Autcsrgv.170 net.games.trivia utcsrgv!ralph Wed Mar 31 17:15:46 1982 2001 answers Answers to 2001 questions of some time ago. (with appolagies for the long time to get the answers out). Only three replies! Is 2001 passe or were the questions too hard? 1) what film or films did Stanley Kubrick direct, before Dr. Strangelove? The Killing, Lolita, Sparticus and Paths of Glory. All of these are pretty obscure. One person got Paths, one got Sparticus. 2) a) Who played HAL? Douglas Rein. Everyone had the right idea. No one got the spelling. b) Where was he born? Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The best guess was simply 'Canada' - not very good. c) What does HAL stand for? "Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer". Everyone was close. d) What unit did HAL claim failed (be specific)? AE-35. Dead easy. 3) a) Who played Dr. Floyd's daughter? Vivian Kubric. She is not in the credits. Still, 2 people got close enough with things like: Kubrick's daughter. b) What did Dr. Floyd call her? Squirt. One person got this. (Someone tried sweetheart - closebut no cigar). c) What did she want for her birthday? A bush-baby. Dead easy again. d) How much did the call cost? I wanted to find out. Guesses were $1.63 and $5.35. My guess is $2.35 How many steps are there to the 0-G toilet instructions? No one fully answered this super bonus question. Guesses were 8 steps and "either 10 or 20". There were 10, although the close up in the movie only shows the first 8 (I think). List the text of the shortest. 8 Two modes for Sonowashing you face and hands are available, the .... I must admit that I had to look up the previous movies (although I knew about Paths). I also had to look the text for the 0-G toilet instructions (what would you do if you were in a hurry!?!). I would still like to know the cost of the 'phone call. Anyone know? scores: watmath!bstempleton (Brad Templeton) 5 ittvax!qumix!msc (Mark Callow) 3.25 duke!harpo!npois!houxi!houxg!lime!glenn (Glen Golden) 7.5 (the winner) Return question from Mark: What goof did the special effects people make, visible during Dr. Floyd's flight to the moon? (I personally am not convinced it is a flaw) have fun .. ralph hill ...!decvax!utzoo!utcsrgv!ralph ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.