The Ultimate Weekly Sci-Fi Quiz

noreply@blogger.com (Swifty) — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:07:00 +0000

Sorry

noreply@blogger.com (Swifty) — Tue, 15 May 2007 08:42:00 +0000

But Due To Lack Of Interest I Have Suspended This Blog

If you have any interest in me starting it up again please leave a comment.

Question Set Echo 11.5.2007

noreply@blogger.com (Swifty) — Fri, 11 May 2007 08:00:00 +0000

Here we go with the fifth set of questions.

Remember comments are moderated at first then I will reveal the comments and answers later (please read game rules for more details)

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1. Who wrote On The Beach, first published in 1957 ?

2. Who took over as editor of Astounding Stories in 1937 ?

3. Which star system did Ford Prefect come from ?

4. What was the original title of the eighth Star Trek film ?

5. What name was John Stewart Williamson better know as ?

6. Who played Robin in the new Batman movies ?

7. Who plays Detective Patrick Brogan in Space Precinct ?

8. By what name was the film Future Cop also known ?

9. Who coined the term "Cyberspace" ?

10. In which year was 1984 first published ?

11. Which computer game stars Mark Hamill & Malcolm McDowell ?

12. What was The Six Million Dollar Man's 'real' name?

Best Of Luck. Pop back for the answers on Tuesday

Answers To Question Set Delta

noreply@blogger.com (Swifty) — Tue, 08 May 2007 07:51:00 +0000

Tricky Dicky Wins This Week With 11/12.

Nice One, All comments are now posted and the Blog is now unmoderated till the next questions on Friday 11th May.

Thanks for taking part

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1. 1950
2. Whovians
3. Melissa Mathison
4. Glen A. Larson
5. Harry Harrison
6. 1980
7. Avon
8. H. G. Wells
9. A Robot
10. A Sonic One
11. Grant Williams
12. Richard Marquand

Thanks for playing, Come back friday for next set of questions

Question Set Delta 4.5.2007

noreply@blogger.com (Swifty) — Fri, 04 May 2007 08:26:00 +0000

Here we go with the fourth set of questions.

Remember comments are moderated at first then I will reveal the comments and answers later (please read game rules for more details)

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1. In what year was the movie Destination Moon released ?
2. By what name do Doctor Who fans prefer to be named ?
3. Who Wrote E.T. ?
4. Who created the television series Battlestar Galactica ?
5. Whose first novel was Deathworld ?
6. When was the last Flash Gordon feature filmed ?
7. Who was the last remaining survivor of the Original Blakes 7 crew ?
8. Who wrote The War Of The Worlds ?
9. What was "Number 5" in Short Circuit ?
10. What kind of screwdriver did Dr. Who use ?
11. Who played The Incredible Shrinking Man ?
12. Who directed Return Of The Jedi ?

Best Of Luck.

Pop back for the answers on Tuesday

Answers To Question Set Charlie

noreply@blogger.com (Swifty) — Tue, 01 May 2007 07:52:00 +0000

Gully Foyle Wins This Week With 10/12. Nice One

All comments are now posted and the Blog is now unmoderated till the next questions on Friday 4th May.

Thanks for taking part
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1. World Aguanaut Security Patrol.
2. Giant Locusts.
3. Michael Marshall Smith.
4. Grauman.
5. Jeff Fahey.
6. Judge Anderson.
7. 1950.
8. A Giant Gorilla.
9. Andre Norton.
10. A Play-By-Mail Game.
11. The Moon.
12. Ira Levin's.

See You Friday...........................

Question Set Charlie 27.4.2007

noreply@blogger.com (Swifty) — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:16:00 +0000

Here we go with the third set of questions.

Remember comments are moderated at first then I will reveal the comments and answers later (please read game rules for more details)
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1. What did the acronym WASP stand for in Stingray ?

2. What creatures menaced mankind in the 1957 film The Beginning of the End ?

3. Whose First SF novel was called Only Forward ?

4. What did the G stand for in G Winbaum's name ?

5. Who was cast as the Lawnmower Man in the 1992 film of the same name ?

6. Who was the sexy psychic colleague of Judge Dredd ?

7. In which year did Dan Dare first appear ?

8. Who or what was Might Joe Young ?

9. Who wrote the Witch World series ?

10. What kind of game is Beyond The Stellar Empire ?

11. What was the destination of the space shuttle in Airplane II: The Sequel ?

12. On whose novel was The Stepford Wives (1974) based ?

That's you lot this week ..... Good Luck

Answer To Question Set Bravo

noreply@blogger.com (Swifty) — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 07:56:00 +0000

Here are the answers to question set Bravo

All comments are now posted and the Blog is now unmoderated till the next questions on Friday 27th April.

Thanks for taking part
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1. David Bowie
2. Gene Roddenberry
3. John Wyndham
4. His Own
5. Daisy, Daisy
6. Ten Forward
7. Malcolm McDowell
8. Roger Donaldson
9. Space Patrol
10. Metropolis
11. Thunderbird 2
12. The Galactic Federation

Question Set Bravo 20.4.2007

noreply@blogger.com (Swifty) — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:04:00 +0000

Here we go with the second set of questions.

I have tried to make them slightly easier than last time

Remember comments are moderated at first then I will reveal the comments and answers later (please read game rules for more details)

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1. Who recorded the songs Space Oddity and Hello Spaceboy ?

2. Who created Star Trek: The Next Generation ?

3. Who gave us The Triffids & The Midwich Cuckoos ?

4. On who's original story was Tim Burton's Edwards Scissorhands based ?

5. What song did HAL 9000 sing as he was shutting down ?

6. What is the name of the lounge bar on USS Enterprise in The Next Generation ?

7. Who played Alex in Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange ?

8. Who was the director of Species ?

9. Which 1950's series was the forerunner to Star Trek ?

10. What city are the Superman stories set ?

11. What craft was primarily used to haul machinery to disaster areas in Thunderbirds ?

12. Who was the employer of the Tommorow People ?

Best Of Luck......

Answers To Question Set Alpha

noreply@blogger.com (Swifty) — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:33:00 +0000

Here are the answers to question set Alpha
(Please note that one user posted his answers under the rules, he has been made aware for future quizes)

All comments are now posted and the Blog is now unmoderated till the next questions on Friday 20th April

Thanks for taking part
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1. Zen
2. Nostromo
3. Richard Seaton
4. Avon
5. The Navigator
6. 2200 AD
7. Timothy Dalton
8. Graboids
9. Huey, Dewey & Louie
10. A group of plane crash survivors given special powers by Tibetan monks
11. Marion Zimmer Bradley
12. Upside-down in a cupboard

Question Set Alpha 13.4.2007

noreply@blogger.com (Swifty) — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 07:50:00 +0000

Here we go with the first set of questions.

The very best of luck.

Remember comments are moderated at first then I will reveal the comments and answers later (please read game rules for more details)

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1. What was the name of the Liberator's computer ?

2. What was the name of the deeps space cargo ship in Alien ?

3. Who was the hero of E E Smith's Skylark sequence ?

4. Who killed Blake in Blake's 7 ?

5. Which 1989 film was the debut of New Zealand director Vincent Ward ?

6. In which year was Forbidden Planet set ?

7. Who played Prince Barin in Flash Gordon (1980) ?

8. What were the creatures in Tremors called ?

9. What were the names of the three robots who accompanied Bruce Dern in Silent Running ?

10. Who, or what, were The Champions

11. Name the creator of the Darkover series ?

12. In Mork & Mindy, how did Mork prefer to sleep ?

First Questions To Be Posted Friday April 13th

noreply@blogger.com (Swifty) — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:16:00 +0000

First Questions To Be Posted Friday April 13th

Best Of Luck Folks

Please Leave Any Comments On The Site Before Friday 13th

(MAY HAVE PICKED A BAD DAY TO START)

Rules Of Play

noreply@blogger.com (Swifty) — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:39:00 +0000

This is a play for fun website, for self satisfaction only.

Every Friday I will post 12 Sci-Fi questions.

You can submit your answers via a comment.

I will hold all comments from being viewed Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday so nobody can just copy your answers.

On Tuesday I will post the answers and all the held comments.

You can then check your answers and also be free to comment freely until the next 12 questions are posted on Friday again