Science Fiction Trivia

Lucidor · Post by **Lucidor** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 12:15 am

Perhaps it's Zaphod Beeblebrox?

Website · Post by **Cody** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 12:44 am

Zaphod Beeblebrox… it could almost be him… but it’s not.

Selezen · Post by **Selezen** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:08 am

Is it Lazarus Long, from Methuselah's Children by Robert Heinlein [sp]?

The Lazarus Long series is one I really want to read - I came across the series when I was looking up Starship Troopers. Once it comes out on Project Gutenberg, it will be MINE!

Website · Post by **Cody** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 12:16 pm

That's the one... your turn sir.

Chrisfs · Post by **Chrisfs** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 8:58 am

Rxke wrote:
Lucidor wrote:
Is it common for Belgians to know dutch?
More than half the population of Belgium (roughly the northern part) is Flemish, or Dutch-speaking. Our accent is different, but our vocabulary is 99.999% identical (if we don't speak a local dialect, but the official language, that is.)

Flanders was part of The Netherlands, as recent as 1830.

I speak some German and I can read some Flemish/Dutch if I try to sound out the words.

Rxke · Post by **Rxke** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 9:51 am

Selezen wrote:
Is it Lazarus Long, from Methuselah's Children by Robert Heinlein [sp]?

The Lazarus Long series is one I really want to read - I came across the series when I was looking up Starship Troopers. Once it comes out on Project Gutenberg, it will be MINE!

Darn, I knew that one! (Well it was more an educated guess)

Selezen · Post by **Selezen** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:20 am

Oh yeah, my turn. Sorry.

I just realised that books fall into public domain 50 years after the author's death, not 50 years after publication! Darn.

Anyway. I don't have a lot of time to think this one up, so here's an easy one.

Who said this, what was the TV series and what was the episode name:

"It's considered bad manners to kill your friends while committing suicide"

Poro · Post by **Poro** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 4:58 pm

Hmmm your name does seem familiar (Selezen/Servelan).

I believe that was Avon from "Blake's 7", didn't recall the episode name from memory.

Okay, name person 1:-

[Person 1]:(pistol to the Person 2's head) De-crucify the angel!
[Person 2]: What?
[Person 1]: De-crucify him or I'll melt your face!

Selezen · Post by **Selezen** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:28 pm

Here, hang on, I though you could only post if the answer was verified correct?? AND you didn't answer all of the question, you cheeky moose!

(And it's Barbarella!! One of the all-time great quotes! Even better than "Jason X: Evil Gets An Upgrade!")

I scream "I'll melt your face" with monotonous regularity at annoying people... Yes. I am 36 years old.

Poro · Post by **Poro** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:59 pm

Selezen wrote:
Here, hang on, I though you could only post if the answer was verified correct?? AND you didn't answer all of the question, you cheeky moose!

(And it's Barbarella!! One of the all-time great quotes! Even better than "Jason X: Evil Gets An Upgrade!")

I scream "I'll melt your face" with monotonous regularity at annoying people... Yes. I am 36 years old.

Shit, sorry

I really should read all the pages in this post to learn these things... but I'm lazy

It is of course Barbarella... the god-awful Barbarella

Selezen · Post by **Selezen** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:21 am

Why do all the rubbish films have the best quotes?

No, sorry, that's not entirely accurate. Hong Kong films have the best quotes, but only from the subtitles... For example:

"Fatty, you with your thick face have hurt my instep."

"I am damn unsatisfied to be killed in this way."

"You always use violence. I should've ordered glutinous rice chicken."

Anyway. Can anyone name the episode?

Post by **Disembodied** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:25 am

Hmmm ... to be honest I can only name two Blake's 7 episodes: "Orac", and "Blake" (the finale). I'll guess "Blake".

Selezen · Post by **Selezen** » Sat Jan 23, 2010 8:36 pm

Nope.

Selezen · Post by **Selezen** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 8:52 am

Wow, this must be HARD!

Post by **Disembodied** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 9:56 am

OK, maybe it's the very first episode ... which without the aid of Google I'll guess was called something like "Liberator"?