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SCI FI MOVIE TRIVIA II

11) What are the synthetic humans in Blade Runner called?


The Nexus-series of replicants are virtually identical to adult humans but have superior strength, speed, agility, resilience, and intelligence, to varying degrees depending on the model.

12) In which sci fi film did world-famous mime Marcel Marceau have his first speaking role?


In Barbarella, Marceau plays Professor Ping, a character he compares to Bip the Clown and Harpo Marx. He said that he did not "forget the lines, but I have trouble organising them. It's a different way of making what's inside come out. It goes from the brain to the vocal chords, and not directly to the body."

13) Which actor wears prosthetic ears in Jupiter Ascending?


Tatum plays a pointy-eared interplanetary warrior who happens to be part dog.

14) Who did not attend the 1977 premiere of Star Wars: A New Hope?


Director George Lucas was so sure his movie would flop that instead of attending the premiere, he went on vacation to Hawaii with his good friend Steven Spielberg, where they came up with the idea for Raiders of the Lost Ark.

15) Which sci fi film is based on the TV series Firefly?


Set in 2517, Serenity is the story of the captain and crew of Serenity, a "Firefly-class" spaceship. The captain and first mate are veterans of the Unification War, having fought on the losing Independent side against the Alliance. Their lives of smuggling and cargo-running are interrupted by a psychic passenger who harbors a dangerous secret.

16) In Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), what memento does Peter Quill have from his mother?


Meredith Quill put together a mix tape she titled "Awesome Mix Vol. 1" so her son could know all the songs she used to listen to when she was growing up. After his abduction, it is one of the few mementos Peter has from Earth.

17) In Alien (1979), the blue laser lights used in the alien ship's egg chamber were borrowed from which band?


The Who happened to be rehearsing on the neighboring soundstage and lent their laser to Ridley Scott, who felt it would add to the scene's atmosphere.

18) What are the "bad guys" called in Transformers (2007)?


The Decepticons are typically concerned with such things as conquering Cybertron, defeating the Autobots, amassing large quantities of energon, developing powerful weaponry, and destroying things. Not necessarily in that order.

19) What is the name of the company Neo works for in The Matrix?


On what might be his last day of employment at MetaCortex, Neo is reprimanded by his boss, Mr. Rhineheart, regarding his punctuality.

20) What moon are humans colonizing in Avatar?


The film is set in the mid-22nd century when humans are colonizing Pandora, a lush habitable moon orbiting Polyphemus, a fictional gas giant in the Alpha Centauri star system.

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