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Quiz about Llamas in Space
Quiz about Llamas in Space

Llamas in Space Trivia Quiz


The Llama Book Club couldn't agree on which Sci-Fi book would be next on the reading list, so everyone was asked to put forward their suggestions. Can you figure out which books have been recommended?

A multiple-choice quiz by Team Revenge of the Llamas. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
reedy
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
366,441
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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1336
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Question 1 of 10
1. As a die hard "Star Trek" fan, reedy was captivated by John Scalzi's Hugo award-winning novel that followed the experiences of Ensign Andrew Dahl and his new posting to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid. It was a dream job for Ensign Dahl, until he noticed that nearly every 'away mission' involved lethal encounters where at least one low-ranked crew member would get killed. What book is this, that reedy so highly recommends for the Llama Book Club? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Flopsy quite likes small furry creatures so it came as no surprise to her to learn that they have been responsible for the greatest thing on earth, or more accurately, for Earth itself. The involvement of rats in human history, particularly with regard to the spread of diseases, is well-documented but the influence of mice is usually ignored. Then someone in England had a problem with the plan to build a road through his house; after that he discovered that Norway's crinkly bits were designed on purpose, that there is a restaurant at the end of the universe, and that the two most important possessions everyone should own are a guidebook and a towel. Douglas Adams wrote five stories in the trilogy which began with "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", but who wrote the sixth? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Nothing says outer space like large-scale battles against those horrible Bugger creatures; Kyle insists to the Llama Book Club that they need to read his recommendation, following a young boy's training through an outer space academy's elite training program for underage geniuses. What's this novel by Orson Scott Card? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. EmmaF2008 was quite upset when she discovered that the first Stephen Baxter novel she read was the third installment of his "NASA Trilogy". Luckily this exciting disaster novel, in which Venus explodes and the Earth is in peril, works very well as a stand-alone novel. What is the title of this thrilling tale? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Having been conscripted into the army, Willie Mandella spends several hundred years fighting the Taurans, before he is finally allowed to retire and marry his beloved Marygay who has waited for him all that time.

Rowena8482 is a sucker for a romance, but cannot remember; who wrote "The Forever War", telling the story of Willie and Marygay?
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Kaddarsgirl's favorite science fiction book, and her nomination to the reading list, is centered around a young boy named Jonas. Jonas is special in his futuristic society in that he can see color when no one else can. At the age of 12, he is given the job of Receiver of Memory, and his life is forever changed. Until he became the Receiver, Jonas had no knowledge of pain or fear or hatred, but he also did not know true joy. The first memory he received was of sledding on a hill in the snow. What novel tells Jonas's story, the first in a quartet written by Lois Lowry? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Rowena8482 is a bit of a 'homebody' and has always been fond of a good old 'Cosy Catastrophe' or two in her reading. As well as some of the great novels of the genre, John Wyndham also wrote a short story called "Jizzle"; who or what is the Jizzle of the title? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. I was given the first of the "Pit Dragon Chronicles" to read in fifth grade, but it was one I never finished due to a change of school. Years later, it became a favorite, one I would always recommend.

Which of these is Salami's choice of science fiction, the first in Jane Yolen's "Pit Dragon Chronicles"?
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Dcpddc478 could tell you all about which Kurt Vonnegut novel that features a narrator named Billy Pilgrim and aliens from the planet Tralfamadore? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Isaac Asimov, whose works are a special favorite with looney_tunes, contributed many significant concepts to the worlds of science fiction writers. In which novel, the first published in his renowned trilogy which later expanded into fourteen related books, did he first introduce the concept of psychohistory? Hint



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1. As a die hard "Star Trek" fan, reedy was captivated by John Scalzi's Hugo award-winning novel that followed the experiences of Ensign Andrew Dahl and his new posting to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid. It was a dream job for Ensign Dahl, until he noticed that nearly every 'away mission' involved lethal encounters where at least one low-ranked crew member would get killed. What book is this, that reedy so highly recommends for the Llama Book Club?

Answer: Redshirts

John Scalzi published "Redshirts" in 2012, won the prestigious Hugo Award for it (Best Novel) in 2013, and announced in February of 2014 it was announced that the book would be made into a television series.

Written as somewhat of a tribute to the original "Star Trek" series that saw so many nameless red-shirted men get killed on away missions, the book follows five new recruits on a starship that experiences very similar circumstances. As Ensign Dahl and his friends begin to investigate the reasons behind the mysterious happenings, they are astonished by the truth they discover (which I can't reveal here, or I'll give away the terrific plot twist that makes this such a terrific story).
2. Flopsy quite likes small furry creatures so it came as no surprise to her to learn that they have been responsible for the greatest thing on earth, or more accurately, for Earth itself. The involvement of rats in human history, particularly with regard to the spread of diseases, is well-documented but the influence of mice is usually ignored. Then someone in England had a problem with the plan to build a road through his house; after that he discovered that Norway's crinkly bits were designed on purpose, that there is a restaurant at the end of the universe, and that the two most important possessions everyone should own are a guidebook and a towel. Douglas Adams wrote five stories in the trilogy which began with "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", but who wrote the sixth?

Answer: Eoin Colfer

Eoin Colfer is an Irish author best known for writing children's books, the most famous of which is "Artemis Fowl". Before he died, Douglas Adams had said that he would write a sixth installment as the fifth, entitled "Mostly Harmless", ended on a bleak note with the apparent death of most characters and a change to the rules of probability removing the possibility that there could actually be an Earth. Which means that a sixth book was necessary or no FunTrivia addicts would ever be able to see this question or acknowledge the Revenge of the Llamas as the best team in the history of the known or unknown universe, and you don't need a brain the size of a planet to work out that can't be allowed.

Colfer's book, 'And Another Thing...' is the sixth book in the series and was was published in 2009. The planet Earth is once again on the brink of destruction by Vogons, our heroes and heroines escape to another planet, the god Thor tries to kill someone again and again and... a ball of rubber bands makes an appearance.

Flopsymopsy has been reading the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy books since they began life as a radio series on the BBC.
3. Nothing says outer space like large-scale battles against those horrible Bugger creatures; Kyle insists to the Llama Book Club that they need to read his recommendation, following a young boy's training through an outer space academy's elite training program for underage geniuses. What's this novel by Orson Scott Card?

Answer: Ender's Game

"Ender's Game", released in 1985 and winning the Nebula and the Hugo, ended up becoming a sci-fi classic in later years spawning multiple sequels from Card following the voyages and adventures of Ender and other characters who made their start in "Game". In the book, young Ender Wiggin, possibly the savior of the human race (if he can pull off their training exercises and expectations) goes through the rigors of interstellar battle simulations against an alien race expected to launch an attack on Earth. The book became a movie in 2013 and was immediately followed by "Speaker for the Dead" in 1986 (which also won the Nebula and Hugo).

Kyleisalive recommends the book. Not the movie.
4. EmmaF2008 was quite upset when she discovered that the first Stephen Baxter novel she read was the third installment of his "NASA Trilogy". Luckily this exciting disaster novel, in which Venus explodes and the Earth is in peril, works very well as a stand-alone novel. What is the title of this thrilling tale?

Answer: Moonseed

"Moonseed" is the third novel in Baxter's "NASA Trilogy", the first and second of which are called "Voyage" and "Titan" respectively. Described as a disaster novel, in which the explosion of Venus acts as a catalyst on 'moonseed' located on Earth causing cataclysmic events, the novel is also a commentary on humanity and the will to survive.

Although the fictional events appear to be sensational - let's face it, a planet exploding is a big deal - the novel is actually considered 'hard' science fiction due to Stephen Baxter's detailed research into both NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) as an organisation and space travel in general. EmmaF2008 thoroughly recommends it!
5. Having been conscripted into the army, Willie Mandella spends several hundred years fighting the Taurans, before he is finally allowed to retire and marry his beloved Marygay who has waited for him all that time. Rowena8482 is a sucker for a romance, but cannot remember; who wrote "The Forever War", telling the story of Willie and Marygay?

Answer: Joe Haldeman

"The Forever War" was first published in 1974, and won the prestigious Hugo, Locus, and Nebula Awards in the following two years.

It was made the first book to be included in the "SF Masterworks" series during the 1990s, and several previously 'edited out' chapters were restored for this edition.

There are two sequels, titled "Forever Peace" (1997) and "Forever Free" (1999).
6. Kaddarsgirl's favorite science fiction book, and her nomination to the reading list, is centered around a young boy named Jonas. Jonas is special in his futuristic society in that he can see color when no one else can. At the age of 12, he is given the job of Receiver of Memory, and his life is forever changed. Until he became the Receiver, Jonas had no knowledge of pain or fear or hatred, but he also did not know true joy. The first memory he received was of sledding on a hill in the snow. What novel tells Jonas's story, the first in a quartet written by Lois Lowry?

Answer: The Giver

"The Giver" (1993), "Gathering Blue" (2000), "Messenger" (2004), and "Son" (2012) are a quartet of novels written by Lois Lowry that all take place in the same futurist world. "The Giver", the first novel of the quartet, won Lowry the 1994 John Newbery Medal for "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children". In the world of "The Giver", Jonas grew up in a society where the Receiver of Memory, alone, was the keeper of all the collective memories of the community, in order for the society to exist in peace and harmony. The people of his community were kept in a mostly emotionless world devoid of color, family bonds, and all negative feelings in general.

At the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas was given his new job and was sent to an old man, the previous Receiver, hence forth to be known as the Giver, to receive the community's memories. For the first time in his life Jonas experienced pain, sorrow, and terror, but also true pleasure, joy, and love. He fell headfirst into a world of emotion and color that changed his life, and the lives of everyone he knew, forever.
7. Rowena8482 is a bit of a 'homebody' and has always been fond of a good old 'Cosy Catastrophe' or two in her reading. As well as some of the great novels of the genre, John Wyndham also wrote a short story called "Jizzle"; who or what is the Jizzle of the title?

Answer: An artistic monkey

"Jizzle" actually turns out to be a mispronunciation of Giselle, and Giselle is a monkey with a very special artistic talent...

The story is the title "track" of a collection first published in 1954, and it was later made into an episode of "Alfred Hitchcock Present" in 1961. The TV show was retitled "Maria".
8. I was given the first of the "Pit Dragon Chronicles" to read in fifth grade, but it was one I never finished due to a change of school. Years later, it became a favorite, one I would always recommend. Which of these is Salami's choice of science fiction, the first in Jane Yolen's "Pit Dragon Chronicles"?

Answer: Dragon's Blood

In "Dragon's Blood" (1982), a boy named Jakkin steals a dragon egg so he may raise it as his own. His plan was to train it to fight, so he could win money to pay his way out of bond. Later learning his prize dragon was a female, Jakkin named her Heart's Blood, which is also the title of the second novel. The series was originally a trilogy, written from 1982-1987. In 2009, however, "Dragon's Heart" was released, turning the trilogy into a series.

It was only recently that salami_swami learned that "Dragon's Blood" was part of a series; he must add the rest to his long reading list!
9. Dcpddc478 could tell you all about which Kurt Vonnegut novel that features a narrator named Billy Pilgrim and aliens from the planet Tralfamadore?

Answer: Slaughterhouse Five

In this 1969 science fiction novel, Billy Pilgrim, the novel's protagonist and narrator, becomes "unstuck in time". Billy travels between various periods in his lifetime, having no control over where he ends up. The novel is not chronological nor is it linear, which can make it a difficult read for some people.

This unusual novel is written in small sections that are a couple of paragraphs long, each describing a time of his life he has ended up in.
10. Isaac Asimov, whose works are a special favorite with looney_tunes, contributed many significant concepts to the worlds of science fiction writers. In which novel, the first published in his renowned trilogy which later expanded into fourteen related books, did he first introduce the concept of psychohistory?

Answer: Foundation

"The Foundation Trilogy" started as a series of short stories, inspired by the idea of applying Gibbon's "History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" to a galactic empire. Asimov developed the idea with John Campbell, editor of "Astounding Magazine", in which the stories were published between 1942 and 1950. These stories were published in "Foundation" (1951), "Foundation and Empire" (1952) and "Second Foundation" (1953). The basic premise of the series was that Hari Seldon had developed the science of psychohistory, allowing him to accurately predict the behavior of large-scale agglomerates of people (somewhat akin to the way that scientists can statistically predict the behavior of a large number of gas molecules considered as a whole,without worrying about the behavior of each individual molecule). In "Foundation", Seldon establishes a Foundation on the remote planet Terminus, apparently in direct competition with the Galactic Empire, and also a secret Second Foundation, whose significance will become apparent later.

While the original trilogy, which was awarded a once-off Hugo award in 1966 as 'Best All-Time Series', had a fairly clear vision and consistency, it subsequently not only expanded into seven books that were explicitly in the "Foundation" sequence, it also bridged Asimov's other series of "Empire" and "Robot" novels. This conglomeration of all fourteen of these books into a single universe introduced some inconsistencies of detail, but create a memorable body of work from one of the acknowledged masters of the science fiction genre.
Source: Author reedy

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