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Quiz about Stars On Mars
Quiz about Stars On Mars

Stars On Mars Trivia Quiz


These all involve well-known (well, reasonably well-known) people all with some association to "Mars".

A multiple-choice quiz by Ampelos. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Ampelos
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
365,827
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
411
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Whose most famous musical work begins with "Mars, the Bringer of War"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What science-fiction writer began one of his novels with the words, "Once upon a time there was a Martian named Michael Valentine Smith"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Mick Mars is the lead guitarist for which heavy metal group? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In 1877 which astronomer was the first to describe what he called "canals" on the surface of Mars? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who played the lead role of Jim McConnell in the 2000 movie "Mission to Mars"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who wrote the 1938 science fiction novel, "Out of the Silent Planet", which is set principally on the planet Mars? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which Greek scientist observed and recorded an occultation of the planet Mars by the Moon in 365 BC? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Whose name would "Grover's Mill, New Jersey" and "Mars" bring to mind? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who played the title role in the 1978 film "Eyes of Laura Mars"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Mars Incorporated, which makes Mars Bars and Milky Way Bars, is owned by a family whose last name is in fact "Mars".



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Whose most famous musical work begins with "Mars, the Bringer of War"?

Answer: Gustav Holst

Holst wrote this suite in seven movements, each presenting the astrological associations of the seven planets: Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. "Mars, the Bringer of War", is a powerful movement, loud and disturbing, with an almost mechanical and ruthless driving rhythm.
2. What science-fiction writer began one of his novels with the words, "Once upon a time there was a Martian named Michael Valentine Smith"?

Answer: Robert Heinlein

"Stranger in a Strange Land", along with "Starship Troopers", is Heinlein's best-known and most influential novel. Michael Valentine Smith is a child of two members of the first space mission to Mars. The only survivor of that mission, he is raised by Martians and then returns to Earth, possessed of their psychic abilities.
3. Mick Mars is the lead guitarist for which heavy metal group?

Answer: Motley Crew

Mars's real name is Robert Deal. After some less than successful ventures in the the 1970s, he dyed his hair, changed his name in 1980, and became the lead guitarist with Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, and Vince Neil, forming the group to which he gave the name "Motley Crue".
4. In 1877 which astronomer was the first to describe what he called "canals" on the surface of Mars?

Answer: Giovanni Schiaparelli

The increase in the resolving power of telescopes in the 1800s allowed astronomers to acquire larger images of the planet Mars. Schiaparelli believed that he could make out a system of dark lines on Mars, which he called "canali" (the Italian for "channels"). This was mistakenly rendered in English as "canals" and thus began the whole tradition that there was intelligent life on Mars.
5. Who played the lead role of Jim McConnell in the 2000 movie "Mission to Mars"?

Answer: Gary Sinese

Each of these four actors appeared in a movie set on Mars. Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared as Douglas Quaid in "Total Recall" (1990), who has to go to Mars to regain his lost memory. Gerald Mohr played Thomas O'Bannion in "The Angry Red Planet" (1959), a low-budget picture with abysmal special effects, and Val Kilmer played Robbie Gallagher in "Red Planet", which also appeared in 2000.
6. Who wrote the 1938 science fiction novel, "Out of the Silent Planet", which is set principally on the planet Mars?

Answer: C.S. Lewis

This was the first volume in Lewis's so-called "Space Trilogy" or "Ransom Trilogy", the others being "Perelandra" (1943) and "That Hideous Strength" (1945). In this novel Mars is called "Malacandra". The "silent planet" of the title is Earth, which has cut itself off from the rest of the inhabited planets.
7. Which Greek scientist observed and recorded an occultation of the planet Mars by the Moon in 365 BC?

Answer: Aristotle

In his scientific treatise "On the Heavens" Aristotle records observing the occultation of Mars by the Moon, that is the Moon has moved in front of Mars, thereby proving that Mars is farther away from Earth than the Moon.
8. Whose name would "Grover's Mill, New Jersey" and "Mars" bring to mind?

Answer: Orson Welles

This refers to Welles's famous radio production (1938) of his adaption of H.G. Wells's novel, "The War of the Worlds", about an invasion of Earth by creatures from Mars. He moved the setting from London, England, to the small community of Grover's Mill, New Jersey, and the resultant panic and hysteria is history, although probably exaggerated in retrospect.
9. Who played the title role in the 1978 film "Eyes of Laura Mars"?

Answer: Faye Dunaway

Laura Mars is a controversial fashion photographer who acquires the ability to see through the eyes of a serial killer as he murders his victims, all people that she knows. The film was a box-office success although some critics found the ending disappointing. The role was originally offered to Barbra Streisand, who turned it down because of its "kinky nature".
10. Mars Incorporated, which makes Mars Bars and Milky Way Bars, is owned by a family whose last name is in fact "Mars".

Answer: True

The founder of Mars Incorporated was Franklin Mars (1883-1934), who was responsible for creating the Milky Way Bar. The family of billionaires is one of the richest in the United States.
Source: Author Ampelos

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