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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Gold Rush (1925) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Gold Rush (1925) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Gold Rush (1925).
About the movie:
The Tramp goes the Klondike in search of gold and finds it and more.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Gold Rush (1925)?
a.
The only location shot used in the final cut of the film is opening shot of the miners heading up Chilkoot Pass.
b.
During the scene set in the Lars homestead dining room, Owen Lars asks Anakin "where are you going?" as he is the first one to leave the table. This is a reference to a similar scene in
Star Wars
when Luke becomes anxious to leave and Aunt Beru asks where hes going.
c.
Logo gimmick: The "U" in Universal grows an umlaut (Ü), mimicking the films title.
d.
The real Mary Ann was used on a tour to promote the film, then assigned to Hobbs Army Air Field in New Mexico. Some time in 1943 it was flown to Amarillo Army Air Field, where, according to a newspaper article, it was taken off flight status the next day, and assigned to ground school.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Gold Rush (1925)?
a.
The Russian space station Sergei Kirov (which is mentioned as having destroyed an American satellite) was named for an early Bolshevik leader, one of the first to be killed in
Joseph Stalin
s "Great Purges".
b.
The fictional town of Harrison, Texas was based on Wharton, Texas, the hometown of playwright
Horton Foote
.
c.
The part of Georgia (the showgirl) was originally written for Chaplins new wife
Lita Grey
, but she was replaced by
Georgia Hale
when she became pregnant.
d.
Rachel McAdams
,
Olivia Wilde
,
Jennifer Lawrence
,
Elizabeth Banks
,
Blake Lively
,
Rooney Mara
,
Kirsten Dunst
and
Andrea Riseborough
were considered for the lead female role.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Gold Rush (1925)?
a.
During the filming of this movie, the cast and crew worked around $19 billion worth of equipment, including a real oil rig and real space shuttle.
b.
The scene where The Lone Prospector and Big Jim have a boot for supper took three days and 63 takes to suit director
Charles Chaplin
. The boot was made of liquorice, and Chaplin was later rushed to hospital suffering insulin shock. The boot was made by the firm of Hillabys in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England; Pontefract is famous for growing liquorice and making it into "Pomfret Pontefract Cakes".
c.
As Luella walks past the television in the safe house, the movie being played is
Stakeout
.
d.
Daryls number on the Mohawks Little League baseball team is 7 and Turtles is 3.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Gold Rush (1925)?
a.
During the "cigarette lighting" scene in the garden, the "match" cupped in Leos hand is actually a very small carbon arc lamp built for the scene - very hot, very dangerous, but providing a remarkable visual effect.
b.
The song "Every Baby Needs a Da-Da-Daddy," performed by the burlesque chorus, was originally written for
Marilyn Monroe
, who sang it in the 1948 Columbia "B" musical
Ladies of the Chorus
.
c.
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.
d.
The "dancing rolls" sequence was so popular with audiences that, in some cases (such as the films Berlin premiere), projectionists stopped the film and replayed the scene.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Gold Rush (1925)?
a.
Thomas DeLonge
: Drive-Thru employee wearing a sombrero who says "Alright!"
b.
Second film in the series where Jigsaws apprentice (in this case Hoffman) records the message on the tape in the movies climax.
c.
There was 27 times more film shot than appeared in the final cut.
d.
Isla Blair
: wife of
Julian Glover
plays wife of his character Donovan. Credits list "Mrs. Glover" as playing "Mrs. Donovan."
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Gold Rush (1925)?
a.
Several of the cast and crew members also make cameos in the classroom scenes, such as the the Kipper Kids (as the blond pigtailed girls in the nostril harnesses), Gisele Lindley (as the girl with the missing tooth), and Richard Elfman (as one of the dark-suited performers in front of the room).
b.
The first of
Charles Chaplin
s silent films which he revived with the addition of sound for new audiences.
c.
Originally titled "Simon Says" (where Zeus was scripted as a woman) and was considered as the third sequel to
Lethal Weapon
.
d.
Was originally conceived as a live broadcast special for CBS.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Gold Rush (1925)?
a.
The Spanish maid who in real life occupied the room that doubled for Loris in the film was continuously being displaced, and she became so overwhelmed when she heard screaming coming from the bathroom that she packed her bags and returned to her native country.
b.
This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1992.
c.
According to The Guinness Book of World Records (2002), the movie contains the most edited scene in cinema history. Editor
Lloyd Nosler
compressed 200,000 feet (60,960 meters) of film into a mere 750 feet (228.6 meters) for the chariot race scene - a ratio of 267:1 (film shot to film shown).
d.
In
Miss Congeniality
, there was supposed to be a storyline where Gracie Harts mother was killed in the line of duty. The storyline was included in this sequel.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Gold Rush (1925)?
a.
Erin Naas
: Arcees hologram driver.
b.
The 2,500 men playing prospectors were real vagrants who were hired for one days pay.
c.
Filmed in a real-life abandoned cabin.
d.
Spike Lee
originally wanted
Robert De Niro
for the role of Sal. But De Niro turned down the part, saying that it was too similar to many of the parts he had played in the past.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Gold Rush (1925)?
a.
In the softball game scene,
Joan Cusack
wears a "Peaches" baseball cap, a reference to
A League of Their Own
which was directed by
Penny Marshall
(director
Garry Marshall
s sister) and which co-starred
Ann Cusack
(Joans sister).
b.
The only
Charles Chaplin
silent comedy in which he began to shoot with a story fully worked out.
c.
The movie was filmed on location in North Carolina in October and November, 1987, which is why the grass had to be touched up with green paint. It is also why the breath of the actors can be seen in many of the night scenes.
d.
The films heavies (Lyon, MacDonald and Jolley) are all played by members of the production staff.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Gold Rush (1925)?
a.
The name of
Arthur Shields
character, "Donkeyman", is a nickname for the job he performed, the sole caretaker of the ships single-piston "Donkey" engine.
b.
As filming went on,
Matt Damon
continued to gain most of the weight that he had lost purposely for his role in Courage Under Fire.
c.
The first movie for
Robert Sterling
.
d.
Was voted the 15th Greatest Film of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
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