Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Knight's Tale (2001) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Knight's Tale (2001) - Part (2) Quiz

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: A Knight's Tale (2001).

About the movie: After his master dies, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, creates a new identity for himself as a knight.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Knight's Tale (2001)?
a.		When first introducing Sir Ulrich at the joust we hear Chaucer (Bettany) make a point of including the lower classes attending the tournament by saying "And everyone else here not sitting on a cushion". This is a reference to The Beatles Royal Commend performance in 1963 when John Lennon introduced the last song by saying "The people in the cheaper seats clap your hands. And the rest of you, if youd just rattle your jewelry".
b.		WILHELM SCREAM: When the bubbly-faced pirate is shot by Smee and plummets into the ocean, immediately after Tinkerbell is discovered holding the crocodile in mid-air.
c.		The film has some tributes to Marcus Brody (the late Denholm Elliott): A portrait of him is shown on the wall in the hallway when the Dean Charles is having the conversation with Indiana Jones, a picture of him is set on Indianas desk next to a picture of Henry Jones Sr. (Sean Connery), and theres a statue of Marcus in the Colleges court yard when the KGB agent accidentally drive the car into it. The plaque reads "In proud memory of Marcus Brody, Dean of students 1939-1944 with honour and loyalty".
d.		A comic book version of this film was published in conjunction with the films release, as was the practice back then with all family and childrens films. In the comic book, when Sheriff Ramsay (Lee J. Cobb) tries to prevent Zeb Rawlings (George Peppard) from going after the outlaw Gant (Eli Wallach), Rawlings whacks Ramsay over the head with his rifle and knocks him unconscious, which explains the bandage on Ramsays forehead in the next scene. No such explanation is offered in the film; it is as if somebody had edited something out.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Knight's Tale (2001)?
a.		In the opening scene as Rodney walks in Rivet Town, one of the vendors sells ice cream called "Auntie Freeze". (This is reference to Anti-Freeze, a chemical used in radiators in vehicles in countries which experience low temperature or snowy weather).
b.		Marlon Brando and Gene Hackman were offered the McMurphy role before Jack Nicholson.
c.		The expression "its sixes and sevens" (which now means a state of confusion), is used in its original gambling context (Simon the Summoner to Geoffrey Chaucer) in a gag to say that this was how the modern expression came into existence. In fact, the phrase was coined about 1495, and in a rather different context. Two London guilds were quarreling over the order of precedence among London guilds, each claiming their right to be sixth in rank. Eventually the Lord Mayor decided that they should take turns, one year the Merchant Taylors would be sixth and the Skinners seventh, and the next year they would switch places - a rule which is observed even now. This was considered complex enough, hence the expression "in sixes and sevens", meaning in utter confusion.
d.		True story, based on the kidnapping of Gerrit Jan Heijn, CEO of the Dutch Ahold Supermarket Holding. On September 9, 1987, Heijn was kidnapped and killed on the same day by Ferdi E, an unemployed engineer. Ferdi E. was arrested about 7 months later and sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment. Released in 2001, he moved to a small town with his wife. On the 3rd of August, 2009, he was riding his bicycle and failed to give right of way to a digger, which ran him over, leading to his death on the same day.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Knight's Tale (2001)?
a.		The initial scene of the two knights jousting in the first scene of the movie is actually footage of Heath Ledgers stunt double in an accident. During filming of a later scene in the movie, the lance of the stunt doubles opponent moved off target and hit him in the head. The double fell to the ground unconscious. The entire footage was used for the introduction.
b.		The patches on the uniform and hat of Officer Fletcher are Space Shuttle Mission patches for mission 51-C, which flew in January of 1985.
c.		This film is considered an Ozploitation picture, an Australian exploitation movie.
d.		Although Angel shoots his firearms many times, he actually hits only two people. The rest of the people are either hit by an object that Angel shoots, or they are shot by Danny.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Knight's Tale (2001)?
a.		The first American sound film to feature a black character ("Dr. Oliver Marchand" played by Clarence Brooks) with a university degree who speaks perfect English, does not shuffle, and does not act in the usual stereotypical manner in which blacks were depicted in Hollywood films at the time.
b.		When Rosemary receives the book "All of Them Witches," she is told that the name is an anagram. At first she tries to rearrange the letters of the books title, but then realizes that the clue referred to a name within the book. However, the title actually is an anagram for Hell a Cometh Swift.
c.		Gelderland is a real region covering a part of Germany and the Netherlands. Therefore Sir Ulrichs name caused many unplanned laughs in the cinemas there.
d.		The locomotive that conveys the film crew to Czechoslovakia is named "Charon". In Greek myth, Charon was the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the river Styx.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Knight's Tale (2001)?
a.		The actor who plays the reporter on the scene when Tom Hanks visits Washington DC after his tour in Vietnam was, himself, an actual tourist from Atlanta, Georgia. He happened to be on Capitol Hill that day with his wife, and was asked to read.
b.		According to director Mel Stuarts book "Pure Imagination: The Making of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory", the reason everything in Willys office is cut in half is because Stuart couldnt bare the thought of - after having gone through all the whimsical and creative rooms in the factory - ending the movie in an ordinary office. Everything was cut in half to make the room look more Wonka-esque.
c.		The phrase that Chaucer tells Will when they get to the first tournament, "Ive got to go see a man about a dog," is an archaic reference for going to the bathroom. Although unlikely to have seen use in Chaucers day, it was in use in the early-1900s.
d.		The real town of Wakita, Oklahoma had part of its old downtown area demolished by the film crew for the scenes after the twister passes. The studio then paid for the downtown to be rebuilt. The town also kept the new fire truck used in the film.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Knight's Tale (2001)?
a.		Kader Khan voice dubbed for actor Rex Harrison (Sir John Locksley).
b.		Kurt Vonnegut Jr. played himself in a cameo for the film in which he is hired by Thornton Melon to write a paper on the topic of the novels of Kurt Vonnegut. As a joke, recognizing the work as not Melons own, Professor Turner tells him, "Whoever did write this doesnt know the first thing about Kurt Vonnegut."
c.		The terrific crunching sound heard whenever a lance shatters in the film is largely made up of the sound of a howitzer being fired. In order to produce the long crunching impact, the sound of the howitzer was slowed down by half.
d.		The word "fuck" and all of its derivatives are said 123 times in the movie.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Knight's Tale (2001)?
a.		It was reported in contemporary news accounts that a sequel had been filmed in the Lake Tahoe area simultaneously with the principal photography for the first Doc Savage, but the sequel was never completed because of the poor box office for that first film.
b.		For the scene when William follows Jocelyn into the cathedral, the sounds of his horses hooves were produced using coconuts on Charles Maynes garage floor.
c.		The scene in which Chosen is talking to Mu-Shu Fasa was filmed in Steve Oedekerks backyard with a digital video camera. A lamp was used for light and a hairdryer was used for wind.
d.		In an attempt to really get into character, John Hurt stopped bathing for most of the 53-day schedule and reeked so badly in time, most of his colleagues avoided being close to him.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Knight's Tale (2001)?
a.		Composer Michael Kamen was brought in to beef up the musical score as the producers felt that they needed an edgy, yet low key Die Hard-sound to the tone of the film.
b.		Some of the extras were homeless people from Prague.
c.		According to the book Crow Killer, the Crazy Woman was a real person who had settled in the Wolf Tail Valley. After her children were killed and her husband taken captive, she remained in her cabin. Liver Eatin Johnson, Del Gue, and Anton Sepulveda were among the mountain men who avenged her. One popular story was that the mountain man known as Hatchet Jack was actually her husband who had gone insane after being scalped and tortured by the Blackfeet when they took him away. It was known that Hatchet Jack had been scalped at some point in his life and that he was mentally unbalanced. Johnson refers to this when he tells the Crazy Woman that he cannot find any sign of her husband, but that he might return if he escaped from the Indians.
d.		This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Knight's Tale (2001)?
a.		Matthew Lillard (Stu) add-libbed the line "Ah... Houston, we have a problem" when he discovered that the gun was gone.
b.		Director Brian Helgeland once said in an interview that he had a simple explanation for the use of modern music in the movie. He said that he felt it would show people today what people then felt about their music. When true Renaissance music is used in movies today it fails to convey the emotional response that people back then had to such music. Helgeland used modern music to try to elicit an emotional response in the movie audience akin to what medieval people would have felt when hearing the music of that time.
c.		Robert Redford bought the rights to Woodward and Bernsteins book in 1974 for $450,000.
d.		Forest Whitaker expressed his regret for participating in this movie.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Knight's Tale (2001)?
a.		During the first award ceremony with William and Adhemar, Chaucer kisses Count Adhemars herald twice. This was the response to a request from director Brian Helgeland to "surprise him", though he never specified how.
b.		A total of four different camera systems were used throughout the arduous shoot, including various lighting systems developed by Matthew F. Leonettis Hollywood-based "Leonetti Company."
c.		This film was not part of the Bloodfist franchise when originally released in the United States. It debuted on video with the title "Manhunt". It was later released on video and DVD in the U.S. with the new title "Bloodfist VII: Manhunt."
d.		Unlike the first two Terminator movies, the line, "Come with me if you want to live," is not used in this film. However, a variation of it is given when John says to Kate, "Do you wanna live? Come on!"

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