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Oh, those science fiction writers. They called it, it happened. But who said what?

The Post Quiz: Fiction Predictions

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Do you like to predict the future? You don't? Then you're probably not a science fiction writer. Yes, just like bad psychics, these guys and gals are always predicting the future. Unlike the bad psychics, they get it right fairly often.

Ignoring the spectacular misses – flying cars, Dr Asimov? Really? – match these science fiction writers to their successful predictions. Remember, they predicted these things before they happened. That should help you.

WriterPredictions
  1. Jules Verne
  2. HG Wells
  3. Edward Bellamy
  4. Philip K Dick
  5. Arthur C Clarke
  6. Ray Bradbury
  7. Hugo Gernsback
  8. Robert Heinlein
  9. Aldous Huxley
  10. George Orwell
  • CC cameras on every corner in the UK
  • Synthesizer, fax machine, and the electric chair
  • Antidepressants
  • Hydrogen-fuelled car, internet revolution
  • Flatscreen TV, earbud, 'political correctness'
  • Self-service department store, credit card
  • Weaponized microwaves, mobile phone, biological warfare
  • Atomic arms race, Mutually Assured Destruction
  • Telecommuting, virtual surgery
  • Video chat

Want to check? Click the mobiles below to learn the truth.

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