Whatever Tomorrow Brings Trivia Quiz

Answer: Sixth Column

"Sixth Column" was first published as a magazine serial in the US in 1941, under the pen name Anson MacDonald. It was then published as a novel in 1949.
Over the years this book has been the subject of controversy, due to its handling of racial issues between the characters.

Answer: Polly Perkins

The novelisation of "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow", which was published to coincide with the release of the film in 2004, was written by Kevin J. Anderson.

In the film, directed by Kerry Conran, the role of Polly Perkins was played by Gwyneth Paltrow.

Answer: Johnny Wendt

Judith Merril's book was first published in 1960.

The TV series "The Tomorrow People" was originally shown in the UK in the 1970s, and featured a group of teenagers who discovered they had various "superpowers" and called themselves "homo superior". A new series was shown in 1992 with updated settings. Several authors wrote the books which accompanied the show, including Nigel Robinson and Craig Hinton.

Answer: Winning lottery numbers

At first, the messages from the future seem like a wonderful gift, and Tane and Rebecca become rich with their lottery win. It is only as more messages arrive that things become more serious and sinister, and they realise the future of the whole world may be at stake.

"The Tomorrow Code" is by Brian Falkner, and was first published in 2008.

Answer: Cecelia Ahern

Cecelia Aherne is well known for her light-hearted romantic novels, but with "The Book of Tomorrow" (2009) she introduced an element of fantasy and science fiction to her work.

Answer: She has cancer and hopes for a cure in the future

Drake cannot bear to be parted from his wife, so when they are told her cancer is incurable by current medicine, they decide to be frozen together, in the hopes that a cure will be found in the future.

"Tomorrow and Tomorrow" (1996) is by Charles Sheffield, who is also a published and well respected physicist and astronomer.

Answer: Whitley Streiber

The 2004 film "The Day After Tomorrow" was directed by Roland Emmerich who also produced and wrote the screen play. Whitley Streiber's novelisation was also released in 2004.

Allan Folsom's book was published in 1994.
Mack Reynolds's book was published in 1976.
Helen Clarkson's book "The Last Day", subtitled "A Novel of the Day After Tomorrow", was published in 1959.

Answer: Gifted

The "Gifted" series follows a class of students with various paranormal powers, with each book telling the story of one of them in more depth. "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" is Emily's story. The first of the series was "Out of Sight, Out of Mind", first published in 2009.

Answer: William Shatner

William Shatner is of course very well known for his role as Captain James Kirk in the original series of "Star Trek". He has also written numerous sci-fi novels, including the "Tek War" series.

The first volume of the "Quest for Tomorrow" series is "Delta Search", and was first published in 1997.

Answer: Ellie

Marsden's "Tomorrow" series began when "Tomorrow, When the War Began" was first published in 1993. Six more books followed, ending with "The Other Side of Dawn" in 2002. "The Ellie Chronicles" began with "While I Live" (2003), followed by "Incurable" (2005) and "Circle of Flight" (2006).