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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Julie & Julia (2009) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Julie & Julia (2009) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Julie & Julia (2009).
About the movie:
Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Julie & Julia (2009)?
a.
First movie to win an Oscar for "Best Original Score" featuring a totally synthesized music score.
b.
The identification number of the Helicopter is N3388H.
c.
After his embarrassment before the Senate Appropriations Comitte,
J. Edgar Hoover
is telling his assistant to release a press statement through
Walter Winchell
to discredit the senator who humiliated Hoover. Walter Winchell was famous radio show host and New York news columnist who was friends with Hoover. Winchell also hung around with famous New York gangsters like
Lucky Luciano
,
Meyer Lansky
, and
Frank Costello
.
d.
Meryl Streep
gained as much as 15 pounds while filming the movie.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Julie & Julia (2009)?
a.
This is the third film produced by Peepin Tom Productions Inc. However, it is the second film to be released by the company.
b.
Stop The Train by Henry Wolfe is included in the soundtrack. Henry (Real name Henry Gummer) is
Meryl Streep
s son.
c.
During the credits, several actors and celebrities give suggestions of what to name the baby. Among them, the notables are
Ally Sheedy
, Matthew Broderick,
John Candy
,
Bill Murray
and Paul Gleason.
d.
The consensus of opinion according to nearly everyone who saw the original conclusion - which included a tour of the decaying Amberson mansion - was that it was much more powerful than the tacked-on "happy" ending.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Julie & Julia (2009)?
a.
The final film featuring the cast of
Star Trek: The Next Generation
according to key cast members (as well as the low box office returns).
b.
Will Swenson is married to Peter Browns cousin. The first song they wrote together was "Nourish and Strengthen".
c.
Both the Paris and Boston train terminal shots were done in the beautifully restored New Jersey Transit Hoboken Train Terminal waiting room.
d.
The man who buys three of Flys puppies is head animal trainer
Karl Lewis Miller
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Julie & Julia (2009)?
a.
Julia Prudhomme
, who plays the bridge teacher in the film, is
Julia Child
s grand-niece.
b.
Peggy Shannon
replaced
Clara Bow
, who was fired when she told the studio the night before shooting was to begin that she would not show up.
c.
A brief Technicolor clip in poor quality survives of
Stan Laurel
and
Oliver Hardy
involved with a bear in a cave.
d.
About 20 minutes into the film, Dr. Harris watches television while eating a meal. The television audio is from the third chapter of part three of Joseph Conrads suspenseful 1915 novel, Victory: An Island Tale. The novels central character, Heyst, who has renounced the world due to his ascetic upbringing, falls in love with Lena. He takes her away to his isolated island to live alone together, but others intrude on his plans - somewhat foreshadowing developments in the film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Julie & Julia (2009)?
a.
While it premiered months after the TV series
Survivor
and
Big Brother
, the project predates both shows. The concept for the movie was originally pitched as a TV series in 1998.
b.
The accident with the sea plane cartwheeling on landing, was not in the script - this is a real unplanned accident. The script simply asked for "engine problems at take off". The pilot was unhurt.
c.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
d.
The Publishers at Houghton Mifflin show
Julia Child
a cookbook entitled Real Home Cooking by an author named Della Simmons. Both the book and author are strictly fictional as there was no such book by an author with that name.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Julie & Julia (2009)?
a.
Because of
Meryl Streep
s height (56") several camera/set/costume tricks had to be employed to mimic
Julia Child
s height (62"). Countertops were lowered, Streep wore extra high heels, and forced perspective camera angles were used.
b.
No connection to
The Ape Man
, despite
Bela Lugosi
s star presence in both.
c.
In this film,
The Pied Pipers
brought back
Johnny Mercer
s endearing ballad "Dream," which had provided the quartet with a best-selling Capitol single in 1945.
d.
Chris Bloomstadt
and Nick Sanford both worked at a movie theater in Moore, Oklahoma while shooting this film. Bloomstadt was eventually fired from the job for missing too many days and shooting the film instead.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Julie & Julia (2009)?
a.
The title refers to the superstition that if three people light their cigarettes with the same match, the third person will soon die. While some attribute the superstition to World War I, where it was sometimes thought that lighting a match long enough to light three cigarettes would attract enemy gunfire, it is now known that a match company "created" the superstition to cut down on sharing of matches and thus increase sales.
b.
Paul Child
was 10 years older than
Julia Child
, however in reality
Meryl Streep
is 11 years older than Stanley Tucci.
c.
After pitching the idea to the studio Sanchez and Myrick had to wait a further three months just to get the go-ahead. It was especially frustrating because they were strapped for cash at the time.
d.
Reels 1, 3, and 5 of this film survive in the Library of Congress.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Julie & Julia (2009)?
a.
The onscreen "work" by
Yves Mirande
and
Mirande Mouézy-Éon
was a play; its production has not been determined. The English adaptation by
Seymour Hicks
was produced in London, England, UK with the title "Mr. Whats His Name", and on Broadway, New York City, New York, USA with the title "The Matrimonial Bed". The American version opened on 12 October 1927, but had only 12 performances. Its cast included
Clay Clement
,
John T. Murray
,
Vivien Oakland
,
Lennox Pawle
and Lee Patrick, who is also in this movie.
b.
The music behind the titles is "Aquarium," from Camille Saint-Saens "Carnival of the Animals."
c.
This is the second film that
Meryl Streep
has appeared in that has the name "Julia" in the title. The first was her film debut,
Julia
, in 1977.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 31, 1948 with
Fred MacMurray
,
Frank Sinatra
and
Alida Valli
reprising their film roles.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Julie & Julia (2009)?
a.
When Pru reads the names on the medicine bottles in the house, one of the names she mentions is
Gustav Roth
, the actor that plays Svend.
b.
The car Zeke drives is a 1970 Pontiac GTO.
c.
Scenes featuring
Dave Annable
of
Brothers & Sisters
as a friend of Julies were cut from the final film.
d.
Despite the fact they never get out of the woods, civilization was rarely far away in reality. Sometimes it was just a few yards away, slightly off camera.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Julie & Julia (2009)?
a.
Lon Chaney Jr.
was the only Dracula prior to
Christopher Lee
to display great physical strength on screen.
b.
When Stacy and Ron Johnson end up going to "the point", the words "The Cinch" are spray-painted on the wall. The group that plays the last dance of the year is called Reeves Nevo and The Cinch.
c.
Charlton Heston
personally requested to
Cecil B. DeMille
to let him be the voice of God, at the scene of the Burning Bush, and DeMille agreed.
d.
Eric Powells quote ("I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by") was originally made by
Douglas Adams
, author of
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
. Eric explains this himself, immediately after delivering the line.
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