Science Fiction Trivia

Website · Post by **Cody** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:12 pm

A ‘Chrono-Synclastic Infundibulum’ plays a part in which book, by which author?

Post by **Disembodied** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:43 pm

The Sirens of Titan, by Kurt Vonnegut. Which character in which book is accompanied by Ergates the talking ant?

Lucidor · Post by **Lucidor** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:45 pm

Shouldn't we let the asker decide if the answer is correct or not before proceeding with the next question?

Post by **Disembodied** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:47 pm

That might be more polite ... but when I know I'm right, I know I'm right!

Website · Post by **Cody** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:51 pm

Disembodied wrote:
but when I know I'm right, I know I'm right!

Right On Commander!

Website · Post by **Cody** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 1:02 pm

Disembodied wrote:
Which character in which book is accompanied by Ergates the talking ant?

Damn it, I know the book but I can’t remember the character.
To Google it would be like hacking my savegame… just not cricket, Brockian Ultra or otherwise, old bean.

Post by **Disembodied** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 1:55 pm

El Viejo wrote:
Damn it, I know the book but I can’t remember the character.
To Google it would be like hacking my savegame… just not cricket, Brockian Ultra or otherwise, old bean.

Well, flying a ship called the Clear Air Turbulence there's a good chance you would know ... kudos for fighting the Google temptation!

Selezen · Post by **Selezen** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 3:17 pm

Heh - I know the author, but can't recall the book nor the character. He's a countryman of mine too, so I should be ashamed!

I only know it because it was the tag that my mate used to introduce me to the author's work. "One of the only grown up books I've ever read with a talking ant in it."

Ooh, I just remembered the book!! Still no idea about the character though...

Lucidor · Post by **Lucidor** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 12:35 pm

Google to the rescue

Bascule the Teller, Feersum Endjinn

Post by **Disembodied** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 12:41 pm

Lucidor wrote:
Google to the rescue

Bascule the Teller, Feersum Endjinn

He shoots, he scores!

Lucidor · Post by **Lucidor** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 1:46 pm

Ok, now we look for something a middle aged human will turn into after eating the root of a certain tree.

Lucidor · Post by **Lucidor** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 3:11 am

In the same universe there lives (among others) hoofed creatures with two heads that looks like socks on hands and fierce cat-like creatures.

Chrisfs · Post by **Chrisfs** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 8:00 am

Lucidor wrote:
In the same universe there lives (among others) hoofed creatures with two heads that looks like socks on hands and fierce cat-like creatures.

Ok that's the Kzin Universe, (Larry Niven?) but I have no idea of the answer to the actual question.

The animated Star Trek series had a episode that was taken from a short story in that Universe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuF91nJR3Sg

Rxke · Post by **Rxke** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:04 am

Lucidor wrote:
Ok, now we look for something a middle aged human will turn into after eating the root of a certain tree.

Hmmm, don't recall the exact name, but he evolves into a superior race, esp. intellectually, the same race that built the ringworld. Also physically much stronger than normal humans.

Lucidor · Post by **Lucidor** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 12:17 pm

Rxke is close enough with that description of Pak Protectors.