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Quiz on science fiction literature.
Question 1 of 10
Apparently, what writer so accurately described the submarine periscope in "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" that it prevented a later inventor from patenting its real-life equivalent?
Question 2 of 10
What author's great-grandson Simon directed the 2002 movie version of his 1895 novel "The Time Machine"?
Question 3 of 10
In 1918, chemist Svante Arrhenius speculated its clouds had to be water, so what planet did old-time SF writers envision as being covered in hot jungles, often full of hot babes?
Question 4 of 10
What Tolkien book's title refers to Orthanc in Isengard and Bard-Dur in Mordor?
Question 5 of 10
In what series of books would you encounter the Heart of Gold, which is powered by an Infinite Improbability Drive?
Question 6 of 10
The 1938 Jack Williamson novel "The Legion of Time" introduced the idea of the Jonbar point, named for scientist John Barr. What is this point?
Question 7 of 10
What author of I Robot taught, not the three laws of robotics, but biochemistry as a tenured professor at Boston University?
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Question 8 of 10
What writer's "third law" said, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"?
Question 9 of 10
What ax-wielder was the only dwarf in the Fellowship of the Ring?
Question 10 of 10
Arrakis is the third planet orbiting the star Canopus. If you're planning a holiday there, what should you bring?

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