Indian Astronomy in Thriller

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the novel (2001: A Space Odyssey) by Arthur C. Clarke, what is the name of the mysterious black monolith discovered on the moon?

  1. The Star Gate
  2. The Tesseract
  3. The Obelisk
  4. The Infinity Stone
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the movie (Contact) (1997), what is the name of the radio telescope used to receive a message from an extraterrestrial civilization?

  1. The Very Large Array
  2. The Arecibo Observatory
  3. The Atacama Large Millimeter Array
  4. The Square Kilometer Array
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the novel (The Three-Body Problem) by Cixin Liu, what is the name of the alien civilization that threatens Earth?

  1. The Trisolarans
  2. The Andromedans
  3. The Vulcans
  4. The Klingons
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the movie (Interstellar) (2014), what is the name of the wormhole that allows the astronauts to travel through space and time?

  1. The Einstein-Rosen Bridge
  2. The Stargate
  3. The Quantum Tunnel
  4. The Hyperdrive
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the novel (Rendezvous with Rama) by Arthur C. Clarke, what is the name of the mysterious cylindrical alien spacecraft that enters the solar system?

  1. The Rama
  2. The Discovery
  3. The Enterprise
  4. The Millennium Falcon
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the movie (Arrival) (2016), what is the name of the alien language that linguist Louise Banks attempts to decipher?

  1. Heptapod A
  2. Heptapod B
  3. Heptapod C
  4. Heptapod D
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the novel (The Sparrow) by Mary Doria Russell, what is the name of the Jesuit mission sent to a distant planet to make contact with an alien civilization?

  1. The Lazarus Mission
  2. The Sparrow Mission
  3. The Ark Mission
  4. The Genesis Mission
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the movie (Prometheus) (2012), what is the name of the alien engineer discovered on the moon LV-223?

  1. The Engineer
  2. The Space Jockey
  3. The Xenomorph
  4. The Predator
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the novel (The Gods Themselves) by Isaac Asimov, what is the name of the alien civilization that grants humans access to an infinite source of energy?

  1. The Elysians
  2. The Eternals
  3. The Watchers
  4. The Guardians
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the movie (Gravity) (2013), what is the name of the space station that is destroyed by debris from a Russian satellite?

  1. The International Space Station
  2. The Mir Space Station
  3. The Tiangong Space Station
  4. The Skylab Space Station
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the novel (Hyperion) by Dan Simmons, what is the name of the time-traveling AI construct that guides pilgrims on their journey to the Shrike?

  1. The TechnoCore
  2. The Time Tombs
  3. The Hegemony Fleet
  4. The Ousters
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the movie (The Martian) (2015), what is the name of the astronaut stranded on Mars after a fierce storm?

  1. Mark Watney
  2. Matt Damon
  3. Andy Weir
  4. Elon Musk
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the novel (The Andromeda Strain) by Michael Crichton, what is the name of the deadly extraterrestrial organism that threatens humanity?

  1. The Andromeda Strain
  2. The Medusa Strain
  3. The Capricorn Strain
  4. The Orion Strain
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the movie (Sunshine) (2007), what is the name of the spacecraft sent on a mission to reignite the dying sun?

  1. The Icarus II
  2. The Helios
  3. The Prometheus
  4. The Daedalus
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the novel (The Mote in God's Eye) by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, what is the name of the alien species that humans encounter on the planet Mote?

  1. The Moties
  2. The Puppeteers
  3. The Slavers
  4. The Traders