Q 01/05

Which sitcom's friends buy a full-size replica of the 1960 film's time machine at an online auction?

A) The Big Bang Theory

B) How I Met Your Mother

C) Parks and Recreation

D) The IT Crowd

Answer · why

A) The Big Bang Theory

The Big Bang Theory had its heroes bid on what they took for a miniature, only for a full-size machine to arrive. Morlocks then haunt Sheldon's dreams...

Q 02/05

Which breakfast food played the lava that buries London in the 1960 film The Time Machine?

A) Marmalade

B) Pancake batter

C) Oatmeal

D) Scrambled eggs

Answer · why

C) Oatmeal

Oatmeal was cooked days ahead and left over a hot weekend, so it had fermented by the time it flowed across the model streets. The smell on set was fo...

Q 03/05

How is Simon Wells, who directed the 2002 film The Time Machine, related to its author H. G. Wells?

A) Grandson

B) Great-grandson

C) Adopted grandson

D) Great-nephew

Answer · why

B) Great-grandson

Great-grandson Simon Wells came from animation and had never directed live action. He made his pitch to the studio by pointing to his own surname.

Q 04/05

What is the only food eaten by the gentle Eloi of the year 802,701 in The Time Machine?

A) Shellfish

B) Bread

C) Honey

D) Fruit

Answer · why

D) Fruit

Fruit is all the Eloi eat, because horses, cattle and dogs died out long ago. The Time Traveller has to go without meat for his whole stay.

Q 05/05

Which meat does the Time Traveller demand on staggering into his own dinner party from the future?

A) Mutton

B) Venison

C) Roast beef

D) Gammon

Answer · why

A) Mutton

Mutton is all he asks for, and he refuses to tell his story until he has eaten it. By his own count he has lived eight days since four that afternoon.