Aliens Among Us: A Quiz About Famous Aliens
Written by Tom Cohen
Last updated · 9 min play time
When it comes to life on other planets, we all have a different opinion about what that might look like. From E.T. to ALF, pop culture has always had interesting ways of depicting alien life form. In this out-of-this-world quiz, we'll test your knowledge of all-things alien.
We're always had a love-hate relationship with aliens. From the evil intentions of the creatures in the movie Alien to the heartwarming relationship that we all had with E.T., The Extra Terrestrial, nothing captures our imagination like the depictions of beings from other planets.
In this quiz, we'll ask about the aliens among us: in films, TV, pop culture, music, and anywhere else where life in outer space has been depicted.
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Tom CohenI'm a 3-time Emmy-winning game show producer, writer, director and published author. I dig traveling, watching hockey, photographing wildlife and exploring the cultural and social fabric of society.
Alien Quiz Questions
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Question 1
The extraterrestrial Na'vi people in the film Avatar inhabit the lush moon known as Pandora. Of great importance to the Na'vis are Kelutrals, or what?
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ABright stars they worship
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BThe trees in which they live
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CWaters in which they bathe
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DSands that shape their landscape
The trees in which they live
In the Na'vi language, a "Kelutral" refers to a "Hometree," which is a massive plant that can be found throughout Pandora. Na'vi clans such as the Omaticaya and the Tipani live in these plants.
Question 2
In Men in Black, there's only one Remoolian, from the planet Remoolia. What form does he take on earth?
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AA horse
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BHalf bug, half cat
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CA large octopus
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DA small dog
A small dog
Frank the Pug is the only Remoolian in <i>MIB</i>, and only has a brief appearance in the first movie. In the second film, he takes on a much larger role, becoming an annoying partner of Jay.
Question 3
In 1982's E.T., the Extra Terrestrial, we find out that the lovable alien loves human treats as much as we do. Name the candy that struck a product placement deal with the filmmakers.
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AMilky Way
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BM&M's
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CWhoppers
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DReese's Pieces
Reese's Pieces
In the iconic scene in the film, E.T. delightfully gobbles of Reese's Pieces. The scene was the result of $1 million investment in exchange for the rights to use E.T. in its ads. The promotion worked - there was a reported 65% jump in profits just two weeks after the movie's premiere.
Question 4
Brought to life - and controlled - by voice actor Paul Fusco, 1980s TV alien ALF hailed from what planet?
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AMelmac
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BOrk
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CMorp
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DMelamorn
Melmac
As described by Fandom.com: "Melmac was a strange planet located in the Aldente Nebula in the Andromeda Galaxy. It was the homeworld of ALF. Residents of the planet were called Melmacians and they were characterized as being short, furry creatures who have remarkable longevity and multiple stomachs."
Question 5
Compared to our planet, boring old earth, alien planets seem to have much more interesting names. Which of these alien life forms is from a planet called Kashyyyk?
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ABorgs
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BJawas
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CSymbiotes
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DWookiees
Wookiees
According to stories about the making of the <i>Star Wars</i> franchise, Wookiees were inspired by George Lucas's dog Indiana. The planet they come from - Kashyyyk - is noteworthy because it's a lush, jungly, highly-forested planet.
Question 6
Marvin the Martian was a staple of Hanna-Barbera's Looney Tunes. What other character is the first to encounter Marvin in a 1948 short?
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APorky Pig
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BDaffy Duck
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CTasmanian Devil
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DBugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny
In the classic 1948 short called "Haredevil Hare," Bugs gets sent to the moon, where he runs into Marvin, who is in the middle of a plot to destroy Earth. Fortunately, Bugs saved the day (but he does blow up the moon in the process. Oh well!)
Question 7
In Return of the Jedi, Yoda, the force-sensitive being of unknown specials and Jedi Master, reveals his age to be approximately what?
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A500
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B900
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C250
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D1800
900
Yoda was revealed to have been born in 896 BBY, with BBY standing for "Before the Battle of Yavin". It's the same as 2381 LY according to the Lothal Calendar and and year 7081 in the C.R.C. calendar. Regardless of which calendar you use, Yoda was one old dude.
Question 8
Mork from Ork was the most famous alien from Ork. Okay, he was the ONLY alien from Ork. In what city did Mork settle down with his earthling girlfriend Mindy?
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ABoulder, Colorado
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BDallas, Texas
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CPhoenix, Arizona
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DMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Boulder, Colorado
As the story is told by the producers, a lot of the details of <i>Mork & Mindy</i> were not particularly well thought out. Garry Marshall had a niece attending school in Boulder, so it was just a location that came to mind when they were writing up the show - and it simply stuck.
Question 9
Some officials in what country were offended by parts of the film Coneheads because the lead alien characters pretended they came from there?
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AAustralia
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BFrance
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CCanada
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DGermany
France
"We come from France" was a common refrain of Prymaat Conehead and his wife Beldar. They even claimed that their home planet of Remulak was the small French village from which they came.
Question 10
Among the most famous aliens created for a kid's series is Stitch, a lovable blue extraterrestrial with what birth name?
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AModel 988
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BExperiment 626
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CObservation 525
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DSpecies 123
Experiment 626
Experiment 626 (pronounced "six-two-six") was originally created Dr. Jumba Jookiba to cause chaos across the galaxy. Though he's a mischievous creature, he's well-meaning and develops a strong bond with a girl named Lilo, who adopts him as her "dog".
Question 11
Spock is arguably the most famous fictional alien of all-time. Spock was born to a Vulcan father named Sarek and a human mother named what?
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AAllison
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BAmanda
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CAntoinette
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DLinda
Amanda
Amanda Grayson was Spock's mom's full name, and she was born in 2210 and worked here on Earth as a schoolteacher. She was married to Vulcan diplomat Sarek and their offspring was Spock, who was born in 2230.
Question 12
In the first Men in Black movie, the character played by Vincent D'Onofrio is one of the grossest aliens of all-time, manifesting as a cockroach-like creature. What is his name?
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AEdgar
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BEzra
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CEliot
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DEmmitt
Edgar
Edgar the Bug, or just the Bug, as he's known, is the main antagonist of the first <i>Men in Black</i> film, and one of his main personality traits is a serious dislike of any bug being killed. He has a lot of superhuman traits, such as Super Leaping and Vocal Camouflage.
Question 13
In American Dad, Roger is an alien voiced by Seth MacFarlane. What actor's voice does MacFarlane often claim to have modeled Roger after?
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AMel Gibson
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BPaul Lynde
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CJimmy Stewart
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DJames Cagney
Paul Lynde
The nasally voice of Paul Lynde was the inspiration for the alien that lives with the Smith family. Lynde was famous in the 1960s and 1970s as a comedian and actor known for his roles in <i>Bewitched</i> and <i>Bye Bye Birdie</i>; maybe his most famous role was the "center square" on <i>Hollywood Squares</i>.
Question 14
Voiced by Will Ferrell, the lead character in Megamind is from a sapient race of blue-skinned humanoid aliens, whose home planet is in what Quadrant?
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AGlaupunk
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BDiebold
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CGlintosk
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DKuiper
Glaupunk
As explained on Fandom.com: "The species homeworld shared its star system/galaxy, the Glaupunk Quadrant, with the homeworld of the species from which Metro Man is a member. If there was any contact between these two species we do not know just as we know not how the black hole which destroyed both worlds spawned."
Question 15
In the alien rom-com Earth Girls Are Easy, the three color-coded aliens who come to earth in search of female companions are named Mac, Zeebo, and what?
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AWicklow
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BWafflink
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CWiploc
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DWinleek
Wiploc
<i>Earth Girls Are Easy</i> hit movie theaters in 1988 and had an all-star cast Geena Davis, Julie Brown, Jeff Goldblum, Damon Wayans, and Jim Carrey. In the film, three aliens land in Southern California where they immerse themselves in American pop culture.
Question 16
From The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Zaphod Beeblebrox is one of the more comical aliens out there, not only in temperament but appearance. Which of the following is true about Zaphod?
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AHe has long whiskers like a cat
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BHe's 21 feet tall
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CHe speaks only in tongues
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DHe was two heads and three arms
He was two heads and three arms
Zaphod Beeblebrox appears in all the versions of Douglas Adams' <i>The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy</i>, and is from planet in the vicinity of Betelgeuse. The "semi-half-cousin" of Ford Prefect, he's famous for inventing the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster.
Question 17
If we've learned anything about aliens, they're sometimes pretty small. In what TV series could you find rat-sized, ant-like insectoid aliens called "The Zanti Misfits"?
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AFarscape
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BStar Trek: The Next Generation
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CThe Outer Limits
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DDefiance
The Outer Limits
A 1963 episode of the series <i>The Outer Limits</i> that <i>TV Guide</i> once ranked as the 98th best TV episode of all-time explained the plot in its opening narration: "This is the story of how the perfectionist rulers of the planet Zanti attempted to solve the problem of the Zanti misfits."
Question 18
The Matt Groening series Futurama is full of aliens, including a doctor named Zoidberg, who hails from what species?
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ANeptunian
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BHumpling
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CBorax
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DDecapod
Decapod
John A. Zoidberg is one of the Decapodians in the show, which are sentient lobster-like creatures which come from Decapod 10. They are known for being bald, having blue eyes, and red skin.
Question 19
Of the 139 installments of the series 3rd Rock from the Sun about an alien family from the Cepheus-Draco border, 108 episodes have what word in their titles?
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ASpace
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BDick
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CRock
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DEarth
Dick
The producers of the series were fans of episode titles with the name of lead character, Dick Solomon, in them, such as "Post-Nasal Dick," and "The Dicks They Are a Changin'".
Question 20
In The Simpsons, the aliens Kang and Kodos choose to attack Springfield in their quest to take over planet Earth. What planet are they from?
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ARigel 7
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BMorgol 5
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CNaxal 8
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DKrinzor 9
Rigel 7
In the animated series, Kang and Kodos Johnson are from Rigel 7 and speak Rigellian, which is weirdly a lot like English. Voiced by Harry Shearer and Dan Castellaneta, they almost always appear in the "Treehouse of Horror" episodes.
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It was fun and not to hard 2 answer even though I got so.s wrong I still did knostbe k e it should be anyhow lol .thanks