Q 01/05

Which animated-comedy creator paid for the Library of Congress to buy Sagan's papers and co-produced the 2014 Cosmos revival?

A) Matt Groening

B) Seth MacFarlane

C) Trey Parker

D) Mike Judge

Answer · why

B) Seth MacFarlane

Seth MacFarlane. The Family Guy creator, a space buff since childhood, called Sagan's work a profound influence on his life and dismissed much of tele...

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

The Dragons of Eden. The astronomer won his Pulitzer not for a book about space but for one speculating on how human intelligence evolved.

Q 03/05

Which director filmed Sagan's novel Contact, finishing it after the author's death?

A) Steven Spielberg

B) Robert Zemeckis

C) James Cameron

D) Ron Howard

Answer · why

B) Robert Zemeckis

Robert Zemeckis. Sagan was co-producing the film with Ann Druyan when he died in the middle of the shoot, so it fades out on the dedication 'For Carl'...

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

Brooklyn. As a boy there he asked everyone what the stars were and got answers like 'They're lights in the sky, kid', so he took the question to the p...

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

Garment worker. Samuel cut coat patterns from stacks of cloth with what Carl called 'a very scary power saw', and by the late 1940s he was managing th...