Alien Movie Quiz Questions and Answers

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  1. What do the aliens in ‘Toy Story’ (1995) say when they are saved from their claw machine?

A/. “You have saved our lives. We are eternally grateful.”

  1. What is the title of the Simon Pegg and Nick Frost comedy starring Seth Rogen as an alien?

A/. ‘Paul’

  1. Who directed the 1977 alien encounter movie ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’?

A/. Steven Spielberg

  1. Mel Gibson starred in 2002 alien invasion film ‘Signs’, but who played his on-screen brother?

A/. Joaquin Phoenix

  1. Which film featured the tagline “Protecting Earth from the scum of the universe”?

A/. ‘Men in Black’ (1997)

  1. ‘District 9’ (2009) is set in which country? 

A/. South Africa

  1. Name any of the lead male actors in the 1998 film ‘The Faculty’.

A/. One of… Josh Hartnett, Elijah Wood, Usher, Shawn Hatosy

  1. Chris Pine played Captain James T. Kirk in the ‘Star Trek’ reboot (2009), but who played Captain Kirk originally?

A/. William Shatner

  1. “You got me out here dragging your heavy ass through the burning desert with your dreadlocks sticking out the back of my parachute,” is a quote from which movie? 

A/. ‘Independence Day’ (1996)

  1. Which animation studio is responsible for the 2009 animated feature ‘Monsters vs Aliens’?

A/. DreamWorks Animation

  1. What is the name of the dictatorial company that the androids are built by in the ‘Alien’ franchise? 

A/. Weyland-Yutani

  1. Name any three ‘Alien’ movie directors.

A/. Any 3 of… Ridley Scott, James Cameron, David Fincher, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Paul W.S. Anderson, Greg Strause, Colin Strause, Fede Álvarez

  1. How many live-action ‘Alien’ feature films were released prior to the release of ‘Alien: Romulus’ in 2024 (excluding ‘Alien vs Predator’ crossovers)? 

A/. 6

  1. In which comedy film does John Hurt cameo in a recreation of his famous chest-bursting scene from ‘Alien’ (1979)? 

A/. ‘Spaceballs’ (1987)

  1. In the closing moments of ‘Aliens’ (1986), Signourney Weaver’s Ripley confronts the Xenomorph. What does she say? 

A/. “Get away from her, you bitch!”

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