LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 27 SCIENCE FICTION

[magpie in the 80's]

1. What is the title of the 1949 George Orwell novel which told of life in a totalitarian state dominated by 'Big Brother', 'Newspeak', and the 'Two Minute Hate'?
1984
2. What is the title of the 1932 Aldous Huxley novel in which the psychedelic drug 'soma' is used to pacify the citizens and people are divided into the castes Alpha through Epsilon based on their genetic make-up?
BRAVE NEW WORLD
3. What is the title of the 1962 Anthony Burgess novel in which a Beethoven-loving juvenile delinquent convicted of murder is programmed to find both violence and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony physically repulsive?
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
4. In a 1969 Ursula LeGuin novel an ethnologist visits a planet with a usually neuter population. Individuals randomly become either male or female at the peak of a periodic sexual cycle. What is the title of this Hugo and Nebula award-winning novel?
THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS
5. In 1965 Frank Herbert wrote a novel set on the desert planet of Arrakis inhabited by giant sandworms. What is the title of this novel which was made into a much maligned film by David Lynch?
DUNE
6. What is the title of the 1966 Isaac Asimov novel in which a medical team is placed in a submarine, miniaturized, and injected into the body of a patient?
FANTASTIC VOYAGE
7. What is the title of a 1968 John Brunner novel about overpopulation?
STAND ON ZANZIBAR
8. In 1973 J.G. Ballard wrote a novel about a subculture of people who become sexually aroused by automobile accidents and recreate car crashes involving celebrities. What is the title of this novel which was made into a movie starring James Spader and directed by David Cronenberg?
CRASH
9. What is the name of the classic J.R.R. Tolkien fantasy trilogy featuring Bilbo Baggins, Frodo, and Gandalf?
LORD OF THE RINGS
10. What is the title of the 1951 Ray Bradbury novel about a fireman whose job is to burn books?
FAHRENHEIT 451
11. What is the title of the 1961 Robert Heinlein novel in which Valentine Michael Smith, a human raised on Mars, returns to Earth armed with special powers and teaches people the meaning of 'grok'?
STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND
12. What is the title of the 1962 Philip K. Dick alternative history novel about life in California after a version of World War II in which the Axis powers of Germany, Japan, and Italy were victorious?
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE
13. What is the title of the 1967 Roger Zelazny novel about humans on a colony planet who used the indigenous technology to give themselves the immortality and other god-like qualities of the gods of Hinduism?
LORD OF LIGHT
14. What is the title of the 1966 Daniel Keyes novel about a retarded man who underwent an experimental treatment in which he was temporarily transformed into a genius?
FLOWERS OF ALGERNON
15. What is the title of the 1959 Pat Frank novel about a small Florida town which survived a nuclear war?
ALAS, BABYLON
16. What is the title of the 1969 Michael Moorcock novel about a twentieth century time traveller who goes to ancient Palestine looking for Jesus Christ and is mistaken for the Messiah himself?
BEHOLD THE MAN
17. In 1966 Philip K. Dick wrote a novel about a near future Los Angeles in which a detective tracks down androids known as replicants. What is the title of this book which was the basis for a movie directed by Ridley Scott starring Harrison Ford?
DO ANDROIDS DREAM OD ELECTRIC SHEEP
18. What is the title of the 1966 Harry Harrison novel about overpopulation which was the basis for the 1973 film 'Soylent Green' starring Charlton Heston?
MAKE ROOM, MAKE ROOM
19. What is the title of the 1960 Walter M. Miller novel set in the Dark Ages 600 years after a 20th century nuclear holocaust in which the Order of Leibowitz is trying to preserve mankind's knowledge?
A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ
20. What is the title of the 1953 Arthur C. Clarke novel in which extraterrestrial 'Overlords' invade and conquer the Earth?
CHILDHOOD'S END
21. What is the title of the 1969 Norman Spinrad novel in which a former Berkeley radical became a brash television talk show host?
BUG JACK BARRON
22. What is the title of the 1984 William Gibson cyberpunk novel set in a world of global computer networks and virtual reality?
NEUROMANCER
23. What is the title of the 1969 Kurt Vonnegut novel which tells the story of Billy Pilgrim who survived the bombing of Dresden?
SLAUGHTERHOUSE 5
24. What is the title of the 1976 Kingsley Amis alternative history novel set in modern Europe about a boy singer facing surgery to preserve his soprano voice?
THE ALTERATION
25. What is the title of the 1980 Gregory Benford novel about an attempt to change history through the transmission of tachyonic messages through time?
TIMESCAPE

[Interceptor]

1. 1984
2. Brave New World
3. A Clockwork Orange
5. Dune
6. Fantastic Voyage
8. Crash
9. Lord of the Rings
10. Fahrenheit 451
17. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
22. Neuromancer
25. Timescape

[magpie in the 80's]

1. 1984
2. Brave New World
3. A Clockwork Orange
5. Dune
6. Fantastic Voyage
8. Crash
9. Lord of the Rings
10. Fahrenheit 451
17. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
22. Neuromancer
25. Timescape

CORRECT INTER

[godoubleblues]

Q23 - Slaughter House 5

[magpie in the 80's]

Q23 - Slaughter House 5

CORRECT GDB

[Pseudo]

11 - Stranger in a Strange Land
14 - Flowers for Algernon
18 - Make Room, Make Room
20 - Childhood's End

[magpie in the 80's]

11 - Stranger in a Strange Land
14 - Flowers for Algernon
18 - Make Room, Make Room
20 - Childhood's End

CORRECT PSEUDO

[magpie in the 80's]

1. What is the title of the 1949 George Orwell novel which told of life in a totalitarian state dominated by 'Big Brother', 'Newspeak', and the 'Two Minute Hate'?
1984
2. What is the title of the 1932 Aldous Huxley novel in which the psychedelic drug 'soma' is used to pacify the citizens and people are divided into the castes Alpha through Epsilon based on their genetic make-up?
BRAVE NEW WORLD
3. What is the title of the 1962 Anthony Burgess novel in which a Beethoven-loving juvenile delinquent convicted of murder is programmed to find both violence and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony physically repulsive?
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
4. In a 1969 Ursula LeGuin novel an ethnologist visits a planet with a usually neuter population. Individuals randomly become either male or female at the peak of a periodic sexual cycle. What is the title of this Hugo and Nebula award-winning novel?
THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS
5. In 1965 Frank Herbert wrote a novel set on the desert planet of Arrakis inhabited by giant sandworms. What is the title of this novel which was made into a much maligned film by David Lynch?
DUNE
6. What is the title of the 1966 Isaac Asimov novel in which a medical team is placed in a submarine, miniaturized, and injected into the body of a patient?
FANTASTIC VOYAGE
7. What is the title of a 1968 John Brunner novel about overpopulation?
STAND ON ZANZIBAR
8. In 1973 J.G. Ballard wrote a novel about a subculture of people who become sexually aroused by automobile accidents and recreate car crashes involving celebrities. What is the title of this novel which was made into a movie starring James Spader and directed by David Cronenberg?
CRASH
9. What is the name of the classic J.R.R. Tolkien fantasy trilogy featuring Bilbo Baggins, Frodo, and Gandalf?
LORD OF THE RINGS
10. What is the title of the 1951 Ray Bradbury novel about a fireman whose job is to burn books?
FAHRENHEIT 451
11. What is the title of the 1961 Robert Heinlein novel in which Valentine Michael Smith, a human raised on Mars, returns to Earth armed with special powers and teaches people the meaning of 'grok'?
STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND
12. What is the title of the 1962 Philip K. Dick alternative history novel about life in California after a version of World War II in which the Axis powers of Germany, Japan, and Italy were victorious?
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE
13. What is the title of the 1967 Roger Zelazny novel about humans on a colony planet who used the indigenous technology to give themselves the immortality and other god-like qualities of the gods of Hinduism?
LORD OF LIGHT
14. What is the title of the 1966 Daniel Keyes novel about a retarded man who underwent an experimental treatment in which he was temporarily transformed into a genius?
FLOWERS OF ALGERNON
15. What is the title of the 1959 Pat Frank novel about a small Florida town which survived a nuclear war?
ALAS, BABYLON
16. What is the title of the 1969 Michael Moorcock novel about a twentieth century time traveller who goes to ancient Palestine looking for Jesus Christ and is mistaken for the Messiah himself?
BEHOLD THE MAN
17. In 1966 Philip K. Dick wrote a novel about a near future Los Angeles in which a detective tracks down androids known as replicants. What is the title of this book which was the basis for a movie directed by Ridley Scott starring Harrison Ford?
DO ANDROIDS DREAM OD ELECTRIC SHEEP
18. What is the title of the 1966 Harry Harrison novel about overpopulation which was the basis for the 1973 film 'Soylent Green' starring Charlton Heston?
MAKE ROOM, MAKE ROOM
19. What is the title of the 1960 Walter M. Miller novel set in the Dark Ages 600 years after a 20th century nuclear holocaust in which the Order of Leibowitz is trying to preserve mankind's knowledge?
A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ
20. What is the title of the 1953 Arthur C. Clarke novel in which extraterrestrial 'Overlords' invade and conquer the Earth?
CHILDHOOD'S END
21. What is the title of the 1969 Norman Spinrad novel in which a former Berkeley radical became a brash television talk show host?
BUG JACK BARRON
22. What is the title of the 1984 William Gibson cyberpunk novel set in a world of global computer networks and virtual reality?
NEUROMANCER
23. What is the title of the 1969 Kurt Vonnegut novel which tells the story of Billy Pilgrim who survived the bombing of Dresden?
SLAUGHTERHOUSE 5
24. What is the title of the 1976 Kingsley Amis alternative history novel set in modern Europe about a boy singer facing surgery to preserve his soprano voice?
THE ALTERATION
25. What is the title of the 1980 Gregory Benford novel about an attempt to change history through the transmission of tachyonic messages through time?
TIMESCAPE

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ