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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925).
About the movie:
Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)?
a.
When
Chris Columbus
was still slated to direct,
Robson Green
was considered for the role of Sirius Black.
b.
The sea battle was filmed near Livorno, Italy. Many extras apparently lied about being able to swim, and due to political troubles engulfing Italy at the time, tension between Fascist supporters of
Benito Mussolini
and their opponents was evident.
c.
Merle Johnson is played by
Troy Donahue
, whose real name is Merle Johnson.
d.
While enrolled in film school, the crew checked out equipment for their class project, but were secretly using it to make this movie instead. To cover for themselves, the crew made "The Denver Ninja Posse" over a weekend and told the school theyd been working on it for months.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)?
a.
Sarah E. chose not to give herself credit in the film for writing "Exotica: The Adult Superstore" because it was so closely based on the popular Monty Python "Parrot" sketch.
b.
The posters hanging in Staceys room are all other Crown International releases, including
Galaxina
,
Prime Evil
and
Deathrow Gameshow
,
Mark Pirro
s first film for Crown International.
c.
Mel Smith
: Pushing past Mason at the train station whilst he is trying to explain to the ticket collector why he has not got a ticket.
d.
This production used more that 600 gallons of Max Factors Liquid Body Make-up.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)?
a.
Walter Baldwin
(Rennick) and
Stanley Brown
(Master of Ceremonies) are listed by a modern source as cast members for those roles, but they did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie.
b.
The plot of the film and its characters are loosely based on
F. Scott Fitzgerald
s novel The Great Gatsby.
c.
The first attempt to film the chariot race was on a set in Rome, but there were problems with shadows and the racetrack surface. Then one of the chariots wheels came apart and the stuntman driving it was thrown in the air and killed. See also
Ben-Hur
.
d.
The names in the "Titan Man" sketch (George Bailey, Violet and Mr. Gower) are taken from
Its a Wonderful Life
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)?
a.
Frederick Coffin
s last film.
b.
A staged fire on one of the ships got out of control. Armor-clad extras had to jump in the water. There is conflicting information as to whether any of them were killed.
c.
Jan de Bont
was a credited producer because he was originally going to direct the film.
Steven Spielberg
claimed that De Bont did no work on the film once Spielberg joined the project and publicly questioned whether he deserved the credit.
d.
Although "Night and Day" is the only song retained from the show "Gay Divorce" (on which the movie is based), the plotline remained basically the same on stage and film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)?
a.
Patrick Stewart
was paid nearly as much for this movie as he made in the entire run of
Star Trek: The Next Generation
b.
MGM inherited the production when the company was founded in 1924; with the film over budget and getting out of control, the studio halted production and relocated the shoot from Italy to California, under the supervision of
Irving Thalberg
.
William Wyler
, one of sixty assistant directors for the chariot race, went on to direct the remake
Ben-Hur
.
c.
Production began in April of 1941 with
Jack Conway
director and
Harold Rosson
as cinematographer. Production was shut down the next month, and wasnt resumed again until May of 1945 with
Clarence Brown
directing and
Leonard Smith
) and
Arthur E. Arling
) as cinematographers.
d.
The film was intended to be a straight drama but during production the studio executives demanded that
Richard Pryor
do comedic scenes as well.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)?
a.
In the documentary
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
, screenwriter
Mark Swift
revealed Kias original final stand involved her telling Jason she wasnt afraid of him anymore in the way Nancy stood up to Freddy at the end of the original
A Nightmare on Elm Street
, not realizing this would have no effect on him. Freddy then taunted her by saying "Wrong one, bitch" before killing her.
b.
At $3.9 million, the most expensive silent movie ever.
c.
Francis Ford Coppola
has openly criticized his own reasoning for casting
Keanu Reeves
as Jonathan Harker. According to him, he needed a young, hot star that would connect with the girls.
d.
The incantation heard in the opening sequence sounds like "Cthulhu fhtagn Rlyeh," a bastardized version of an incantation in the
H.P. Lovecraft
story The Call of Cthulhu. "Phnglui mglwnafh Cthulhu Rlyeh wgahnagl fhtagn", which translates as "In his house at Rlyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming."
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)?
a.
The troubled Italian set was eventually torn down and a new one built in Culver City, California. The famed chariot race was shot with 42 cameras were and 50,000 feet of film consumed. Second-unit director
B. Reeves Eason
offered a bonus to the winning driver. The final pile-up was filmed later. No humans were seriously injured during the US production, but several horses were killed.
b.
Although the movie had been opposed by the Congress of Racial Equality, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) had written a letter describing the film as a difficult satire, but supported it. C.O.R.E.s protest led to the films eventual disappearance.
c.
Over 500 wands were created for the film. They are checked out and checked in before, during, and after the filming day is completed. Many came back broken.
d.
The occupations of the real Calcutta Light Horse who partook in the raid on Goa included civilian businessmen, bankers, merchants, insurance agents, part-time soldiers, jute merchants, lawyers, accountants, and solicitors.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)?
a.
In a separately filmed trailer, Vitaphone production reel #3385,
Richard Barthelmess
appears before the audience and talks about the picture.
b.
The dress that
Jean Harlow
wears in the pageant scene was intended for Clara Bow, but Bow had gained too much weight to fit into it, so she convinced designer
Edith Head
to let the unknown actress to wear it. Harlow never forgot the favor.
c.
Forty-eight cameras were used to film the sea battle, a record for a single scene.
d.
Michael Caine
once said of this movie: "We all swore an oath in blood - well, perhaps it was chablis - not to spoil the fun by running off at the mouth. This thing has more twists than the Grand Corniche. And there is nothing worse than seeing a mystery after some twit has told you the butler did it. Thats hypothetical, of course. Theres no butler in Deathtrap. Were very democratic that way."
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)?
a.
The first scene animated by
Tissa David
, who animated the largest chunk of the film, was the six minute "Candy Hearts and Paper Flowers" sequence.
b.
The train fight between Doc Ock and Spider-Man was the idea of director
Sam Raimi
and the first major sequence to be filmed.
c.
The famous chariot scene was filmed at what is now the intersection of LaCienega and Venice Boulevards in Los Angeles.
d.
Winona Ryder
won the lead female role after two auditions, beating out the likes of
Kate Beckinsale
,
Carla Gugino
and
Uma Thurman
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)?
a.
The religious scenes, plus Ben Hurs entrance into Rome and some interior scenes that occur thereafter, were shot in two-strip Technicolor.
b.
All of the tattoos worn by
Vin Diesel
in this movie are fake.
c.
Billy Wilder
claimed that he and
I.A.L. Diamond
already had
Jack Lemmon
in mind to play Baxter when they wrote the screenplay. In an interview years later, Lemmon confirmed this.
d.
Robert Downey Jr.
read many Sherlock Holmes stories and watched
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
by Granada Television (starring
Jeremy Brett
) in order to learn more about the character.
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