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Arthur C. Clarke is probably best known to the general public for writing the screenplay of the film ""2001: A Space Odyssey", but his contributions to science fiction are so substantial that he is often classed with Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov as "The Big Three". And it wasn't just fiction - in 1945 he proposed that a system of geostationary satellites would make a worldwide telecommunications system possible - sound familiar?
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  Arthur C. Clarke's "2001: A Space Odyssey"   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz for close readers of one of the most enigmatic science fiction novels of all time. Enjoy!
Tough, 10 Qns, coventry815, Mar 04 08
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coventry815
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  An Arthur C Clarke Collection    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A general quiz about one of the SF greats, Arthur C Clarke and his works, drawn from my collection.
Average, 10 Qns, Flamis, Apr 04 10
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  2001 series novels   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz is based on the books 2001-3001. These questions really have nothing to do with the films. Some day I'll probably make trivia for the films because they're so good. Oh no, now I'm babbling. I have wasted 2 minutes of your life. Enjoy the quiz:)
Average, 15 Qns, yodastar13, Jul 11 03
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  2001 A Space Odyssey Apes    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This based on the novel by Arthur C. Clarke, not the movie. If you haven't read the novel you may find it hard. This quiz focuses on the apes at the beginning of the novel. It doesn't have any questions about HAL or the Jupiter mission. Enjoy
Tough, 15 Qns, GeniusBoy, Mar 25 05
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  The Sentinel    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Have fun on this quiz on "The Sentinel" by Arthur C. Clarke.
Average, 10 Qns, tessspoon, Aug 12 05
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tessspoon
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  An Easy "Space Odyssey"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are some basic questions from the book. If you have not read the book I recommend you do not take this quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, madimoody, Mar 20 05
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madimoody
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  2001: The Novel    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Sure, you've probably seen Kubrick's classic film, but have you read Clarke's fantastic novel, written while Kubrick worked on his screenplay? These questions will not in any way depend on having viewed the film or read any of the sequels.
Difficult, 10 Qns, filmmaker03, Jul 08 06
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  Arthur C. Clarke Novels    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
I will give you some titles, all you have to do is identify which one is actually an Arthur C. Clarke novel.
Average, 15 Qns, b3ardy, Aug 29 06
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What triggers TMA-1 to emit a blast of electronic noise?

From Quiz "Arthur C. Clarke's "2001: A Space Odyssey""




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A.C. Clarke Trivia Questions
1. Arthur C Clarke's only non-science fiction novel "Glide Path" was based on his World War II experiences in which service?

From Quiz An Arthur C Clarke Collection

Answer: Royal Air Force

He worked as a radar specialist, in the early warning radar defense system. The book is set during WWII and describes the development of the radar-based ground-controlled approach landing system for aircraft.

2. What was one of the visions that the monolith gave Moon-Watcher?

From Quiz Arthur C. Clarke's "2001: A Space Odyssey"

Answer: a peaceful, well-fed nuclear family

With this image of a family situation he's never known, Moon-Watcher now has the impetus to achieve that goal, though he can only do it once he masters basic tool technology and carnivorism.

3. In what year was "2001, A Space Odyssey" first published?

From Quiz An Easy "Space Odyssey"

Answer: 1968

That is when it was first published and it has been republished many times.

4. What is the setting for this story?

From Quiz The Sentinel

Answer: The moon, 1996

The setting is the late summer of 1996, in a plain called the Mare Crisium on the moon.

5. The first line of the book says the drought had lasted for how many years?

From Quiz 2001 A Space Odyssey Apes

Answer: 10 million

6. What innovative concept did Arthur C Clarke publish in "Wireless World" in October 1945?

From Quiz An Arthur C Clarke Collection

Answer: communications satellites

The article was based on a paper he circulated among the core technical members of the British Interplanetary Society earlier that year.

7. What menaces Moon-Watcher and his tribe when they're in the cave one night?

From Quiz Arthur C. Clarke's "2001: A Space Odyssey"

Answer: the leopard

The leopard, symbol of the untamed and wild in the world, tracks the dead antelope into Moon-Watcher's cave, but doesn't realize that the tribe has mastered hand-held weapons. In a somewhat sad effort to escape, it rns out of the cave and off the cliff to its death.

8. How far did Poole's birthday message have to travel to reach him?

From Quiz 2001: The Novel

Answer: 700 million miles

Message receives a recorded birthday wish from his parents while on the ship. The chapter, "Birthday Party," occurs just before HAL's infamous first error.

9. In the first sentence of the book, what kind of terrible animal had been ruling?

From Quiz An Easy "Space Odyssey"

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."

10. Who is the "I" in "The Sentinel?

From Quiz The Sentinel

Answer: Wilson

The only time we learn the name of the "I" is when Garnett is saying that the mountain will be called Wilson's Folly from then on.

11. In 2061, which song is mentioned?

From Quiz 2001 series novels

Answer: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

Lucifer-Lucy, in the Sky with Diamonds-from the star formerly known as Jupiter.

12. Who is the leader of the tribe of apes that the first several chapters focus on?

From Quiz 2001 A Space Odyssey Apes

Answer: Moon-Watcher

His names comes from his fascination with the moon. As an infant he used to reach out his arms to try to touch it.

13. Arthur C Clarke's first professionally published short story was called "Rescue ______."

From Quiz An Arthur C Clarke Collection

Answer: Party

Both "Loophole" and "Rescue Party" were printed in "Astounding Science Fiction" in 1946. "Loophole" was published in April, while "Rescue Party", which had been sold first, was published in May.

14. Finish the classic end to one of the chapters: "Frank Poole would be the first of all men..."

From Quiz Arthur C. Clarke's "2001: A Space Odyssey"

Answer: ...to reach Saturn."

After Hal kills Frank Poole, David Bowman takes comfort in knowing that his friend's body will make it to Saturn before any other man - alive or dead.

15. Who tells Dave Bowman the big secret?

From Quiz 2001: The Novel

Answer: Heywood Floyd

Floyd served as an advisor on the mission and lets Bowman in on the secret after he has terminated HAL's life functions. By this time, Frank and HAL are dead. The extra-terrestrials are never directly contacted.

16. What continent are the man-apes from?

From Quiz An Easy "Space Odyssey"

Answer: Africa

The were located directly on the Equator in Africa.

17. What distracts Wilson while he is cooking breakfast?

From Quiz The Sentinel

Answer: Something glittering in the sun.

While he is cooking breakfast, Wilson notices something glittering in the sun on a ridge in the near mountains.

18. What does Frank refer to the Hal-Dave composite as?

From Quiz 2001 series novels

Answer: Halman

Dave, Hal, Halman. I am he, as you are he, as you are me, as we are all together.

19. Which ape, at the start of the book, had died during the night?

From Quiz 2001 A Space Odyssey Apes

Answer: the Old One

20. In Arthur C Clarke's "The Sentinel", near what named location on the Moon was the Sentinel found?

From Quiz An Arthur C Clarke Collection

Answer: Mare Crisium

It was in the lunar mountains near Mare Crisium, the Sea of Crises.

21. What triggers TMA-1 to emit a blast of electronic noise?

From Quiz Arthur C. Clarke's "2001: A Space Odyssey"

Answer: the first sunlight to fall upon it

Created as a signaling device of sorts that lets its makers know when mankind has achieved a certain level of technology, TMA-1 shrieks out a blast of radio noise (when the sunlight hits it for the first time in millions of years) that streaks across the solar system, then falls silent forever.

22. According to Clarke's forward, by what ratio do Earth's dead outnumber its living?

From Quiz 2001: The Novel

Answer: 30 to 1

"Behind every man now alive stand thirty ghosts, for that is the ratio by which the dead outnumber the living. Since the dawn of time, roughly a hundred billion human beings have walked upon the planet Earth."

23. What does TMA-1 stand for?

From Quiz An Easy "Space Odyssey"

Answer: Tycho Magnetic Anomaly-one

TMA-1 is a flat, black rectangle that is found buried on the moon.

24. What food does Wilson burn when he is fixing breakfast?

From Quiz The Sentinel

Answer: sausages

Wilson is so distracted that he burns the sausage.

25. What is the name of the doctor that created HAL?

From Quiz 2001 series novels

Answer: Chandra

Good morning Dr. Chandra, I'm ready for my first lesson.

26. What treat did Moon-Watcher find in the beginning of the book?

From Quiz 2001 A Space Odyssey Apes

Answer: honey

On the way back from leaving the Old One's body where the hyenas would find it he found a bee hive in the stump of a dead tree.

27. In "2001: A Space Odyssey", what is the common ratio of the sides of the monolith?

From Quiz An Arthur C Clarke Collection

Answer: 1 : 4 : 9

Whatever the size of the mysterious black monolith, it always maintains that precise ratio of thickness to width to height.

28. The Discovery uses Jupiter to do what?

From Quiz Arthur C. Clarke's "2001: A Space Odyssey"

Answer: to gain velocity on its way to Saturn

Clarke well understood the concept of a gravity well and how it could add momentum to a moving object. Bowman and Poole use Jupiter's immense gravitational well to slingshot their way to Saturn. In return, Jupiter loses exactly as much velocity as Discovery gained.

29. Moon-Watcher appears before his tribe with the head of what animal atop a branch?

From Quiz 2001: The Novel

Answer: leopard

Moon-Watcher eventually uses his newfound knowledge to execute the terrifying leopard with a tree branch, displaying his authority and intelligence to his people.

30. What spaceship picked up a strange radio wave rippling across space when the sun hit TMA-1?

From Quiz An Easy "Space Odyssey"

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.

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