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Our Favourite Martians Trivia Quiz

A quiz about Martians, and humans who live on Mars. Questions are about Martians in books, movies, and on television.

A multiple-choice quiz by Kuu. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Kuu

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
127,160

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1554

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Question 1 of 10

1. In the TV series "My Favourite Martian" the Martian took the name 'Martin' as his first name while on Earth, but what surname did he use? Hint

O'Day

O'Malley

O'Hara

O'Reilly

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Question 2 of 10

2. In H.G. Wells "War of the Worlds" what, or who, saved the Earth? Hint

A computer virus

The Americans

Bacteria

Other aliens

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Question 3 of 10

3. In Orson Welles' adaption (radio play) of "War of the Worlds," outside what small community in New Jersey did the Martians first land? Hint

Weehawken

Basking Ridge

Grover's Mill

Little Ferry

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Question 4 of 10

4. In the movie "Mars Attack" the invading Martians are destroyed when they hear a certain song. This song makes their heads explode. What is the name of the song? Hint

Rose Marie

You are My Sunshine

Indian Love Call

Please Release Me

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Question 5 of 10

5. What colour is the Warner Brothers cartoon character "Marvin the Martian"? Hint

Green

Black

Yellow

Blue

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which "Babylon 5" character loved to watch cartoons especially "Duck Dodgers: In the 24 1/2th Century," which starred Marvin the Martian? Hint

Londo Mollari

Michael Garibaldi

Vir Cotto

John Sheridan

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which hero had a race of Martians, known as the Mysterons, as his or her enemies? Hint

Captain Scarlet

Captain Courageous

Superman

Wonder Woman

8. In the "Star Trek: DS9" episode "Little Green Men," a small spaceship accidently went back to 1947. The occupants of the ship ended up in Roswell, USA where they are mistaken for Martians. What race were they actually? Hint

Klingon

Ferengi

Breen

Vulcan

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Question 9 of 10

9. The setting for most of the movie "Total Recall" was Mars. The movie was based on the short story, "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale." Who was the author of this story? Hint

Isaac Asimov

Philip K. Dick

Arthur C. Clarke

James Bliss

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Question 10 of 10

10. In a movie, what must be one of the worst movies of all time, two children are kidnapped with a well known Earth 'character' and taken to Mars. Who was the other kidnapped victim? Hint

Howard the Duck

The Easter Bunny

Peter Pan

Santa Claus

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the TV series "My Favourite Martian" the Martian took the name 'Martin' as his first name while on Earth, but what surname did he use?

Answer: O'Hara

Tim O'Hara (played by Bill Bixby), a newspaper reporter, had discovered the Martian. He passed Martin (played by Ray Walston) as his uncle.

2. In H.G. Wells "War of the Worlds" what, or who, saved the Earth?

Answer: Bacteria

"War of the Worlds" was first published in 1898.

3. In Orson Welles' adaption (radio play) of "War of the Worlds," outside what small community in New Jersey did the Martians first land?

Answer: Grover's Mill

Grover's Mill is located in the West Windsor township. It isn't far from Trenton, the capital of New Jersey. The radio play became famous because many people who tuned into it thought that it was real and that the world had been invaded. All over the USA there was mass panic.

4. In the movie "Mars Attack" the invading Martians are destroyed when they hear a certain song. This song makes their heads explode. What is the name of the song?

Answer: Indian Love Call

"Indian Love Call" was a hit for Slim Whitman in 1952.

5. What colour is the Warner Brothers cartoon character "Marvin the Martian"?

Answer: Black

Marvin first appeared in a cartoon in 1948. He wanted to blow up the Earth because it blocked his view of Venus.

6. Which "Babylon 5" character loved to watch cartoons especially "Duck Dodgers: In the 24 1/2th Century," which starred Marvin the Martian?

Answer: Michael Garibaldi

Garibaldi said that watching cartoons was 'his second most favourite thing.' Garibaldi and his wife, Lise, ended up living on Mars.

7. Which hero had a race of Martians, known as the Mysterons, as his or her enemies?

Answer: Captain Scarlet

The Mysterons were never seen in the show, only their disembodied voices were heard.

Answer: Ferengi

In this episode Quark, Rom, and Nog travel to Earth because Nog has been accepted into Starfleet. However, their spaceship has been sabotaged and Rom is unable to take it out of warp. The emergency landing forces them back in time.

9. The setting for most of the movie "Total Recall" was Mars. The movie was based on the short story, "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale." Who was the author of this story?

Answer: Philip K. Dick

This movie was released in 1990. It starred Arnold Schwartzenegger as Doulgas Quaid, a construction worker from Earth, who keeps having dreams about Mars. He decides to go to a company that implants memories so he can have an imaginary vacation on Mars. However it goes terribly wrong and another personality emerges.

10. In a movie, what must be one of the worst movies of all time, two children are kidnapped with a well known Earth 'character' and taken to Mars. Who was the other kidnapped victim?

Answer: Santa Claus

The movie was "Santa Claus Conquers Mars." The children of Mars, who see programs from Earth on the video tube, become jealous because they do not have a Santa. So the Martians kidnap two Earth children, Billy and Betty, and force the children to lead them to Santa.

Source: Author Kuu

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