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Other worlds. Other times. What do you know about adventures in space, time and fantasy?
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1 Apocalypse When?
The idea of an apocalyptic event bringing about the end of civilization as we know it has fascinated writers for longer than you might think. This quiz is about just ten of the most interesting examples of post-apocalyptic fiction.
Average
10 Q
stedman
Jul 16 12
309 plays
2 Classic Characters in Science Fiction and Fantasy
These are the great characters from speculative fiction. I'll give you their names, you give me the writers who created them.
Average
15 Q
john_sunseri
Nov 07 09
924 plays
3 Let Me Play Among the Stars
There's no limit to how far science fiction can take you: other worlds, other galaxies, and even other universes! Come to the stars with me and let's see where we can go.
Tough
10 Q
CellarDoor
Aug 31 10
291 plays
4 Once Upon a Time
If you have time, you may wish to try this quiz about works of fiction which involve time travel. Fittingly, our own journey through the history of this branch of science fiction literature will be taken in chronological order.
Average
15 Q
Wizzid
Oct 30 11
465 plays
5 Fly Me to the Moon
Science fiction takes its readers across galaxies and even universes, but some works stop closer to home. Test your knowledge of ten books and stories where Earth's Moon plays a role.
Average
10 Q
CellarDoor
Jun 29 10
447 plays
6 Hugo Runners-up
Many well-loved SF novels were nominated for Hugo Awards, but were beaten by stiff competition. See if you can remember these runners-up, by plot description. Most will be from the sixties and seventies, and some authors will appear more than once.
Average
10 Q
agony
Aug 14 10
201 plays
7 After the End of the World
The aliens have landed, the disease has spread, the bombs have exploded, the climate has changed: any way you slice it, civilization as we know it is not coming back. Let's see how people from the pages of science fiction are coping with the aftermath.
Average
10 Q
CellarDoor
Sep 22 11
414 plays
8 Classic SF - Novellas
Science Fiction, as a genre, is particularly well suited to those long short stories known as novellas and novelettes. Here are a selection of classics, most of them Hugo winners. There will be some spoilers.
Average
10 Q
agony
Aug 04 10
330 plays
9 Speculative Science Fiction
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
10 Q
kevinatilusa
Jul 10 02
1536 plays
10 Wrong Place, Wrong Time
The pages of science fiction are filled with people who have been unceremoniously yanked elsewhere and elsewhen. Test your knowledge of these ten inadvertent time travelers.
Average
10 Q
CellarDoor
Dec 01 12
294 plays
11 Atomic Brain
Call it "doomsday" lit if you will, but many novels deal with nuclear warfare and/or its after-effects. Zip up your haz-mat suit and take a look at some of them.
Average
10 Q
Jakeroo
Feb 11 12
3324 plays
12 Doctor Who Novelisations - An Unearthly Child
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.
Tough
10 Q
JasonOgg
Aug 29 06
183 plays
13 Judging an SF Book by its Cover
I'll describe the cover of a science fiction classic - in one of its editions. See if you can identify the correct book from the clues on the cover. (Believe me, you won't need to have the same edition to know the answer...)
Average
10 Q
Flamis
Jul 28 10
309 plays
14 Dystopias in Literature
Sometimes the future just isn't all that it was made out to be.
Average
10 Q
kevinatilusa
Jun 16 04
1251 plays
15 Science Fiction First Lines
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
10 Q
Rowena8482
Jul 17 07
987 plays
16 How Widely Read Are You?
Science fiction isn't just one series or one book. These different authors all wrote many books. So do you know which ones?
Tough
10 Q
TCEB
Jul 21 09
654 plays
17 Another Day Breaks
Another daybreak on a ruined Earth. All the books in this quiz are about the destruction of Earth/the human race.
Average
10 Q
Christinap
Aug 10 11
246 plays
18 The Rockets Ride Into Sci-Fi Literature!
The Rockets big quiz on Sci-Fi literature...enjoy! (submitted by both past and present Rockets that we still hold dear to our hearts!)
Tough
15 Q
gidday_mate
Dec 15 08
363 plays
19 A Stroke of Genius
Science Fiction books are an excellent place to find geniuses and mad scientists. Here is a selection. WARNING CONTAINS SPOILERS
Difficult
10 Q
StarStruck60
Aug 06 10
189 plays
20 Rubbish Superheroes
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. Which of the below are real, and which did I make up?
Tough
10 Q
Islingtonian
Nov 12 02
1989 plays
21 I Know What You're Thinking
The group or hive mind is a favourite Science Fiction topic. Here are just a few examples.
Difficult
10 Q
StarStruck60
Aug 31 10
249 plays
22 Short (but Sweet) Science Fiction Stories
Take a tour with me through a galaxy of short fiction stars... and identify the correct short story title from the clues I'll give you.
Average
10 Q
Flamis
Nov 18 10
216 plays
23 Judging More SF Books by Their Covers
You liked the first one, so here's more. I'll describe the cover of a science fiction classic. Then you see if you can identify the correct book from the clues on the cover (and believe me, you won't need to have the same edition).
Average
10 Q
Flamis
Aug 21 10
210 plays
24 Xenobiology, Xenophobia, Xenophily
Many science fiction authors have featured alien races, and their interactions with humans, in their work over the years. How many of these ten examples do you remember?
Difficult
10 Q
Rowena8482
Oct 03 11
150 plays
25 She Blinded Me with Science Fiction
Science fiction has often been considered a male-dominated genre. This quiz highlights many award-winning women SF authors.
Tough
10 Q
Julia103
Aug 15 10
201 plays
26 Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Novels (Part 2)
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?"
Tough
20 Q
lambchops76
Feb 28 06
402 plays
27 Which End of the World is This?
I describe the plot of an "end of the world" book; all you have to do is decide which one it is.
Difficult
10 Q
Rowena8482
Apr 10 09
423 plays
28 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
15 Q
Tielhard
Oct 24 02
2325 plays
29 The Martians Are Coming
Mars and Martians has fascinated Science Fiction writers for over 100 years. Here is a selection of tales from the red planet.
Difficult
10 Q
Christinap
Aug 17 10
261 plays
30 The Plurality of Worlds
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
10 Q
CellarDoor
Jun 25 01
510 plays
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