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1.
  Second Stage Lensman - E. E. 'Doc' Smith.    
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'Second Stage Lensman' is the fifth installment in E. E. 'Doc' Smith's enthralling 'Lensman' series. In it, Kinnison and the Patrol continue their fight against the forces of Boskone. Please rate the quiz once you've answered the questions.
Average, 25 Qns, johnfair, Mar 18 09
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  'Children of the Lens' by E. E. 'Doc' Smith    
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'Children of the Lens' takes us on twenty years from the earlier adventures of Kim Kinnison and his now-wife Clarissa. See how well you know the events of this final confrontation between Arisia and Eddore.
Average, 25 Qns, johnfair, Jul 22 15
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  'Triplanetary' by E.E. Doc Smith.    
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Way back in the Dawn of History (well, science fiction history) were the lensmen, E.E. Doc Smith's daring law enforcers. In 'Triplanetary', we learn of the dawn of the conflict between Arisia and Eddore and their aeons long conflict.
Average, 25 Qns, johnfair, Aug 05 08
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  'Galactic Patrol' by E. E. 'Doc' Smith    
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In 'Galactic Patrol' the battle between Civilisation and Boskone is beginning to go in Boskone's favour. But aeons old plans are coming to fruition. See what you know of the early career of Kimball Kinnison!
Average, 25 Qns, johnfair, Aug 05 08
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  'First Lensman' by E.E. 'Doc' Smith    
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'First Lensman' by E. E. 'Doc' Smith sees humanity spreading out across the stars and the discovery of vast numbers of alien species. See how much you know of this exciting book.
Tough, 25 Qns, johnfair, Jan 22 09
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  Gray Lensman - E E 'Doc' Smith   popular trivia quiz  
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'Gray Lensman' is the fourth of E. E. 'Doc' Smith's classic Lensman books. Kimball Kinnison has to find the headquarters of Boskone. Do you know how well he did? Don't forget to rate this quiz when you are done!
Average, 25 Qns, johnfair, Feb 02 09
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  'Masters of the Vortex' by E. E. 'Doc' Smith    
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'Masters of the Vortex' does not feature the Lensmen from the earlier books but it is set in the same background. See what you know about this book.
Average, 15 Qns, JohnFair, Feb 03 12
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  Skylark Three    
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The second book in the Skylark series. 'Doc' begins to get into his stride. We have megalomaniac aliens who seek to conquer the Universe v Richard Seaton, Overlord of the Green System!
Average, 10 Qns, cave_draco, Feb 22 12
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  The Skylark of Space    
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The genre known as Space Opera can be considered to have begun with "The Skylark of Space"! It is also the first novel by the "Father of Space Opera", E. E. 'Doc' Smith. Science Fiction itself is much older but if you want galaxy-spanning GOOD v EVIL...
Tough, 10 Qns, cave_draco, May 26 14
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trivia question Quick Question
What was Kinnison's target while in deep cover?

From Quiz "Second Stage Lensman - E. E. 'Doc' Smith."




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E. E. 'Doc' Smith Trivia Questions
1. What did Dunark and Sitar want when they came to Earth in the "Kondal"?

From Quiz Skylark Three

Answer: Salt and "X"

The Green system had copper in abundance, so they didn't need more. Osnome was losing a war against a planet, Urvania, which orbited another star, but which came close to Osnome periodically. Dunark needed large amounts of salt and "X" to eliminate Urvania. In 1890 King Oscar II of Sweden offered a prize to anyone who could answer the question, "Is the Solar System stable?" Henri Poincaré determined that we don't know! The Green System is even more complicated.

2. What is Richard Seaton's middle name?

From Quiz The Skylark of Space

Answer: Ballinger

Phillips is the middle name of Richard Feynman; Adrien and Maurice are the middle names of Paul Dirac - two of my favourite physicists. Albert Einstein didn't have a middle name.

3. How many children did Kim and Clarissa have?

From Quiz 'Children of the Lens' by E. E. 'Doc' Smith

Answer: 5

By the time this story opens they have a young man and two sets of twin girls. The age of the girls is not mentioned but they can't be much more than their late teens/early twenties.

4. Clarissa and Kinnison thought that they'd get a chance to get to know each other better after the destruction of the Eich. Who disabused them of this thought?

From Quiz Second Stage Lensman - E. E. 'Doc' Smith.

Answer: Mentor of Arisia.

Kinnison and Clarissa had barely left her quarters before Mentor stopped them.

5. Where did Kinnison graduate as a Lensman?

From Quiz 'Galactic Patrol' by E. E. 'Doc' Smith

Answer: Wentworth Hall.

All the Terran Lensmen went through Wentworth Hall. Some of you may recognise Miskatonic U from another mythos altogether!

6. Who is shot in the opening paragraph of the book?

From Quiz 'First Lensman' by E.E. 'Doc' Smith

Answer: Nels Bergenholm

Surely one of the more abrupt starts to any of my books. Bergenholm is shot seven times to little effect.

7. Where did the first conflict between an Eddorian and an Arisian take place?

From Quiz 'Triplanetary' by E.E. Doc Smith.

Answer: In a mental contact between the Eddorian Innermost Council and an Arisian student.

A young student from Arisia was exploring the galaxy by the power of mind when his presence was detected by the Eddorian council.

8. The "Skylark" and the "Kondal" encountered a thousand foot long space-ship shaped like a Zeppelin. What did they do?

From Quiz Skylark Three

Answer: Run

It didn't do any good, the alien ship was bigger, faster and more powerful. The "Skylark" only survived by deploying a "zone of force", which Seaton described as "digging a hole and pulling the hole in as well". That left the question of how long to hide in the "hole"?

9. Why did Dorothy Vaneman borrow Martin Crane's violin?

From Quiz The Skylark of Space

Answer: To put Seaton to sleep

Seaton had been overworking so Dorothy, a Doctor of Music, wanted the heaviest artillery she could get with which to play lullabies. Martin's violin was a Stradivarius. No name for it is ever mentioned although many of Stradivarius' instruments, not just violins, do have names!

10. What was the family name for the Clouds' car?

From Quiz 'Masters of the Vortex' by E. E. 'Doc' Smith

Answer: Babe, the big blue ox

Like Bunyan's fabulous beast, this vehicle was practically six feet between the eyes. No worries about the environment or petrol in the sixties!

11. Why were the Kinnison family going to Earth?

From Quiz 'Children of the Lens' by E. E. 'Doc' Smith

Answer: To see Christopher (Kit) graduate.

Kit, like his father before him, was a Lensman and he was training on Earth where his name was less likely to attract comment.

12. What did the intervention cause Kinnison to realise?

From Quiz Second Stage Lensman - E. E. 'Doc' Smith.

Answer: That the Council of Boskone wasn't the top echelon of Civilisation's enemy.

Of course, Kinnison being who he was, turning his back on a problem was impossible.

13. There was a ball of energy in Helmuth's office. What happened when Kinnison examined it?

From Quiz Gray Lensman - E E 'Doc' Smith

Answer: It had been rigged to explode.

The resulting explosion destroyed the entire planet!

14. Who was the commandant of the Lensmen trainees?

From Quiz 'Galactic Patrol' by E. E. 'Doc' Smith

Answer: Commandant von Hohendorff.

No more Samms in these chronicles (though we may get a descendant or so...).

15. Who, or what, shot our scientific genius?

From Quiz 'First Lensman' by E.E. 'Doc' Smith

Answer: Gharlane of Eddore

Gharlane of Eddore had activated a form of flesh that could survive in Earth's unnatural surroundings.

16. What was the outcome of this initial meeting between Arisia and Eddore?

From Quiz 'Triplanetary' by E.E. Doc Smith.

Answer: The Arisian Elders caused the Eddorians to forget the encounter.

There are six more books in the series. It took the combined powers of the Elders to make the Eddorians to forget; they would require lots of time to develop the required weapon to actually destroy them!

17. What town/city did the World Steel Corporation totally destroy as a result of not taking Marc Duquesne's advice?

From Quiz The Skylark of Space

Answer: Bankerville, West Virginia

Bankerville is fictional, the other three are ghost towns. DuQuesne advised "very small quantities of copper". Brookings interpreted that as one or two ounces...

18. Why did Cloud reckon he could blow out an atomic vortex?

From Quiz 'Masters of the Vortex' by E. E. 'Doc' Smith

Answer: He could do the necessary calculations practically instantaneously in his head.

Cloud had to make a whole lot of complex calculations to know when to launch his explosives. When this book was being written, electronic computers were still relatively slow.

19. Kim and his family travel to Earth on the Dauntless. Which Dauntless was she?

From Quiz 'Children of the Lens' by E. E. 'Doc' Smith

Answer: The 4th.

Technology marches on and new ships are constantly being brought into service.

20. While Kinnison considered his options, what was Haynes doing?

From Quiz Second Stage Lensman - E. E. 'Doc' Smith.

Answer: Planning the defence of Earth.

As president of the Galactic Council and Port Admiral of the Galactic Patrol, Haynes is already the most powerful being in Civilisation.

21. Surgeon-Marshal Lacy took Kinnison to the Grand Ball in honour of the fleet's victory. Whom did he leave with?

From Quiz Gray Lensman - E E 'Doc' Smith

Answer: Clarissa MacDougall.

Talking with Gladys as they danced proved rather interesting as they discussed interstellar distances, but nobody else attracted his interest once he'd spotted Clarissa.

22. What was the name of Kinnison's first command?

From Quiz 'Galactic Patrol' by E. E. 'Doc' Smith

Answer: The Britannia.

The Britannia was such a radically new design that Kinnison's lack of command experience was of little importance.

23. The Eddorians plan to bring the galaxies under their control seems to be going well. Except on which planets?

From Quiz 'Triplanetary' by E.E. Doc Smith.

Answer: Earth, Rigel IV, Velantia III and Palain VII.

All the planets in the answers are found in the novels of E. E. 'Doc' Smith.

24. What was the nickname of Loring, DuQuesne's companion, on their voyage to Osnome and beyond?

From Quiz Skylark Three

Answer: "Baby Doll"

"Baby Doll" Loring was hand-picked by DuQuesne. That speaks for itself. "Baby Doll", "Baby Face" and "Baby Boy" are all quite common in the music industry. "Sharknose" and "Babyface" are two variations of the Baldwin DR-4-4-15 diesel locomotive. "Sharknose" also describes some cars but, as far as I know, no people. Though if James Bond wished to upset Jaws...

25. While World Steel built "The Cripple", who was building the "Skylark"?

From Quiz The Skylark of Space

Answer: MacDougall

No list of engineers is complete without Montgomery Scott. "The Cripple", or "Old Crip", was intended to withstand shipment and fabrication, but only just, it certainly wasn't space-worthy. World Steel don't seem to like our heroes!

26. Cloud's first attempt to blow out a vortex went well (obviously, I hope!) but he hadn't taken something into account. What was it?

From Quiz 'Masters of the Vortex' by E. E. 'Doc' Smith

Answer: The flitter's Bergenholm didn't come on straight away.

The Bergenholm had been around for generations and not something anyone thought about any more. Cloud had just assumed that the Bergenholm would work practically instantaneously. Instead, it took a while to insulate Cloud from the effects of the explosion.

27. During the trip, what did the Kinnison girls find they could do?

From Quiz 'Children of the Lens' by E. E. 'Doc' Smith

Answer: Create their own Lenses.

Kathryn had worked out how to form a Lens, and her siblings quickly followed suite.

28. Why did Kinnison think Haynes's defence plans were screwy?

From Quiz Second Stage Lensman - E. E. 'Doc' Smith.

Answer: The Boskonians had a hyper-spatial tube.

The hyper-space tube would enable the enemy forces to go directly from their home base to the Solar System.

29. Where was Kinnison intending to go a couple of weeks after the Ball?

From Quiz Gray Lensman - E E 'Doc' Smith

Answer: Lundmark's Nebula

It's only relatively recently that the galaxies have been recognised as separate entities.

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