Hard Planet of the Apes Trivia Quiz - Trivia Quiz

1 In Pierre Boulle’s 1963 novel that inspired Planet of the Apes, what is Ulysse Mérou’s profession?

A. Journalist

B. Biologist

C. Astronaut

2 In the 1968 Planet of the Apes film, which simian caste primarily holds political and religious authority?

A. Gorillas

B. Chimpanzees

C. Orangutans

3 Roddy McDowall famously portrayed Cornelius and later Caesar. Which sequel did he NOT appear in due to scheduling conflicts?

A. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)

B. Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)

C. Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)

4 In the 1974 live-action TV series Planet of the Apes, which chimpanzee allies with the stranded human astronauts?

A. Zira

B. Galen

C. Virgil

5 In the 1975 animated series Return to the Planet of the Apes, who commands the gorilla military?

A. Colonel Attar

B. General Urko

C. General Ursus

6 In Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), which experimental compound enhances Caesar’s intelligence?

A. ALZ-113

B. ALZ-112

C. ALZ-101

7 In Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), what kind of facility do the San Francisco survivors attempt to restart to restore power?

A. A hydroelectric dam

B. A nuclear power plant

C. A wind farm

8 In War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), the Colonel’s militant faction bears a name referencing an earlier film’s doomsday device. What is it?

A. Project NOVA

B. Alpha-Omega

C. Sanctuary

9 Who portrayed the Lawgiver in the framing scenes of Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)?

A. Orson Welles

B. John Huston

C. Charlton Heston

10 In Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970), the subterranean mutants worship what type of weapon?

A. A cobalt-cased 'Alpha-Omega' doomsday bomb

B. A thorium-enhanced neutron bomb

C. A plutonium 'Fat Man' replica

11 Which writer is widely credited with devising the Statue of Liberty twist ending for the 1968 film?

A. Michael Wilson

B. Rod Serling

C. Pierre Boulle

12 In Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes (2001), which actor played the ruthless chimpanzee warlord General Thade?

A. Michael Clarke Duncan

B. Paul Giamatti

C. Tim Roth

13 In Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), what lab nickname is given to Caesar’s mother?

A. Blue Eyes

B. Bright Eyes

C. Nova

14 In War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), what name does Maurice give the mute human girl?

A. Ari

B. Nova

C. Cornelia

15 In the original novel by Pierre Boulle, what name do the human explorers give to the ape-inhabited planet?

A. Mimas

B. Ashlar

C. Soror