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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Passengers (2008) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Passengers (2008)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Passengers (2008).

About the movie: A grief counselor working with a group of plane-crash survivors finds herself at the root of a mystery when her clients begin to disappear.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Passengers (2008)?
a.		The banner at the wall in the conference room at the Da Nang base reads: "First to go last to know - We will defend to the death your right to be misinformed".
b.		The license plates used in the film feature the slogan "Beautiful Evergreen State", a combination of the license plate slogan of British Columbia ("Beautiful British Columbia", where the movie was filmed), and the state nickname of Washington State (The Evergreen State).
c.		According to co-writer Bob Gale in the DVD documentary, many of the events in the movie are based on real incidents. The army really put an anti-aircraft gun in the yard of a homeowner on the Maine coast. An air raid false alarm over Los Angeles resulted in Civil Defense and Army weapons firing into the air one night, thinking they were being attacked by the Japanese. A Japanese submarine shelled a refinery on the California coast. The infamous Zoot Suit Riots, between Hispanic youths and servicemen, were in May and June 1943.
d.		The Laurel and Hardy comedy short Beau Hunks played in front of this film in many theaters during its original theatrical run.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Passengers (2008)?
a.		Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Barry Corbin and Kathy Lamkin also starred in No Country for Old Men the same year. The two movies both have Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA as shooting location and Roger Deakins as director of photography.
b.		Screenwriter Barry Morrow chose the name of the film by reading through a book of names, deciding which sounded most interesting when mispronounced. He eventually narrowed it down to four names, including "Rain Man" for Raymond and "No-Man" for Norman. Marrow decided that Rain Man was the best. In order to see if this instinct was correct, he asked his children which of the four they preferred and all agreed with his choice.
c.		When Eric runs out of his apartment irritated by barking dog, you can see a car parked next to his house. Its actually an old Russian "Zhiguli VAZ 2104" produced by VAZ car factory (Volzhski Avtomobilny Zavod) from the middle of 80 till present day.
d.		The editors line "Its not writing, its typing" was Truman Capotes evaluation of Kerouacs work.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Passengers (2008)?
a.		The member of the band at the Army base who breaks up Jimmy Durantes performance of "Umbriago" by singing in front of the microphone is Eddie Jackson (ne Edward Jacobs), Durantes long time partner in the night-club team of Clayton, Jackson and Durante. The trio performed for years on vaudeville and at New Yorks Club Durant (sic) but it was the bottom-billed Jimmy who became the star. Lou Clayton, who gave up show business to manage his partners career, made Jimmy a millionaire.
b.		In the first film Scared to Death the syngenor creature could not be killed by water (the syngenor even took refuge in a sewer). However at the end of this film, water is used to kill a syngenor creature.
c.		When Claire first visits Eric, Eric tells Claire hes a VP at Kahane-Drake, a brokerage firm. Kahane and Drake are the executive producers of the film.
d.		Originally released in a version in which all scenes were suffused with the color gold, with one object in each scene (such as a rose) normally-colored. This was in reference to the houseboys drawing of a golden peacock in whose eye the world is a mere reflection. But that version puzzled audiences, so it was withdrawn and a normally-colored version released.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Passengers (2008)?
a.		Erics apartment is at 1007 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, British Columbia.
b.		Matt Bomer was considered for the role of Superman when Brett Ratner was to direct.
c.		Cecil B. DeMille intended that the role of the Jesus Christ go to J.B. Warner, a handsome and popular actor in westerns at the time. By the time production began, Warner had passed away of tuberculosis at age 29. Instead, H.B. Warner (Henry B. Warner) was cast as Jesus. Contrary to popular misconception, the two were not actually brothers. According to an in-depth article on J.B. Warner "Classic Images" by Grange B. McKinney, the two were not even related. J.B.s real name was James B. Tobias, and he adopted the surname of Warner after H.B. Warners family took him in and raised him. This familial error appears in several reference books.
d.		Richard Boones film debut.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Passengers (2008)?
a.		In 12 Angry Men Lee J. Cobbs character was played by George C. Scott. Making it the second time Scott followed Cobb in portraying the same character. He did it previously, playing the character of "Lt. Kinderman" in The Exorcist III, the same character Cobb played in the original film The Exorcist.
b.		The Bettys are: Diane - "Mood Swing" Betty Kansas - "White Trash" Betty Cleo - "Stalker" Betty Hannah - "Virgin" Betty (with optional horse and saddle) Fern - "Terminator" Betty Lucy - Richard Nixon
c.		German-language version, filmed directly after Anna Christie, using the same sets.
d.		Every time the color gray is shown, (e.g. sheets, card and envelope, Anne Hathaways sweater etc.) the "truth" about the crash is unfolded.