100+ Best Sci-Fi Trivia Questions & Answers

Question: What is the name of the psychics who can predict when crimes will happen in 'Minority Report'?

Answer: Precogs

Question: The 1933 movie 'The Invisible Man' is based on a book by what author?

Answer: H. G. Wells

Question: Who technically had two roles in the 1990 movie 'Total Recall'?

Answer: Arnold Schwarzenegger

Question: What crime-riddled city serves as the setting for the 1987 movie 'RoboCop'?

Answer: Detroit

Question: What is the name of the supercomputer in Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey'?

Answer: HAL 9000

Question: In the 'Star Wars' universe, what is the color of Yoda's lightsaber?

Answer: Green

Question: Who directed the 1977 sci-fi film 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'?

Answer: Steven Spielberg

Question: What is the name of the main character in the 'Terminator' franchise?

Answer: Sarah Connor

Question: Which sci-fi film franchise features the Weyland-Yutani Corporation?

Answer: 'Alien' franchise

Question: What is the primary power source for the DeLorean time machine in 'Back to the Future'?

Answer: Flux Capacitor

Question: What is the name of the fictional substance that powers Iron Man's suit?

Answer: Arc Reactor

Question: Who played Rey in the recent 'Star Wars' sequel trilogy?

Answer: Daisy Ridley

Question: What is the title of the first 'Star Trek' feature film released in 1979?

Answer: 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture'

Question: In the 'Jurassic Park' series, what is the name of the dinosaur species created through genetic engineering?

Answer: Velociraptor

Question: What is the name of the humanoid robot in the 2015 film 'Ex Machina'?

Answer: Ava

Question: Who directed the 2010 sci-fi film 'Inception'?

Answer: Christopher Nolan

Question: In the TV series 'Stranger Things', what is the name of the parallel dimension?

Answer: The Upside Down

Question: What is the fictional substance that grants superhuman abilities in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

Answer: Vibranium

Question: Who played the lead role of Neo in 'The Matrix' trilogy?

Answer: Keanu Reeves

Question: A spaceship crashes in the desert of what US state in the 1953 movie 'It Came from Outer Space'?

Answer: Arizona

Question: What city did the director actually use as the backdrop for the original 'RoboCop'?

Answer: Dallas

Question: What is the name of the fake town where Truman is trapped in 'The Truman Show'?

Answer: Seahaven

Question: What landmark is Richard Dreyfuss implored to travel to after seeing a UFO in 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'?

Answer: Devil's Tower

Question: Who kills Leon the replicant in 'Blade Runner'?

Answer: Rachel

Question: Who learns that the world has been taken over by apes in 'Planet of the Apes'?

Answer: Charlton Heston

Question: What is Ripley's first name in 'Alien'?

Answer: Ellen

Question: What is the name of the son that Tom Cruise's character lost in 'Minority Report'?

Answer: Sean

Question: Who played DOJ auditor Danny Witwer in 'Minority Report'?

Answer: Colin Farrell

Question: Who played Bones McCoy in the 2009 remake of 'Star Trek'?

Answer: Karl Urban

Question: Who played a younger version of Tommy Lee Jones in 'Men in Black III'?

Answer: Josh Brolin

Question: Who played the unassuming replicant Rachel in 'Blade Runner'?

Answer: Sean Young

Question: Who played Scotty in the 2009 remake of 'Star Trek'?

Answer: Simon Pegg

Question: What is Thomas Anderson's hacker name in 'The Matrix'?

Answer: Neo

Question: What villain threatens to enslave humanity in 'Marvel's Avengers'?

Answer: Loki

Question: What role did Michael J. Fox play in the 'Back to the Future' movies?

Answer: Marty McFly

Question: Who in 'Aliens' is an android?

Answer: Bishop

Question: What is the name of the android that Haley Joel Osment plays in 'A.I.: Artificial Intelligence'?

Answer: David

Question: Who orders the destruction of planet Vulcan in 'Star Trek'?

Answer: Nero

Question: Who does Ripley discover sent her original crew to the derelict spaceship in 'Aliens'?

Answer: Burke

Question: Who played The Terminator in the original 'Terminator' movie?

Answer: Arnold Schwarzenegger

Question: Who says 'The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one' in 'Star Trek II'?

Answer: Spock

Question: Who is the main antagonist in the 'Star Wars' original trilogy?

Answer: Darth Vader

Question: In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, who is the primary villain in 'Avengers: Infinity War' and 'Avengers: Endgame'?

Answer: Thanos

Question: What is the name of the artificial intelligence villain in 'The Matrix' trilogy?

Answer: Agent Smith

Question: Who is the primary antagonist in the 'Terminator' franchise?

Answer: Skynet

Question: In the 'Alien' franchise, what is the name of the menacing xenomorph queen?

Answer: Queen Alien

Question: Who is the archenemy of Batman in the DC Comics universe?

Answer: The Joker

Question: In 'Star Trek', who is the iconic villain played by Ricardo Montalbán?

Answer: Khan Noonien Singh

Question: Who is the primary antagonist in the 'Blade Runner' films?

Answer: Tyrell Corporation / Eldon Tyrell

Question: In the 'Terminator' franchise, who is the advanced liquid metal android assassin?

Answer: T-1000

Question: Who is the main antagonist in the 'Jurassic Park' series?

Answer: InGen Corporation / Dr. Henry Wu

Question: What is the name of the villainous artificial intelligence in '2001: A Space Odyssey'?

Answer: HAL 9000

Question: Who is the main antagonist in the 'Predator' franchise?

Answer: The Predator

Question: In the 'X-Men' series, who is the powerful mutant and adversary of the X-Men?

Answer: Magneto

Question: Who is the primary villain in the 'Mad Max' film series?

Answer: Immortan Joe

Question: Who played Mad Max in the original 'Mad Max' trilogy?

Answer: Mel Gibson

Question: Who played Chief John Anderton in 'Minority Report'?

Answer: Tom Cruise

Question: Who played Snake Plissken in 'Escape from New York' and 'Escape from L.A.'?

Answer: Kurt Russell

Question: Who played Agent J in 'Men in Black'?

Answer: Will Smith

Question: Who played the President of the United States in 'Independence Day'?

Answer: Bill Pullman

Question: Who played Det. Rick Deckard in 'Blade Runner'?

Answer: Harrison Ford

Question: Who played Dr. Ellie Arroway in 'Contact'?

Answer: Jodie Foster

Question: Who played Morpheus in 'The Matrix'?

Answer: Laurence Fishburne

Question: Who starred as Ellen Ripley in 'Alien'?

Answer: Sigourney Weaver

Question: Who played The Terminator in the original 'Terminator' movie?

Answer: Arnold Schwarzenegger

Question: What is another title for 'Mad Max 2' in the 'Mad Max' trilogy?

Answer: The Road Warrior

Question: What evil role did Dennis Hopper play in 'Waterworld'?

Answer: The Deacon

Question: The movie 'Minority Report' is based on a story written by what sci-fi writer?

Answer: Phillip K. Dick

Question: In what sci-fi movie does Denzel Washington play a time traveling ATF agent?

Answer: Déjà Vu

Question: Who directed the movie 'Metropolis'?

Answer: Fritz Lang

Question: The 1971 movie 'The Andromeda Strain' is based on a book by what author?

Answer: Michael Crichton

Question: Who directed the 1985 movie 'Cocoon'?

Answer: Ron Howard

Question: In what movie does Bruce Willis play a convict sent back in time to stop a man-made virus that wipes almost all of humanity?

Answer: 12 Monkeys

Question: The Will Smith movie 'I, Robot' expanded on the short story of the same name by what author?

Answer: Isaac Asimov

Question: The 1960 movie 'The Time Machine' is based on a book by which author?

Answer: H. G. Wells

Question: Who directed '2001: A Space Odyssey'?

Answer: Stanley Kubrick

Question: Who directed 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'?

Answer: Steven Spielberg

Question: Who directed 'Blade Runner'?

Answer: Ridley Scott

Question: Who directed 'Total Recall'?

Answer: Paul Verhoeven

Question: What simulation is Kirk accused of cheating at in the 2009 remake of 'Star Trek'?

Answer: Kobayashi Maru

Question: What café does Marty meet the bully Griff at in 'Back to the Future Part II'?

Answer: Café 80's

Question: What alien opera star is carrying the stones for Dallas to retrieve them in 'The Fifth Element'?

Answer: Diva Plavalaguna

Question: What planet are Kirk and Bones exploring at the start of 'Star Trek Into Darkness'?

Answer: Nibiru

Question: What does Dr. Eldon give to the replicant Rachel that makes her believe she's human in 'Blade Runner'?

Answer: Memories

Question: What simple item does Morpheus use to explain to Neo why humans are plugged into the Matrix in 'The Matrix'?

Answer: A Duracell Battery

Question: What does Agent Smith kidnap to get the Zion codes in 'The Matrix'?

Answer: Morpheus

Question: What are in the mysterious torpedoes on board the Enterprise in 'Star Trek Into Darkness'?

Answer: Superhumans

Question: What movie is about a crew of doctors who are shrunk down in a human being's body?

Answer: Fantastic Voyage

Question: What is the name of the corporation that created the replicants in 'Blade Runner'?

Answer: Tyrell

Question: How many gigawatts does Doc say the time machine needs to power the time machine in 'Back to the Future'?

Answer: 1.21

Question: What body part does Tom Cruise change to conceal his identity in 'Minority Report'?

Answer: Eyes

Question: What year does Marty McFly travel to in 'Back to the Future'?

Answer: 1955

Question: What year does Marty McFly travel to in 'Back to the Future Part II'?

Answer: 2015

Question: What year does the movie 'Blade Runner' take place?

Answer: 2019

Question: What speed does the time machine have to reach in order to time jump in 'Back to the Future'?

Answer: 88 MPH

Question: What substance helps scientists bring dinosaurs back to life in 'Jurassic Park'?

Answer: DNA

Question: What star of TV's 'Firefly' did the voice and motion capture for the robot Sonny in 'I, Robot'?

Answer: Alan Tudyk

Question: What brothers directed 'The Matrix' trilogy?

Answer: Wachowski

Question: Who played a younger version of Tommy Lee Jones in 'Men in Black III'?

Answer: Josh Brolin

Question: Who does Agent Smith kidnap to get the Zion codes in 'The Matrix'?

Answer: Morpheus

Question: Who directed the 1985 movie 'Cocoon'?

Answer: Ron Howard

Question: Who directed the movie 'Metropolis'?

Answer: Fritz Lang

Question: What Chuck Berry song does Marty McFly play at his parents' high school dance in 'Back to the Future'?

Answer: Johnny B. Goode