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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Syriana (2005) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Syriana (2005) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Syriana (2005)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Syriana (2005).

About the movie: A politically-charged epic about the state of the oil industry in the hands of those personally involved and affected by it.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Syriana (2005)?
a.		In the preview screenings for the movie, nobody applauded after the big song numbers. The animators wanted applause and so somebody stuck the Genie with an "Applause" sign at the end of "Friend Like Me". The joke worked and the sign was kept for the movie.
b.		Amanda Root was originally sought for the role of Marianne, and performed the role at a read-through of an early draft of the script. However, by the time the film was being made, Root could not appear, as she was already working on another Jane Austen film, Persuasion.
c.		George Clooney gained 35 pounds on a pasta-heavy diet to play CIA operative Robert Barnes. The actor also shaved his hairline for the right look.
d.		The movies line "Shane. Shane. Come back!" was voted as the #47 movie quote by the American Film Institute (out of 100).

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Syriana (2005)?
a.		According to some sources, the nickname Black Sox was already in use for the Chicago White Sox long before the World Series fixing scandal. It was a reference to owner Charles Comiskey refusing to launder uniforms himself, forcing the players to do it themselves, which inevitably led to uniforms becoming filthy. Other sources, including Eliot Asimovs book Eight Men Out, do not mention the team being referred to as the Black Sox before the scandal, however.
b.		Tracey Ullman and Liv Tyler filmed scenes for this film, but all were cut by director Woody Allen to reduce running time.
c.		This was the last picture Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) released as an independent company. On 8 April 2005, the studio was acquired by several companies, including Sony, in the middle of the promotion for this movie. Several other films, including Into the Blue and The Pink Panther, were already produced and set for release by MGM at the time of the buyout, and were later released by Sony Pictures.
d.		Stephen Gaghan wanted Christian Bale to play Bryan Woodman, but Bale had to turn the part down due to his commitment to The New World.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Syriana (2005)?
a.		Parts of the film were shot suing camera lenses that utilized 3-D technology, but was mostly shot with Panavision lenses.
b.		In the days leading up to the Oscar nominations, the Academy announced that the films screenplay was considered original, not adapted. Since it had been strongly advertised as adapted, many believed the film would not be nominated. It was nominated for Best Original Screenplany, but lost to Crash.
c.		There are two death scenes involving someone falling from a significant height: The 12th Ave. Bridge and the roof of UW library. The same mannequin was used for both scenes. After being shattered to hundreds of pieces in the first scene filmed, it was painstakingly glued back together piece by piece for the second plummeting death scene.
d.		Some scenes were filmed at William Cullen Bryant High School in Long Island City.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Syriana (2005)?
a.		The woman singing at the club in the beginning of the movie is singer Poe, who also provided the song "Our Lips are Sealed" for the soundtrack, which she is performing in the scene.
b.		When Lite and Otto are working together, they break every rule of Buds "repo code."
c.		The word "fiancée" has three acceptable pronunciations in English according to Webster, with the stress on the first, second, or final syllable. In the initial hospital room scene where the Callaghans discover Peter in a coma and meet Lucy, all three pronunciations of the word are given, and in consecutive order as far as the syllables. Nurse: "Shes his FIancée!" Midge: "His fiANcée"? Doctor (a few lines later, to intern): "Shes the fianCEE, you idiot!"
d.		Harrison Ford was the original choice to play Bob Barnes, but turned it down. He later told Empire magazine that is one of the few movie career decisions that he has regretted.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Syriana (2005)?
a.		Michael Biehn had just three weeks to write the script and do pre-production.
b.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 25, 1952 with Betty Grable and Dan Dailey reprising their film roles.
c.		In the original script, Bob Barnes was originally named Bob Baer, after Robert Baers father.
d.		Filmed in 1924, not released until 1925.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Syriana (2005)?
a.		The scene in the front doorway of the Sloan Whiting law firm, next to the U.S. Capitol, is actually the real-life law firm Jones Day, located at 51 Louisiana Avenue, NW.
b.		Keenan Wynn was the first choice to play Perry White but he was having heart problems so the part had to be recast with Jackie Cooper.
c.		Because the film was shot out of sequence, Val Kilmer had to carefully gain weight for Morrisons fatter, later years so that the flab was only noticeable on his belly and could be concealed when he played Morrison as a younger man.
d.		Alfred Hitchcock and Ben Hecht consulted Nobel Prize winner Dr. Robert Millikan on how to make an atomic bomb. He refused to answer, but confirmed that the principal ingredient, uranium, could fit in a wine bottle.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Syriana (2005)?
a.		The aspen "dolly shot" was done from a Honda Civic on the roadside. The aspens are above Robert Redfords Sundance resort in an area called Aspen Grove in Provo Canyon, Utah.
b.		Michelle Monaghan originally had a more substantial role in the film. When screening audiences reacted negatively to the long running time, her sub-plot was removed.
c.		Elliott Gould lights a cigarette in every single scene he appears in in the movie, except the last where he visits Terry Lennox in Mexico.
d.		The first The Three Stooges film shot in color.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Syriana (2005)?
a.		Dialogue by Casey Siemaszkos character is sampled in the seminal 1994 hip-hop song "Regulate" by Warren G. and Nate Dogg, but according to the DVD commentary Siemaszko had no clue that this happened nor had he heard of the song itself.
b.		In a classroom scene, a teacher mentions that Everest is not Earths highest geographical point. She asks what the actual highest point is, and the bell rings. The answer is Mt. Chimborazo in Ecuador, which is the furthest point from the Earths center, but closer to local sea level than Everest. (The Earth bulges at the equator.) However, as the movie is set in 1962, and the analysis that led to Mt. Chimborazo being described that way was performed recently, it is extraordinarily unlikely thats what the teacher is referring to. Also, by the measurement that lists Mt. Chimborazo is highest, Everest is not 2nd, but 10th. Almost certainly, the reference is to K2, which is a point of contention.
c.		Syriana is a term used by Washington think-tanks to describe a hypothetical re-shaping of the Middle East.
d.		Won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature Film at the South Asian International Film Festival in NYC.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Syriana (2005)?
a.		First picture to be released by the new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) studio.
b.		Contains 11 deaths scenes, the most of any film in the series.
c.		Walter Huston (on loan from MGM) worked 4 weeks and 6 days on this production. Louis B. Mayer exercised a provision in his 1931 contract extending it for his participation in this film.
d.		George Clooney suffered a spinal injury during a stunt. Due to the weight he gained for his role, the injury left him bedridden for a month and caused severe migraines, which prevented him from doing publicity for Oceans Twelve. The injury was eventually corrected with surgery. Clooney has since called his weight gain "pretty stupid".

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Syriana (2005)?
a.		Director Sam Raimi wanted Bruce Campbell to play the lead role, but the producers were uncertain that Campbell could handle the part.
b.		John Belushi got so sick of John G. Avildsens directing style that at one point he called his friend and director John Landis late one night and asked if he could take over directing the movie. When Landis heard they were already filming, he explained that he couldnt do it.
c.		Judy Garland would later refer to the pint-sized Oscar Juvenile Award she won at 1939s Academy Awards as the Munchkin Award.
d.		Greta Scacchi played Bob Barnes wife and Robby Barnes mother. Her role was cut from the final release.

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