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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)

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About the movie: A singing mechanic from 1912 finds himself in Arthurian Britain.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)?
a.		Last film of Vincente Minnelli.
b.		According to his Oscar speech, Alan Ball was sitting at the World Trade Center plaza when he saw a paper bag floating in the wind and was inspired by it to write the film, which was originally conceived as a stage play.
c.		Jack Nicholson was originally offered the role of Sy, but turned it down.
d.		Deanna Durbin, on the verge of retiring from the screen, turned down opportunities to costar with Bing Crosby in this film and his previous vehicle that year, Top o the Morning.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)?
a.		Filming the "Seven Harrys" scene was so complex that Daniel Radcliffe counted over 90 takes for just a single shot.
b.		Exterior filming of the Griswolds "on the road" took a greater part of three months, crossing numerous states including California, Arizona, Colorado, Misouri and Illinois.
c.		Scenery from Peddocks Island (initial island approach), Acadia National Park in Maine, Medfield State Hospital in Medfield, MA, and the Rice Estate at Turner Hill Country Club in Ipswich, MA were combined via CGI to create the imagery of Shutter Island as a whole. The large mountainous area of the island seen during the ferry approach was added in post-production and does not exist, but the decaying brick buildings on the lowlands are real ruins from Peddocks Island.
d.		The filmmakers couldnt use the musicals original score because it had already been purchased for use in Words and Music, a Richard Rodgers tribute.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)?
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 MCA ever since.
b.		The reactions of the actors in some scenes are spontaneous. For example, when the children first enter the main factory and see the gardens, their reactions are real, it was really their first view of that particular set.
c.		Mitzi Gaynor was the studios first choice to play Julie, but Fred Astaire personally asked for Leslie Caron.
d.		The closing title card, "Based on the character of The Bride created by Q and U", refers to the first initials of Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)?
a.		The Los Angeles Examiner reported on 7 July 1957 that US Navy Commander Eldon Edwards commanded the USS Stephen Potter for use in this movie.
b.		The first American film to win the Palme dOr at the Cannes Film Festival.
c.		Mark Twain got his idea for Hank Martin to use the eclipse for his benefit from Christopher Columbus. Columbus actually used an eclipse knowingly to perhaps alter history. Stranded in Jamaica in 1503, on his fourth voyage, Columbus and his crew were wearing out their welcome with the natives, who were feeding them. Columbus knew a lunar eclipse was coming, so he "predicted" the Moons disappearance. The natives begged him to bring it back and, of course, he did, in due time.
d.		Both of the terrors that plague Robbie came from Steven Spielbergs own fears as a child, a fear of clowns and a tree outside his window.

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