Science Fiction and Real-Life Technology Quiz

What inspired the idea for real-life cell phones?

• The War of the Worlds

• Astro Boy

• Star Trek

• Star Wars

Who is credited with inventing the wearable pacemaker?

• Simon Lake

• Igor Sikorsky

• Robert Hutchings Goddard

• Earl Bakken

Which novel is considered the first sci-fi novel ever written?

• The War of the Worlds

• Frankenstein

• Clipper of the Clouds

• Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

What did Simon Lake's company launch in 1897?

• The first liquid-fueled rocket

• The first successful oceanic submarine

• The first wearable pacemaker

• The first usable helicopter

Which author inspired Tim Berners-Lee to create the World Wide Web?

• Jules Verne

• Arthur C. Clarke

• Mary Shelley

• H.G. Wells

What did Igor Sikorsky develop in 1939?

• The first usable helicopter

• The wearable pacemaker

• The first liquid-fueled rocket

• The first successful oceanic submarine

Which book inspired Robert Hutchings Goddard to invent the liquid-fueled rocket?

• The War of the Worlds

• Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

• Frankenstein

• Clipper of the Clouds

What did Martin Cooper draw inspiration from to invent the cell phone?

• Astro Boy

• Star Trek

• The War of the Worlds

• Star Wars

Which series inspired Tomotaka Takahashi to create humanlike robots?

• Star Trek

• Astro Boy

• The War of the Worlds

• Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

What technology are scientists currently developing that is inspired by Star Wars?

• Battle droids, laser swords, and high-speed hovercrafts

• Global network of telephones

• Liquid-fueled rockets

• Wearable pacemakers