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WorksheetsJules Verne
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 29mins
In what French city was Jules Verne born?
Which profession did Verne's father want him to pursue?
Jules Verne was heavily influenced by which scientific figure?
Charles Darwin
Alexander von Humboldt
Galileo Galilei
What literary movement is Jules Verne most often associated with?
science fiction /scientific Romance
Verne's publisher, who helped shape his career and edited his works, was
Jean-François Champollion
Which of the following is not part of Verne’s “Extraordinary Voyages” series?
The Count of Monte Cristo
Verne predicted which major scientific development decades before it became reality?
Moon travel using a spacecraft launched from Florida
Space elevators
Cloning
In his later years, Verne suffered from:
Diabetes and a leg injury from being shot by his nephew
What language did Verne’s original manuscripts appear in?
What is one key reason Verne’s works are sometimes misrepresented in translation?
Early English translations altered or simplified his text significantly
In Journey to the Center of the Earth, what triggers the journey?
A letter from a lost explorer
A coded message in an old manuscript
In Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, what is the name of Captain Nemo's submarine?
Argonaut
Which real scientific theory is challenged in Journey to the Center of the Earth?
In Around the World in Eighty Days, what causes Phileas Fogg to think he has lost the bet?
He forgot he gained a day by traveling east
His watch was damaged
The Mysterious Island is a sequel to which Verne novel?
What is the main mode of travel in Five Weeks in a Balloon?
Glider
Zeppelin
Hydrogen balloon
In From the Earth to the Moon, how is the spacecraft launched?
The spacecraft is launched by chemical rockets
By electromagnetic rails
What genre does Verne’s Robur the Conqueror best represent?
Science Fiction with aviation themes
Science Fiction with submarine themes
What do The Mysterious Island and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea have in common?
They both feature giant sea monsters
They both include the character Captain Nemo
They are both set in the Arctic
In In Search of the Castaways, what unites the characters’ global voyage?
Searching for a missing sea monster
Match the following
A punctual English gentleman who bets he can circumnavigate the globe in 80 days (Around the World in Eighty Days)
Phileas Fogg
A mysterious submarine commander with a deep hatred of imperialism (Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, The Mysterious Island)
Captain Nemo
A determined German scientist who leads an expedition to Earth’s interior (Journey to the Center of the Earth)
Professor Otto Lidenbrock
A loyal French valet who assists his eccentric master in a global journey (Around the World in Eighty Days)
Passepartout
match:
A bold French adventurer who volunteers to be shot to the Moon (From the Earth to the Moon)
Michel Ardan
An ambitious inventor who believes flying machines will dominate over sea vessels
Robur
A brilliant American engineer stranded on an island, leading survivors with science (The Mysterious Island)
Cyrus Smith
Match the following
A mutinous sailor who seeks redemption while marooned on an island (The Mysterious Island, In Search of the Castaways)
Ayrton (Ben Joyce)
A teenage sailor who must captain a ship alone and lead others to safety
Dick Sand
A British explorer who travels Africa in a balloon with companions (Five Weeks in a Balloon)
Dr. Fergusson
Match the following
A gentleman wagers he can circumnavigate the globe in a precise amount of time using 19th-century transport.
Around the World in Eighty Days
A professor, his assistant, and a harpooner are taken aboard a secret submarine and explore the ocean’s wonders.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
A scientist decodes a message and embarks on an expedition through a volcano into the Earth’s depths.
Journey to the Center of the Earth
A post–Civil War American gun club builds a massive cannon to launch a manned projectile to the Moon.
From the Earth to the Moon
A group of castaways survives on a remote island using science and discovers a hidden benefactor.
The Mysterious Island
Two heirs of a fortune use their money to build opposing utopias—one peaceful, one militaristic—in the desert
Five Weeks in a Balloon
The Begum’s Fortune
Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen
In Search of the Castaways
Robur the Conqueror
A teenager must take command of a ship after the crew is lost and guide passengers through dangers in Africa
Five Weeks in a Balloon
The Begum’s Fortune
Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen
In Search of the Castaways
Robur the Conqueror
A journey across multiple continents to find a missing sea captain, led by his daughter and a wealthy patron.
Five Weeks in a Balloon
The Begum’s Fortune
Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen
In Search of the Castaways
Robur the Conqueror
Three men explore uncharted regions of Africa from the air, encountering wildlife and native tribes.
Five Weeks in a Balloon
The Begum’s Fortune
Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen
In Search of the Castaways
Robur the Conqueror
An inventor builds a flying machine to prove aerial superiority and kidnaps critics of aviation.
Five Weeks in a Balloon
The Begum’s Fortune
Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen
In Search of the Castaways
Robur the Conqueror
Who played Ned Land in the Disney movie (Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea) and gave the character a larger, more humorous presence?
Gene Hackman
Kirk Douglas
James Mason
Sean Connery
Disney Movie -Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Philosophical, scientific, and descriptive; focuses heavily on marine biology, exploration, and the mystery of Captain Nemo.
More action-oriented, dramatic, and designed to entertain; it includes humor and a clearer hero-villain structure.
Captain Nemo’s Portrayal from the book ( not Disney Movie ):
A tragic, enigmatic anti-hero. His motivations are slowly revealed. He despises imperialism and uses the Nautilus to attack warships.
Still mysterious, but more clearly tormented and portrayed almost like a villain at times. His anti-war stance is less philosophical and more emotionally driven.
The Giant Squid Scene from the book ( not Disney movie )
The squid attacks are suspenseful but somewhat brief and portrayed more as a natural hazard of the deep sea.
A major dramatic centerpiece of the story. The squid attack is highly impacting and action-packed, created for thrills.
Nemo’s Fate from the book ( not Disney movie )
Nemo dies as the Nautilus is destroyed. The island base is also blown up, giving the story a sense of final closure.
Nemo survives the story. His fate is left ambiguous as the Nautilus sinks into the whirlpool (Maelstrom).
the movie from Disney - Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Filled with long passages on marine life, geography, and science — sometimes slowing the plot.
Scientific Detail are greatly reduced. The story focuses more on adventure, spectacle, and character interaction.
What historical achievement is associated with this Disney film?
It was the first animated Disney movie in color
It was the first film to win an Oscar for best visual effects
It was the first science fiction film produced by Walt Disney Studios
Where were many of the underwater scenes actually filmed?
Off the coast of the Bahamas
In a giant aquarium in California
In the Gulf of Mexico
Disney’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea was released on December 23, ...
1944
1954
1964
1974
1984
Disney’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1954) won two Academy Awards (Oscars) and received one additional nomination(Best Film Editing):
Choose 2 answers!
Best Art Direction – Color
Best Special Effects
Best Sound Effects
Best original Music Score
Best supporting Actor
Jules Verne (French: Jules (a) Verne) passed away on March 24, (b) , in (c) , France, at the age of (d) . He is buried in the La Madeleine Cemetery (Cimetière de La Madeleine) in Amiens, the city where he lived for much of his life.
In what year was Jules Verne born?
In which city was Jules Verne born?
Amiens
What was the name of Jules Verne’s father?
What was Jules Verne marital status?
single till his death 'cause didn't believe in love
single all his life 'cause the death of his first girlfriend in a train accident
married with one kid and 2 step daughters
married but no kids 'cause his wife died during the birthgiving
What was the name of Jules Verne’s only son?
What did Michel Verne do after his father's death?
Became a lawyer like his grandfather
Edited and published several of Jules Verne’s posthumous works
Sold the rights to his father’s books to the British government
Donated the rights to his father’s books to the French government
Which famous scientist from the cinema deeply admires Jules Verne?
Dr. Spock
Dr. Emmett Brown ("Doc Brown")
Dr. Ian Malcolm
Dr. Henry Jekyll
Dr. Victor Frankenstein
What was the name of Jules Verne’s sibling who inspired many of his sea stories?
Anna Verne
Mathilde Verne
Paul Verne
Marie Verne
