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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Star Trek (2009) - Part (10) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Star Trek (2009) - Part (10) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Star Trek (2009).
About the movie:
A chronicle of the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek (2009)?
a.
Two of the characters in the film, Peter The Pardoner and Simon The Summoner, are characters from
Geoffrey Chaucer
s work, "The Canterbury Tales".
b.
Directorial debut of
Ray Milland
.
c.
The computer listed in the credits that was used to help create the movie is called the "Roddenberry".
d.
The movie was based on the stage musical of the
Jerome Robbins
ballet entitled Fancy Free, which opened at the Ballet Theatre in New York in the spring of 1944. In addition to writing the book for the stage version of
On the Town
and writing the screenplay for the film,
Betty Comden
and
Adolph Green
appeared in the stage version in the roles of "Claire" and "Ozzie."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek (2009)?
a.
Production begun in September 1926 for a silent film, with release announced for December. It did not appear, and was instead released in 1928 with a sound track, including a synchronized version of the title song being sung.
b.
The planet Delta Vega that Kirk is marooned on is a homage to the second pilot of the original series:
Where No Man Has Gone Before
. It is the location of the Lithium cracking Station where navigator Lee Kelso was murdered and where Jim Kirk defeats his radiation-mutated friend helmsman Lt. Commander Gary Mitchell and his companion, Dr. Elizabeth Dehner.
c.
When shooting the film,
Sylvester Stallone
decided that for the shooting of the fight, he and
Dolph Lundgren
should hit one another for real, so as to increase the intensity of the scene. After doing three takes of Rocky taking shots to ribs, Stallone felt a burning in his chest, but ignored it. Later that night, he had difficulty breathing and was taken to a nearby emergency room. It was discovered that his blood pressure was over 200, and he had to be flown on a low-altitude flight from Canada to St. Johns Hospital in Santa Monica, where he remained in intensive care for eight days. What had happened was that Lungren had punched him so hard in the chest, Stallones heart had slammed up against his breastbone and began to swell, cutting off the blood supply and restricting the oxygen flow throughout the body.
d.
The Hollywood Reporter announced in July 1951 that actor
Johnny Sands
would be appearing in this picture but Sands is not credited as being in the films cast.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek (2009)?
a.
A shuttlecraft (before Starfleet deploys the rescue starships) is seen with the name Moore. This may be a reference to "Trek" writer
Ronald D. Moore
.
b.
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.
c.
Mark Wahlberg
reportedly never played the video game as he didnt want to become addicted, and felt the script connected him to the story enough.
d.
The character of Ogie Ogilthorpe was based upon Bill Goldie Goldthorpe, a WHA and NAHL player in the 70s.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek (2009)?
a.
A print of this film survives in the Library of Congress.
b.
The film was originally titled "El Weirdo".
c.
In March 1943, when the film was in wide release, a lawsuit brought by a group of lawyers from New Haven, Connecticut charged that this comedy "showed the legal profession in a disreputable light." The complainants asked for the movie to be withdrawn, but their plea was thrown out by Connecticut Superior Court Judge Patrick OSullivan.
d.
Pikes whistle (to break up the bar-fight) had the same "boatswain whistle" pitch used in the original series for intercom paging.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek (2009)?
a.
Uhuras roommate is an Orion. On the original show, fans identified Kirk and Pike (and "later" Capt. Archers) fascination with Orion slave dancers.
b.
Robert Downey Jr.
read many Sherlock Holmes stories and watched
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
by Granada Television (starring
Jeremy Brett
) in order to learn more about the character.
c.
In September 1928, Warner Bros. Pictures purchased a majority interest in First National Pictures and from that point on, all "First National" productions were actually made under Warner Bros. control, even though the two companies continued to retain separate identities until the mid-1930s, after which time "A Warner Bros.-First National Picture" was often used.
d.
Goldie Hawn
turned down the role of Hattie in order to play a part in
Foul Play
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek (2009)?
a.
The last film produced by Amicus, Hammers chief rival during the 1960s and 70s. Filmed January 20-March 1976, on the heels of Hammers final horror feature "To the Devil a Daughter."
b.
The play The Man in the Glass Booth aroused a lot of controversy when it was originally staged in New York in 1968. When revived on the stage there during the mid-1990s, it still aroused some further controversy.
c.
In his autobiography,
Garson Kanin
wrote that
Harry Cohn
paid the record $1 million for the films rights because he had heard that Kanin said he "wouldnt sell the rights to Harry Cohn for any amount - not even a million dollars."
d.
The first time that
Zachary Quinto
met
Leonard Nimoy
in the set, Nimoy said to the young actor: "You have no idea what youre in for."
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek (2009)?
a.
Eric Bana
plays Nero, a Romulan. He also appeared in a non Star-Trek affiliated movie called
Romulus, My Father
and plays the title character, Romulus.
b.
This film was shot in 30 days.
c.
Previously produced as the silent film
Romance
starring
Doris Keane
, who had originated the role of Rita Cavallini in the stage play.
d.
This movie featured a long subtitle to its main title
The Sea Wolves
, it being "The Last Charge of the Calcutta Light Horse". This movies source novel, Boarding Party, also had a long subtitle to its book title, it being "The Last Action of the Calcutta Light Horse".
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek (2009)?
a.
Marlon Brando
later wrote a long letter to
Trevor Howard
apologizing for his behavior during filming. Howard was largely responsible for helping the American star win a libel action against a British newspaper concerning the film. He also agreed to appear with Brando in
Morituri
.
b.
Mike tells Carlisle that his former patient left him $11,000 in his will. He then gives Carlisle a number call to claim $8800, which he says is less his fee for finding him. This means that Mikes fee is 20%.
c.
Every new incarnation of Star Trek had someone from a previous series appear in the premier:
DeForest Kelley
as Admiral Leonard McCoy in ST:TNG: Encounter at Farpoint;
Patrick Stewart
as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard on ST: Deep Space 9: Emissary;
Armin Shimerman
as Quark on ST: Voyager: Caretaker;
James Cromwell
as Zephram Cochran (ST: First Contact) in ST: Enterprise: Broken Bow; and this movie, where
Leonard Nimoy
plays Spock.
d.
The poem read by Nick in class is a classic poem by the famous poet
e.e. cummings
entitled "She Being Brand New."
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek (2009)?
a.
In the original TV series, props used on the set (notably McCoys medical scanner) were actually salt shakers doubling as futuristic equipment. In the 2009 movie, after picking (and losing) a bar fight on Earth, Kirk (
Chris Pine
) sits at a bar table. Licking his wounds, he lifts a small metal model of a starship off the table. As he fidgets with it, you can see its in fact a salt shaker - theres an "S" on the dish portion of the ships hull, and when Kirk turns it over, salt streams out.
b.
The Filmmakers have won several awards at festivals across the country, including Best Director, Best Comedy, Best Sound Design & Editing, "Best of Faux" Audience Award, an Accolade Award, and The "Precious Award" given to them for their Walter Keonig cameo.
c.
Steven Soderbergh
and
Sean Astin
were both interested in directing.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 16, 1954 with
Dorothy McGuire
reprising her film role.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek (2009)?
a.
This is a lost film
b.
The negative was severely damaged during the cutting process, so insurance deemed the project a total loss.
c.
Nero is an amalgamation of the same-named emperor from ancient history and
Jules Verne
s Captain Nemo from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and The Mysterious Island. He is thus a self-absorbed commander of the Narada (Nautilus) with second-in-command Ayel (Aronnax) from a lost Romulan (Roman) Empire; seeking revenge against the Federation (England) for the destruction of his home and family with the use of extremely advanced technology. As well, before the Federation is aware of the origin of the distress signals, a fleet is sent with spaceship USS Farragut among them. In Vernes novel, Captain Farragut is in command of the expedition to track the "sea monster" which ends up being Nemos submarine.
d.
Scott Siegel
, the actor who portrayed a steroids dealer in the film, was arrested a few months after the films release for steroids possession and assaulting federal officers.
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