry Benson, in "The Terminal Man", suffer from violent seizures? drug abuse a car accident brain defect surgical implants

12. "The Great Train Robbery" was awarded the Edgar Award as the best mystery for the year 1980. True False

13. Where in medieval Europe do the characters of "Timeline" find themselves? England France Germany Italy

14. Michael Crichton's first award winning book was published under the name Jeffrey Hudson. It deals with a death following an illegal abortion. What is the title of the book? Against the Wall The Butchered Daughter A Case of Need On the Table

15. This 1996 movie was written by Michael Crichton along with his wife Anne-Marie Martin. It stars Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton. What is the name of the movie? Project X Twister As Good as It Gets The Evening Star

16. Which of Michael Crichton's non-fiction books is actually an autobiography? Jasper Johns Travels Electronic Life Five Patients

17. Which successful television program was created, written and produced by Crichton? Chicago Hope General Hospital Third Watch ER

18. Michael Crichton has written a successful computer game, although it was released way back in 1982. What is the name of the game? Emergency Amazon Jones Combat Zone

19. Michael Crichton paid for medical school by writing mystery thrillers such as "Binary", "Drug of Choice", "Zero Cool", "Odds On" and more. Under what pen name did he write these novels? Jeremy Salk Jeffrey Hudson John Lange Michael Douglas

20. Michael Crichton had always wanted to become a writer. Nevertheless, the Harvard English department disagreed. For which major did Crichton finally get a Harvard degree? business administration accounting law anthropology