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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Queen of the Damned (2002) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Queen of the Damned (2002)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Queen of the Damned (2002).

About the movie: The vampire Lestat becomes a rock star whose music wakes up the queen of all vampires.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Queen of the Damned (2002)?
a.		The concert scenes are set in Death Valley, California, but were actually filmed in Werribee, Australia.
b.		Zack Snyder based his storyboards for the film on the panels of the actual graphic novel. He has stated that in order to be true to the source when adapting a graphic novel to the screen, the original visual art should be respected as much as the written portion. Snyder personally asked Dave Gibbons, the novels artist, to design the first teaser film poster. Gibbons enthusiastically agreed and designed the poster to have subtle visual clues hinting at the films plot. When casting the film, each actor was presented with a script and a copy of the book. They were allowed to carry the latter on set and re-write dialog to better match that of the source material. Dozens of scenes reenact panels from the novel. A good example is Rorschach squatting on the windowsill about to enter The Comedians apartment near the start of the film.
c.		The roller coaster Mr. Freeze at Six Flags Over Texas was supposed to open in 1997 with the release of Batman & Robin. Arnold Schwarzenegger and George Clooney were scheduled to appear at the opening of Gotham City area and be the first to ride Mr. Freeze, but troubles with the launch system delayed the opening until 1998. This was the main reason why Schwarzenegger never appeared (since he had another promised project at the time and Clooney decided not to come because Schwarzenegger didnt.)
d.		The movies Sunburn I> title was formed inside a pair of sunglasses in the pictures American movie poster.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Queen of the Damned (2002)?
a.		For a while, Tim Burton was considering to direct, but could not due to a conflict with another movie
b.		An oddly high number of cast and crew had pets die back home during production.
c.		Stuart Townsend shares his name with a character from another Anne Rice novel, "The Witching Hour". Upon meeting Townsend, Rice handed him a copy of the book and instructed him to turn to a certain page number, whereupon was written "The Life of Stuart Townsend". Townsend was flattered that she had written him into her new book, until she told him that she had written it eleven years prior.
d.		Joan Fontaines performance in this movie is the only Oscar-winning performance that Alfred Hitchcock directed.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Queen of the Damned (2002)?
a.		Josh Hartnett was considered for the role of Lestat.
b.		Charles Pascoe, who plays Viktor Korolev, is the father of Benjamin Pascoe, the films producer and star (as Alex Runyan).
c.		The soldier who did most of the dancing with Madonna in the bar scene was a recurring character on director Penny Marshalls Laverne & Shirley TV show. The actor, Eddie Mekka, was Shirleys boyfriend and his occupation was a dance teacher.
d.		Other titles considered for the film were "Black Irish" and "If I Die Before I Wake," the title of the novel upon which the film was based.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Queen of the Damned (2002)?
a.		In 2002, the BBFC would have passed the film with cuts to the rape scene (shots implying Susan George may be enjoying the rape) but Anchor Bay refused these cuts so the film was ultimately rejected, although it passed uncut on a subsequent submission.
b.		After this movie was made and released, the Cajun Indian culture would be seen in again in such other 1980s movies as No Mercy, The Big Easy, Angel Heart and Belizaire the Cajun.
c.		Warner Bros. was already into its last year of owning motion picture rights to the first three Vampire Chronicles books which would then have transferred back to author Anne Rice, who could then sell the rights to another company of her choosing. Knowing what little time they had left, despite the fact theyve had the rights and opportunity to make the latter two movies for over seven years, Warner Bros. hastily hired writers to condense the books "The Vampire Lestat" and "Queen of the Damned" into one movie with the latter being the movie title.
d.		EASTER EGG: To see some hidden special features on the R2 DVD navigate to the logbook in the upper right corner of the main menu and press select to enter, then enter the code 405 and select the master code for a list of all the special features available (some are otherwise only available in several hidden menus that must be found through mini-games on each menu).

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Queen of the Damned (2002)?
a.		The singing voice of Lestat was supplied by Jonathan Davis of Korn. However due to contractual difficulties, Davis could not sing on the soundtrack album release. The five songs written by he and Richard Gibbs for the movie were then performed on the album by Marilyn Manson, Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, David Draiman of Disturbed, Wayne Static of Static-X and Jay Gordon of Orgy. Davis was still allowed to play several instruments on the album.
b.		Michelangelo Antonionis first choice for the role of Jane was the Swedish actress Eva-Britt Strandberg, after spotting her in Bo Widerbergs film Kärlek 65. She went to London to meet Antonioni. He approved of her, but the three MGM bosses present at the meeting didnt like her "big nose". The role went to Vanessa Redgrave.
c.		Aram Avakian was originally hired as the films editor but was fired after disagreements with Coppola.
d.		Judith Barsi, who did the voice for Ducky, was murdered by her father shortly before the release of All Dogs Go to Heaven. Judith was only ten years old.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Queen of the Damned (2002)?
a.		This movie had its theatrical release in Germany at the end of August 1952. Prior to this, there had been strong reservations about the film being released there. Both The New York Times and The Hollywood Reporter in November 1951 announced that reservations about this picture being released in Germany were held by many American-Jewish organizations, some German Government officials as well as the US State Department.
b.		Aaliyah died in a plane crash shortly after principal photography was completed. Michael Rymer called in Aaliyahs brother, Rashad Haughton, to help overdubbing her voice following her death.
c.		Deweys guitar is a Gibson SG Standard.
d.		Ronald Colemans character uses the alias Leatherface.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Queen of the Damned (2002)?
a.		According to "The Making of The Philadelphia Experiment", the Wendover, Utah air base used in the films climactic fire sequence was where the Enola Gay was outfitted for its historic flight in 1945.
b.		Richard Donner: [Political Statements] The buses all have anti NRA signs on them; Electra is spraying a coat made out of fur with red paint; a big sign on the front door of the pet shop writes "We wont sell pets - Please adopt one"; a female customer in the café is wearing a Pro-choice T-shirt.
c.		Tom Cruise was initially asked to return in the role of Lestat, but he declined.
d.		The artwork in the opening credits is by acclaimed fantasy and science fiction artists Kelly Freas and David Lee Anderson.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Queen of the Damned (2002)?
a.		The world famous phrase "Hasta la Vista, Baby" is translated to "Sayonara, Baby" in the Spanish version of the film, to preserve the humorous nature.
b.		The movies poster was as #6 of "The 25 Best Movie Posters Ever" by Premiere.
c.		The blood that Queen Akasha has in her mouth is really cherry juice.
d.		At one point during the narration, Fletch quips that even Larry Holmes could figure out that the guy who shot at him was the same guy who stole his Lakers watch. This guy was played by former boxer Randall "Tex" Cobb. Cobbs most famous bout as a boxer was in 1982 during which he was beaten to a bloody pulp by Larry Holmes but refused to be knocked down.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Queen of the Damned (2002)?
a.		The outside shot of the mausoleum was The Hollywood Cathedral Mausoleum. The film makers used it for the its classic look. The inside of that mausoleum was never used for filming. It is much smaller and laid out completely different than the inside shots you see. The inside shots of the camera moving from corridor to corridor and the long shots of Julie walking down the long corridor were shot at The Abby Of The Psalm Mausoleum. Both mausoleums are at Hollywood forever cemetery in West Hollywood behind Paramount Pictures. The link to this is on You Tube. One Dark Night-Filming locations.
b.		Viktor (Bill Nighy), Lucian (Michael Sheen), and Selene (Kate Beckinsale) are the only characters/actors to appear in all three movies of the Underworld series. Each character has one movie in which they only appear in a flashback: Viktor and Lucian in Underworld: Evolution and Selene in Underworld: Rise of he Lycans.
c.		Wes Bentley was originally cast as Lestat, but he dropped out.
d.		Tim Burton: [music] music by Danny Elfman

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Queen of the Damned (2002)?
a.		The architecture of Aunt Maharets house is based upon Angkor Wat, the stone temple located in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
b.		During the Ice Show, the Chinese writing thats shining on the ice when we see Spinner/Smoochy The Rhino lying dead, reads: "Dead Rhino".
c.		This film was announced shortly after Paranormal Activity was released into theaters.
d.		"Efialtes" is the Greek word for "nightmare".