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Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:55 am
by Disembodied
Correct! Over to you ...
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 6:35 pm
by Thargoid
OK a 1979 film, originally planned to be directed by Walter Hill, and again originally to have starred Veronica Cartwright in the leading role. In some languages (but not its original one) it has the subtitle the 8th Passenger.
Name it.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:01 pm
by Gimi
Now, I think that might be Alien. At least Alien had "The 8th passenger" as a tagline in Norway if I remember correctly.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:22 pm
by Thargoid
Yup. Your turn.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:46 pm
by DaddyHoggy
Damn! I knew that one!
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:05 pm
by Zieman
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:17 pm
by Gimi
Hmm.
In 2077 a meteorite destroys the cities Padua and Verona in Italy. As a result Spaceguard is built. 50 years later Spaceguard makes it's main discovery.
Name that discovery, the book title and the author.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:32 pm
by DaddyHoggy
That has to be one of my favourite books ever, by one of my favourite Authors - Spaceguard discovers a giant probe moving through the Solar System, on investigation (and rather crude entry) its a giant but apparently empty space city - the Book is called Rendevous with Rama by AC Clarke
(I still think powering it internally using an tidal ocean was genius!)
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:47 pm
by Cody
DaddyHoggy wrote:(I still think powering it internally using an tidal ocean was genius!)
Yeah... it's a truly great tale, by a truly great writer.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:53 pm
by Gimi
Too easy then, I was hoping to provide some more clues. Over to you DH.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:48 pm
by DaddyHoggy
One of my favourite books ever - and I just happened to be on the forum just after you posted...
OK...
Thinking...
Hmmmm...
Ah...
A group of high school kids get roped into an interstellar kidnapping of what initially appears to be a bowling ball.
Name the book and the author please.
(You'll get this from even that obscure clue - if you either know the book or your Google-fu is strong.)
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 8:47 pm
by DaddyHoggy
Is a clue required?
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 9:52 pm
by JazHaz
Sounds like
Spaceballs, but I don't believe that was ever a book!
Clue please!
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 9:56 pm
by DaddyHoggy
JazHaz wrote:Sounds like
Spaceballs, but I don't believe that was ever a book!
Not Spaceballs.
You might have to go off the Rails to get this one right...
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 8:07 pm
by DaddyHoggy
Really? Nobody?
Alvin (but not the Chipmunk) plays a big part in the story...