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Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Novels (Part 2)

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Apocalyptic and PostApocalyptic Novels Part 2 game quiz
"Post Apocalyptic fiction continues to be popular. There are hundreds of titles in this subgenre which makes being an "expert" something of a challenge. Are you one of these special few "experts?""

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. In which recent female authored novel is genetic modification at the center of the downfall of society?
    The Handmaid's Tale
    Oryx and Crake
    He, She, and It
    Glimmering


2. Which novel was out of print for many years because of its racist undertones?
    Bring the Jubilee
    Farnham's Freehold
    Blood Crazy
    The Last Man


3. Which of these novels features a stellar event which blinds the vast majority of the world?
    On the Beach
    Day of the Triffids
    This is the Way the World Ends
    Greybears


4. While vampires are a common theme in horror, there are few post-apocalyptic sci fi novels that deal with the topic. Which of the following specifically focuses on vampirism?
    Midnight Mass
    Black Death
    Empty World
    Through Darkest America


5. Which of these novels is the oldest?
    Malevil
    After London
    The Last Man
    Scarlet Plague


6. In what book does an engineered disease effectively kill all women?
    Genocides
    Some Will Not Die
    Faraday's Orphans
    White Plague


7. Which novel was not made into a film during the twentieth century?
    Damnation Alley
    The Rising
    Planet of the Apes
    Make Room! Make Room!


8. Which famed science fiction author has penned dozens of books including a few like "Dr. Bloodmoney," "Penultimate Truth," and "Solar Lottery" which all deal on some level with the apocalypse?
    Graham Masterson
    John Christopher
    Philip K. Dick
    John Wyndham


9. Which of the following titles was originally penned in English?
    Malevil
    Wild Shore
    Planet of the Apes
    The Ice People


10. Which of these titles is actually a chilling graphic novel which was also translated into an animated film that featured music from David Bowie, Roger Waters, and Genesis among others?
    Lot's Daughter
    Bring the Jubilee
    Z for Zachariah
    When the Wind Blows


11. Which author who wrote the sequel to "Day of the Triffids" also penned a novel in which parents go on a murderous rampage and want nothing more than to kill their children?
    Neal Barrett, Jr.
    Leigh Brackett
    David Palmer
    Simon Clark


12. What odd book was written in a language that only vaguely resembles English?
    A Canticle for Liebowitz
    Riddley Walker
    Through Darkest America
    Jitterbug


13. "War Day" is told in a documentary style.
    True
    False


14. Which of these titles is not specifically intended for young adult readers?
    A Boy And His Dog
    Z For Zachariah
    Plague 99
    The Giver


15. What Harry Harrison story was made into the film "Soylent Green" starring Charlton Heston?
    Make Room! Make Room!
    Mop Up
    Damnation Alley
    Chrysalids


16. In what year did Stephen King expand and revise his 1978 classic, "The Stand?"
    Answer: (A decade or two after the original)


17. In what nuclear post apocalyptic novel does the protagonist set out to save civilization one book at a time?
    The Long Loud Silence
    Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
    A Gift Upon the Shore
    Dawn


18. In what Arthur Herzog novel does the entire world population fall victim to a botched DNA experiment in which intelligence is eroded?
    Answer: (How smart are you?)


19. Which of these stories deals with a massive tectonic plate event which triggers the end of the world as we know it?
    Long Tomorrow
    Nature's End
    Level 7
    The Rift


20. Brian Keene has written two zombie apocalypse novels in recent years. One is the sequel to the other. Did "The Rising" or "City of the Dead" come most recently?
    Answer: (Four Words)

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