Sci-fi literature Quiz

Question 1 of 10

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?

Question 2 of 10

What author's great-grandson Simon directed the 2002 movie version of his 1895 novel "The Time Machine"?

Question 3 of 10

In what series of books would you encounter the Heart of Gold, which is powered by an Infinite Improbability Drive?

Question 4 of 10

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?

Question 5 of 10

What ax-wielder was the only dwarf in the Fellowship of the Ring?

Question 6 of 10

What Tolkien book's title refers to Orthanc in Isengard and Bard-Dur in Mordor?

Question 7 of 10

What author of I Robot taught, not the three laws of robotics, but biochemistry as a tenured professor at Boston University?

Question 8 of 10

What writer's "third law" said, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"?

Question 9 of 10

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?

Question 10 of 10

Arrakis is the third planet orbiting the star Canopus. If you're planning a holiday there, what should you bring?

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