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Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Novels (Part 2)

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Science Fiction : Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Novels (Part 2)

Introduction:
"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?""


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?
    Day of the Triffids
    This is the Way the World Ends
    On the Beach
    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?
    Through Darkest America
    Empty World
    Midnight Mass
    Black Death


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


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


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


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?
    John Christopher
    Graham Masterson
    John Wyndham
    Philip K. Dick


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


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?
    When the Wind Blows
    Z for Zachariah
    Lot's Daughter
    Bring the Jubilee


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?
    Simon Clark
    David Palmer
    Neal Barrett, Jr.
    Leigh Brackett


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?
    The Giver
    Plague 99
    A Boy And His Dog
    Z For Zachariah


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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