1. What did films like Gone With The Wind, Ben Hur, 2001 A Space Odyssey, Lawrence Of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Gandhi and The Sound Of Music all have that modern films lack? (One word, 12 letters)
2. The character Dr. Heywood Floyd appears in which two films?
3. Who had a no 1 in March 2001 with ?Pure & Simple??
4. "Leave no man behind" was a movie poster tag line for which 2001 film nominated for four Oscars?
5. "Power can be held in the smallest of things" was a movie poster tag line for which very popular 2001 film?
6. Who replaced Lord Richard as leader of the house of lords from 1998 a position they held until June 2001?
7. In the 1968 film when was 'The Space Odyssey'?
8. Against which newspaper did Lord Archer bring his 1980s lawsuit which saw him back in the dock in 2001?
9. "The Greatest Fairy Tale Never Told" was the movie poster tag line for which 2001 film?
10. Which song did HAL the computer sing shortly before his deactivation in the film 2001?
11. Which Premiership Manager was rushed to hospital on Saturday 13th September 2001 and underwent heart surgery the next day
12. Who directed the film 2001 ? a space odyssey?
13. Roughly 25 minutes after the film begins, "Here you are, sir. Main Level D." are the first words to which classic movie?
14. Who played the role of FBI agent Clarice Starling in the 2001 movie "Hannibal"?
15. Who was the English player to win the embassy snooker world championship in 2001?
16. In which two sci-fi films would you find the character Dr. Heywood Floyd?
17. Which Canadian town was a temporary host to 6,000 additional inhabitants after September 11, 2001?
18. In film, who sings "Daisy Daisy give me your answer do...." after loosing his logical thinking mind ?
19. Since the Open Era in tennis started, which two unseeded players have won the Men's Singles title at Wimbledon?
20. What's the name of the spacecraft's computer in 2001: A Space Odyssesy?
ANSWERS
1. Intermission
2. 2001 A Space Odyssey and 2010.
3. Hear Say
4. Blackhawk Down
5. The Lord Of The Rings:The Fellowship Of The Ring
6. Baroness Jay
7. 2001
8. Daily Star
9. Shrek
10. A Bicycle Built for Two. Also known as 'Daisy Daisy' or 'Daisy Bell'.
11. Gerard Houllier
12. Stanley Kubrick
13. 2001: A Space Odyssey
14. Julianne Moore
15. Ronnie O'Sullivan
16. 2001 and 2010 (Space Odyssey series)
17. Gander (circa 40 large commercial aircraft bound for America were diverted to Gander Newfoundland)
18. HAL in 2001.
19. Boris Becker (1985) and Goran Ivanisevic (2001 as wildcard)
20. Hal 9000
Where these questions come from
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