Q 01/05

Sagan's 1980 series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage has been seen by at least how many people worldwide?

A) 500 million

B) 600 million

C) 750 million

D) 900 million

Answer · why

A) 500 million

It won two Emmys and a Peabody and was American public television's most watched series until The Civil War in 1990.

Q 02/05

For which book did Sagan win the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction?

A) The Cosmic Connection

B) Broca's Brain

C) The Dragons of Eden

D) Pale Blue Dot

Answer · why

C) The Dragons of Eden

It introduced the Cosmic Calendar, compressing the history of the universe into a single year.

Q 03/05

Which director filmed Sagan's novel Contact, completing it after his death?

A) Steven Spielberg

B) Robert Zemeckis

C) James Cameron

D) Ron Howard

Answer · why

B) Robert Zemeckis

The film ends with the dedication 'For Carl', and his photo appears in it.

Q 04/05

In which New York City borough was Sagan born in 1934?

A) The Bronx

B) Queens

C) Manhattan

D) Brooklyn

Answer · why

D) Brooklyn

The family lived in a modest apartment in Bensonhurst.

Q 05/05

What was the trade of Sagan's Ukrainian-born father, Samuel?

A) Taxicab driver

B) Grocery clerk

C) Watchmaker

D) Garment worker

Answer · why

D) Garment worker

In the worst Depression years he also worked as a movie theatre usher.