Q 01/05

Which film, made by a Texas fertilizer salesman on a bet, became Mystery Science Theater 3000's most iconic episode?

A) The Beast of Yucca Flats

B) Manos: The Hands of Fate

C) The Creeping Terror

D) Robot Monster

Answer · why

B) Manos: The Hands of Fate

Manos: The Hands of Fate sat in obscurity until the 1993 episode made it a cult legend. Its maker, Hal Warren, had wagered a screenwriter that he coul...

Q 02/05

The Satellite of Love, the orbiting prison of Mystery Science Theater 3000, is named after a song by which musician?

A) David Bowie

B) Iggy Pop

C) Lou Reed

D) Brian Eno

Answer · why

C) Lou Reed

Lou Reed wrote Satellite of Love while still in the Velvet Underground, then released it on his 1972 album Transformer.

Q 03/05

In Mystery Science Theater 3000, the see-through head of the red robot Tom Servo is made from which everyday object?

A) A gumball machine

B) A hamster exercise ball

C) A goldfish bowl

D) A snow globe

Answer · why

A) A gumball machine

A gumball machine head arrived when Beeper, a pilot robot who spoke only in beeps, was reworked into Tom Servo. His body is a toy barrel-shaped coin b...

Q 04/05

On which holiday in 1988 did Mystery Science Theater 3000 debut on a local station, a date later honored with marathons?

A) Halloween

B) New Year's Eve

C) Christmas Day

D) Thanksgiving

Answer · why

D) Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving 1988 was happenstance: the station simply felt the series was ready. Annual marathons of old episodes later turned the holiday into a fan...

Q 05/05

What job did Joel Robinson hold before his bosses shot him into space in Mystery Science Theater 3000?

A) Security guard

B) Janitor

C) Test pilot

D) Lab technician

Answer · why

B) Janitor

Janitor Joel was launched into orbit by his own bosses, who wanted to learn which bad movies could break a human mind. He was also an inventor, which ...