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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Anna and the King (1999) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Anna and the King (1999)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Anna and the King (1999).

About the movie: The story of the romance between the King of Siam and the widowed British schoolteacher Anna Leonowens during the 1860's.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Anna and the King (1999)?
a.		Several variations on the ending are still in existence. However, the footage of Hercules singing soprano was not included in any of the foreign versions and is now regarded as lost.
b.		The VHS release of the film had a trailer to Pokémon 2000 and came with a free trading card. The DVD release came with a Mewtwo promotional card.
c.		For the filming of Petes team versus Bobby Knights, the filmmakers had the teams play two games, from which they took bits and pieces to assemble what is seen in the film. Unlike the screen version, Knights team prevailed in both games.
d.		Ling Bai completely shaved her head bald for her role as Tuptim.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Anna and the King (1999)?
a.		The movies line "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine." was voted as the #67 movie quote by the American Film Institute (out of 100).
b.		The only characters to appear in all 6 Rocky films in footage unique to each film are Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone(, Paulie (Burt Young) and Tony "Duke" Evers (Tony Burton). While Adrian (Talia Shire) appears in the 5 earlier films, she only appears here in flashbacks, the character having died prior to the films events.
c.		At first it seemed that the film would be made on location in Thailand, but even after some script revisions had been made, negotiations between the production company and the Thai government failed to come to agreement about the scripts final content and the production crew was denied permission to film in Thailand. The Thai authorities maintained that there were still too many historical inaccuracies for it to be acceptable. Instead it was filmed in neighboring Malaysia.
d.		Steven Soderbergh shot the initial scene between Karen and Foley in a trunk because he liked the forced intimacy it generated between the two strangers. Before the scene was over, he knew they had spent enough time in each others heads that the intimacy between them was real now. And that can only lead to love. Which is why the film works.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Anna and the King (1999)?
a.		The name given for the wealthy father of Tuptim is actually the name of a famous Thai political scientist. Thak Chaloemtiarana currently directs the Southeast Asia Studies Program at Cornell University.
b.		The musical "Rio Rita" opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 2 February 1927 and closed on 7 April 1928 after 494 performances. The cast included Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey who reprised their roles in the 1929 movie of the same name. Only 2 songs were used in this 1942 movie, and the screenplay bears no resemblance to the plot of the 1929 version. In fact, the SAB designated the 1942 version as an original story.
c.		Repackaged as "Poor White Trash", The film ran for years on the souths drive-in circuit on a successful double feature with the similarly themed "I Hate Your Guts" (aka Shame).
d.		Jodi Benson had starred in a short-lived 1986 Broadway musical based on the film _Smile_, which had a score by Howard Ashman and Marvin Hamlisch. When casting for the role of Ariel in The Little Mermaid, it was Ashman who recommended Benson to producers.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Anna and the King (1999)?
a.		The real King Rama IV, the King referred to in this movie by his given name of Mongkut, is the great-grandfather of the present King of Thailand, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, known formally as King Rama IX.
b.		In May 2006, the movie was chosen for the #1 spot on the IGFA List of the 100 Greatest Guerrilla films of all time. (Films shot for a budget of less than $75,000)
c.		Clooney worked on the film while simultaneously starring in ER. He worked on the film four days a week and on the series the other three days.
d.		When James Franco smashes the bong over Danny McBrides head, it was supposed to be a fake, break-away bong so Danny McBride could take part in the stunt. However, it was filled with some water and when James Franco actually smashed it, Danny McBride was actually mildly hurt.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Anna and the King (1999)?
a.		The play of the novel by William Wister Haines that this film was based on opened at the Fulton Theatre on Broadway on 1 October 1947 and played until 18 September 1948, amassing a total of 409 performances.
b.		Kodi Smit-McPhee was originally cast as the young James Howlett, but turned it down to film The Road and was replaced with Troye Sivan.
c.		There are several instances in this movie remake where dialogue is taken verbatim word-for-word from the original To Be or Not to Be.
d.		3 months into filming an outbreak of Japanese encephalitis hampered the filming. Some sets had to be relocated because they were too close to pig farms (the main source, transmitted by mosquitoes). All the cast and crew were given a vaccine by the set doctor, and some sets were sprayed with insecticide before crew turned up to start filming.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Anna and the King (1999)?
a.		Alyssa Milano was originally offered the leading role, but turned it down due to her commitment with the TV series Charmed.
b.		Gene Kranz: can be seen in the background at Mission Control just before reentry.
c.		The opening titles sequence, showing Bonds torture by North Korean jailers, is the first ever sequence which is part of the story for a Bond movie and not just a separate aesthetically designed title sequence.
d.		The mugshots of a young-looking Morgan Freeman that are attached to his parole papers are actually pictures of Morgans younger son, Alfonso Freeman. Alfonso also had a cameo in the movie as a con shouting "Fresh fish! Fresh fish today! Were reeling em in!"

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Anna and the King (1999)?
a.		The play was copyrighted on 3 December 1932, but had no Broadway performances.
b.		Perennial "voice ghost" Bill Lee dubbed the Princes (Edson Stroll) singing voice.
c.		The exterior shots of the Pi sorority house were actually the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house at the University of Arizona time. Donald Gibb is a brother of Phi Delta Theta from the University of New Mexico, which helped securing permission from the chapter.
d.		This movie was banned in Thailand because of assumed historical inaccuracies about the King of Siam and the time period of the movie.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Anna and the King (1999)?
a.		Kate Winslet and Emma Thompson both reportedly turned down the role of Anna. Shannen Doherty was offered the role of Anna but turned it down due to her commitment in the TV series Charmed.
b.		Film debut of Hal Landon Jr..
c.		Bought by Artisan for $1,000,000.
d.		Helen Flint (Mrs. Brown) and Edward Brophy are in studio records/casting call lists as actors in this movie, but they do not appear.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Anna and the King (1999)?
a.		Amy Irving was married to Steven Spielberg at the time, and when he showed her the script, she desperately wanted to play the role of Lydia Maxwell.
b.		The name Tuptim (the consort who had an affair) means Ruby in Thai.
c.		Fourth of seven movies that paired Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray.
d.		Donald Cammell committed suicide after this movie was recut against his wishes. It was only his fourth feature film in 25 years.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Anna and the King (1999)?
a.		Walter Matthau received a Best Actor Academy Award nomination for his role as Kotch in this movie. Matthau did not win but a few years later Art Carney won a Best Actor Oscar for Harry and Tonto, a similarly themed movie.
b.		The King doesnt have a queen who would have been the mother of the Crown Prince. Rama IVs queen died young, and after her death the King never raised another consort to be the queen.
c.		Lou Brock had complete freedom producing the film, which went considerably over budget. It was his last production at RKO.
d.		Director Samuel Fuller put up his own money to make the movie and lost it all.

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