Thirty questions about the original, 1970’s version of Battlestar Galactica. It had a short run, but its impact on Science Fiction television was indelible. How many questions can you get correct?
Listen As You Play
The Dorky Round
One
How many Battlestars were there?
Twelve. One for each of the colonies
Two
What was the name of Boxey’s dagget?
Muffit
Three
The show debuted in what year?
Nineteen-Seventy-Eight
Four
What Battlestar joined the Galactica for two episodes?
The Battlestar Pegasus
Five
The humans’ fighter ships were called what?
Colonial Vipers
Six
Starbuck excelled at playing what card game?
Pyramid
Seven
What was the name of the full contact ball game played by the crew of Galactica?
Triad
Eight
Who played Commander Adama?
Lorne Greene
Nine
Who played the rakish Starbuck?
Dirk Benedict
Ten
Who was second-in-command of the Galactica?
Colonel Tigh
Share:
The Geeky Round
One
Who played the treasonous Count Baltar?
John Colicos
Two
Glen A Larson put elements of what religion into the show?
Mormonism
Three
Battlestar Galactica was followed up by what series?
Galactica 1980
Four
What famous actor and dancer had a guest role as Captain Dmitri?
Fred Astaire
Five
What actor portrayed the Pegasus’ Commander Cain?
Lloyd Bridges
Six
Also a biblical unit of measure, what was the primary currency of the Twelve Colonies?
A cubit
Seven
What character was initially supposed to die in the pilot?
Jane Seymour’s character, Serina. Test audiences didn’t like it, so it was changed that she would die in the second episode.
Eight
Herbert Jefferson Jr played which Viper pilot?
Lieutenant Boomer
Nine
What Wizard of Oz actor guest starred as Vector in the episode, "Greetings from Earth"?
Ray Bolger, He was the Scarecrow in the 1939 Wizard of Oz
Ten
Who composed the theme music for the show?
Stu Phillips. That music would be reused in the reboot as the Colonial Anthem.
Share:
The Nerdy Round
One
Who voiced the Imperious Leader?
Patrick Macnee
Two
How many episodes of the original Battlestar Galactica were there?
Twenty-One
Three
In the episode, Hand of God, what real-life television broadcast was seen?
The Apollo 11 Moon landing
Four
The “Rag-tag fleet” consisted of how many ships?
Two-hundred-twenty
Five
Battlestar Galactica aired on what network?
It and Galactica 80 aired on ABC
Six
Which actor also wrote novels based on the series and also wrote and produced a trailer for Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming?
Richard Hatch, who played Apollo
Seven
What actor and musician played Apollo’s brother, Zac?
Rick Springfield. His character died in the Cylon attack on Caprica.
Eight
What was the name of Ed Begley Jr’s character?
Flight Sergeant Greenbean. No, I’m not making that up.
Nine
What was the title of the final episode of Battlestar Galactica?
The Hand of God
Ten
Galactica 1980 went out with what episode?
The Return of Starbuck. It was arguably the only good episode of the series.
Share:
| Listen to the Podcast | Subscribe | More Quizzes |
Follow the show:
