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The Sci-Fi TV Quiz

I will describe the plot summary for a science-fiction TV show and you give me the name of that show. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by Jumblecat. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Jumblecat

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
139,082

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
7187

Last 3 plays: SraInP (9/10), Guest 147 (10/10), Guest 24 (2/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. A hush-hush military group travel throughout the galaxy via an alien artefact discovered in Egypt. Hint

'Stargate SG-1'

'Star Trek; Voyager'

'Andromeda'

'Seven Days'

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Question 2 of 10

2. A man is frozen in time, only to be rescued years later and discover that the one thing he believed in most is gone. Hint

'Andromeda'

'The Dead Zone'

'First Wave'

'Now and Again'

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Question 3 of 10

3. A pilot is hurtled light years from his own galaxy by a freak spacial phenomenon and finds himself befriending aliens. Hint

'Andromeda'

'Odyssey 5'

'Space: Above and Beyond'

'Farscape'

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Question 4 of 10

4. A group of people with extraordinary gifts fight to protect more of their kind from being discovered. Hint

'Odyssey 5'

'Roswell'

'Mutant X'

'Dark Angel'

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Question 5 of 10

5. Five people know the Earth is going to be destroyed and set about preventing it. Hint

'First Wave'

'Andromeda'

'Odyssey 5'

'Seven Days'

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Question 6 of 10

6. A disease has wiped out everyone over the age of puberty. The main character of this show lost his brother and is searching for his father. Hint

'Jeremiah'

'Now and Again'

'Mutant X'

'Dark Angel'

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Question 7 of 10

7. A man finds he has psychic abilities when he awakens from a coma. Hint

'First Wave'

'Jeremiah'

'The Dead Zone'

'Haunted'

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Question 8 of 10

8. A man discovers aliens exist and they have been on Earth for some time, and plan to invade. He vows to stop them. Hint

'Odyssey 5'

'Jeremiah'

'Roswell'

'First Wave'

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. A device that can send someone back in time is used to prevent disastrous events from occurring. Hint

'Now and Again'

'Odyssey 5'

'Andromeda'

'Seven Days'

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Question 10 of 10

10. After a man has a near-death experience he finds he is able to see ghosts. Hint

'The Chronicle'

'Dead Like Me'

'The Dead Zone'

'Haunted'

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Dec 19 2024 : SraInP: 9/10
Dec 03 2024 : Guest 147: 10/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A hush-hush military group travel throughout the galaxy via an alien artefact discovered in Egypt.

Answer: 'Stargate SG-1'

The 'Stargate SG-1' series was adapted from the movie 'Stargate' and became a brilliant stand-alone series. The team SG-1 travel around the galaxy via the Stargate, which was built by an alien race called the Ancients.

2. A man is frozen in time, only to be rescued years later and discover that the one thing he believed in most is gone.

Answer: 'Andromeda'

Captain Dylan Hunt of the Andromeda Ascendant is rescued by the crew of the Eureka Maru 300 years later only to find that the Commonwealth has fallen. He sets about restoring it with his unlikely crew.

3. A pilot is hurtled light years from his own galaxy by a freak spacial phenomenon and finds himself befriending aliens.

Answer: 'Farscape'

John Crichton finds himself in trouble when he finds himself in the midst of aliens trying to escape a prison ship. The 'Farscape' series explored many never-before-seen gimmicks including an episode with cartoon inserts.

4. A group of people with extraordinary gifts fight to protect more of their kind from being discovered.

Answer: 'Mutant X'

'Mutant X' features the characters Shalimar, Brennan, Jesse and Emma all of whom have super-human abilities. Led by Adam Kane, they protect other mutants from evil forces that want to study them or abuse their powers.

5. Five people know the Earth is going to be destroyed and set about preventing it.

Answer: 'Odyssey 5'

After five astronauts witness the Earth exploding from orbit, they are rescued by an alien who sends them back in time five years so they can prevent the destruction of their world. Sadly the fantastic 'Odyssey 5' left everyone hanging when the first and only series ended on a cliffhanger.

6. A disease has wiped out everyone over the age of puberty. The main character of this show lost his brother and is searching for his father.

Answer: 'Jeremiah'

Jeremiah and Kurdy are the main characters of this show. They find out that the disease that wiped out every single adult could return.

7. A man finds he has psychic abilities when he awakens from a coma.

Answer: 'The Dead Zone'

'The Dead Zone' series is based on a novel by Stephen King. Johnny Smith gains the ability to see future and past events after a car crash puts him in a coma for six years.

8. A man discovers aliens exist and they have been on Earth for some time, and plan to invade. He vows to stop them.

Answer: 'First Wave'

The aliens in 'First Wave' are called the Goa. They are in human form and carrying out experiments to test human traits, in preparation for their invasion of Earth.

9. A device that can send someone back in time is used to prevent disastrous events from occurring.

Answer: 'Seven Days'

When Frank Parker travels back in time it is never explained why there are not two versions of him existing at once. This is one of the rather irritating plot holes of the show, but if you're looking for fun cliches, this is the show for you.

10. After a man has a near-death experience he finds he is able to see ghosts.

Answer: 'Haunted'

When Frank Taylor gets stabbed he dies in hospital but is brought back. However, he discovers he can see the dead. Being a private investigator Frank uses his newfound ability to help those in need.

Source: Author Jumblecat

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