Sci Fi Trivia!

[dwndrgn]

Dang. One I knew and knivesout beat me to it! Story of my life...

 

[dwndrgn]

Here's a fun one:

In Harry Harrison's Stainless Steel Rat stories, the SSR comes from a planet that exports what type of meat?

 

[polymorphikos]

Human?

 

[dwndrgn]

Nope.

 

[Jayaprakash Satyamurthy]

Whale?

 

[polymorphikos]

Rat?

 

[dwndrgn]

Ok, since nobody seems to know the answer, it is porcuswine. Moving on, here's a fantasy question for a change:

What is the name of the type of artifact that allows people from the Wheel of Time series to travel in the realm of dreams? A hint: I've no idea how it is pronounced.

 

[erickad71]

I believe you are talking about ter'angreal.
In the paperback's there is a glossary of words with their pronunciations.

 

[Womble]

Any Philip K Dick enthusiasts about?? Hmmmmmm?

 

[Jayaprakash Satyamurthy]

Indded there are, Womble.

 

[polymorphikos]

Beyond lies the Wub! Possibly the coolest creature in sci-fi.

 

[dwndrgn]

I believe you are talking about ter'angreal.
In the paperback's there is a glossary of words with their pronunciations.

You are correct! Your turn to ask a question.

 

[erickad71]

Another fantasy question:

What is the name of the character in Alan Dean Foster's "Spellsinger" that wakes up in a different world?

 

[Womble]

Indeed, The Wub. A Scanner Darkly , in my opinion would have to be the most entertaining novel I've read. The short stories are freakin' eeeeeexzcellent though!!!

 

[Ahdkaw]

In Babylon 5 Season 5, Brother Theo had a doubting student, what was his name?

 

[dwndrgn]

Another fantasy question:

What is the name of the character in Alan Dean Foster's "Spellsinger" that wakes up in a different world?

Jonathan Thomas Merriweather or Jon-Tom

I'll not ask the next question since there is another one out there posted by Adkhaw waiting for an answer.

 

[polymorphikos]

Sheridan?

 

[Ahdkaw]

Nope, at the time Sheridan had been dead for well over 1000 years, and is somewhat a mythical figure on this future Earth (big clue there).

 

[Ahdkaw]

Okay, looks like that one has baffled you all, the answer be: Brother Michael.

Let's try another.

What is the Turing Test? (kinda sci-fi anyway )

 

[polymorphikos]

The test to be given to an intellegence (for lack of a better word) to determine if it is truly independently intellegent and rational and sentient (i.e. on a par with humans). There's a reference in 2001 that HAL could take the test and pass, I think.

So what do I win?