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SciFi

In the original Logan's Run novels, how old could you get before being put to sleep?
Answer: 21 years old: Lastday loomed at age 21 in William F. Nolan and Clayton Johnson's cult classic. For the film, this was changed to 30.

Name one of the two actors who could theoretically play the same role in all six Star Wars films.
Answer: Kenny Baker: Only R2-D2 and C-3PO have the possibility of being played by the same people in all six films. By contrast, at least 4 people will perform Darth Vader.

Twilight Zone mainstay Rod Serling wrote the original draft of which film's screenplay?
Answer: Planet of the Apes: Serling's adaptation of Pierre Boulle's ape epic was eventually rewritten.

What color is Spock's blood?
Answer: Green: The oxidizing agent in Vulcan blood is copper, not iron, as it is in humans. Copper oxide (verdigris) gives Spock's blood its blue-green hue.

What is the legal name of French space artist Moebius?
Answer: Jean Giraud: Moebius, or Girard, is best known in the United States for his design work on such films as The Fifth Element.

What is the name of Boba Fett's starship?
Answer: Slave -1.

What were the last words of the Tom Baker incarnation of Doctor Who?
Answer: "…the moment has been prepared for."

Where did Mork live while on Earth?
Answer: Boulder, Colorado.

Where does the title "Gattaca" come from?
Answer: The proteins in DNA: GATTACA represents a sequence of (G)uanine, (A)denine, (T)hymine and (C)ytosine. It's an apt title for this film about gene engineering.

Who is Admiral Ackbar?
Answer: A leader of the Rebel Alliance: Admiral Ackbar, a member of the fishlike Mon Calamari race, is better known for designing the B-Wing Fighter than for his tactical skills.

Who is Alice Sheldon?
Answer: James Tiptree: Sheldon wrote under the name "James Tiptree Jr." and published several stories under the name "Racoona Sheldon" as well..

Who is the "father of science fiction"?
Answer: Hugo Gernsback.

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Space

What did the Explorer 1 spacecraft discover?
Answer: Van Allen radiation belts.

What is the name of the eighth planet in our solar system?
Answer: Neptune.

What spacecraft performed the first docking in space?
Answer: Gemini 8.

What spacecraft returned the first photos from the surface of Venus?
Answer: Venera 9 and 10.

What's the name of the Soviet piloted military space stations?
Answer: Almaz: Soviets launched several Almaz piloted military space stations in the 1970s.

What's the name of the first Soviet spy satellite?
Answer: Zenith: Zenith spacecraft were the first Soviet photo-reconnaissance satellites.

Who was the first American woman in space?
Answer: Sally Ride: Sally Ride is now president of space.com. Her first flight took place June 27, 1983, a six-day flight.

What was the name of the first spacecraft to take photos of the moon's south pole?
Answer: Lunar Orbiter 4: It was launched on May 4, 1967.

Who was the ninth man to walk on the moon?
Answer: John Young: John Young, commander of the Apollo 16 mission, was the ninth man to walk on the moon.

Who was the seventh man to walk on the moon?
Answer: Dave Scott.

Who was the third man to walk on the moon?
Answer: Pete Conrad.

Who was the twelfth man to walk on the moon?
Answer: Jack Schmitt: Jack Schmitt, lunar module pilot of the Apollo 17 mission, was the twelfth man to walk on the moon.

Who was the youngest American to go into space?
Answer: Sally Ride.

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Sports

Entering 1998-99, how many different NBA franchises had won titles in the 1990s?
Answer: 3: The Pistons, Bulls, and Rockets are the only teams to have won championships through 1998.

For what country did Zigmund Palffy play in the 1994 Olympics?
Answer: Slovakia.

How many NFL squads are named after birds?
Answer: Five: The Cardinals, Seahawks, Eagles, Ravens and Falcons all take their names from our fine feathered friends.

Ken Daneyko holds the New Jersey Devils' all-time record for most penalty minutes. How many total minutes does he have as of the end of the 1996-97 season?
Answer: 2,121: Daneyko has been a Devil for his entire NHL career.

To whom is the Calder Trophy awarded to?
Answer: Rookie of the year.

To whom is the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award given?
Answer: Reporters.

What former NFL lineman was nicknamed "Mad Duck"?
Answer: Alex Karras.

What is Eric Lindros's favorite meal?
Answer: Fettucine Alfredo.

What New York team has never won a Stanley Cup?
Answer: Buffalo Sabres.

What NFL team plays its home games at Sun Devil Stadium?
Answer: Arizona Cardinals.

What team did Vince Lombardi coach in his last game?
Answer: Washington Redskins.

What was the last NFL team to play regularly scheduled home games at two different stadia?
Answer: Green Bay Packers: The Pack had been playing home games at both Lambeau Field and Milwaukee County Stadium.

What was the nickname of long-time NFL defensive back Joe Lavender?
Answer: Big Bird: Lavender's NFL career lasted from 1973 until 1982, with Philadelphia and Washington.

What year did the San Jose Sharks franchise join the NHL?
Answer: 1990.

Which goalie had three assists in one game?
Answer: Jeff Reese.

Which of the following team's helmets does not display an animal?
Answer: Bengals.

Which player has the 1993 and 1996 Stanley Cups tattooed on his ankle?
Answer: Mike Keane: The tattoos are on Keane's left ankle.

Which team did the "Lighting Company Line" play for?
Answer: New York Islanders: Clark Gillies, Bryan Trottier and Mike Bossy were the Long Island Lighting Company.

Who is one of the record holders for most points in a single NHL All-Star Game period?
Answer: Wayne Gretzky.

Who is the only man to ever be an NFL head coach and a major league manager?
Answer: Hugo Bezdek.

Who played the Mighty Ducks' coach in the Disney movies?
Answer: Emilio Estevez.

Who is the only running back to compile 200 receiving yards in a single game?
Answer: Choo Choo Roberts: Roberts caught passes for 201 yards and for 212 yards in games during the 1949 season.

Who was hockey's "Denis the Menace"?
Answer: Denis Potvin:Occasionally Potvin's name is still derisively chanted in Madison Square Garden.

Who was known as "Freddie the Fog"?
Answer: Fred Shero: Shero coached the Rangers from 1978 to 1980.

Who was the coach of the 1980 U.S. Olympic gold medal-winning team?
Answer: Herb Brooks.

Who was the first player selected in the 1997 NHL draft?
Answer: Joe Thornton.

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Basketball

When the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls won their 70th game, they set a new NBA mark for wins in a season. Whose record did they break?
Answer: L.A. Lakers: The 1971-72 L.A. Lakers went 69-13 during the regular season and won the NBA title.

Who did the Boston Celtics trade Ed Macauley and Cliff Hagan to St. Louis for in 1956?
Answer: Bill Russell: With Russell the Celtics won their first NBA title in 1956-57, beating St. Louis in seven games in the finals.

Wilt Chamberlain is one of two men to ever win the NBA MVP award as a rookie. Who was the other?
Answer: Wes Unseld.

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Football

From what country is the NFL's Morten Andersen?
Answer: Denmark.

How many toes did New York Giants placekicker Ben Agajanian have on his kicking foot?
Answer: One.

How many touchdowns did William "Refrigerator" Perry score in Super Bowl XX?
Answer: One: Perry, normally a defensive presence, carried for one yard to get the Bears into the endzone for their fifth and final touchdown of the game.

In which of the following stadia has a Super Bowl never been played?
Answer: Giants Stadium.

What position has Deion Sanders NOT played in an NFL regular season game?
Answer: Linebacker: Deion, according to most NFL experts, lacks the bulk and tackling ability to play linebacker..

What team holds the NFL record for consecutive losses with 26?
Answer: Tampa Bay Buccaneers: The Bucs dropped 26 straight during 1976 and 1977.

Which college program holds the record for Cotton Bowl victories?
Answer: Texas: The Longhorns have taken 10 Cotton Bowl titles.

Which college program holds the record for Orange Bowl victories?
Answer: Oklahoma: The Sooners have won the Orange Bowl 11 times.

Which of the following is an impossible score in the NFL?
Answer: New England 1, Denver 0: There's no way a team can score a single point without scoring a TD.

Which of the following is not a football movie?
Answer: Hoosiers: Hoosiers is a movie about basketball.

Who is the only player to rush for 200+ yards in a single Super Bowl game?
Answer: Timmy Smith: Timmy Smith: Despite his 204 rushing yards, Smith was still not game MVP. That honor went to teammate Doug Williams.

Whose 14 fumbles led the league in 1983?
Answer: Marcus Allen: Despite the fumbles, Allen rushed for 1,014 yards.

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Hockey

The coach of which IHL team attacked the opposing team's mascot during a 1995 game?
Answer: Cincinnati Cyclones: Jackson attacked Sir Slap Shot after the mascot banged on the glass behind the Cyclone bench. He was suspended for 10 games.

To whom is the Hart Trophy awarded?
Answer: The league MVP: Bobby Clarke won the Hart Trophy three times.

What is the name of Don Cherry's dog?
Answer: Blue.

What number does the Boston Bruins' Ray Bourque wear?
Answer: 77.

What relation is Eric Messier to Mark Messier?
Answer: None.

Where are the headquarters of NHL Europe?
Answer: Zurich, Switzerland: The NHL Europe is located at Signaustrasse 1, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland.

Where did the Colorado Avalanche call home before the franchise moved to Denver?
Answer: Que bec: The Colorado Avalanche were known as the Quebec Nordiques before they moved to Denver in June of 1995.

Which team did the "Million Dollar Line" suit up for?
Answer: Chicago Blackhawks: Bobby Hull, Bill Hay and Murray Balfour were not short on cash or chemistry.

Who is the career penalty minutes leader for the Boston Bruins?
Answer: Terry O'Reilly: The combative O'Reilly spent 2,095 minutes in the penalty box over 14 seasons. He also coached the Bruins from 1987-89.

Who is the ESPN broadcaster voted to the NHL's All-Rookie team in 1987-88?
Answer: Darren Pang.

Who is the only father-son tandem to win the Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player?
Answer: Bobby and Brett Hull: Bobby and Brett have combined for well over 1,000 NHL goals in their careers.

Who was the starting goaltender for the 1980 U.S. "Miracle On Ice" Team?
Answer: Jim Craig: Craig never made the same impact in the NHL that he did at Lake Placid.

Why did Maurice Richard choose to wear number 9?
Answer: His son weighed nine pounds at birth: Richard wore number 15 early in his career.

With which team did Tony Esposito break into the NHL?
Answer: Montreal Canadiens: In his initial NHL season, Tony Esposito played in 13 games for the Canadiens. The next year, he was claimed by Chicago.

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