The World of Sci-Fi Trivia Quiz

Answer: H. G. Wells and Jules Verne

Jules Verne and H.G. Wells are credited as the "Fathers of Science-Fiction."
Wells wrote "The War of the Worlds", "The Time Machine", and "The Invisible Man." Verne wrote "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", "A Journey to the Center of the Earth," and "Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon."

H.G. Wells wrote from the late 1800s to his death in 1946. Jules Verne wrote mostly in the 1800s. Ray Bradbury wrote from the late 1940s all the way up to the new millennium. Arthur C. Clarke wrote stories and novels from the late 1930s all the way up to his death in 2008.

Answer: The War of the Worlds

When people heard this radio broadcast many of them only heard parts of it and took it as an actual alien invasion. People were leaving the city, hiding, and hoping that the aliens would not find them.

Answer: Captain Nemo

The captain of the Nautilus has a constant search for revenge on civilization. He also has a creative and ingenious mind that has a thirst for knowledge. This good novel by Jules Verne was first published in 1870.

Answer: Fireman

This book is set in a futuristic society that frowns on book reading and books in general. The name "Fahrenheit 451" refers to the temperature at which paper "auto-ignites." This was meant to be what Bradbury thought of America and society during the era. This novel was first released in 1953.

Answer: brown

This book is considered an episodic novel because it cuts off at certain points and returns to or completely gets rid of that part of the story in the next story in the book. It is one of his most famous books. This book was first published in 1950.

Answer: 4

"2001: A Space Odyssey", "2010: Odyssey Two", "2061: Odyssey Three", "3001: The Final Odyssey". All of the books are considered classics. The first book was released in 1968, the second in 1982, the third in 1987, and the last in 1997.

Answer: Heat Ray

I believe that H.G. Wells was the author who created the idea of a Heat Ray. This book was first published in 1898.

Answer: "The Omega Man"

This is the second movie that was made that was based on "I Am Legend". Could have been better though. It was released in 1971. The "I Am Legend" novel was first released in 1954.

Answer: Impregnate them

This book has been adapted into a movie twice. Both adaptions were named "The Village of the Damned." This novel by John Wyndham was first published in 1957.

Answer: Australia

Nuclear warfare pollutes much of the northern hemisphere and its winds. Some humans move south of the equator so they won't die but they eventually do, either catching the polluted winds or suicide by cyanide pills.