Fantasy & Sci-fi Quiz Series - “C" for Castles and Cyborgs
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“C" for Castles and Cyborgs
A quiz in which every answer starts with the letter “C”. This is a perfect blend of High Fantasy and Hard Sci-Fi. We’re moving from the stone battlements of magical kingdoms to the high-tech implants of a neon future.
The Questions
Easy
Title: What is THIRD WORD in the 2005 YA fantasy novel by Diana Wynne Jones (and a famous Studio Ghibli film) featuring a magical, walking residence owned by a wizard named Howl?
Character: In the Star Wars universe, who is the golden, “protocol droid” who is fluent in over six million forms of communication?
Series: What is the title of the beloved fantasy series by C.S. Lewis that begins with a magical wardrobe leading into a frozen land? Note: we’re talking THE SERIES here, not just one book! (Obviously ignore the word ‘The’ at the start of the series title)
Medium
4. Title: What is the 1972 science fiction novel by Martin Caidin that follows the story of pilot Steve Austin, who is rebuilt with bionic limbs after a crash—a book that famously inspired the TV series The Six Million Dollar Man?
5.Title: What is the name of the first book in the futuristic, fairy-tale retelling series by Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles ) where the protagonist is a gifted mechanic and a cyborg?
6. Title: In A Song of Ice and Fire, what is the name of the massive, ancestral seat of House Lannister, built into a colossal rock formation?
Hard(ish)
7. Author: What’s the surname of the legendary sci-fi author who wrote 2001: A Space Odyssey and famously said, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”?
8. Author: Which Czech writer is credited with introducing the word "robot" to the world in his 1920 science fiction play R.U.R.?
9. Setting: In the King Arthur legends, what is the name of the famous castle and court that serves as the center of his kingdom?
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