Q 01/05

Who directed the original 1994 Stargate film?

A) Paul Verhoeven

B) Roland Emmerich

C) Wolfgang Petersen

D) Renny Harlin

Answer · why

B) Roland Emmerich

He co-wrote it with producer Dean Devlin, and the pair followed it with Independence Day two years later.

Q 02/05

Which real-life Air National Guard veteran played Colonel Jack O'Neil in the 1994 film?

A) Michael Biehn

B) Mel Gibson

C) Kurt Russell

D) Dennis Quaid

Answer · why

C) Kurt Russell

He turned the role down repeatedly until someone realised he had only been sent an early draft; the finished shooting script won him over.

Q 03/05

Which actor, fresh from an Oscar nomination for The Crying Game, played the alien Ra?

A) Djimon Hounsou

B) Jaye Davidson

C) Alexis Cruz

D) Erick Avari

Answer · why

B) Jaye Davidson

He agreed only after his request for a $1 million fee was accepted, then retired from acting altogether, disliking the fame.

Q 04/05

Who played the archaeologist Dr. Daniel Jackson in the 1994 film?

A) Kyle MacLachlan

B) Bill Pullman

C) James Spader

D) Ralph Fiennes

Answer · why

C) James Spader

He admitted he was intrigued because he found the script "awful", but signed on after meeting the director.

Q 05/05

Which composer, then working in a London video store, wrote the film's score as his first major American picture?

A) Hans Zimmer

B) David Arnold

C) Elliot Goldenthal

D) Michael Kamen

Answer · why

B) David Arnold

He went on to score five James Bond films, and his Stargate cues became a staple of movie trailers.