Q 01/05

In Space: 1999, what explodes on the Moon's far side and hurls Moonbase Alpha out of Earth orbit?

A) An experimental reactor

B) Stored nuclear waste

C) A buried alien weapon

D) A fuel storage depot

Answer · why

B) Stored nuclear waste

Stored nuclear waste, dumped on the Moon by Earth, reaches critical mass on 13 September 1999. The blast works like a giant booster rocket, sending th...

Q 02/05

Space: 1999's two married American leads had earlier starred together in which CBS spy series?

A) The Avengers

B) The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

C) Mission: Impossible

D) The Wild Wild West

Answer · why

C) Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible had made the couple stars in America, so ITC insisted on casting them even though one producer wanted British actors.

Q 03/05

David Prowse, who played the creature in Space: 1999's 'The Beta Cloud', wore the costume of which Star Wars character?

A) Chewbacca

B) Obi-Wan Kenobi

C) Boba Fett

D) Darth Vader

Answer · why

D) Darth Vader

Darth Vader was another part that hid Prowse's face. The episode's director had hired the former weightlifting champion after meeting him in Harrods.

Q 04/05

Which science-fiction author said a blast able to shift the Moon, as in Space: 1999, would really blow it apart?

A) Arthur C. Clarke

B) Isaac Asimov

C) Ray Bradbury

D) Robert Heinlein

Answer · why

B) Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov also found things to praise, saying the series showed movement in the Moon's low gravity accurately.

Q 05/05

Which bird of prey gives its name to the transporter craft flown from Moonbase Alpha in Space: 1999?

A) Falcon

B) Hawk

C) Condor

D) Eagle

Answer · why

D) Eagle

Eagle craft appeared on screen as a mix of full-sized props, photographic blow-ups and detailed scale models.