Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Don't Give Up the Ship (1959) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Don't Give Up the Ship (1959) Quiz

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Don't Give Up the Ship (1959).

About the movie: John Paul Steckler was the Junior Officer aboard a destroyer when WWII ended. He gets stuck with the job of sailing the ship to the states to be decommissioned...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Don't Give Up the Ship (1959)?
a.		During the shooting of a carnival scene, locals mistook the set for an actual carnival and wandered in. They were included as extras in the film.
b.		The ship shown as the USS Kornblatt was actually the USS Vammen (DE644). De-commissioned August 1st 1962. Sank February 18th. 1971, after being used as a training target for a Condor missile.
c.		Shot in 25 days.
d.		First film of Robert Downey Jr.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Don't Give Up the Ship (1959)?
a.		The actual firearm used by Alvin C. York to dispose of a line of seven Germans was not a Luger as depicted in the film, but rather a 1911 .45 ACP automatic. The Luger was preferred for the filmmaking, however, purely on the basis that they couldnt get the .45 to fire blanks.
b.		According to first hand reports, Jerry Lewis gave the crew of the USS Vammen an expensive "Hi-fi" set for their participation in the movie.
c.		Jack Nicholson mainly agreed to make this film in an attempt to revive the careers of his old friends Bob Rafelson and Carole Eastman (II). Nicholson had worked successfully with the two back in 1970 on Five Easy Pieces.
d.		The official name of the Quaker religion is Society of Friends. Members of the faith are called Friends and nicknamed Quakers. The book is called "The Friendly Persuasion", meaning the faith. The film is simply called "Friendly Persuasion," which more specifically refers to the Quakers way of communicating.

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