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Quiz about An Easy Space Odyssey
Quiz about An Easy Space Odyssey

An Easy "Space Odyssey" Trivia Quiz


Here are some basic questions from the book. If you have not read the book I recommend you do not take this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by madimoody. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
madimoody
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
203,740
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
585
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Question 1 of 10
1. In what year was "2001, A Space Odyssey" first published? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In the first sentence of the book, what kind of terrible animal had been ruling? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What continent are the man-apes from? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What does TMA-1 stand for? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What spaceship picked up a strange radio wave rippling across space when the sun hit TMA-1? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. How many men were working on the spaceship, Discovery? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What does HAL stand for? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which of the following was not in hibernation on the journey to Saturn? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who kills Whitehead, Hunter, and Kaminski? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What is the first malfunction that HAL makes? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In what year was "2001, A Space Odyssey" first published?

Answer: 1968

That is when it was first published and it has been republished many times.
2. In the first sentence of the book, what kind of terrible animal had been ruling?

Answer: lizards

The first sentence of the book is "The drought had lasted for ten million years, and the reign of the terrible lizards had ended."
3. What continent are the man-apes from?

Answer: Africa

The were located directly on the Equator in Africa.
4. What does TMA-1 stand for?

Answer: Tycho Magnetic Anomaly-one

TMA-1 is a flat, black rectangle that is found buried on the moon.
5. What spaceship picked up a strange radio wave rippling across space when the sun hit TMA-1?

Answer: Deep Space Monitor 79

When the sun hit TMA-1 it sent a signal to its makers announcing that it had been dug up.
6. How many men were working on the spaceship, Discovery?

Answer: 2

There were five men on the ship, but three were in hibernation.
7. What does HAL stand for?

Answer: Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer

The HAL 9000 is the computer that is in charge of the life-support system on the ship.
8. Which of the following was not in hibernation on the journey to Saturn?

Answer: Poole

Whitehead, Hunter, and Kaminski were planning to wake up when they got near Saturn.
9. Who kills Whitehead, Hunter, and Kaminski?

Answer: HAL 9000

No one knows why, but HAL kills Whitehead, Hunter, Poole, and Kaminski.
10. What is the first malfunction that HAL makes?

Answer: he says there is a Problem with the AE-35

No HAL computer has ever made a mistake before this so they thought it was true.
Source: Author madimoody

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