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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : History of the World: Part I (1981) - Part (3) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : History of the World: Part I (1981) - Part (3)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: History of the World: Part I (1981).

About the movie: From the dawn of man to the distant future, mankind's evolution (or lack thereof) is traced. Often ridiculous but never serious...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: History of the World: Part I (1981)?
a.		When author W. Somerset Maugham visited the set during the filming, he supposedly watched a bit of Spencer Tracys performance and asked sardonically, "Which one is he now, Jekyll or Hyde?"
b.		Only two days after its completion "The Wrestler" was screened on Venice Film Festival and walked off with the Golden Lion award for Best Picture. Mickey Rourke also would have walked off as Best Actor if the Venice jury chairman, director Wim Wenders, had had his way but Wenders vigorous campaigning could not topple a longstanding festival rule which insists that one film is not allowed to win both awards. Rourke happily contented himself with finally being the star of a prize-winning picture.
c.		Demi Moores debut.
d.		Appearing in this movie was Brooks regular Dom DeLuise who had previously appeared in Brooks The Twelve Chairs; Blazing Saddles and Silent Movie.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: History of the World: Part I (1981)?
a.		Elizabeth Taylor has stated many times over the years that BUtterfield 8 is not one of her favorite films and feels she won the Oscar because of her recent illness rather than her performance.
b.		Parts of history that are spoofed and parodied in this movie include The Dawn of Man; The Stone Age; Moses and the Ten Commandments; The Roman Empire; The Vikings; The Spanish Inquisition; World War II and The French Revolution. The only segment in this film which is not history-related is the Jews in Space sketch.
c.		This film contains many of the original actors from the long running stage-production, with the actors who originated the Bonnie Bedelia and Beau Bridges roles (Mary Margaret Lewis and Mitch Carter) playing the receptionist Ethel and security guard in the mental institution.
d.		KISS lead singer Paul Stanley filmed a scene in full KISS makeup in which he portrays a singer who is brought into the emergency room because he had swallowed a microphone. The scene was filmed, but cut from the movie.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: History of the World: Part I (1981)?
a.		Adapted from a single issue of the National Lampoon magazine, 1982s "Utterly Monstrous, Mind-Roasting Summer of O.C. and Stiggs".
b.		Robert Rodriguez and Tim Burton (who directed the 1989-1992 Batman films) were approached to direct the film, but turned it down in favor of other films. Richard Donner (producer Lauren Shuler Donners husband, who directed Superman), Joel Schumacher (who directed the 1995-97 Batman films), Brett Ratner, John McTiernan, Danny Boyle, Stephen Hopkins, and Irvin Kershner were considered to direct the film before Bryan Singer was finally chosen.
c.		Ramonas cat "Gideon" from the comic book series is not in the film, but an image of the same cat is seen on the mug Scott is drinking out of in the beginning of the movie.
d.		Mel Brooks performed a number of duties on this picture. Brooks acted in five roles, was writer, producer and director, as well as composer and lyrics writer for the songs "Jews In Space" and "The Inquisition", being also the performer of the latter.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: History of the World: Part I (1981)?
a.		In the movie, the last child born is a boy named "Robert". But in real life, the last Gilbreth child was a girl named "Jane". There was a son named Robert, but he was the second-to-last child born.
b.		Of all the episodes in this movie, the Roman Empire segment is the longest, running at forty-nine minutes.
c.		When director Brian De Palma submitted the film to the MPAA they gave it an "X rating". He then made some cuts and resubmitted it a second time; again the film was given an "X rating" (one of the reasons apparently being that Octavio the clown was shot too many times). He yet again made some further cuts and submitted it a third time; yet again it was given an "X". De Palma refused to cut the film any further to qualify it for an R. He and producer Martin Bregman arranged a hearing with the MPAA. They brought in a panel of experts, including real narcotics officers, who stated that the film was an accurate portrayal of real life in the drug underworld and should be widely seen. This convinced the 20 members of the ratings board to give the third submitted cut of the film an "R rating" by a vote of 18-2. However De Palma surmised that if the third cut of the film was judged an "R" than the very first cut should have been an "R" as well. He asked the studio if he could release the first cut but was told that he couldnt. However since the Studio execs really didnt know the differences between the different cuts that had been submitted, De Palma released the first cut of the film to theaters anyway. It wasnt until the film had been released on videocassette months later that he confessed that he had released his first unedited and intended version of the film.
d.		In this film,there are brief appearances by Alfred Hitchcock (Man in front of drugstore) and Robert Mitchum early in his career (Passerby on stairs in the factory).

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: History of the World: Part I (1981)?
a.		The Cowardly Lions facial makeup included a brown paper bag. Actor Bert Lahr couldnt eat without ruining his makeup. Tired of eating soup and milkshakes, he decided to eat lunch and have his makeup redone.
b.		Mel Brooks: [sequel] At the end of the film, a trailer is shown for "History of the World: Part II". There never has been a movie called this. The Part 1 in this movies title is a joke.
c.		Eli Roth and producer Evan Astrowsky named the Sheriff "Frumin" after their beloved Russian N.Y.U. film school professor Boris Frumin.
d.		At the beginning of the movie the Japanese soldiers that are trained by the Americans are using American made Model 1861 Springfield rifle muskets and British made Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle muskets, no doubt surplus from the American Civil War (which ended 11 years before the beginning of the movie). At the final battle however, the now better trained and better equipped army can be seen using Prussian made Gewehr 1871 bolt action Mausers, a single shot bolt action black powder cartridge rifle. This rifle, unlike modern bolt action rifles, had no magazine (The Model 1871/84 would add a tubular magazine). This equipment update is also reflected in the dress of the Japanese soldiers, which abandon the American 1870s look of the first part of the movie and adopt a stern, militaristic Prussian look (dark blue blouse, white gaiters, the more military style cap of a professional army instead of a French style kepi then used by the United States). This is because the elite Japanese units during this time were trained by Prussia, and the Model 1871 Mauser was widely exported during the 1870s-1880s, and was not fully replaced even in Prussian/German service until 1889.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: History of the World: Part I (1981)?
a.		Appearing in this movie was Harvey Korman who had previously appeared in Brooks Blazing Saddles and High Anxiety.
b.		Final film for Isaac Hayes. Also final film for Bernie Mac, although Old Dogs, featuring Bernie Mac, was released later, Macs scenes in that movie were shot before Soul Men.
c.		"Austinpussy" was originally considered as the title for Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. Concerns over the name led it to being used as the title for a movie-within-a-movie instead.
d.		The technique Rosalind Russell uses to interrupt and insult Mr. Babcock - "Nuts?" - was previously used against her character "Sylvia Fowler" in The Women after Sylvias line "I wouldnt dream of hurting Mary".

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: History of the World: Part I (1981)?
a.		The film only cost US$800,000 to make and has earned more than US$40 million. Alfred Hitchcock used the crew from his TV series Alfred Hitchcock Presents to save time and money. In 1962 he exchanged the rights to the film and his TV series for a huge block of MCAs stock, becoming its third-largest stockholder).
b.		In the scene where Wall-E encounters the robot pecking on the keyboard slowly, the only keys show are 1 and 0, repeated many times on the keyboard. In computer terms this means on and off. These are the only characters used in the common computer code known as binary.
c.		Appearing in this movie was Brooks regular Madeline Kahn who had previously appeared in Brooks Blazing Saddles; Young Frankenstein and High Anxiety.
d.		The license plate on the van reads, "IN A PKL"

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: History of the World: Part I (1981)?
a.		Jean Harlow wore a wig for this film. She had cut her hair shorter and was letting her natural color grow in. But for the scene where her character Dolly is soaked, the wig could not be used because it would look fake. Thus for a few seconds Harlows hair is shorter and a different color.
b.		Of the 32 drivers who participated or were seen in the film, five died in racing accidents in the next two years and another five in the following 10 years.
c.		Mel Brooks cast Mary-Margaret Humes as the Vestal Virgin Miriam for the Roman Empire segment after first seeing her picture on a Sunset Boulevard billboard.
d.		Robert Towne received an urgent call from producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer one night regarding a key scene between Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman. They wanted Towne to rewrite the discussion on the nature of war between the two characters, thus setting up a more plausible potential for conflict for the remainder of the film. Such was the urgency of the situation, Towne had to literally dictate his rewrite over the phone to the producers as they recorded his words.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: History of the World: Part I (1981)?
a.		Appearing in this movie was Cloris Leachman who had previously appeared in Brooks and Young Frankenstein and High Anxiety.
b.		Betty Comden was hired to play Garbo at the end of the film because the producers were sure that the real Garbo either could not be located or would flatly turn them down. They did try however, a known associate of Greta Garbos. He was located and was asked to ask the great actress if she would appear in the film, but the associate never responded back. That is Comden we see in the film.
c.		When released to home video the 3D sequence was shown in standard format, excluding the UK rental version. However, the Laserdisc version had the full 3D sequence along with the regular version. 2 pairs of 3D glasses were included with the disc. The glasses were similar to the ones given out in theaters, minus the adverts, adhesives and taglines. They were also printed on a thinner cardstock. This was the only way to view the 3D sequence prior to the DVD release in the US.
d.		"Eloi" means "My God" in Aramaic.

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