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Quiz about Heinlein Short Stories First Lines
Quiz about Heinlein Short Stories First Lines

Heinlein Short Stories - First Lines Quiz

Can you remember which of Robert Heinlein's short stories each of these first lines is from? (May include stories first published under pseudonyms)

A multiple-choice quiz by Rowena8482. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Rowena8482
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
310,106
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
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352
Question 1 of 10
1. Which Heinlein short story opens with the line "Americans are considered crazy anywhere in the world."? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. "'Heel Nixie,' the boy said softly, 'and keep quiet'". Which short story by Robert Heinlein opens with this line? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. "The city editor tells me to go to Seventh and Spring" is the opening line of which of Robert Heinlein's short stories? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. "'Put down that wrench!'" is the first line of which Robert Heinlein short story? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. Which Robert Heinlein short story begins with the line "'You've got to be a believer'"? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. "He judged that the valley was hotter than usual - but, then, it usually was."
Which of Robert Heinlein's short stories starts with this line? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. Which of Robert Heinlein's short stories opens with the line "Sure we had trouble building Space Station One - but the trouble was people."? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. "In 1903 the Wright brothers flew at Kitty Hawk." Which short story by Robert Heinlein opens with this line? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. Which short story by Robert Heinlein opens with the line "'Paddy, shake hands with the guy who built the atom bomb,' Professor Warner said to the bartender."? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. "The morning after we got to the Moon we went over to Rutherford." Which short story by Robert Heinlein begins with this line? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which Heinlein short story opens with the line "Americans are considered crazy anywhere in the world."?

Answer: And he Built a Crooked House

 "And he Built a Crooked House" was first published in "Astounding Science Fiction" magazine, in February 1941. It also appeared in the collection "The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag" published in 1959.
It is set in Laurel Canyon, Hollywood, California, where apparently they "keep the violent cases"...
2. "'Heel Nixie,' the boy said softly, 'and keep quiet'". Which short story by Robert Heinlein opens with this line?

Answer: A Tenderfoot in Space

 Also titled "Tenderfoot on Venus", this story was first published in "Boy's Life" May - July 1958, and in "Requiem", published in 1991.
3. "The city editor tells me to go to Seventh and Spring" is the opening line of which of Robert Heinlein's short stories?

Answer: My Object all Sublime

 "My Object all Sublime" was attributed to Lyle Monroe, and was printed in "Future" magazine in February 1942. It was not reprinted anywhere else until 2005, when it was included in the "Off the Main Sequence" collection edited by Andrew Wheeler.
4. "'Put down that wrench!'" is the first line of which Robert Heinlein short story?

Answer: Blowups Happen

 "Blowups Happen" was first published in "Astounding Science Fiction" magazine, in September 1940, and has been reprinted in several Heinlein anthologies over the years since then.
5. Which Robert Heinlein short story begins with the line "'You've got to be a believer'"?

Answer: The Man who Sold the Moon

 "The Man who sold the Moon" was first published in the anthology of the same name in 1950. It was also included in "The Past Through Tomorrow" published in 1967.
6. "He judged that the valley was hotter than usual - but, then, it usually was." Which of Robert Heinlein's short stories starts with this line?

Answer: Water is for Washing

 "Water is for Washing" was first printed in "Argosy" magazine in November 1947, and also appears in "The Menace from Earth" anthology, published in 1959.
7. Which of Robert Heinlein's short stories opens with the line "Sure we had trouble building Space Station One - but the trouble was people."?

Answer: Delilah and the Space Rigger

 "Delilah and the Space Rigger" was first published in "Blue Book" in 1949, and was one of the first ever "women's lib" science fiction stories, featuring a female protagonist in a "man's job".
It was reprinted in the "Green Hills of Earth" anthology, published in 1951.
8. "In 1903 the Wright brothers flew at Kitty Hawk." Which short story by Robert Heinlein opens with this line?

Answer: Solution Unsatisfactory

 "Solution Unsatisfactory" was first published in "Astounding Science Fiction" magazine, in May 1941, and was attributed to Anson MacDonald.
It was also included in "The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein" anthology published in 1966, and the "Expanded Universe" collection published in 1980.
9. Which short story by Robert Heinlein opens with the line "'Paddy, shake hands with the guy who built the atom bomb,' Professor Warner said to the bartender."?

Answer: On the Slopes of Vesuvius

 "On the Slopes of Vesuvius" was written in 1947, but remained unpublished until it was included in the "Expanded Universe" collection in 1980.
10. "The morning after we got to the Moon we went over to Rutherford." Which short story by Robert Heinlein begins with this line?

Answer: The Black Pits of Luna

 "The Black Pits of Luna" was first published in "The Saturday Evening Post" on January 10th, 1948.
It was also included in the anthologies "Green Hills of Earth" (1951), and "The Past Through Tomorrow" (1967).
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