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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Darwin Awards (2006) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Darwin Awards (2006) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Darwin Awards (2006).
About the movie:
A forensic detective and an insurance investigator trek to investigate a potential Darwin Award winner. From www.darwinawards.com: "Honoring those who improve the species...by accidentally removing themselves from it!"
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Darwin Awards (2006)?
a.
During the search in the library for the author, behind Michael is a man reading a book. The book is actually "The Darwin Awards" book of stories much like the ones in the film.
b.
The voice of the operator that Challis keeps getting when he tries to call out of Santa Mira is
Jamie Lee Curtis
.
c.
The archive background footage showing New York Citys Broadway at night is vintage May-June 1935, judging from the film titles prominently displayed on various theatre marquees.
d.
The Russian spaceship
Aleksei Leonov
was named for the cosmonaut who was the first man to perform an extravehicular activity (spacewalk).
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Darwin Awards (2006)?
a.
The title is based on a real set of awards given to people who inadvertently "help" natural selection by acts of sheer stupidity that result in their removal from the gene pool, either by their death or any other act that makes them incapable of reproducing.
b.
Cinematographer
Karl Freund
achieved the effect of Draculas hypnotic stare by aiming two pencil-spot-lights into actor
Bela Lugosi
s eyes.
c.
The ballet sequence was almost cut because the shooting was behind schedule, but MGM studio head
Louis B. Mayer
stood by
Arthur Freed
,
Vincente Minnelli
and
Gene Kelly
in withholding the release of the movie because he felt the movie wouldnt be effective without it.
d.
Cotas mansion seen in the film is the real-life Palace In The Sky located in Tagaytay City outside Manila, Philippines. The palace was erected in 1979 by former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos - known as the Peoples Park In The Sky.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Darwin Awards (2006)?
a.
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.
b.
Claire Forlani drives a Citroën 2 CV. Milos SUV is a Mercedes ML.
c.
The film is based on the Broadway production of "They Knew What They Wanted" by
Sidney Howard
opened on November 24, 1924 at the Garrick Theater, ran for 192 performances and won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1925.
d.
The scene involving the JATO rocket is not the only "Mythbusters" connection in the film.
Adam Savage
and
Jamie Hyneman
also examined (and debunked) the story of the ice fishing with dynamite mishap in a subsequent episode of Alaska myths. Additionally, the "pulley" sequence with Michael and the filmmaker sliding up and down the building face on a rope is a slightly-altered retelling of the "barrel of bricks" myth which Adam and Jamie also investigated (and found somewhat plausible if highly unlikely).
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Darwin Awards (2006)?
a.
Metallica are performing their song "Sad but true" in the film. It was recorded at a regular live show in Salt Lake City on November 22, 2004. The show was interrupted during "Sad but True" but the song was only played once. To celebrate the premier of the movie at the Sundance Film Festival on Wednesday, January 25, 2006, the band played at a private party following the screening that day.
b.
Final film of
Broderick Crawford
, in a career spanning 45 years.
c.
Warner Brothers rejected
Gabriel Yared
s score for the movie for being too old-fashioned.
d.
Gene Hackman asked his good friend and co-star in
Cisco Pike
,
Kris Kristofferson
, a former Airborne Ranger, if he wanted to do a cameo in this film. Kristofferson had to decline because he was on a concert tour.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Darwin Awards (2006)?
a.
Rosie Garcia took over the leading role of Kathryn three days into filming after the other actress was forced to back out due to scheduling conflicts.
b.
Karl Urban
and
Gerard Butler
were both considered for the part of Victor Creed.
c.
The segment with the rocket powered car features
MythBusters
host
Jamie Hyneman
and Adam Savage (II) as the surplus salesman. The first episode of MythBusters dealt with that particular urban legend.
d.
In line with other "wolf" puns in the film, the book Bill is reading in bed is "You Cant Go Home Again" by
Thomas Wolfe
,
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