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Who sent astronomers to the Moon in a film of 1902, and what is the T-1000 made of? These sci-fi movie trivia questions and answers run from the first Moon film to the 1990s, then turn to books.
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Simple sci fi trivia questions and answers
The 1980s holds the most easy questions, seven of its twelve: a time-traveling car, a robot struck by lightning, a hacker and a supercomputer, and two students collecting historical figures. The 1990s follows with liquid metal, a wormhole and a taxi driver of the 23rd century.
Science fiction trivia quiz questions and answers, books too
Science fiction in print asks which term H. G. Wells coined, which magazine Hugo Gernsback founded and which novel won the first Nebula Award. The two oldest rounds go back to a countdown shown on screen in 1929, a robot called Gort and a score made wholly of electronic sounds.
- Read the year first: with the decade fixed, the four choices usually thin out to two.
Questions and answers
What are some sci fi trivia questions?
Which film of 1982 held the box-office record for eleven years? Which studio was founded in 1975 for a space film's effects? Which astronomer wrote a novel set partly on the Moon? The answers are E.T., Industrial Light & Magic and Johannes Kepler.
Are there sci fi trivia questions for kids?
The page is written for a general table, and nothing in a question or a reason is graphic. For younger players set Start from to The 1980s, which has the most easy questions, and keep the round on films before 1950 for the grown-ups.
Is there a round on one film series?
No. No series has more than one film in the pack, so fans of one saga get no head start. A title is always the answer, a choice or part of the reason, never part of the question.
How were the answers checked?
Each was read on October 16, 2026 in the English Wikipedia article on the film or the book itself. A box-office record is asked with the years it stood, and living film makers are named only with dated credits.