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Quiz: How much do you know about aliens on the big screen?
Put your alien movie knowledge to the test.
THE US CONGRESS heard testimony about UFOs this week, with former pilots and intelligence officers claiming to have seen UAP (unexplained anomalous phenomena) and alleging a cover-up by the powers that be.
While real life doesn’t provide much material for testing your knowledge of extraterrestrial life, the movies have plenty.
So, we’re asking, how much do you know about aliens on the big screen?
Who directed Alien (1979)?
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David Fincher
James Cameron
Ridley Scott
Steven Spielberg
Who played the US president in Independence Day (1996)?
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Jack Nicholson
Bill Pullman
Alec Baldwin
Dennis Hopper
Which Irish actor played a scientist in Mars Attacks! (1996)
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Colm Meaney
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Liam Neeson
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Cillian Murphy
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Pierce Brosnan
What year did the original Predator film come out?
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1986
1987
1988
1989
Who starred alongside Jodi Foster in Contact (1997)?
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Matthew McConaughey
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George Clooney
Jonny Depp
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Brad Pitt
District 9 (2009) is set in which city?
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Cape Town
Melbourne
Johannesburg
Chicago
In The Thing (1982), an alien lifeform takes control of what animal?
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A cat
A polar bear
A wolf
A dog
How many fingers does ET have on each hand?
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Three
Four
Five
Six
How many films are there in the "Alien" franchise? (Not including the Alien vs Predator films).
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Four
Five
Six
Seven
What is Amy Adams' character's profession in Arrival (2016)?
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Physicist
Biologist
Mathematician
Linguist
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ET Expert
You're in touch with all things alien.
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Alien Aficionado
You're well versed in the extraterrestrial.
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Amateur Enthusiast
You've got a healthy curiosity for the unknown but you're no expert.
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Sci-fi Spoofer
You're not exactly an expert on alien lifeforms.
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