Q 01/05
A) John Carpenter
B) Paul Verhoeven
C) Ridley Scott
D) James Cameron
Answer · why
He also co-wrote it with producer Gale Anne Hurd; the film is credited with launching his career.
Q 02/05
A) Rosanna Arquette
B) Lea Thompson
C) Linda Hamilton
D) Sigourney Weaver
Answer · why
She had just finished Children of the Corn; Arquette and Thompson both auditioned for the part.
Q 03/05
A) Bill Paxton
B) Lance Henriksen
C) Michael Biehn
D) Rick Rossovich
Answer · why
He initially thought the script was silly; to get into character he studied the Polish resistance in World War II.
Q 04/05
A) 2018
B) 2097
C) 2045
D) 2029
Answer · why
Franco Columbu, Schwarzenegger's bodybuilding friend, plays a Terminator in the future-war scenes.
Q 05/05
A) HAL
B) Colossus
C) WOPR
D) Skynet
Answer · why
The Terminator robot has since become what one study called the prevalent visual representation of AI risk.
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