Science Fiction Books Trivia
Science Fiction Books trivia explores the novels, writers, and imaginative concepts that have defined the genre from early speculative fiction to modern classics. Expect factual questions that range from accessible and family-friendly to funny and challenging, highlighting influential books, memorable worlds, and the history behind them.
Easy Science Fiction Books Trivia
13 questions
These easy Science Fiction Books trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.
Question 1
Who wrote Frankenstein?
- A.Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein.
- B.Jules Verne
- C.Ray Bradbury
- D.Aldous Huxley
Answer: Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein.
Frankenstein is the classic novel by Mary Shelley.
Question 2
Which author wrote Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas?
- A.Jules Verne wrote Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas.
- B.Mary Shelley
- C.Ray Bradbury
Answer: Jules Verne wrote Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas is one of Jules Verne's best-known science fiction adventures.
Question 3
The War of the Worlds was written by which author?
- A.H. G. Wells wrote The War of the Worlds.
- B.Aldous Huxley
- C.Jules Verne
- D.Ray Bradbury
Answer: H. G. Wells wrote The War of the Worlds.
The War of the Worlds is a famous science fiction novel by H. G. Wells.
Question 4
Who is the author of Brave New World?
- A.George Orwell
- B.Ray Bradbury
- C.Aldous Huxley wrote Brave New World.
Answer: Aldous Huxley wrote Brave New World.
Brave New World is the dystopian science fiction novel by Aldous Huxley.
Question 5
In Brave New World, what is the name of the drug used to keep people calm and compliant?
Answer: The drug is called soma.
Brave New World includes a drug called soma.
Question 6
Who wrote Fahrenheit 451?
- A.Jules Verne
- B.Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451.
- C.Aldous Huxley
Answer: Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451.
Fahrenheit 451 is the classic dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury.
Question 7
What city-world serves as the imperial capital in Foundation?
Answer: Trantor serves as the imperial capital in Foundation.
In Foundation, Trantor is the imperial capital.
Question 8
In Project Hail Mary, what is the name of the Eridian engineer who becomes Ryland Grace's ally?
Answer: Rocky is the Eridian engineer who becomes Ryland Grace's ally.
Project Hail Mary features Rocky, an Eridian engineer who teams up with Ryland Grace.
Question 9
The Three-Body Problem begins during what major period in China?
Answer: It begins during the Cultural Revolution.
The opening of The Three-Body Problem is set during the Cultural Revolution in China.
Question 10
Which novel centers on a sentient ocean that humans struggle to understand?
- A.Station Eleven
- B.Solaris centers on a sentient ocean that resists human understanding.
- C.Foundation
- D.Hyperion
Answer: Solaris centers on a sentient ocean that resists human understanding.
Solaris is known for its mysterious sentient ocean.
Question 11
In Altered Carbon, what stores human consciousness?
Answer: Human consciousness is stored in cortical stacks.
The cyberpunk setting of Altered Carbon includes cortical stacks that store human consciousness.
Question 12
Mahit Dzmare is appointed ambassador to which empire in A Memory Called Empire?
Answer: She is appointed ambassador to the Teixcalaanli Empire.
A Memory Called Empire centers on Mahit Dzmare's appointment is ambassador to the Teixcalaanli Empire.
Question 13
What storytelling frame shapes much of Hyperion?
Answer: Much of Hyperion is structured as a sequence of pilgrims' tales.
Hyperion tells much of its story through the pilgrims' tales.
Science Fiction Books Family Trivia
12 questions
These family Science Fiction Books trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.
Question 1
What is the name of the desert planet in Dune?
Answer: Arrakis
In Dune, the desert world is Arrakis.
Question 2
In The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, what number is famously given as the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything?
Answer: 42
Douglas Adams made 42 one of science fiction's most famous numbers.
Question 3
Cat's Cradle introduces what dangerous substance with the chilly name ice-nine?
Answer: ice-nine
The notable dangerous substance in Cat's Cradle is called ice-nine.
Question 4
Frankenstein first reached readers in what year?
Answer: 1818
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was first published in 1818.
Question 5
In Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, what is the original base of the Foundation?
Answer: Terminus
The Foundation's original base is on Terminus.
Question 6
Which author made her debut as a novelist with Ancillary Justice?
Answer: Ann Leckie
Ancillary Justice was Ann Leckie's debut novel.
Question 7
Arthur C. Clarke lived for many years in which island nation?
Answer: Sri Lanka
Arthur C. Clarke spent many years living in Sri Lanka.
Question 8
Foundation is built around the decline of what huge political power?
Answer: the Galactic Empire
Foundation centers on the decline of a Galactic Empire.
Question 9
Which book includes a drug called soma?
- A.The Martian
- B.Snow Crash
- C.Brave New World
- D.Frankenstein
Answer: Brave New World
Brave New World includes the drug called soma.
Question 10
Paul Atreides takes what Fremen name in Dune?
Answer: Muad'Dib
In Dune, Paul Atreides adopts the Fremen name Muad'Dib.
Question 11
Only one planet in Dune has the spice. What is the spice called?
Answer: melange
The spice found only on Arrakis is called melange.
Question 12
Which novel helped make the word cyberspace famous in science fiction?
- A.Ender's Game
- B.Neuromancer
- C.Snow Crash
- D.Count Zero
Answer: Neuromancer
Neuromancer is noted for coining cyberspace in popular science fiction usage.
Fun Science Fiction Books Trivia
13 questions
These fun Science Fiction Books trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.
Question 1
Which character is the last surviving segment of the starship AI Justice of Toren in Ancillary Justice?
Answer: Breq
Ancillary Justice follows Breq, who is the last remaining segment of the AI once known is Justice of Toren.
Question 2
In The Dispossessed, what is the name of the anarchist world contrasted with the wealthier planet Urras?
Answer: Anarres
The Dispossessed sets up a contrast between Anarres, the anarchist world, and the richer planet Urras.
Question 3
Which science-fiction hero is famous for having brittle bones and tactical brilliance in the Vorkosigan Saga?
Answer: Miles Vorkosigan
The Vorkosigan Saga centers on Miles Vorkosigan, whose physical fragility contrasts with his strategic genius.
Question 4
What year did Frank Herbert publish Dune, launching one of sci-fi's most sand-blasted epics?
Answer: 1965
Frank Herbert published Dune in 1965.
Question 5
Who wrote Stranger in a Strange Land?
Answer: Robert A. Heinlein
Stranger in a Strange Land was written by Robert A. Heinlein.
Question 6
Who is the author behind the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Answer: Philip K. Dick
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? was written by Philip K. Dick.
Question 7
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? eventually inspired which neon-soaked film adaptation connection?
Answer: Blade Runner
Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? inspired the film Blade Runner.
Question 8
Who wrote 2001: A Space Odyssey?
Answer: Arthur C. Clarke
2001: A Space Odyssey was written by Arthur C. Clarke.
Question 9
Which author wrote The Left Hand of Darkness?
Answer: Ursula K. Le Guin
The Left Hand of Darkness is a novel by Ursula K. Le Guin.
Question 10
What fictional gadget lets sci-fi characters skip the light-speed waiting room and communicate faster than light?
Answer: An ansible
An ansible is a fictional device used for faster-than-light communication.
Question 11
Who wrote the time-warping military sci-fi novel The Forever War?
Answer: Joe Haldeman
The Forever War was written by Joe Haldeman.
Question 12
Which author plugged cyberpunk straight into the genre's veins with Neuromancer?
Answer: William Gibson
Neuromancer was written by William Gibson.
Question 13
In what year was Neuromancer published?
Answer: 1984
Neuromancer was published in 1984.
Funny Science Fiction Books Trivia
13 questions
These funny Science Fiction Books trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.
Question 1
Who wrote Dune, the novel that convinced countless readers sand is a personality trait?
- A.Andy Weir
- B.Kurt Vonnegut
- C.Frank Herbert wrote Dune.
- D.Margaret Atwood
Answer: Frank Herbert wrote Dune.
Dune was written by Frank Herbert.
Question 2
If youāre sending a thank-you note for The Handmaid's Tale, whose mailbox should it go to?
- A.Walter M. Miller Jr.
- B.Margaret Atwood wrote The Handmaid's Tale.
- C.John Wyndham
- D.Frank Herbert
Answer: Margaret Atwood wrote The Handmaid's Tale.
The Handmaid's Tale was written by Margaret Atwood.
Question 3
Who wrote The Martian, proving that botany and sarcasm can share the same airlock?
- A.Frank Herbert
- B.Andy Weir wrote The Martian.
- C.Kurt Vonnegut
- D.Margaret Atwood
Answer: Andy Weir wrote The Martian.
The Martian was written by Andy Weir.
Question 4
Cat's Cradle came from which authorās keyboard?
- A.Andy Weir
- B.John Wyndham
- C.Frank Herbert
- D.Kurt Vonnegut wrote Cat's Cradle.
Answer: Kurt Vonnegut wrote Cat's Cradle.
Cat's Cradle was written by Kurt Vonnegut.
Question 5
Who wrote The Day of the Triffids, a title that sounds like gardening got extremely out of hand?
- A.Margaret Atwood
- B.Andy Weir
- C.John Wyndham wrote The Day of the Triffids.
- D.Walter M. Miller Jr.
Answer: John Wyndham wrote The Day of the Triffids.
The Day of the Triffids was written by John Wyndham.
Question 6
Roadside Picnic was co-written by Arkady and which Strugatsky brother?
Answer: Boris Strugatsky.
Roadside Picnic was written by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky.
Question 7
A Canticle for Leibowitz was written by which author with the suffix 'Jr.' doing actual work?
- A.Kurt Vonnegut
- B.Frank Herbert
- C.John Wyndham
- D.Miller Jr
Answer: Walter M. Miller Jr. wrote A Canticle for Leibowitz.
A Canticle for Leibowitz was written by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Question 8
On which world does The Word for World Is Forest connect colonial exploitation with ecological destruction?
Answer: Athshe.
The novel links colonial exploitation to ecological destruction on Athshe.
Question 9
Who narrates The Book of the New Sun, casually bringing up that heās an apprentice torturer with perfect memory?
Answer: Severian narrates The Book of the New Sun.
The Book of the New Sun is narrated by Severian, an apprentice torturer who claims perfect memory.
Question 10
True or false: Frank Herbert wrote Dune.?
Answer: True
Frank Herbert is the author of Dune.
Question 11
Which author gave readers The Handmaid's Tale instead of, say, a relaxing beach read?
Answer: Margaret Atwood.
Margaret Atwood wrote The Handmaid's Tale.
Question 12
If potatoes on Mars had an author credit, which writer would have to share it with The Martian?
Answer: Andy Weir.
Andy Weir wrote The Martian.
Question 13
Which writer is responsible for Cat's Cradle, a title that sounds cuddly until you remember who wrote it?
Answer: Kurt Vonnegut.
Cat's Cradle was written by Kurt Vonnegut.
Hard Science Fiction Books Trivia
14 questions
These hard Science Fiction Books trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.
Question 1
Which author wrote Hyperion?
- A.Dan Simmons
- B.Kim Stanley Robinson
- C.Stanislaw Lem
- D.Ted Chiang
Answer: Dan Simmons
Hyperion was written by Dan Simmons.
Question 2
Red Mars is the work of which writer?
- A.Isaac Asimov
- B.Kim Stanley Robinson
- C.Arkady Martine
- D.Liu Cixin
Answer: Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley Robinson wrote Red Mars.
Question 3
Name the author of Solaris.?
Answer: Stanislaw Lem
Solaris was written by Stanislaw Lem.
Question 4
The Three-Body Problem was written by whom?
- A.Liu Cixin
- B.Ted Chiang
- C.Martha Wells
- D.Arkady Martine
Answer: Liu Cixin
Liu Cixin wrote The Three-Body Problem.
Question 5
Which author is behind A Memory Called Empire?
- A.Kim Stanley Robinson
- B.Arkady Martine
- C.Becky Chambers
- D.Martha Wells
Answer: Arkady Martine
A Memory Called Empire was written by Arkady Martine.
Question 6
All Systems Red came from which writer?
- A.Arkady Martine
- B.Ted Chiang
- C.Stanislaw Lem
- D.Martha Wells
Answer: Martha Wells
Martha Wells wrote All Systems Red.
Question 7
Who wrote The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet?
- A.Arkady Martine
- B.Dan Simmons
- C.Becky Chambers
- D.Martha Wells
Answer: Becky Chambers
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet was written by Becky Chambers.
Question 8
Stories of Your Life and Others is a collection by which author?
Answer: Ted Chiang
Ted Chiang wrote Stories of Your Life and Others.
Question 9
What theory becomes a central idea in Liu Cixin's Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy?
Answer: dark forest theory
The trilogy centrally features the dark forest theory.
Question 10
Which novel frames alien visitation through hazardous leftover zones instead of direct contact with extraterrestrials?
- A.Hyperion
- B.The War of the Worlds
- C.Roadside Picnic
- D.Solaris
Answer: Roadside Picnic
Roadside Picnic depicts alien visitation through dangerous residual zones rather than direct meetings.
Question 11
In the narration of Ancillary Justice, what polity routinely uses feminine pronouns for people of any gender?
Answer: Imperial Radch
The Imperial Radch uses feminine pronouns in the narration regardless of a person's gender.
Question 12
Much of The War of the Worlds is presented through whose perspective?
Answer: an unnamed narrator
The novel presents much of the Martian invasion through an unnamed narrator's perspective.
Question 13
Who is the revenge-driven protagonist abandoned in space in The Stars My Destination?
Answer: Gully Foyle
The Stars My Destination follows Gully Foyle's revenge after he is abandoned in space.
Question 14
In A Fire Upon the Deep, what is the name of the galactic framework where intelligence and technology function differently by region?
Answer: Zones of Thought
A Fire Upon the Deep divides the galaxy into Zones of Thought.
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