Farscape Trivia
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60 free Farscape trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Farscape was the sci-fi series that put a Henson puppet on the bridge, let its hero swear in made-up words and then got cancelled on a cliffhanger. This quiz has 59 free Farscape trivia questions with answers covering all four seasons and The Peacekeeper Wars miniseries. Easy ones ask who Crichton is and what Moya is; harder ones dig into Zhaan's crime, Rygel's usurping cousin, the age of Noranti, Grayza's Heppel oil, the episode where Harvey first appeared, and the German company whose purchase of the Henson company shaped the show's fate. There are cast questions too, from Lani Tupu's double duty to where Ben Browder was born. Every answer was checked against Wikipedia's Farscape and character entries and carries a citation, so it holds up whether you are running a pub quiz or settling a fan argument.
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Q 01Who conceived Farscape?
Rockne S. O'Bannon
Rockne S. O'Bannon created Farscape, first pitching the idea in the early 1990s; he had earlier written the 1988 science-fiction film Alien Nation.
Q 02Which puppetry studio co-produced Farscape and built its aliens?
The Jim Henson Company
The Jim Henson Company co-produced Farscape and its Creature Shop built the aliens; two regulars, Rygel and Pilot, were entirely animatronic puppets.
Q 03Farscape was originally made for which Australian broadcaster?
Nine Network
Farscape was made for Australia's Nine Network and shot in Sydney, which is why almost the whole cast apart from Ben Browder came from Australia and New Zealand.
Q 04On which US cable network did Farscape premiere?
Sci-Fi
Farscape premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel as part of its Friday-night line-up, though the channel's later scheduling of the show became notoriously erratic.
Q 05In what year did Farscape premiere?
1999
Farscape premiered in 1999 and ran four seasons; the final regular episode aired in March 2003, almost exactly four years later.
Q 06How many episodes of Farscape were made across its four seasons?
88
Farscape made 88 episodes, 22 in each of its four seasons, before a 2004 miniseries added a coda to the story.
Q 07What is the name of the astronaut hero played by Ben Browder?
John Crichton
John Crichton is the only human among Moya's crew, dropped into a galaxy where nobody gets his pop-culture references.
Q 08What was the name of the experimental spacecraft of Crichton's own design?
Farscape I
Crichton's module Farscape I was built to test a slingshot manoeuvre; it flew into a wormhole near Earth and emerged in the middle of a Peacekeeper battle.
Q 09Which space agency employed Crichton?
IASA
IASA, the fictional International Aeronautics and Space Administration, stood in for NASA as Crichton's employer.
Q 10Crichton's father, also an astronaut, is called what?
Jack
He was the middle child of Jack and Leslie Crichton, and his father's legacy shadows him throughout the series.
Q 11What kind of vessel is Moya, the ship the crew live aboard?
A Leviathan
Moya is a Leviathan, a living biomechanoid ship bred for peace; she carries no weapons at all and relies on a fast-escape manoeuvre to flee.
Q 12What is the name of Moya's fast-escape manoeuvre through a tear in space-time?
Starburst
Starburst lets Moya rip open a tear in space-time and leap a vast distance; Aeryn's fighter was caught in the first one, stranding her with the escapees.
Q 13What do the initials DRD stand for on Moya?
Diagnostic Repair Drone
DRD stands for Diagnostic Repair Drone; the little beetle-like robots are grown by the ship herself as she matures.
Q 21What is the name of D'Argo's long-lost son?
Jothee
Jothee, D'Argo's son, was sold into slavery as a boy; the search for him drove D'Argo through the first two seasons.
Q 22Zhaan, the blue-skinned priestess, belongs to which plant species?
Delvian
Zhaan is a Delvian, a sentient plant species; she draws energy from sunlight, and solar flares give her intense 'photogasms' in the episode Till the Blood Runs Clear.
Q 23Zhaan was imprisoned for assassinating which person?
Her lover Bitaal
Zhaan's lover Bitaal led her world and refused to give up power at the end of his term; she killed him, was jailed, and her guilt shaped her spiritual path.
Q 14Moya's offspring, a gunship that Aeryn named after her father, is called what?
Talyn
Talyn, a gunship born to Moya with Peacekeeper weaponry bred in, arrived 'covered with weapons' unlike his pacifist mother, and took the name of Aeryn's father.
Q 15Aeryn Sun looks human but belongs to which species?
Sebacean
Sebaceans cannot regulate body heat, so heat delirium is a recurring danger for her.
Q 16Who played Aeryn Sun?
Claudia Black
Claudia Black played Aeryn Sun, the Peacekeeper pilot stranded with Moya's escapees; she later voiced Chloe Frazer in the Uncharted video games.
Q 17What type of one-person Peacekeeper fighter did Aeryn fly?
Prowler
Her Prowler was towed along in Moya's starburst, stranding her with the fugitives she had been sent to recapture.
Q 18Ka D'Argo belongs to which warrior species?
Luxan
D'Argo is a Luxan; Anthony Simcoe spent hours in prosthetics to play the warrior, who is prone to the species' hyper-rage.
Q 19D'Argo's heavy broadsword can transform into what?
A rifle
The Qualta Blade doubles as the Qualta Rifle, and it turns up as a plot point again and again.
Q 20D'Argo was falsely convicted of killing whom?
His wife Lo'Laan
D'Argo was framed for the murder of his wife Lo'Laan, who was actually killed by her own brother Macton; the Peacekeepers chained him with hooks set around his collarbones.
Q 24Why did Virginia Hey leave Farscape?
Health problems from the make-up and schedule
Virginia Hey left over health problems from the make-up and schedule: the daily full-body paint and long days made her ill; Zhaan was given a hero's exit saving Moya and her crew.
Q 25Rygel XVI was once the ruler, or Dominar, of which empire?
Hynerian
Rygel XVI was Dominar of the Hynerian Empire, ruling over 600 billion subjects by his own account, before he was deposed and spent the series scheming to regain his throne.
Q 26Which relative overthrew Rygel?
His cousin Bishan
Rygel's greed and self-interest were played for laughs, but the deposed monarch had genuine steel underneath.
Q 27What gas does Rygel emit when he gets nervous, in a recurring gag?
Helium
Rygel passes helium when nervous, a trait of his species, and everyone in earshot ends up talking in a squeaky voice.
Q 28Chiana, the grey-skinned thief, belongs to which race?
Nebari
Chiana is a Nebari; her homeworld is run by a rigid government called The Establishment, which mind-cleanses dissidents, and she fled it.
Q 29Who played Chiana?
Gigi Edgley
Edgley's twitchy, head-tilting physicality made Chiana one of the show's most imitated performances.
Q 30After an encounter with an Energy Rider in season 3, what ability did Chiana develop?
Precognitive visions
Chiana gained brief precognitive visions after the Energy Rider incident in Losing Time; each use came at a cost, leaving her temporarily blind.