QuizAssess

Home
Popular Quiz Categories

Home
Hollywood Movies Famous Trivia Quizzes
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Salt of the Earth (1954) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Salt of the Earth (1954) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Salt of the Earth (1954)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Salt of the Earth (1954).

About the movie: Based on an actual strike against the Empire Zinc Mine in New Mexico, the film deals with the prejudice against the Mexican-American workers...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Salt of the Earth (1954)?
a.		Harvey Hart replaced Jules Schwerin as director after 9 weeks of shooting.
b.		Lila Kedrova learned English specially for the film.
c.		This films original copyright expired 1982 and was not renewed, thereby placing it into public domain.
d.		The set used for the interior of the Banks home had to be rebuilt from scratch for the sequel. With no presumption of a sequel during production of the original movie, the set was destroyed after production completed. Set crew had to recreate the entirety of the set based only on a few remnant sketches of the original set, and had to infer most measurements based on the known sizes of various reference items in the original film.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Salt of the Earth (1954)?
a.		This was made by blacklisted director Herbert J. Biberman, screenwriter Michael Wilson, producer Paul Jarrico and composer Sol Kaplan largely in retaliation to the fact that they had been blacklisted. They reasoned that since they werent allowed to work in Hollywood, they might as well make a film as pro-Communist as possible to fit the crime of which they had been accused.
b.		The movie was originally written with a parody of Clara Bow in mind.
c.		The leader of the street carolers insulted by Bill Murray is Paul Shaffer. The others are Miles Davis, David Sanborn and Larry Carlton.
d.		Reportedly one of only two 3-D films shot in three-strip Technicolor, the other being Flight to Tangier.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Salt of the Earth (1954)?
a.		To make the many sparkling lights in Galadriels eyes, the crew put white Christmas lights behind the camera.
b.		The real-life model for the films Johnny Friendly character (played by Lee J. Cobb) was International Longshoremens Association boss Michael Clemente (Johnny Friendly also has aspects of former Murder Inc. head Albert Anastasia, who was a top enforcer for the crime family that ran the Hoboken docks, the Luciano - later Genovese - family). In 1979 Clemente and other members of the Genovese family were indicted for corruption and racketeering on the New York waterfront.
c.		Not shown in American theaters until 1965.
d.		In the beginning of the film, when Shaun is riding the bus, the young man in front of him is listening to music. The song that can be heard is the dance club classic "Kernkraft 400" by Zombie Nation, which itself is a track from the 1984 Commodore 64 game "Lazy Jones".

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Salt of the Earth (1954)?
a.		While directing the love scene between Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, director Sam Mendes opted to watch the monitor from another room.
b.		Rosaura Revueltas, who played Esperanza Quintero, was a noted screen actress in her native Mexico. After this film was distributed, she was accused of being a Communist and deported. While she continued to appear in Mexican cinema, she never made another film in the US.
c.		Sofia Coppola wrote the role of Johnny Marco with Stephen Dorff in mind.
d.		Friedkin made sure he had final cut on the films domestic release but did not specifically request it for the foreign distribution. As a consequence the opening prologues were either cut, greatly shortened or incorporated into the body of the picture as flashback for the films foreign releases.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Salt of the Earth (1954)?
a.		Jennifer Jason Leigh was originally cast as Linda but dropped out.
b.		The original Broadway production of "A Passage to India" by Santha Rama Rau (born in Tamil Nadu, India) opened at the Ambassador Theater in New York on January 31, 1962 and ran for 109 performances.
c.		Bumblebee continues to use his radio to communicate, even though at the end of Transformers he was able to speak briefly. The writers liked Bumblebees radio ability and wanted to use it again, so the movie comic Transformers: Alliance (#3) explains that Bumblebees voice processor was damaged again in a battle with Starscream.
d.		Because the producers feared both sabotage and destruction of the film, the exposed footage had to be developed in secret, and at night, by a sympathetic lab technician, with the film delivered in unmarked canisters.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Salt of the Earth (1954)?
a.		P.L. Travers was a stickler about details in the script, driving many of the Disney writers to distraction about Poppins minutiae. After seeing the final film, she devised a list of changes she wanted. Her requests went unheeded after Walt himself pointed out that although she had SCRIPT approval, she didnt have FINAL DRAFT approval. Among the things that she disliked was the Sherman Bros. score. She wanted the only music in the movie to be period pieces such as "Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay" or "Greensleeves".
b.		Because blacklisted people were among those who made the movie, the production was fraught with outside interference. The entire cast and crew were met by a citizens committee in Central, New Mexico, where they had planned to film, and were ordered to leave town. The following day they moved the production to Silver City, NM, and were warned to "get out of town... or go out in black boxes."
c.		Kim Novak told Larry King on his television show that she turned down the role of Sarah Packard eventually played by Piper Laurie.
d.		The cell phone that Brad Pitts character uses in the film (and which is stolen by Catherine Zeta-Jones) is a Siemens S65.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Salt of the Earth (1954)?
a.		This movie is considered a Second World War wartime propaganda film of the United States.
b.		Arnold Stangs first feature film.
c.		This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1992.
d.		Emily Brownings character Babydoll, sings three of the songs featured in the film: "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" at the beginning of the movie; "Asleep" which plays while Babydoll is crying in the bathroom; and she is featured on the track "Where is My Mind?" by Yoav.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Salt of the Earth (1954)?
a.		Originally, the film had a different, much longer ending, in which Errol Flynns character takes the plane out for the impossible mission and dies, allowing the married couple (Ian Hunter and Kay Francis) to be reconciled, thereby also satisfying the Production Code. However, by the time of the preview, Flynn had become such a hot box office property with female moviegoers, the ending was re-shot with Ian Hunter nobly sacrificing himself allowing Flynn to have the fadeout clinch.
b.		Simon Pegg: Actor from Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz cameos in a voiceover role as a newsreader.
c.		This movie was the only blacklisted film ever in American film history. It was blacklisted during the 1950s during the height of the Cold War scare.
d.		St. Benedicts two mottos, "Non sibi" and "Finis origine pendet" are actually two mottos of Phillips Academy Andover.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Salt of the Earth (1954)?
a.		Michael Bay: [360 Shot] When Lincoln and Jordan finally escape.
b.		The movie was filmed in more locations than any other 007 movie in the franchises 46-year history: UK, Panama, Chile, Italy, Mexico and Austria.
c.		Members of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers, Local 890, who were part of the original strike upon which this story is based, appear in this film as either extras or supporting cast. Juan Chacón, who played Ramon Quintero, was the Union Local president.
d.		With this film, Hugh Jackman emerges as the first actor to be credited as playing a comic book hero in four consecutive films since Christopher Reeve as Superman. (Patrick Stewart also appears in this film and the 3 previous X-Men films, though his appearance is uncredited, with CGI used to make him appear younger, as was used in X-Men: The Last Stand.)

Year: 1954 related famous movies quizzes
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Black Shield of Falworth (1954) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Casanova's Big Night (1954) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Naked Jungle (1954) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Executive Suite (1954) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : On the Waterfront (1954) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Carnival Story (1954) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Glenn Miller Story (1954) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : White Christmas (1954) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sabrina (1954) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Black Widow (1954) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Track of the Cat (1954) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Riding Shotgun (1954) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Silver Chalice (1954) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Top Banana (1954) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Three Coins in the Fountain (1954) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Mad Magician (1954) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : His Majesty O'Keefe (1954) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rummelplatz der Liebe (1954) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Taza, Son of Cochise (1954) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Caine Mutiny (1954) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dragonfly Squadron (1954) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shield for Murder (1954) Quiz

Related genere famous movies quizzes
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) - Part (6) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : United 93 (2006) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Scaramouche (1952) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Munich (2005) - Part (5) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Pretty Baby (1978) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Quills (2000) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Quo Vadis (1951) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Troy (2004) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Sodom and Gomorrah (1962) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Les misérables (1998) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Public Enemies (2009) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Young Victoria (2009) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : A Mighty Heart (2007) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : World Trade Center (2006) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : JFK (1991) - Part (6) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Luther (2003) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Thirteen Days (2000) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Schindler's List (1993) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Longest Day (1962) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Mary of Scotland (1936) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) - Part (2) Quiz