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
O'Bannon had already written the 1988 film Alien Nation and created seaQuest DSV before Farscape.
Q 02Which puppetry studio co-produced Farscape and built its aliens?
The Jim Henson Company
Two regular characters, Rygel and Pilot, were entirely Henson Creature Shop animatronic puppets.
Q 03Farscape was originally made for which Australian broadcaster?
Nine Network
That 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 in March 1999?
Sci-Fi
It launched as part of the SciFi Friday block, though its later scheduling became notoriously erratic.
Q 05In what year did Farscape premiere?
1999
Its fourth and final season wrapped in March 2003, almost exactly four years later.
Q 06How many episodes of Farscape were made across its four seasons?
88
The three-hour Peacekeeper Wars miniseries later added a coda to the 88.
Q 07What is the name of the astronaut hero played by Ben Browder?
John Crichton
Crichton is the show's only human, 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
He flew it into a wormhole near Earth on a test flight and came out the other side in the middle of a Peacekeeper battle.
Q 09Which space agency employed Crichton?
IASA
The show swapped NASA for the fictional International Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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
Leviathans are living biomechanoid ships of peace with no weapons at all, only the starburst escape manoeuvre.
Q 12What is the name of Moya's fast-escape manoeuvre through a tear in space-time?
Starburst
Aeryn's Prowler got caught in that first starburst, which is how a Peacekeeper ended up stuck with the escapees.
Q 13What do the initials DRD stand for on Moya?
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
Finding the boy drove D'Argo through most of the first half of the series.
Q 22Zhaan, the blue-skinned priestess, belongs to which plant species?
Delvian
Virginia Hey eventually left because the heavy make-up and schedule damaged her health.
Q 23Zhaan was imprisoned for assassinating which person?
Her lover Bitaal
The victim was also the leader of the Delvian government, and her guilt shaped her spiritual path.
Q 24Why did Virginia Hey leave Farscape?
Q 14Moya's offspring, a gunship that Aeryn named after her father, is called what?
Talyn
The infant was a Peacekeeper-Leviathan hybrid, born 'covered with weapons' unlike his pacifist mother.
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
Black later reunited with Ben Browder on Stargate SG-1 as Vala Mal Doran.
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
Anthony Simcoe spent hours in prosthetics for a character prone to species-specific 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
The Peacekeepers chained him by hooks surgically implanted around his collarbones for the crime.
Health problems from the make-up and schedule
Zhaan was given a hero's exit, sacrificing herself to save Moya and her crew.
Q 25Rygel XVI was once the ruler, or Dominar, of which empire?
Hynerian
He was overthrown by his cousin and spent the series scheming to get his throne back.
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
Everyone in earshot ends up talking in a squeaky voice.
Q 28Chiana, the grey-skinned thief, belongs to which race?
Nebari
Her homeworld is run by a rigid government called The Establishment, which she fled.
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
The visions came at a cost, temporarily blinding her when she used them.