Q 01/05

Who directed 2001: A Space Odyssey?

A) Franklin J. Schaffner

B) Robert Wise

C) Stanley Kubrick

D) Ridley Scott

Answer · why

C) Stanley Kubrick

He also produced it and shared the screenplay credit with Arthur C. Clarke.

Q 02/05

Which science fiction author co-wrote the screenplay with Kubrick?

A) Ray Bradbury

B) Arthur C. Clarke

C) Isaac Asimov

D) Robert A. Heinlein

Answer · why

B) Arthur C. Clarke

He was living in Ceylon at the time; Kubrick had been warned he was 'a recluse, a nut who lives in a tree'.

Q 03/05

In which year was the film released?

A) 1968

B) 1977

C) 1970

D) 1972

Answer · why

A) 1968

It premiered at the Uptown Theater in Washington on 2 April and opened in the US the next day.

Q 04/05

Which 1951 Clarke short story was the primary inspiration for the film?

A) Childhood's End

B) Encounter in the Dawn

C) The Sentinel

D) The Nine Billion Names of God

Answer · why

C) The Sentinel

Kubrick had wanted Childhood's End first, but its film rights were already optioned.

Q 05/05

What is the name of the sentient computer aboard Discovery One?

A) SAL 9000

B) VIKI

C) Mother

D) HAL 9000

Answer · why

D) HAL 9000

His twin, SAL, appears in the sequel voiced by Candice Bergen, with a blue eye instead of red.