Steven Spielberg is one of science fiction’s great cinematic masters. The director of Jurassic Park, Minority Report and ET, to name just a few, returns to the genre with this summer’s must-see blockbuster, Disclosure Day.
The film, which stars Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Colman Domingo and Eve Hewson, shows what happens when human beings definitively discover that we are not alone in the universe. It reunites Spielberg with some of the most extraordinary collaborators of his career, including screenwriter David Koepp, who wrote Jurassic Park, and John Williams, who has provided the unforgettable scores for 30 of Spielberg’s projects.
This breathtaking action-adventure continues Spielberg’s incredible run of sci-fi masterpieces, which began almost 50 years ago with 1977’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Disclosure Day will continue that legacy when it opens on 10 June, only in cinemas.
While you await its release, find out just how well you know your Spielberg sci-fi by taking our fiendishly tricky quiz. (And to whet your appetite, we’ve included a few about Disclosure Day that you’ll be able to answer if you’ve seen the trailer.)
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In ET, the 1982 heartwarmer about a boy making friends with a lost alien, which actor plays Gertie, the inquisitive younger sister of ET’s pal Elliott?
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Kate Winslet
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Drew Barrymore
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Winona Ryder
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In Close Encounters of the Third Kind, a 1977 movie that sees aliens come to Earth, Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfus) becomes obsessed with a giant landmark known as Devils Tower, following his own brush with an alien craft. He even makes a sculpture of it from which food?
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Butter
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Chocolate cake
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Mashed potato
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The 1993 movie Jurassic Park sees dinosaurs brought back to life for a groundbreaking tourist attraction, with disastrous results. According to the Jurassic Park scientists, the DNA of which animal was used to “plug the gaps” in the dinosaurs’ genetic code?
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Lizard
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Frog
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Komodo dragon
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The 2002 futuristic thriller Minority Report stars Tom Cruise as a man investigating murders before they happen, then becoming a suspect himself. Who wrote the book it’s based on?
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Philip K Dick
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Isaac Asimov
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Michael Crichton
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In Disclosure Day, weather presenter Margaret, played by Emily Blunt, starts vocalising strangely during a TV broadcast. What sound does she make?
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High-pitched hissing
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Low growling
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Guttural clicking
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In ET, Elliott and his brother take their secret alien out trick-or-treating on Halloween. What costume do they dress him in to avoid detection?
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Ghost
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Robot
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Goblin
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In Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the UFOs emit a very memorable musical phrase. How many tones does it contain?
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Four
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Five
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Six
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What is the name of the fictional island where the events of the first Jurassic Park film take place?
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Isla Nublar
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Isla Pena
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Isla Sorna
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In Minority Report, crimes are predicted by three psychic humans. What are these individuals known as?
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Oracles
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Seers
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Precogs
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Finally, for those really paying attention during the trailer: In Disclosure Day, what is the profession of Daniel, played by Josh O’Connor?
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Journalist
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Cybersecurity administrator
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Meteorologist
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Solutions
1:B, 2:C, 3:B, 4:A, 5:C, 6:A, 7:B, 8:A, 9:C, 10:B
Scores
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10 and above.
Is that you, Mr Spielberg? Congratulations. You have disclosed yourself as a serious Spielberg sci-fi buff. There’s not a lot you don’t know about the director’s classics. We probably don’t even need to tell you that Disclosure Day is in UK cinemas on Wednesday 10 June, as you’ve no doubt already got your tickets for the first showing on opening day. Actually, maybe you should have been the one to write this quiz …
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9 and above.
Is that you, Mr Spielberg? Congratulations. You have disclosed yourself as a serious Spielberg sci-fi buff. There’s not a lot you don’t know about the director’s classics. We probably don’t even need to tell you that Disclosure Day is in UK cinemas on Wednesday 10 June, as you’ve no doubt already got your tickets for the first showing on opening day. Actually, maybe you should have been the one to write this quiz …
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8 and above.
Is that you, Mr Spielberg? Congratulations. You have disclosed yourself as a serious Spielberg sci-fi buff. There’s not a lot you don’t know about the director’s classics. We probably don’t even need to tell you that Disclosure Day is in UK cinemas on Wednesday 10 June, as you’ve no doubt already got your tickets for the first showing on opening day. Actually, maybe you should have been the one to write this quiz …
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7 and above.
Is that you, Mr Spielberg? Congratulations. You have disclosed yourself as a serious Spielberg sci-fi buff. There’s not a lot you don’t know about the director’s classics. We probably don’t even need to tell you that Disclosure Day is in UK cinemas on Wednesday 10 June, as you’ve no doubt already got your tickets for the first showing on opening day. Actually, maybe you should have been the one to write this quiz …
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6 and above.
Sci-fi smarty. Well, you’ve certainly been paying attention during your Spielberg viewing. You can probably name most of the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park and hum the UFO theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. You’re going to love Disclosure Day – in cinemas from Wednesday 10 June – which sees extraterrestrial life reveal itself to human society, with results nobody could ever predict. We know you’ll be paying close attention to every minute.
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5 and above.
Sci-fi smarty. Well, you’ve certainly been paying attention during your Spielberg viewing. You can probably name most of the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park and hum the UFO theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. You’re going to love Disclosure Day – in cinemas from Wednesday 10 June – which sees extraterrestrial life reveal itself to human society, with results nobody could ever predict. We know you’ll be paying close attention to every minute.
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4 and above.
Sci-fi smarty. Well, you’ve certainly been paying attention during your Spielberg viewing. You can probably name most of the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park and hum the UFO theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. You’re going to love Disclosure Day – in cinemas from Wednesday 10 June – which sees extraterrestrial life reveal itself to human society, with results nobody could ever predict. We know you’ll be paying close attention to every minute.
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3 and above.
Spielberg starter. Perhaps you’re just beginning your journey as a Steven Spielberg fan, which is a wonderful place to be. You have some fantastic viewing ahead of you. His brand new movie, Disclosure Day, in which humanity learns that extraterrestrials are living among us, is a perfect place to begin. Start there – it’s in cinemas from Wednesday 10 June, then have a Spielberg sci-fi movie marathon, and come back and max out your score.
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2 and above.
Spielberg starter. Perhaps you’re just beginning your journey as a Steven Spielberg fan, which is a wonderful place to be. You have some fantastic viewing ahead of you. His brand new movie, Disclosure Day, in which humanity learns that extraterrestrials are living among us, is a perfect place to begin. Start there – it’s in cinemas from Wednesday 10 June, then have a Spielberg sci-fi movie marathon, and come back and max out your score.
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0 and above.
Spielberg starter. Perhaps you’re just beginning your journey as a Steven Spielberg fan, which is a wonderful place to be. You have some fantastic viewing ahead of you. His brand new movie, Disclosure Day, in which humanity learns that extraterrestrials are living among us, is a perfect place to begin. Start there – it’s in cinemas from Wednesday 10 June, then have a Spielberg sci-fi movie marathon, and come back and max out your score.
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1 and above.
Spielberg starter. Perhaps you’re just beginning your journey as a Steven Spielberg fan, which is a wonderful place to be. You have some fantastic viewing ahead of you. His brand new movie, Disclosure Day, in which humanity learns that extraterrestrials are living among us, is a perfect place to begin. Start there – it’s in cinemas from Wednesday 10 June, then have a Spielberg sci-fi movie marathon, and come back and max out your score.
Disclosure Day is in cinemas from Wednesday 10 June
