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Do the people in Middle-earth realize that Frodo technically failed?
Awarded May 5 at 20:46
Did Luke really "stumble across" the recording?
Awarded May 5 at 3:28
Why did Sirius try to use a knife against a rat?
Awarded May 1 at 10:42
Short SF Story: The last (Immortal) man visited by Aliens
Awarded Apr 29 at 22:55
A man leaves a woman's uploaded consciousness alone for 1000 years to wipe it and make a personal assistant
Awarded Apr 25 at 8:33
Why do the aliens in Mass Effect have breasts?
Awarded Apr 24 at 21:47
Looking for a story possibly by Asimov about a society with immortal elite
Awarded Apr 23 at 16:11
Has Black Widow ever been imbued with Spider-Powers?
Awarded Apr 21 at 0:25
Why did early pulps make use of “house names” where multiple authors wrote under the same pseudonym?
Awarded Apr 12 at 17:42
Story about boy who discovers he is the last human
Awarded Apr 11 at 2:13
Has Star Trek ever addressed why our timeline is different than theirs?
Awarded Apr 9 at 6:11
Why did Ozymandias think that the intrinsic field trick would work?
Awarded Apr 8 at 1:28
Movie where a genie suggests giving everyone a ball
Awarded Apr 5 at 6:21
What is the origin of elves (and fairies and Vulcans) having pointy ears?
Awarded Apr 3 at 1:42
1970s or '80s movie where a family farm is relocated either in time, or to an alternate reality
Awarded Apr 2 at 18:15
What's the joke behind "Did Bernoulli sleep before he found the curves of quickest descent?"
Awarded Apr 1 at 21:44
Is there a list of the symbols shown in "The Matrix"(the symbols rain)? How many are they?
Awarded Mar 29 at 21:48
Is Harry the only witch/wizard to cast a spell with his wand without holding it?
Awarded Mar 18 at 19:18
Short story where humans teach short-lived aliens about hyperspace, in order to invent a hyperspace radio
Awarded Mar 10 at 10:51
Old sci-fi short story where protagonist (a doctor) realizes infant is a serial murderer?
Awarded Mar 6 at 13:22
Who first used spacefaring sapient felines in science fiction?
Awarded Mar 6 at 6:43
How old is River Song?
Awarded Mar 2 at 16:33
How many characters have appeared in both Marvel and DC comics?
Awarded Feb 23 at 7:51
Story where Earth is going to be destroyed because of our music
Awarded Feb 13 at 21:16
What would happen if a Na'vi got his/her braid cut off?
Awarded Jan 27 at 13:07
Was the Tantive IV filming model bigger than the Star Destroyer model?
Awarded Jan 25 at 14:07
Has Chewbacca ever ripped anyone's arm off?
Awarded Jan 24 at 5:40
Why do Hogwarts owls almost always arrive at breakfast?
Awarded Jan 14 at 8:42
Can Mystique create objects?
Awarded Jan 10 at 1:15
What are the legitimate applications for entering dreams in Inception?
Awarded Jan 8 at 13:18
What does the é in Sméagol do to the pronunciation?
Awarded Jan 7 at 19:10
Are there any death-free episodes of The Walking Dead?
Awarded Jan 6 at 8:23
Are the humans in the Star Wars Galaxy really humans?
Awarded Jan 4 at 7:51
Short sci-fi story of scientists testing an upscaled generator in a place that is 'nowhere' (reached by portal)
Awarded Dec 31, 2024 at 23:11
What happened to Lavender Brown?
Awarded Dec 29, 2024 at 3:40
Brain ship 'eats' hijacker
Awarded Dec 19, 2024 at 14:40
Why do the aliens "mostly come at night, mostly"?
Awarded Dec 17, 2024 at 1:21
Trying to remember the name of a female, Canadian, children's sci-fi author from the 80s
Awarded Dec 15, 2024 at 21:46
Short story: force field inventor commits suicide
Awarded Dec 13, 2024 at 23:56
What is the origin of "Jingle Bells, Batman Smells?"
Awarded Dec 11, 2024 at 7:04
Why did the Empire design the Death Star to have a trench?
Awarded Dec 9, 2024 at 13:56
What is in the background of Father William balancing an eel on his nose?
Awarded Dec 7, 2024 at 22:05
Looking for a caveman-discovers-fire short story that is a pun on "nuclear" power
Awarded Dec 2, 2024 at 19:38
A fantasy story with an imp in a box that paints pictures
Awarded Dec 1, 2024 at 7:49
Why doesn't Neuromancer want to merge with Wintermute?
Awarded Dec 1, 2024 at 6:34
A man sent to a parallel Earth to save someone important
Awarded Dec 1, 2024 at 2:27
Where does it say Dumbledore and Grindelwald's duel lasted 3 hours?
Awarded Nov 29, 2024 at 4:46
Why, in The Silmarillion, does Melkor disappear forever and leave Sauron to reign as some kind of "Melkor copy"?
Awarded Nov 26, 2024 at 3:06
Sci-fi movie that starts with a man digging his way out of a crashed spacecraft and promptly being torn in half
Awarded Nov 22, 2024 at 21:55
What comic is this where Superman was controlled by rock music?
Awarded Nov 22, 2024 at 13:46
1980s movie/series on PBS about a man & his psychiatrist in a post-apocalyptic world
Awarded Nov 18, 2024 at 15:40
A (probably) short fiction where a Babylonian potter’s wheel turned out to be the earliest cylinder phonograph - but it really was in England in 1290!
Awarded Nov 11, 2024 at 22:52
In Dune did all life start on Earth?
Awarded Nov 7, 2024 at 21:36
Is Godzilla a dinosaur?
Awarded Nov 5, 2024 at 12:10
Was Mobile Infantry in Starship Troopers modeled on the Marines or the Army?
Awarded Nov 4, 2024 at 20:47
Looking for a novel or novella about a federal manhunt for a telepathic alien
Awarded Nov 3, 2024 at 3:11
What reference is Deadpool making in his line, "What is it, girl? Is there trouble at the well?"
Awarded Nov 1, 2024 at 8:32
Planet where tourists are weighed on arrival and departure so it keeps its mass to prevent orbital destabilization
Awarded Oct 23, 2024 at 20:04
Short story: Earth in a pocket of non-causality
Awarded Oct 20, 2024 at 16:20
Book about a homeless girl who volunteers at a shady facility for money
Awarded Oct 16, 2024 at 10:42
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