
Science fiction is arguably the most creative form of entertainment there is. In no other form of fiction is imagination given such limitless freedom. In fact, many scientists and academics believe sci-fi writers have done much to pave the way for non-fictional science. The theory is that we wouldn't have all the crazy technology we have today if it hadn't been for a sci-fi author dreaming it up first. Then a scientist just finds a way to make it happen in our world after seeing it in a work of fiction.
Perhaps you are a big sci-fi fan and if that is the case, you might do well at this quiz. Only the top science fiction buffs on the planet are able to match these sci-fi movies with their plots.
For any question you get wrong on this quiz, don't fret. It just means that you get to watch and enjoy that particular movie and then come back and take this quiz again!
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In 1979 Ridley Scott's "Alien" hit the big screens. Of the answers below, what best describes this movie's plot?

A colony of aliens have overrun a space station
A teenage Alien goes to high school in Southern California
An alien terrorizes the crew of a spacecraft
An alien stows away on a spacecraft and lands on Earth
In 2009, JJ Abrams directed a new Star Trek movie. What was the plot of this 2009 film?

Spock and Captain Kirk must stop Khan Noonien Singh from using the Genesis Device
Spock and Captain Kirk must stop a Romulan from the future who is creating black holes
Spock must find his sister who has been leaving signals across the Universe
Captain Kirk and Spock must stop a Klingon invasion on Earth
Also in 2009, the movie "District 9" was released. What was the plot of this movie?

Aliens arrive on Earth and attempt to enslave the human race
Aliens arrive on Earth as refugees from a dying planet
Aliens arrive on Earth and secretly infiltrate the United Nations
Aliens arrive on Earth and form their own baseball league
What is one of the key plot elements from Stanley Kubrick's film "2001: A Space Odyssey"

A spacecraft's computer system begins to develop sentience
A team of astronauts discover alien life
A team of scientists receive communications from an alien species
Jack Nicholson gets really bored while writing a novel
What is the plot of the original Terminator movie from 1984?

A robot is sent back in time to kill the Mother of a great military leader
A robot is sent back in time to protect the life of a great military leader
A robot is sent back in time to protect the mother of a great military leader
An undercover cop poses as a kindergarten teacher
What is the plot of the 1977 movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"?

Earth is invaded by alien tripod fighting machines
An electrical worker has an experience with a UFO
A group of friends share a pair of jeans
Several residents of a small town are abducted by a UFO
What is the plot of John Carpenter's 1982 science fiction-horror "The Thing"?

A swamp monster terrorizes residents of a small town
A group of researchers in Antartica deal with a shape-shifting alien
An ice monster attacks residents of a snowy town
Senior citizens try to figure out what a Fidget Spinner is
What is a key plot element of 2014's "Ex Machina"?

A robot who believes it is human
A robot from an alien planet
A human is rebuilt with technology after a car accident
A self-aware robot
What is the plot of 2009's blockbuster hit "Avatar"?

Mutated humans are moved to a planet named Pandora
A new intelligent species is discovered on Earth
The Smurfs must avoid a large cat
Humans must link their minds with beings called Avatars to exist on a planet called Pandora
What is the plot of the 1951 film "The Day The Earth Stood Still"?

An alien lands on Earth and tells humanity to assemble all the world's leaders for an important message
An alien race stops the Earth's rotation
Alien spacecraft appear over major cities across the globe
An alien race takes over the mind's of a town's residents
What is the plot of the 1997 film "Contact"?

Scientists attempt to interpret messages being sent from a far away star system
An alien life form is discovered off the Pacific Ocean
Humans discover life on Mars
An alien ship lands on Earth and hovers inches off the ground
The 1973 film "Westworld" provides the basis for the current HBO TV series. What was the plot of this film?

Guests attend a park which transports them back in time to the old west
Guests attend an inter-planetary theme park
Guests attend a western-themed park filled with aliens
Guests attend a western-themed park filled with androids
What is the plot of the 2016 film "Arrival"?

12 alien ships land on Earth and begin to attack
A boy must help an alien contact his home planet
An alien space crew gets stranded on Earth
A linguistics professor must learn how to communicate with alien visitors
What is the plot of the hit 1988 film "They Live"?

A man discovers aliens have secretly taken over Earth
Aliens turn the dead into zombies to attack the living
Roddy Piper runs all out of bubblegum
Zombies attack Los Angeles
What is the plot of the 2007 film "The Man From Earth"?

A college professor admits to his friends he is an alien
A college professor admits to his friends he is thousands of years old
A college professor admits to his friends he is artificial intelligence
A college professor admits to his friends he is moving away because he doesn't like them anymore
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