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Quiz about Science Fiction Movie Classics
Quiz about Science Fiction Movie Classics

Science Fiction Movie Classics Quiz


These are some of the most famous sci-fi films of all time! Can you recognize them from these fun facts?

A multiple-choice quiz by funktrumpet. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
funktrumpet
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
337,431
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Easy
Avg Score
10 / 10
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1504
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. One of the first science fiction films to be taken seriously by critics and movie-goers alike, this 1968 movie was made by Stanley Kubrick. Which film is this? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "In space, no one can hear you scream." This was the famous tag line for which 1979 space thriller starring Sigourney Weaver? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which 1979 movie about post-apocalyptic life in the Outback became a cult hit and put young Australian actor Mel Gibson on the fast track to super-stardom? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "I'll be back." Arnold turned this simple line into his greatest catchphrase, and this movie spawned a robot army of stunt-spectacular sequels, a Universal Studios attraction, and a TV show. Which movie is this? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge bullets?" Well, thanks to the ground-breaking "bullet time" special effects created for this 1999 movie, when he was ready, Keanu Reeves didn't have to. What's the movie? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Will Smith stars as Capt. Steven Hiller in this movie, the top grossing movie in 1996. Hey, it's not every day you get to save the world AND punch tentacled aliens in the face! What movie is this? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This movie features a DeLorean that looks like a spaceship but is actually a time machine, a jacket that looks like a life vest, and Michael J. Fox using the musical stylings of Eddie Van Halen to torture his future father. Oh, the '80s! What's that movie title? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Harrison Ford, trying to avoid being typecast for all time as street-wise gunslinging crook Han Solo, took the role of street-wise gunslinging cop Rick Deckard (see, the haircut is totally different), whose job is to hunt down a few rogue androids in the streets of Los Angeles in this film. Name the film. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. An ocean liner is found in the Gobi Desert, Richard Dreyfuss gets a sunburn on half of his face, and spaceships shaped like ice cream cones fail to pay the Ohio highway toll. Throw in Devil's Tower and a government cover-up, and you get what movie? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. One of the most technically innovative movies in filmmaking history, and certainly one of the most popular, this movie took place in a galaxy far, far away and forever changed the way movies were made and watched. Name this movie. Hint



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1. One of the first science fiction films to be taken seriously by critics and movie-goers alike, this 1968 movie was made by Stanley Kubrick. Which film is this?

Answer: 2001: A Space Odyssey

"2001" tells the tale of a mission to Jupiter to investigate a mysterious artifact. Everything goes horribly wrong when the ship computer starts killing people.
In my humble opinion, it is impossible to understand the bizarre yet beautifully crafted final act of the movie without first reading Arthur C. Clarke's novel of the same name, written in conjunction with Kubrick's screenplay.
2. "In space, no one can hear you scream." This was the famous tag line for which 1979 space thriller starring Sigourney Weaver?

Answer: Alien

"Alien" follows the crew of a space freighter that picks up an uninvited guest, which proceeds to pick off crew members one by one.
The original title of the screenplay written by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett was "Star Beast." I'm glad they changed it.
3. Which 1979 movie about post-apocalyptic life in the Outback became a cult hit and put young Australian actor Mel Gibson on the fast track to super-stardom?

Answer: Mad Max

Gibson plays Max Rockatansky, an officer in the waning Australian highway patrol, who sets out to avenge the death of his family at the hands of a vicious motorcycle gang.
Mel's salary for "Mad Max" was only $15,000 (Australian)! They probably spent more on the cars he drove! And considering they were only Fords, that's saying a lot.
4. "I'll be back." Arnold turned this simple line into his greatest catchphrase, and this movie spawned a robot army of stunt-spectacular sequels, a Universal Studios attraction, and a TV show. Which movie is this?

Answer: The Terminator

"The Terminator" tells of a killer robot sent from the future to murder the mother of John Connor, the someday leader of the human resistance against an army of machines.
OJ Simpson had been considered for the role of the Terminator, but apparently the producers thought OJ's public image was "too nice," and that viewers wouldn't find him believable as a "cold-blooded killer."
5. "What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge bullets?" Well, thanks to the ground-breaking "bullet time" special effects created for this 1999 movie, when he was ready, Keanu Reeves didn't have to. What's the movie?

Answer: The Matrix

Keanu Reeves plays Thomas Anderson, AKA Neo, who is rescued from his machine-imposed dreamworld by freedom fighters who believe he is "The One," the savior who will free humankind.
Will Smith was offered the role of Neo, but turned it down to make "Wild Wild West" instead. Oops.
6. Will Smith stars as Capt. Steven Hiller in this movie, the top grossing movie in 1996. Hey, it's not every day you get to save the world AND punch tentacled aliens in the face! What movie is this?

Answer: Independence Day

"Independence Day" tells the story of a fleet of mysterious alien ships that descend over Earth's major cities and proceed to annihilate the human race. All that stands in their way is a ragtag group, including an Air Force pilot, a drunken crop duster, a cable TV technician, and the President of the USA. Incredibly, they still manage to save the world. Who saw that coming?
7. This movie features a DeLorean that looks like a spaceship but is actually a time machine, a jacket that looks like a life vest, and Michael J. Fox using the musical stylings of Eddie Van Halen to torture his future father. Oh, the '80s! What's that movie title?

Answer: Back to the Future

In "Back to the Future," Marty McFly is a high school loser who, thanks to some pesky terrorists, accidentally travels back in time in a DeLorean to 1955. He bumps into his parents before they'd met, and has to find a way back to his own time before his mother falls in love with him and changes the future forever.
Huey Lewis makes a cameo appearance as the battle of the bands judge who tells Marty McFly that he's "just too darn loud."
8. Harrison Ford, trying to avoid being typecast for all time as street-wise gunslinging crook Han Solo, took the role of street-wise gunslinging cop Rick Deckard (see, the haircut is totally different), whose job is to hunt down a few rogue androids in the streets of Los Angeles in this film. Name the film.

Answer: Blade Runner

"Blade Runner" takes place in 2019, when most of the world's population has fled to other planets to escape the radiation from a nuclear war. They take with them "replicants," androids who act as slave labor for the offworld colonists, but are illegal on Earth. Rick Deckard's job is to "retire" any replicants who attempt to return to Earth.

The Replicant Roy Batty, however, proves to be more than a match for Deckard... Although the movie was (loosely) based on the novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?," director Ridley Scott had never actually read the book before. Well, at least he read the script.
9. An ocean liner is found in the Gobi Desert, Richard Dreyfuss gets a sunburn on half of his face, and spaceships shaped like ice cream cones fail to pay the Ohio highway toll. Throw in Devil's Tower and a government cover-up, and you get what movie?

Answer: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

In "Close Encounters," everyman Roy Neary witnesses an amazing event he can't explain, and becomes obsessed with finding out the truth behind the incident, no matter the cost.
This movie, released in 1977, was hugely successful, grossing about $300 million worldwide in its theatrical run. It was overshadowed a bit, though, by some other sci-fi film that had come out a few months earlier...
10. One of the most technically innovative movies in filmmaking history, and certainly one of the most popular, this movie took place in a galaxy far, far away and forever changed the way movies were made and watched. Name this movie.

Answer: Star Wars

The one, the only, "Star Wars" put science fiction on the map in a serious way and made George Lucas think he was good at making movies. The movie was so successful that it spawned comic books, action figures, two more movies, a Christmas special, an Ewoks knock-off movie, several dozen novels, three *more* movies, bunches of video games... yeah, you get the picture.
Source: Author funktrumpet

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