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Other worlds. Other times. What do you know about adventures in space, time and fantasy?
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category Asimov, Isaac category Banks, Iain M
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category Bujold, Lois category Burroughs, E. R.
category Card, Orson Scott category Clarke, A.C.
category Dick, Philip K folder Dragonlance (32)
category Gabaldon, Diana category Gibson, William
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category Heinlein, Robert A. category Herbert, Frank
category Lewis, C. S. category McCaffrey, Anne
category Moorcock, Michael category Rankin, Robert
category Reeve, Philip category Smith, E. E. 'Doc'
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category Turtledove, Harry category Verne, Jules
category Weber, David category Wells, H. G.
category Westerfeld, Scott category Wyndham, John
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1 trivia quiz  Classic Science Fiction Novels cool
This quiz tests your familiarity with the classic works of science fiction literature. Most of the novels mentioned received the Hugo Award, one of the science fiction community's highest honors.
Average 25Q
4512 plays
Aug 20 00
Akhnaten gold
2 trivia quiz  Doctor Who Novelisations - An Unearthly Child icon
There have been many "Doctor Who" novelisations of the episodes. This is about one of the first of those novelisations, based on the first ever "Doctor Who" serial, "An Unearthly Child", written by Terrance Dicks. There may be spoilers.
Average 10Q
69 plays
Aug 29 06
JasonOgg
3 trivia quiz  Science Fiction First Lines coolicon
Can you spot which famous science fiction novel the following first lines are from? (I have used the first "proper" line, not any chapter heading quotes or forewords.)
Tough 10Q
426 plays
Jul 17 07
Rowena8482 gold
4 trivia quiz  More Science Fiction First Lines coolicon
Can you remember which science fiction books the following first lines are from? Some are from 'Young Adult' fiction.
Very Difficult 10Q
168 plays
Oct 25 07
Rowena8482 gold
5 trivia quiz  Speculative Science Fiction coolicon
Speculative science fiction is a type of work which focuses more on a fascinating setting or situation than on characters or plot details. In each question you will be given one of these situations, and must identify the work or author from which it cam
Average 10Q
978 plays
Jul 10 02
kevinatilusa
6 trivia quiz  Dystopias in Literature coolicon
Sometimes the future just isn't all that it was made out to be.
Average 10Q
774 plays
Jun 16 04
kevinatilusa
7 trivia quiz  Rubbish Superheroes icon
Superheroes aren't always all-powerful beings, harmed only by lumps of green rock. Some who have appeared in publications over the years are frankly ridiculous. But which of the below are real, and which did I make up?
Tough 10Q
1683 plays
Nov 12 02
Islingtonian
8 trivia quiz  The Plurality of Worlds icon
The debate on whether intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe has gone on for a long time. Centuries ago, the idea was called 'the plurality of worlds' - and the arguments over it form the very earliest works of science fiction.
Difficult 10Q
378 plays
Jun 25 01
CellarDoor editor
9 trivia quiz  Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Novels (Part 2) icon
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?"
Difficult 20Q
204 plays
Feb 28 06
lambchops76
10 trivia quiz  Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Novels icon
There are probably hundreds of books written about apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic, and dystopic worlds where people are charged with surviving under the harshest of situations.
Difficult 20Q
321 plays
Dec 12 03
lambchops76
11 trivia quiz  Classic and Iconic Science Fiction quiz
This is quiz on classic and iconic Science Fiction. There are some interesting bits and bobs of information in the results.
Average 15Q
1299 plays
Oct 24 02
Tielhard
12 trivia quiz  SF Character Creators icon
Some of our favorite characters in science fiction literature will live forever in our hearts. Some have carried on in stories even after their original author passed on. Can you identify the creator of these popular adventurers?
Average 10Q
369 plays
Nov 19 06
JohntheBear
13 trivia quiz  Opening Lines of Sci-Fi Classics icon
How quickly can you recognize a classic? You are given the opening line of a famous work of science fiction, and then are required to answer which book it is from.
Difficult 10Q
372 plays
Jan 23 06
foulweather
14 trivia quiz  Science Fiction For The Heirs of Eisenhower icon
Sci-fi isn't just Star Wars and Captain Kirk. Sci-fi goes back years, to Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. A lot of things have been written by authors and screenwriters you might not have heard of...or maybe you have!
Average 15Q
264 plays
Jan 18 06
photoscribe
15 trivia quiz  Fantasy Land icon
'Sometimes a fantasy author has to point out the strangeness of reality.' A quote by Terry Pratchett. All the answers relate to science fiction and fantasy works by various authors.
Average 10Q
663 plays
Nov 15 01
Ikabud
16 trivia quiz  Sci-Fi in Literature icon
Some questions about sci-fi in literature. All these titles are a great read
Tough 10Q
1200 plays
Apr 19 00
awkins
17 trivia quiz  Rulers of the Realm In Literature icon
Many Science Fiction and Fantasy novels involve the kings, queens, or other rulers of fantastic realms. This quiz asks you to identify either the ruler of a particular place, or the place a particular person rules. Have fun!
Difficult 10Q
189 plays
Nov 13 04
JoshCaleb12
18 trivia quiz  Place Names in Sci Fi & Fantasy Literature icon
I shall give you the names of some locations, and you shall identify the book or series from which those locations are drawn. For instance, if I give you "Emerald City, Munchkinland, Winkie Country" you would choose "Wizard of Oz."
Tough 15Q
345 plays
Jul 04 05
JoshCaleb12
19 trivia quiz  Speculative Fiction icon
Are you fan of fantasy, science fiction, and horror books? Test your knowledge with this quiz.
Average 10Q
561 plays
Apr 02 03
rora234
20 trivia quiz  Opening Lines icon
In order to play this quiz, you have to have a wide variety of fantasy/science fiction knowledge. The quiz works like so: I give you the first line of a book, and you tell me what book it is from. Good Luck!
Tough 15Q
768 plays
Dec 02 02
LuthienT
21 trivia quiz  More Sci-Fi in Literature
More questions dredged from my collection of books
Tough 10Q
681 plays
Jan 19 01
awkins
22 trivia quiz  Do You Know Your Books? icon
This is for all you bookworms out there who read sci-fi or fantasy. Some of them are pretty tough if you haven't read the books, but I trust you'll enjoy yourselves anyway. Remember, if you're unsure of an answer, simple process of elimination. Enjoy!
Difficult 10Q
1170 plays
Oct 28 00
Beamer
23 trivia quiz  Sci-Fi quiz #1 icon
This quiz is over SF books, authors, and general content.
Very Difficult 10Q
621 plays
Jun 20 02
mjalnir
24 trivia quiz  Tough Sci-Fi/Fantasy Literature icon
These will be the hardest questions I can come up with. Good luck.
Difficult 15Q
447 plays
Apr 27 03
jedimasteraj

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* 'Slippery' Jim DiGriz, is known as __?
* Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created __?
* The John Carter of Mars series was written by __?
* Who wrote the 'Classic' Lensman Series?
* What was the name of the computer in '2001: A Space Oddyesy'?
* Who proposed the '3 Laws of Robotics'?
* What powered the 'Nautilus' in 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea?
* Pellucidar was in the middle of the Earth, according to who?
* Lester Dent wrote about the Man of Bronze. otherwise known as __?
* Which movie, based on an H. G. Wells book, predicted a war every 30 years?
* What is the title of the 1949 George Orwell novel which told of life in a totalitarian state dominated by 'Big Brother','Newspeak', and the 'Two Minute Hate'?
* What is the title of the 1932 Aldous Huxley novel in which the psychedelic drug 'soma' is used to pacify the citizens and people are divided into the castes Alpha through Epsilon based on their genetic make-up?
* What is the title of the 1962 Anthony Burgess novel in which a Beethoven-loving juvenile delinquent convicted of murder is programmed to find both violence and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony physically repulsive?
* In a 1969 Ursula LeGuin novel an ethnologist visits a planet with a usually neuter population. Individuals randomly become either male or female at the peak of a periodic sexual cycle. What is the title of this Hugo and Nebula award-winning novel?
* In 1965 Frank Herbert wrote a novel set on the desert planet of Arrakis inhabited by giant sandworms. What is the title of this novel which was made into a much maligned film by David Lynch?
* What is the title of the 1966 Isaac Asimov novel in which a medical team is placed in a submarine, miniaturized, and injected into the body of a patient?
* What is the title of a 1968 John Brunner novel about overpopulation?
* What is the name of the classic J.R.R. Tolkien fantasy trilogy featuring Bilbo Baggins, Frodo, and Gandalf?
* What is the title of the 1951 Ray Bradbury novel about a fireman whose job is to burn books?
* What is the title of the 1961 Robert Heinlein novel in which Valentine Michael Smith, a human raised on Mars, returns to Earth armed with special powers and teaches people the meaning of 'grok'?

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