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Quiz about The Writings of Robert Heinlein
Quiz about The Writings of Robert Heinlein

The Writings of Robert Heinlein Quiz


Robert Heinlein was a prolific author of science fiction for over fifty years. Do you know which of these books and short stories he wrote?

A collection quiz by Rowena8482. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Rowena8482
Time
3 mins
Type
Quiz #
413,963
Updated
Sep 28 23
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
Plays
100
Last 3 plays: Guest 98 (13/15), Guest 166 (14/15), Guest 24 (14/15).
Select the books/stories written by Robert Heinlein.
There are 15 correct entries. Get 3 incorrect and the game ends.
Glory Road The Caves of Klydor Sargasso of Space Deathwing over Veynaa Rocketship Galileo To Ride Pegasus Starstormers Red Planet Away is a Strange Place to Be The Door into Summer First Contact Starman Jones John Carter of Mars Between Planets On the Slopes of Vesuvius Cliff and the Calories Podkayne of Mars Facing the Flag Puppet Masters The Man Who Travelled in Elephants Star Beast Citizen of the Galaxy Space Cadet Voyage to Venus A Bathroom of Her Own

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Most Recent Scores
Apr 23 2024 : Guest 98: 13/15
Apr 22 2024 : Guest 166: 14/15
Mar 16 2024 : Guest 24: 14/15
Feb 29 2024 : steepone: 15/15

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
Answer:

Robert Heinlein is known as "The Dean of Science Fiction".
His first short story to be published was "Life-line" in "Astounding" magazine in August 1939.
The stories in this quiz cover a large part of his fifty year career, during which time he produced 32 novels, almost 60 short stories, and anthologies, screenplays, TV shows, radio show episodes, and even songs!


"First Contact" and "Voyage to Venus" are both part of the UNEXA series by Hugh Walters. The series follows the adventures of four young astronauts as they explore our solar system together. The series was published between 1957 and 1981.
"Starstormers" is the first book in the series by Nicholas Fisk, following four children who build their own spaceship to go and find their parents. It was published in 1980.
"Deathwing over Veynaa" and "The Caves of Klydor" are each part of different series by Douglas Hill who published over fifty novels between 1967 and 2006.
"Facing the Flag" is by Jules Verne, published in 1896.
"John Carter of Mars" is part of the Barsoom series, by Edgar Rice Burroughs, who also wrote the "Tarzan" books.
"To Ride Pegasus" is part of the "Pegasus in Space" trilogy by Anne McCaffrey, who also wrote the "Dragonriders of Pern" series.
"Away is a Strange Place to Be" is one of the novels of H. M. Hoover, published in 1990.
Source: Author Rowena8482

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