Q 01/05

In which year was the original Predator released?

A) 1985

B) 1987

C) 1989

D) 1991

Answer · why

B) 1987

It opened at number one in the US in June with $12 million and finished the year twelfth at the domestic box office.

Q 02/05

Who directed the original Predator?

A) John McTiernan

B) James Cameron

C) Walter Hill

D) Paul Verhoeven

Answer · why

A) John McTiernan

It was his first studio film; he made Die Hard the following year.

Q 03/05

What is the surname of Arnold Schwarzenegger's character, Major Alan "Dutch"?

A) Cooper

B) Harrigan

C) McKenna

D) Schaefer

Answer · why

D) Schaefer

He returned as a playable character in the games Alien vs. Predator (1994) and Predator: Hunting Grounds (2020).

Q 04/05

What was the script's working title before it became Predator?

A) Prey

B) Trophy

C) Hunter

D) The Jungle

Answer · why

C) Hunter

The first concept involved several species of alien hunters chasing various targets before it was streamlined to one creature and one soldier.

Q 05/05

Which sibling screenwriting duo wrote Predator?

A) Peter and Bobby Farrelly

B) Jim and John Thomas

C) Larry and Andy Wachowski

D) Joel and Ethan Coen

Answer · why

B) Jim and John Thomas

As unknowns, they resorted to slipping the script under the door of a Fox producer, and later wrote Predator 2 as well.