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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933).

About the movie: Millionaire turned composer Dick Powell rescues unemployed Broadway people with a new play.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)?
a.		The play "The Gold Diggers" by Avery Hopwood opened at the Lyceum Theatre in New York on 30 September 1919 and closed in June 1920 after 282 performances. The opening night cast included Ina Claire and Lilyan Tashman.
b.		The first and last exchange between Idris Elbas character and Paul Walkers character are exactly the same, albeit the lines are switched the second time around.
c.		George Lucas has stated that the two main characters, Roger and Penny Henderson, are actually the parents of Richard Dreyfusss character from Lucas American Graffiti; making this film a bit of a semi-prequel.
d.		Zander Schloss, who plays Kevin the Nerd, ended up joining the punk band "The Circle Jerks" after production ended. They play on the soundtrack and appear in the movie as the lounge act that Otto "cant believe he used to like."

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)?
a.		Wil Wheaton was considered to play Andy Barclay.
b.		Shipped to theaters as "Bible School Mission".
c.		Alan Parker put many people who did not make the initial audition for the band in bit parts in the movie.
d.		Various people, including director Mervyn LeRoy and choreographer Busby Berkeley, have claimed credit for Ginger Rogers pig-Latin rendition of "Were in the Money". In her autobiography, Rogers gives the credit to then Warner Bros executive Darryl F. Zanuck.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)?
a.		When the toon train hits the Dip Machine, each window of the train shows a murder or death taking place (if viewed frame-by-frame).
b.		The three rules that govern Andrews behavior are the Three Laws of Robotics, originally defined by Isaac Asimov in his science fiction stories.
c.		Was originally planned to end with the production number "Petting in the Park", but after seeing the complete numbers, the studio added the politically charged "My Forgotten Man" at the end, pointing out that while the cast is "in the money", many others were not Depression-era America were not. Remains of the old order are visible; in the final backstage scene, Ruby Keeler and the chorus girls are all wearing costumes for the number "Petting in the Park".
d.		Seven years before production, 14-year-old Holger Thaarup of Denmark was originally cast as the lead, Blake. He didnt speak any English and Gus Van Sant intended the role to be silent; Van Sant then met 17-year-old Michael Pitt and cast him instead.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)?
a.		Gene Wilder was originally considered for the part of Dr. Richard Thorndyke, but scheduling forced Wilder to turn the role down.
b.		Cut from the release print was Ginger Rogers version of "Ive Got to Sing a Torch Song" (music by Harry Warren, lyrics by Al Dubin), warbled atop a white piano in a nightclub, where she can be spotted briefly in a long shot of the orchestra. Gingers prerecording still exists.
c.		Finalists from MTVs Randy Jackson Presents Americas Best Dance Crew, the JabbaWockeez, appear in the movie briefly wearing their signature white masks.
d.		Peter Sellers modeled the character of Clouseau on the trademark of a box of matches which includes an image of Captain Matthew Webb, who in 1875 became the first person to swim the channel (his heroic mustache and proud stance are both mimicked). To lose weight, Sellers took dieting pills for a year.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)?
a.		Several 35mm and many 16mm prints of this film survive worldwide.
b.		At 5:55 PM PST on March 10, 1933, the Long Beach earthquake hit southern California, measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale. When the earthquake hit, Busby Berkeley was filming the "Shadow Waltz" dance sequence on a sound stage on the Warner Brothers lot in Burbank. The earthquake caused a blackout on the sound stage and short-circuited some of the neon-tubed violins. Berkeley was almost thrown from a camera boom, and dangled by one hand until he could pull himself back up. Since many of the chorus girls in the dance number were on a 30-foot-high scaffold, Berkeley yelled for them to sit down and wait until the stage hands and technicians could open the sound stage doors and let in some light.
c.		There are two solutions to the water jug riddle in the park, at the elephant fountain. To place exactly 4 gallons of water on the scales when you only have two jugs which hold 3 and 5 gallons respectively, you must do either of the following. 1. Fill the 5 gallon jug and decant the water into the 3 gallon jug. This leaves two gallons in the big jug. 2. Empty the 3 gallon jug and pour in the two gallons from the 5 gallon jug, leaving space for one gallon in the small jug. 3. Refill the 5 gallon jug and pour water from it into the 3 gallon jug until the small jugs full. 4. That leaves exactly four gallons in the big jug; put it on the scale and the bomb is disarmed. The second method is: 1. Fill the 3 gallon jug and pour the water into the 5 gallon jug. 2. Refill the 3 gallon jug, and pour into the 5 gallon jug until the big jug is full, leaving one gallon in the small jug. 3. Empty the big jug, and transfer the one gallon from the small jug to the big jug. 4. Refill the small jug and pour all three gallons into the 5 gallon jug, resulting in four gallons in the big jug. Place the big jug on the scale and the bomb is disarmed.
d.		The films music budget before composer Basil Poledouris was brought on board was a paltry five thousand-dollars, which was completely used on a composer who was rejected by the producers for the project. Soon after Poledouris was hired, Cannon films had "mysteriously" come up with more money for the music budget.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)?
a.		The title was changed to "Personal Column" midway through the original U.S. theatrical release because staff at the Production Code Administration thought the word "lured" sounded too much like "lurid". Director Douglas Sirk felt the title change confused potential audiences and led to the films box-office failure.
b.		Make up artist Rob Bottin had to build two different fat suits for Meat Loaf - one with nipples, one without - because the filmmakers werent sure if 20th Century Fox would approve the suit with the prominent nipples.
c.		According to the final shooting script, Gold Diggers was supposed to end with a reprise of "The Gold Diggers Song (Were in the Money)," preceded by "Shadow Waltz." "Petting in the Park" was paired with "Remember My Forgotten Man" much earlier in the film.
d.		The film was shot in 11 days for $9,000 on the SAG Ultra-Low Budget contract.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)?
a.		Bob Hoskins bought beer for 300+ extras after a lengthy and complicated scene was cut.
b.		During filming in El Paso, Texas, the entire explosive supply was blown to bits during July 4th Celebrations.
c.		Following his quip about Warren and Dubin, Barney Hopkins (Ned Sparks) refers to "the Astaires" in pointing out theatrical excellence. Fred Astaire and his sister Adele Astaire had been the reigning brother/sister duo on Broadway until Adeles retirement the previous year. Ginger Rogers, soon to become Mr. Astaires screen partner at RKO, is in this scene in which Fred and Adele are mentioned.
d.		The sequence where James Bond beats an opponent at poker and wins the keys to his Aston Martin is not actually taken from the Casino Royale novel but another Ian Fleming James Bond novel, Goldfinger.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)?
a.		In the battle at Myitkina, the huge triangular sets of concrete blocks in the rail yard, where the close-in fighting took place, were originally built to support huge fuel tanks used to fill up the engines as they were leaving the yard.
b.		According to Robert Morse, director Tony Richardson held John Gielgud in great esteem, and before Gielgud arrived to film his scenes, took Morse aside and asked him to be particularly nice to him.
c.		In the opening scene at the ballpark, the base runner has a decided limp because he pulled his hamstring on one of the first dozen takes of the shot. The shot in the film is one they settled on after approximately 20 takes, due to the fact that the hitter was unable to hit the ball into center field. The hitter was a college player, not a professional as originally dictated to the casting department.
d.		The musical numbers were added to the film after it was already finished due to the enormous success of Busby Berkeleys routines in 42nd Street.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)?
a.		In an early scene, producer Barney Hopkins (Ned Sparks) yells, "Cancel my contract with Warren and Dubin!" In fact, Harry Warren and Al Dubin were quickly becoming one of the most successful songwriting teams in Hollywood of the Thirties, and they penned all the tunes in this picture.
b.		Jamie Foxx actually played high school football.
c.		Based on the true story of the Wineville Chicken Coop Murders, also known as the Wineville Chicken Murders.
d.		The opening video with the prank calls is a real video shot by Judd Apatow when he and Adam Sandler were younger. The two other people appearing in this video are Janeane Garofalo and Ben Stiller.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)?
a.		Will Smith was offered the role of Superman/Clark Kent but declined, saying: "You mess up white peoples heroes in Hollywood, youll never work in this town again!"
b.		Several cast members in studio records/casting call lists for this movie were not seen in the final print. These were (with their character names): Neely Edwards (Stage Manager), Lilyan Tashman (Eleanor), Louise Beavers (Maid), William Bakewell (Wally), Julia Swayne Gordon (Cissy Grey), Gertrude Short (Topsy), Albert Gran (Blake) and Conway Tearle (Stephen Lee).
c.		The name of the group Cowboy Lips was taken from an improv troupe that Todd Etter and Jack Reda used to belong to called Emitts Boys. The original name of Emitts Boys was going to be Cowboy Lips, but one of the members thought Cowboy Lips sounded "gay".
d.		The part played by James Coco is partly inspired by the silent-film star Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle who had been accused of raping and accidentally killing bit player Virginia Rappe during a party he threw on Labor Day weekend of 1921.

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