From the launch of “Star Trek: Voyager” through the start of this year’s television season, interest in all kinds of science fiction continues unabated.
So we are offering a special, multiple-choice science-fiction trivia quiz. The questions range widely from the basic to the truly trivial, but those who take the time to send their answers to the Tribune have a chance to win prizes with a total value of nearly $2,000: First prize is a limited-edition Al Hirschfeld lithograph of the “Deep Space Nine” crew, signed by the artist and valued at $900, plus a Star Trek Phaser Universal Remote television control valued at $39.95. Second prize is a life-size replica of “Yoda” from the “Star Wars” trilogy valued at $400. Third prize is a special “X-Files” package valued at $200. All prizes are courtesy of 800-Trekker, a 24-hour sci-fi collectibles hotline, P.O. Box 13131, Dept. T-7, Reading, Pa., 19612-3131.
Send your answers to Science Fiction Contest, P.O. Box 804013, Chicago, Ill., 60611. Not limited to the continental U.S.
Subscribers to America Online/Chicago Online can file electronically to screen name: TribQuiz. If you have Internet e-mail access, TribQuiz@aol.com is the address you should use for your ballot (no attached files, please). Or use the interactive version of the quiz, located in Chicago Online’s “What’s New on Chicago Online” area.
For those with direct access to the Internet’s World Wide Web, the address is http://www.onlinelabs.com/scifi/trivia.htm.
Although this quiz includes 20 questions of varying difficulty, there is no tiebreaker. If there are several ballots with the correct answers, the first- and second-place winners and their order will be determined by a random selection by Tribune editors. Otherwise, the ballots with the most correct answers win. The third-place winner will be selected by a random drawing from all the entries, so any contestant can win. Only one entry per person. By participating in the contest, entrants agree that all decisions by Tribune editors are final.
Because of the number of questions, entrants are encouraged to use the Tribune ballot. Entrants may submit their own ballots, but the question numbers and answers must be clearly legible and in numerical order to facilitate tabulation. Any ballot that editors judge illegible will be discarded.
All ballots must be RECEIVED (not postmarked) by noon Oct. 25, 1995. The winners will be announced in the Friday section of Nov. 3, 1995. See the rules on the ballot for complete details.
1. Which science-fiction film had the distinction of being the very first to boast a digitally recorded motion picture score?
a) “Tron”
b) “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan”
c) “Howard the Duck”
d) “The Black Hole”
2. Which of these actors, to date, was the last to play the good Doctor on the venerable “Dr. Who” series?
a) Peter Davison
b) Tom Baker
c) Sylvester McCoy
d) Jon Pertwee
3. In the little-seen futuristic action picture “Freejack,” a popular rock star played a “bone-jacker,” or bodysnatcher, whose job it was to steal Emilio Estevez’s body for the ailing Anthony Hopkins. Who played the bonejacker Vacendak?
a) Rod Stewart
b) Mick Jagger
c) Paul McCartney
d) Roger Daltrey
4. Which “Star Trek: Voyager” episode was directed by former “Next Generation” star LeVar Burton?
a) “Time and Again”
b) “Phage”
c) “Ex Post Facto”
d) “The Cloud”
5. What film and television producer counted among his many genre credits “The Time Tunnel,” “The Lost World,” “Lost in Space,” “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea” and “Land of the Giants”?
a) Alfred Hitchcock
b) Robert Wise
c) Steve Blacker
d) Irwin Allen
6. Leigh Brackett (1915-1978) was a respected mystery writer, screenwriter (“Rio Bravo,” “The Long Goodbye”), and science-fiction novelist (“The Long Tomorrow”). She received a 1980 Hugo Award, posthumously, for her involvement in what science-fiction film?
a) “Starman”
b) “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”
c) “The Empire Strikes Back”
d) “The Black Hole”
7. Which genre film was not directed by Roland Emmerich?
a) “StarGate”
b) “Necropole”
c) “Moon 44”
d) “Universal Soldier”
8. Antonio Sabato Jr. played which character in the late, lamented series “Earth 2”?
a) Alonzo Solace
b) John Danziger
c) Yale
d) Ulysses
9. “The Gathering” was the title of the pilot for which science-ficton TV program?
a) “Alien Nation”
b) “The Invaders”
c) “Lost in Space”
d) “Babylon 5”
10. Who wrote the non-fiction book “The Making of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”?
a) Michael Jan Friedman
b) A.C. Crispin
c) Harlan Ellison
d) Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
11. In the film “Waterworld,” the Mariner (Kevin Costner) has the ability to turn what fluid into drinkable water?
a) Gasoline
b) Sweat
c) Oil
d) Urine
12. Whom do the films “Jurassic Park,” “Congo,” “Interview with the Vampire,” “Batman Returns,” “Terminator 2,” “Predator” and “Pumpkinhead” have in common?
a) James Cameron
b) Stan Winston
c) Jerry Goldsmith
d) Rick Baker
13. Which of these science-fiction works are by the acclaimed author Robert Sheckley?
a) “Store of Humanity”
b) “Options”
c) “The Immortals”
d) “Crompton Divided”
14. What rather awful science-fiction movie featured a supporting cast that included Virginia Madsen, Brad Dourif, Jose Ferrer, Max Von Sydow, Linda Hunt, Dean Stockwell and Patrick Stewart?
a) “Dune”
b) “The Flash”
c) “Stryker”
d) “Tron”
15. The haunting, moody music heard each week on “The X-Files” is created by which oft-Emmy-nominated composer?
a) Brad Winter
b) Mark Snow
c) Steve Spring
d) Jane Sleet
16. What science-fiction TV series debuted on Jan. 10, 1967?
a) “Star Trek”
b) “Lost in Space”
c) “Land of the Giants”
d) “The Invaders”
17. When the series “seaQuest DSV” debuted three years ago, in what year was the action said to have taken place?
a) 2010
b) 2018
c) 2022
d) 2042
18. Katsuhiro Otomo’s best known creation is:
a) “Blade Runner”
b) “Give Us Guns, Give Us Freedom”
c) “Fire Ball”
d) “Akira”
19. Arthur C. Clarke, the author of “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “The Hammer of the Gods” and “Rama Revealed ,” lives in what country?
a) England
b) Ireland
c) Sri Lanka
d) Russia
20. Her credits as a producer include such science-fiction and horror outings as “Halloween,” “Escape from New York” and “The Fog.” Who is she?
a) Kathleen Kennedy
b) Gale Anne Hurd
c) Debra Hill
d) Kathryn Bigelow
SCIENCE FICTION CONTEST RULES
Fill in this entry blank (photocopies will not be accepted) and mail it to: Science Fiction Contest, P.O. Box 804013, Chicago, Ill. 60611. You also may enter by clearly printing your answers on a postcard or the back of an envelope. No purchase necessary.
Entries may be submitted by mail or through America Online/Chicago Online. Faxes and hand-delivered ballots prohibited. Contestants entering through America Online/Chicago Online should send selections to screen name: TribQuiz. If you have Internet e-mail access, TribQuiz@aol.com is the address to use (no attached files, please). Or use the interactive version of the quiz, located in Chicago Online’s “What’s New on Chicago Online” area.
For those with direct access to the Internet’s World Wide Web, the address is http://www.onlinelabs.com/scifi/trivia.htm.
Although this quiz includes 20 questions of varying difficulty, there is no tiebreaker. If there are several ballots with the correct answers, the first- and second-place winners and their order will be determined by a random selection by Tribune editors. Otherwise, the ballots with the most correct answers win. The third-place winner will be selected by a random drawing from all the entries, so any contestant can win.
Only one entry per person, and you must enter in your own name. Prizes to be awarded: First prize is a limited-edition Al Hirschfeld lithograph of the “Deep Space Nine” crew, signed by the artist and valued at $900, plus a Star Trek Phaser Universal Remote television control valued at $39.95. Second prize is a life-size replica of “Yoda” from the “Star Wars” trilogy valued at $400. Third prize is a special “X-Files” package valued at $200. All prizes are courtesy of 800-Trekker, a 24-hour sci-fi collectibles hotline, P.O. Box 13131, Dept. T-7, Reading, Pa. 19612-3131. Prizes are not transferable or redeemable for cash.
The contest begins Oct. 13, 1995. Entries are not limited to the continental U.S. Private-postage-metered entries not accepted. Entries must be received by noon Oct. 25, 1995. Winners will be selected in a random drawing of all eligible entries. Winners will be announced in the Nov. 3, 1995, issue of the Friday section.
The Chicago Tribune will not be responsible for lost or delayed entries and reserves the right to disqualify any mutilated, altered or illegible entry or entries that do not comply with these rules.
Winners agree to allow the use of his or her name and picture by the Chicago Tribune for publicity purposes.
The contest is subject to all federal, state and local laws and is void where prohibited by law. Winners also assume any tax liability for contest prizes. Chicago Tribune and America Online/Chicago Online employees and their families are not eligible.
By entering this contest, all entrants agree that the Tribune has the sole right to decide all matters on disputes arising from the contest and that the Tribune’s determination of the winning entries shall be final and binding.
No entries will be returned. All become the property of the Chicago Tribune.
In fairness to all, the Chicago Tribune cannot discuss this contest by phone, mail or in any other way with contestants.
Copies of the Chicago Tribune are available at the Chicago Public Library.
This contest is being conducted with the permission of, but is not affiliated with, Paramount Pictures and the New York Times Syndicate. %%
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