Q 01/05

Who directed the 1997 film Starship Troopers?

A) Roland Emmerich

B) Paul Verhoeven

C) James Cameron

D) Ridley Scott

Answer · why

B) Paul Verhoeven

The Dutch director of RoboCop and Total Recall had just made Showgirls, the worst-reviewed film of his career.

Q 02/05

Who wrote the 1959 novel the film is based on?

A) Isaac Asimov

B) Arthur C. Clarke

C) Philip K. Dick

D) Robert A. Heinlein

Answer · why

D) Robert A. Heinlein

It won the 1960 Hugo Award and was the last of his juvenile novels after Scribner rejected it.

Q 03/05

Which original cast member returned as Johnny Rico in the 2008 sequel Marauder?

A) Patrick Muldoon

B) Jake Busey

C) Casper Van Dien

D) Mark Wahlberg

Answer · why

C) Casper Van Dien

Mark Wahlberg and Matt Damon also auditioned; Van Dien did five auditions and eight months of training.

Q 04/05

What is the name of the alien species humanity is fighting?

A) The Skinnies

B) The Xenomorphs

C) The Arachnids

D) The Formics

Answer · why

C) The Arachnids

The film calls them bugs; the novel's second alien race, the Skinnies, was cut as too confusing.

Q 05/05

Which city is destroyed by an Arachnid asteroid, prompting Rico to re-enlist?

A) Rio de Janeiro

B) Buenos Aires

C) Los Angeles

D) Geneva

Answer · why

B) Buenos Aires

Rico's parents are among the millions killed; the film cast blond Argentinians as part of the joke.