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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943).

About the movie: During the Spanish Civil War, an American allied with the Republicans finds romance during a desperate mission to blow up a strategically important bridge.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)?
a.		Susan Sarandon introduces herself to John Cassavetes and Molly Ringwald as "Aretha Tomalin". Tomalin is Sarandons real last name (Sarandon is her married name from her marriage to Chris Sarandon).
b.		In the original A Nightmare on Elm Street, Nancys mom drives a Volvo station wagon. In this film, Heather Langenkamp (I) also drives a Volvo station wagon.
c.		Inspired a comedy recording, "The Last Blast of the Blasted Bugler", by Sonny Giannotta, released on ABC Records in 1962.
d.		Ernest Hemingway had Ingrid Bergman in mind as "Maria" while he was writing the novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls".

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)?
a.		Cartoon Networks Adult Swim aired the film, in its entirety, on April 1 2009 and 2010, as an April Fools Day joke.
b.		A sequel was planned but was canceled due to negative critical reception and the film being a grave disappointment at the box office.
c.		Ernest Hemingway insisted that Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman star in the film, despite the fact that Vera Zorina had already been cast as María and her hair had been cropped.
d.		Due to the war, the movie was not released in either Germany or Japan before the 1950s. In 1951, when the movie was released in Germany, it was dubbed with rather unknown actors. Only Horst Buchholz, as the voice of Lampwick, was to become famous in later years. In 1971, the movie was re-dubbed along with other Disney classics such as Dumbo and Bambi. The original dub is now unknown in Germany.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)?
a.		The disclaimer at the end of the credits reads: "This Motion Picture is not associated with any current or prior stage play or motion picture of the same title."
b.		Only a handful of Spanish actors were used in the film.
c.		Tong Po (Michel Qissi) hurt himself throwing Gene LaBell out of the ring causing the local fire department to roll to the set, even though Michel was fine within an hour without the medical attention.
d.		Reportedly, publicity for this picture during theatrical release declared that this movie detonated the largest ever (at least at the time) controlled explosion in Los Angeles. Apparently, the explosion utilized five tanks of butane fuel and nine pounds of black powder. The object being blown up was a fifty-years old run-down skid-row hotel which was actually about the same age as the movies star, Charles Bronson.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)?
a.		The original concept for the flying sequence with Superman and Lois was for them to fly around the world, but it was decided to keep the couple in the city.
b.		Ernest Hemingways novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls" was a 1940 best-seller and reportedly was sold to Paramount Pictures for $100,000.
c.		Jordan Ladd was asked to audition for the part of an angel but declined.
d.		Brian Cox who plays the father of Dennis Quaid in this film is actually less than eight years older than Quaid.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)?
a.		Jesse Eisenbergs movie debut.
b.		Universal Pictures offered Steve Carlson, Jeff Carlson and David Hanson the chance to star in their own spin-off film. But all three turned it down to return to their professional hockey playing careers.
c.		This film saved the famous love song "As Time Goes By" from being removed from Casablanca. Ingrid Bergman began filming this movie immediately after completing "Casablanca". For this role, her hair was cut short. Meanwhile, for "Casablanca", Warner Brothers wanted to substitute another song for "As Time Goes By" and re-shoot some scenes with Bergman. However, since her hair had been cut, there would be a problem with continuity (even if Bergman wore a wig), so the idea was dropped.
d.		With the exception of Valerie (Amanda Seyfried), all the characters from Daggerhorn are either played by actors with brown eyes or wearing brown contact lenses. Most notable of the latter is Julie Christie, who plays Valeries Grandmother, who is famous for her blue eyes.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)?
a.		It took 24 weeks to shoot the film (July-October 1942). The first 12 weeks were shot at Sonora Pass in the Sierra Nevada, the last 12 weeks were shot at the Paramount Studio in California.
b.		The famous "Litmus Configuration" scene was mostly improvised.
c.		The depiction of the dogs hanging was based on an actual occurrence where several dogs were found hanging from street lights in central Lima one December morning with profane messages denouncing Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (who Guzman thought had betrayed the communist revolution). The dynamite inserted into the dogs bodies was based on rumors that the hanging dogs may have contained explosives, though no explosives were actually found on the dogs when they were cut down.
d.		Michael Bay cut his fee by 30% to save expenses on shooting and to keep the film in the United States, territory he was familiar with.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)?
a.		The first screenwriter drafted in on the film was industry veteran Nigel Balchin.
b.		Part of the SON OF SHOCK package of 21 titles released to television in 1958, which followed the original SHOCK THEATER release of 52 features one year earlier.This was also the last of the 12 Columbia titles,the other 61 all being Universals.
c.		This movie had two working titles: Submarine School and SS 111.
d.		Ingrid Bergmans first color film.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)?
a.		Francis Ford Coppola lived in "West Egg," aka Great Neck, former home of F. Scott Fitzgerald, at the time of writing the screenplay for The Great Gatsby,
b.		At the films conclusion, Gary Coopers horse falls and breaks its leg. The only horse the crew could get to do the stunt was brown, but Coopers horse throughout the film was gray. Rather than re-shoot much of the film, Coopers brown stunt horse was painted gray.
c.		Vitaphone production reels #3459-3466.
d.		Nicole Kidman originally tried to persuade Alejandro Amenábar and the Weinstein brothers to find another actress for the part. Coming off the bright and exuberant Moulin Rouge!, the actress was initially reluctant to do a film that explored such dark places.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)?
a.		Writer Dudley Nichols depoliticized the screenplay, removing all references to Gen. Francisco Franco, loyalists and Falangists. However, he did keep in one prophetic comment about how Germany and Italy were using Spain as target practice.
b.		Korova Milk Bar is named after the Russian word for cow. Moloko (written on the wall) means milk. The bars sculptures were based on the work of sculptor Allen Jones. Stanley Kubrick had the milk dispensers were emptied, washed and refilled every hour, as the milk curdled under the studio lights. A painting on the wall reappears in Kubricks The Shining.
c.		Gene Tierney was first choice for the role of Linda. She dropped out due to emotional problems which were now interfering with her work.
d.		Author of the original short story Ernest Hemingway liked the film. Prior to its release, producer Mark Hellinger sent publicity man Al Horwits to Sun Valley, Idaho, to give Hemingway a private screening. Hemingway had a pint of gin in one pocket of his overcoat and a pint of water in the other so that he could sip from them if the film got bad. After the screening, Hemingway held up the full bottles, grinned and said "Didnt need em".

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)?
a.		According to Gary Coopers daughter, Ernest Hemingway had Cooper in mind for the role of Robert Jordan even before he wrote the original novel.
b.		In the restaurant scene between Sam and Joon, as they are discussing raisins, Sam says, "Its a shame about raisins." This is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the video for the Lemonheads hit, "Its a Shame about Ray," which was released the year before and in which Johnny Depp starred. (At the end of the video, Johnny can be seen carrying a curved cane almost identical to Sams.)
c.		In one of the mice dioramas, a bottle of Dom Perignon is called "Veber". Francis Veber wrote and directed Le dîner de cons, the film which inspired this remake.
d.		Premiered with the New Filmmakers New York Shorts Series at Summer Fest on July 4th, 2011 at New York Citys Anthology Film Archives.

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