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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943).

About the movie: The true story of Carlson's Raiders and their World War II attack on Makin Island.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943)?
a.		Quentin Tarantino: [Red Apple] One of the characters asks for Red Apple cigarettes, a trademark brand of Tarantino.
b.		Bette Midler and co-star Ken Wahl made no secret of their open hatred of one another, battling constantly throughout filming.
c.		The Second Marine Raider Battalion was also known as Carlsons Raiders hence the movies title: Gung Ho!: The Story of Carlsons Makin Island Raiders.
d.		In real life, Olga really did say that Anastasias drawing looked like a donkey riding a pig! This was stated by Anastasia in a letter to her father, and the image used in the movie in an actual reproduction of the original picture.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943)?
a.		Wendy Valdez was originally considered for the starring role but she backed out before filming. Angelika Dela Cruz, Jamilla Obispo and Bianca King were also considered.
b.		This films opening prologue states: "This is a factual record of the Second Marine Raider Battalion, from its inception seven weeks after Pearl Harbor, through its first brilliant victory."
c.		Chapter Titles 1. The Spirit Rider 2. Savage Fury 3. Mask of El Latiago 4. The Murder Cave 5. The Stone Guillotine 6. Flame and Battle 7. Double Ambush 8. The Blazing Barrier 9. The Silent Informer 10.Window of Death 11.The Fatal Masquerade 12.Redskin Raiders
d.		The Garfield home was shot in Stanton, Virginia, although the story, Bobbys library card (at 07:38), and the license plate on Don Bidermans car (at 57:53) are from Connecticut, but Scott Hicks explains (commentary at 57:12) "we had to shoot a little further south because the Fall was coming on us and the further south you go the slightly later the Fall happens."

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943)?
a.		The action in this movie takes place in the Makin Group of Islands. The Butaritari Atoll or Butaritari Island is the largest of the Makin Atoll group of islands in the Pacific Ocean. It has also been known as Makin Island, Pitt Island, Taritari Island and Touching Island. The Makin Islands are a chain of islands nested within the larger Gilbert Islands group of 16 atolls and coral islands. They are all a part of the Island Nation of the Republic of Kiribati.
b.		One of the items in CONTROLs display cases is a two small domes connected by a tube, a Portable Cone of Silence from the original series.
c.		Mercedes McCambridge was cast after she got angry with the producers. She and other actresses were kept waiting in an office in New York City during open auditions. McCambridge told the producers off and stormed out of the office. They called her back and eventually cast her because she fit the part of Sadie.
d.		Richard Linklater taught Miranda Cosgrove how to do the screwed mouth face after she finds out what a groupie is and confronts Dewey about it.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943)?
a.		During production, controversy erupted amongst some fans, on the internet and the British press regarding the casting of Daniel Craig, a blond James Bond.
b.		Nails had to be attached to the tires of the Ferrari F355 for the skid in the car chase with James Bonds Aston Martin. This Ferrari was actually rented and, after colliding with 007s car, had to be repaired overnight at a cost of $80,000.
c.		During the 1960s, American toy manufacturer Louis Marx and Company released a Gung Ho Commando Outfit for children.
d.		Jamie Lee Curtis buried her face in pillows during Kevin Klines ejaculation scene, to keep her from bursting out laughing at the faces he was making.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943)?
a.		James Stewart wasnt impressed with the script, but accepted the role of Grant McLaine because he believed the part would allow him to show off his skills as an accordion player. However, all of his accordion playing was re-recorded by a professional prior to the movies release.
b.		The play made from the novel opened in London on 7 January 1896.
c.		Throughout the film Herbies name was said 60 times total and "Herb" was said once. Helen Hayes, as Mrs. Steinmetz, said Herbies name 28 times. Stefanie Powers, as Nicole Harris, said Herbies name 22 times. Ken Berry, as Willoughby Whitfield, said Herbies name 10 times and nicknamed Herbie, as Herb once. 28 + 22 + 10 + 1 = 61.
d.		Lieutenant Colonel Evans Carlsons motto during World War II was Gung Ho.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943)?
a.		The meaning and relevance of this movies Gung Ho title is that the literary origins of the phrase "Gung Ho" are that it is Chinese expression which is defined in the film as meaning "To Work in Harmony", "Gung" translating as "to work" and "Ho" translating as "harmony".
b.		Brendan OCarroll, the author of the book on which the film is based, appears throughout the film as the drunk character first at the cemetery he is the man who races into the pub for a pint ahead of the Brown cortège, then he is putting up the Tom Jones posters, then he is on the bridge where Agnes and the Frenchman stop on their date and finally the character who asks who the owner of the fancy car is at the end.
c.		Whitley Striebers Alien Contact books are usually cataloged as "Psychical Research" or "Paranormal". However, the cassette audio-book of Communion, read by Roddy McDowell and produced by a Hertfordshire company called "Redback", simply has the word "FICTION" on the back of the inlay. This could have been a compromise to preserve the credibility of a start-up company and increase publicity for Strieber at the same time.
d.		Leonardo DiCaprio created Arnies trademark flicking his finger against his nose, describing it as a sort of "brain wipe... like Arnie is massaging the inside of his brain."

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943)?
a.		Alan Rickman was originally going to have his face composited onto the animated Caterpillar Absolem. He was filmed recording his voice in the studio, but the idea was eventually scrapped. The animators did, however, try to give Absolems face characteristics similar to Rickmans.
b.		Quotes John Keats "Endymion" when she comments "A thing of beauty is a joy forever," as she pulls a potted plant out of her carpet bag. Incidentally, the same quote is used by Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
c.		Actor Harold Landon, who plays Frankie Montana in the film, relates that the actors who played Japanese soldiers were actually Filipino and Chinese.
d.		This is the first anime film to receive a national (wide) U.S. theatrical release.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943)?
a.		The movie was invited to be submitted to the Toronto After Dark film festival after the spoof trailer "Welcome Home, Charles Sharpe" hit the web, but ultimately the movie wasnt accepted.
b.		The lake that Lúcia Moniz and Colin Firth are "swimming" in was actually only eighteen inches deep and they had to kneel down and pretend to be in deeper water. It was also over-run by mosquitoes and Colin Firth was badly bitten and his elbow swelled up to the size of an avocado, requiring medical attention.
c.		The Gung Ho term for harmonious military team-work became the Second Marine Raider Battalions war cry. The term spread through the Marine Corps and into the American vernacular.
d.		An interviewer asked Ron Howard if John Wayne had given him any tips on acting. He said that, during the filming of the final shootout, Wayne took him aside and said he had some advice for him. As Howard eagerly awaited some profound advice, Wayne said "Ron, if you want to look menacing - close your mouth."

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943)?
a.		One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
b.		Randolph Scotts character in this movie, Colonel Thorwald, is based on Lieutenant Colonel Evans Carlson.
c.		The "C.C." in C.C. Baxter is short for Calvin Clifford
d.		To keep the secrecy, the name "Spock" was never used in the movie script, but instead the alias "Nacluv" (reverse of "Vulcan") was used.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943)?
a.		This movie was shot in Munich, Germany, but the producers had to go outside of Germany to recruit enough little people to play the Oompa Loompas (one of the many tragic legacies of the Nazi era). Many of the people cast as Oompa Loompas (German or otherwise) did not speak English fluently, if at all. This is why some appear to not know the words to songs during the musical numbers.
b.		The "Blue Smocks" segment was written and filmed as a television pilot. Delays in post-production made this option non-viable, as a) the house it was filmed at had been sold; and b) North End Films - the production company of Ray Chacko, Andrew Ellis, and Will Schmeckpeper - had dissolved by this point.
c.		This movie is considered a Second World War wartime propaganda film of the United States.
d.		Richard Ho: one of Wizard magazines staff writers, appears as one of the reporters in front of the Baxter Building in a crowd sequence. Wizard is one of the most successful and popular magazines about the comics business.

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