Apparently, what writer so accurately described the submarine periscope in "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" that it prevented a later inventor from patenting its real-life equivalent?
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What author's great-grandson Simon directed the 2002 movie version of his 1895 novel "The Time Machine"?
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In what series of books would you encounter the Heart of Gold, which is powered by an Infinite Improbability Drive?
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The 1938 Jack Williamson novel "The Legion of Time" introduced the idea of the Jonbar point, named for scientist John Barr. What is this point?
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What ax-wielder was the only dwarf in the Fellowship of the Ring?
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What Tolkien book's title refers to Orthanc in Isengard and Bard-Dur in Mordor?
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What author of I Robot taught, not the three laws of robotics, but biochemistry as a tenured professor at Boston University?
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What writer's "third law" said, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"?
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In 1918, chemist Svante Arrhenius speculated its clouds had to be water, so what planet did old-time SF writers envision as being covered in hot jungles, often full of hot babes?
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Arrakis is the third planet orbiting the star Canopus. If you're planning a holiday there, what should you bring?
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