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Women in Sci-Fi

How well do you know the ladies of sci-fi? Test your knowledge of the women of the genre, both real and fiction, and see how you rate against your fellow readers!

Points available: 10

1:

Which sci-fi series was started by Verity Lambert, the BBC's first female producer?

2:

Which author is credited with creating the science fiction genre?

3:

Jane Lynch played the tough-as-nails space soldier Sergeant Calhoun in what animated film?

4:

As of the 2009 "Star Trek" film, what has been officially established in canon as Uhura's first name?

5:

Which "Alien" actress went on to play a crewmember in the sci-fi comedy "Galaxy Quest"?

6:

Trisha McMillan from the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series dubbed herself which more sci-fi evocative name?

7:

What video game series features Commander Shepard, a protagonist who can be customized as male or female by the player?

8:

Which "Star Wars" actress is also a Harvard graduate?

9:

Player character Samus Aran was revealed to be a woman at the end of what 1980s video game?

10:

What DC character has claimed to be the daughter of the Joker, the Riddler, Two-Face, the Penguin, and many others?