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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000).
About the movie:
Big budget remake of the classic cartoon about a creature intent on stealing Christmas.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)?
a.
Audrey Geisel
came to the set of
Man on the Moon
to see if
Jim Carrey
was right to play the Grinch. He was so deep into the character of
Andy Kaufman
, however he had to essentially do an impression of himself doing an impression of The Grinch, and that was what got him the gig.
b.
In this movie,
Don Ameche
and
Tyrone Power Jr.
share a screen together. In the 1930s Ameche had starred in four movies with his father, the legendary
Tyrone Power
. (Those movies were
Ladies in Love
,
In Old Chicago
,
Love Is News
and
Alexanders Ragtime Band
).
c.
Film debut of
Dabbs Greer
.
d.
Mary Stuart Masterson
did all of the bee stunts herself because her stunt double quit at the last minute.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)?
a.
The Navy cap the Grinch wears when pretending to be a director with Max reads "WSS Whoville WVN-70."
b.
Scotties car is a white 1956 Desoto Firedome Sportsman Hardtop Coupe. Madeleines is a green 1957 Jaguar Mk. VIII. Midges is a gray 1956 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupe.
c.
This film takes place ten years before
Neighbor
and nine years before Haunted.
d.
In the scene where Sherlock and Watson visit Blackwoods grave, Sherlock says "And on the third day..." - a reference to Jesus as he rose from the dead on the third day.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)?
a.
The photo of The Grinch in the Whoville newspaper has The Grinch in the same pose as an infamous alleged photo taken of the "Yeti" or "Sasquatch."
b.
Tickets for the premiere roadshow engagements were as high as $1.50, an extraordinary price for a movie ticket in 1932.
c.
When the "fishing" crew pull in the crate with the missile into the ship, they are speaking Russian.
d.
Thomas Jane
s discolored thumbnail was the result of him slamming it in a door, and has nothing to do with the story.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)?
a.
The first film to gross $700 million domestically in the United States.
James Cameron
s previous film
Titanic
was the first film to gross $500 and $600 million domestically.
b.
A lot of the movie was improvised while shooting.
c.
Jim Carrey
said that when he first saw
Ron Howard
in full Grinch outfit, he was angered, mistaking the director for a stunt double who looked nothing like him.
d.
The "Trek" movie with the longest hiatus to date since the last motion picture (7 years).
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)?
a.
The first film
David Lean
shot in CinemaScope format.
b.
For a while,
Tim Burton
was considering to direct, but could not due to a conflict with another movie
c.
Walt Disney
said that if he had known the success that Davy Crockett was going to have he wouldnt have killed him off in the third TV episode.
d.
When Frank lights a cigarette outside the pharmacy after his wife and child leave, an advertisement for Pabst Beer is visible behind him, only the P and the T have clearly been covered with white-out.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)?
a.
Ron Howard
s family shows up in several spots in the movie: his father is the elder Who that shouts "Put him in the Chair of Cheer!"; his daughter shows up as the red-head Who in the quick shot after the Grinch turns the lights in Whoville back on; his wife can be seen holding hands with the Elder Who when all the Whos gather around the tree.
b.
The play opened on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theater on February 18, 1982 and ran for 52 performances.
c.
The film was originally written with the concept that every single shot would be filmed by a character in the film.
d.
When Carol Brady meets Dr. Whitehead he offers her a Macadamia nut,
John Hillerman
once was the spokesman for Mauna Loa Macadamia Nuts.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)?
a.
Chevy Chase
was the only original cast member to return for this sequel and he later regretted the decision. Producers also begged
Rodney Dangerfield
to return. Upon reading the script, he reportedly threw it in the trash can.
b.
This was the last film that
Meryl Streep
made before her Best Actress Academy Award winning role as Sophie in
Sophies Choice
.
c.
Final cinema feature of
Anthony Newley
.
d.
Eddie Murphy
and
Jack Nicholson
were considered to play The Grinch.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)?
a.
The rhyming slang used by
Cary Grant
s character is a form of slang in which a word is replaced by a rhyming word, typically the second word of a two-word phrase (so stairs becomes "apples and pears"). The second word is then often dropped entirely ("Im going up the apples"), meaning that the association of the original word to the rhyming phrase is not obvious to the uninitiated. For example: "Sherman" for an American (Sherman tank = Yank). The exact origin of rhyming slang appears to be unclear, partly because it exists to some extent in many languages. In English, rhyming slang is strongly associated with Cockney speech from the East End of London.
b.
The plot of this film (very) loosely correlates to that of the play Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, with Terry analogous to Viola/Cesario, Rick analogous to Orsino, Sandy analogous to Olivia, and Terrys brother Buddy analogous to Violas brother Sebastian.
c.
The inscription on the coins in the store is "E Pluribus Whonum."
d.
During the battle sequence, one of the cannons rolled over the foot of
Laurence Harvey
, breaking it at the instep. He continued with the scene, eventually treating the injury himself.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)?
a.
CASTLE THUNDER: Heard when the rocket-sleigh turns on for the first time.
b.
According to the novelization, the writing on the headpiece of the Staff of Ra included a specific warning not to look into the Ark. This is why Indy and Marion survive the conflagration at the end simply by closing their eyes. It may be an allusion to 1 Samuel 6:19, where God "smote" the men of Beth Shemesh for looking into the Ark.
c.
Shot in 42 days.
d.
Armed with $30,000 and a 16mm camera,
Quentin Tarantino
was all set to make the film with a bunch of friends, including his producing partner
Lawrence Bender
who was going to play Nice Guy Eddie. It was then that Tarantino received an answerphone message from
Harvey Keitel
, asking if he could not only be in the film but help produce it. Keitel had gotten involved via the wife of Benders acting class teacher, who had managed to get a copy of the script to him. Keitels involvement helped raise the budget to $1.5 million.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)?
a.
Top-selling movie ticket of 2000 - 50 million sold.
b.
To film the striking images of a deserted New York City, the cast and crew had to start filming at dawn in order to capture the city before the early morning rush. This gave them no more than an hour or two per day in which to film the sequence.
c.
There are 26 chapters in "The Catcher in the Rye", the book
Mark David Chapman
was carrying when he was arrested immediately after the murder.
d.
Jay Chou
improvised the "I dont want to touch you" line seen in the trailer.
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