Science fiction and fantasy

Robot Quiz

Whether you see them as useful mechanical tools that happen to be more faithful and less messy than a dog, or you're afraid they're plotting to replace humanity, there's no denying that robots are taking over. Better bone up on the little buggers before the robopocalypse, because you can be sure they know all about us. How is your knowledge of droids?

Who voices the robot Sonny in the 2004 film I. Robot, directed by Alex Proyas?

In Douglas Thompson's novel Apoidea, what have died out and been replaced by robots?

In the 2002 movie Star Trek: Nemesis directed by Stuart Baird, the crew encounter a robot that looks like Data. What do they call him?

In Lavie Tidhar's novel Camera Obscura, the character Milady de Winter has a pet robot called Grimm. What does it look like?

In the 2009 film Surrogates with Bruce Willis, how do people control the surrogate versions of themselves?

What is the T-1000 model made from in Terminator 2: Judgement Day, directed by James Cameron?

In the movie WALL-E, what companion does the garbage-collecting robot have?

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy featured Marvin, a depressive robot android. What does Marvin say he has a brain the size of?

What kind of droid is IG-88 in the film The Empire Strikes Back?

In Steven Spielberg's AI: Artificial Intelligence why do Monica and Henry Swinton decide to bring home David, a robot child?

What colour is Hesperus in Alastair Reynolds' House of Suns?

What organisation does Bender threaten to join in the 2008 movie Futurama: The Beast With A Billion Backs?