Which line does HAL say to Dave?

I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.

2001 A Space Odyssey Quiz: HAL 9000 and the Monolith

This 2001 A Space Odyssey quiz floats through Stanley Kubrick's 1968 voyage from prehistoric apes to the edge of infinity. Play 10 interactive questions on Arthur C. Clarke, the black monolith, the bone match cut, HAL 9000, Dave Bowman, the ship Discovery One, Strauss waltzes, the Star Gate and its Oscar.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Director
Who directed 2001: A Space Odyssey?
Writer
Which science fiction author co-wrote the story?
Object
What mysterious object appears through the film?
Computer
What is the name of the ship's computer?
Line
Which line does HAL say to Dave?
Ship
What is the spaceship heading to Jupiter called?
Cut
What does the thrown bone turn into in a famous cut?
Waltz
Which waltz accompanies spacecraft docking?
Song
Which song does HAL sing as he shuts down?
Oscar
Which Oscar did the film win?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who directed 2001: A Space Odyssey?
Answer: Stanley Kubrick
It was released in 1968.
Q2: Which science fiction author co-wrote the story?
Answer: Arthur C. Clarke
His short story The Sentinel inspired it.
Q3: What mysterious object appears through the film?
Answer: A black monolith
It seems to guide evolution.
Q4: What is the name of the ship's computer?
Answer: HAL 9000
It speaks in a calm voice.
Q5: Which line does HAL say to Dave?
Answer: I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.
He refuses to let Dave back in.
Q6: What is the spaceship heading to Jupiter called?
Answer: Discovery One
Dave Bowman and Frank Poole crew it.
Q7: What does the thrown bone turn into in a famous cut?
Answer: A satellite in orbit
Millions of years pass in a moment.
Q8: Which waltz accompanies spacecraft docking?
Answer: The Blue Danube
Johann Strauss II wrote it.
Q9: Which song does HAL sing as he shuts down?
Answer: Daisy Bell
It is also called Daisy, Daisy.
Q10: Which Oscar did the film win?
Answer: Best Visual Effects
It was Kubrick's only Oscar.

2001 A Space Odyssey Quiz – HAL 9000 and the Monolith

2001: A Space Odyssey was directed by Stanley Kubrick and written with Arthur C. Clarke. It begins with prehistoric apes who meet a black monolith, and a thrown bone cuts to a satellite in space.

Later a monolith found on the Moon points to Jupiter, and the ship Discovery One sets out with Dave Bowman, Frank Poole and the computer HAL 9000. HAL turns against the crew, and Dave must shut him down as he sings Daisy Bell.

Strauss music, long silences and the colorful Star Gate sequence made the film unforgettable. It won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects and still shapes science fiction cinema.

What This Quiz Teaches

Film fans will enjoy these questions.

Who made the film
What the monolith is
How HAL behaves
Which music is used
Which award it won

Did You Know?

Also sprach Zarathustra opens the film.
Clarke's novel was published the same year.
The film has no dialogue for its first 25 minutes.
Its effects were made without computers.
A sequel, 2010, arrived in 1984.