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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Pride of the Yankees (1942) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Pride of the Yankees (1942).

About the movie: The story of the life and career of the famed baseball player, Lou Gehrig.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pride of the Yankees (1942)?
a.		Crash and the Boys are said to hail from Brampton. Brampton, Ontario is a city located outside Toronto, and the home town of Michael Cera.
b.		Lefty ODoul worked with Gary Cooper to improve his batting style.
c.		The films title was originally going to be simply "Dragonball" in homage to the title of the original series, but the word "Evolution" was added to show that this would be a more different and advanced version of the saga.
d.		For his role as the warrior Volstagg, Ray Stevenson wore a specially designed fat suit that gave Volstagg a round but tough appearance: "What weve done is kind of sex Volstagg up... hes got every bit of that Falstaffian verve and vigour, and a bit of a beergut to suggest an enormous appetite, but hes not the Weeble-shaped figure in the comics. Hes Falstaff with muscles!"

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pride of the Yankees (1942)?
a.		Andreass revolver that he points at Mallory from behind the newspaper is an Enfield No 2 Mk I* (identifiable as the "*" modification by the lack of the hammer spur). It fired the anemic .380/200 service round and is widely considered to be one of the worst service sidearms ever foisted on an unwilling army.
b.		Released just 17 months after Lou Gehrigs death.
c.		Matteo Ribaudo tailored the roles of the "Landlord" and "Garth" for actors Mark Christopher Lawrence, and Scott Krinsky, after Patricia Rae became good friends with them on the set of "Chuck".
d.		The scene where Gamling (Bruce Hopkins) and Theoden (Bernard Hill) get ready for the battle (speech from Gamling), Hopkins sons, Tom and Joe, are sitting at the entrance of the room, their backs to the camera, as refugees.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pride of the Yankees (1942)?
a.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on Monday, October 4th, 1943 with Gary Cooper reprising his film role.
b.		David Tennant was rumored to be playing Thranduil before Lee Pace was cast.
c.		According to Ridley Scott (while discussing the filming of Matchstick Men), Sam Rockwell was originally cast in one of the roles and had completed some rehearsals before he became ill/injured and was replaced.
d.		Irene Dunne was actually eighteen years older than her love interest, Van Johnson.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pride of the Yankees (1942)?
a.		To accommodate the films 30 million dollar budget, George Clooney had to convince Julia Roberts and Drew Barrymore to lower their asking prices.
b.		Dante Basco, the actor who voiced Zuko in the original series, wanted to play Zuko in the film. Many of the producers also wanted Basco to play the role, but M.Night Shymalan had already chosen Dev Patel for the role.
c.		The dialogue refers explicitly at one point to the films of Frank Capra. Capras grandson, Frank Capra III, was first assistant director of this film.
d.		Since star Gary Cooper was right-handed and Lou Gehrig was left-handed, and since Coopers athletic skills were barely passable right-handed let alone left-handed, the close-up baseball scenes were shot with uniforms in reverse type. Cooper would hit the ball and run to third, and the prints would be reversed.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pride of the Yankees (1942)?
a.		EASTER EGG: In the Region 1 DVD disc 1, Special Features section, there is a hidden circle icon (not Iron Mans arc generator, oddly enough) between the "Previews" and "Main Menu" items (on a DVD remote, highlight "Main Menu", then go left). Press Enter to see a video of Stan Lee and Robert Downey Jr. discussing Lees cameo in the film.
b.		Ranked #3 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Sports" in June 2008.
c.		When the Harveys are coming into dock at the end, one of the boats being stacked is the "My Way." My Way was one of Paul Ankas biggest hits, sung by Frank Sinatra amongst others. Paul Anka plays the boat dealer.
d.		The DVD contains exactly 23 chapters.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pride of the Yankees (1942)?
a.		After Nicky is barred from Vegas casinos, Ace and Nicky meet sixty miles outside Vegas at a bar called the Idle Spurs. The telephone number seen on the front sign of the Idle Spurs was the correct telephone number for the Idle Spurs Tavern in Las Vegas (at 1113 South Rainbow Boulevard, near the intersection of Charleston Boulevard). The telephone number remained in service years after the movie was made. The number is now disconnected.
b.		While shooting the films finale, where Ben flies out the attic window and falls, the films stunt man had a near-disastrous accident. He projected himself too far out from the window and the crew waiting below had seconds to move the safety padding for his landing. The stunt man almost missed the pad, landing a mere foot or so from the end of the safety pad.
c.		Matt Craven plays one of the adults returning to summer camp, where they have such fond memories. Craven also played a CIT (counselor in training) in Meatballs, another film about summer camp. Both films were shot in Canada.
d.		While filming the movie, Teresa Wright - who played Gehrigs wife Eleanor Gehrig - wore the actual bracelet that Lou gave to Eleanor on their fourth anniversary. Eleanor brought the bracelet to the set to be used in the movie. The bracelet is made up of 17 metal medallions that celebrate the seven World Championships and six All-Star game appearances that Gehrig made. The bracelet is now displayed in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pride of the Yankees (1942)?
a.		Bella mentions having seen a film starring William Holden and Jean Arthur. The only film they starred in together was Arizona which came out in 1940.
b.		The role of Seraph was originally written specifically for Jet Li. Reportedly, Jet Li asked for the same amount of money as Keanu Reeves was getting to do the film. The role was then changed to a female and offered to Michelle Yeoh, who turned it down due to scheduling conflicts.
c.		The filmmakers had requested that M&Ms be used to lure E.T., instead of Reeses Pieces. The Mars company had denied their request and so Reeses Pieces were used instead. As a direct result, Reeses Pieces sales skyrocketed. Because of this, more and more companies began requesting that their products be used in movies. Thus, product placement was born.
d.		In reality, Gary Cooper was decidedly not a fan of baseball and required extensive coaching in order to look even passable on a baseball diamond. In fact, he had never played the game before, even as a youth, and had never even seen a baseball game in person until he was hired for this film.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pride of the Yankees (1942)?
a.		Plans to film near the Incan ruins at Machu Picchu, Peru were scratched due to uncertain weather conditions in the area.
b.		Lou Gehrigs famous retirement quote, "Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.", was originally spoken on Tuesday, July 4th, 1939. And it was voted as the #38 movie quote by the American Film Institute (out of 100).
c.		This is a different Doris Day. Much confusion (and, one imagines, many movie-goer complaints) followed purposely misleading re-release of this B musical in early Fifties to cash in on name of totally different same-named musical comedy star who accomplished far greater acclaim nearly ten years later.
d.		A Print of this film survives in the Library of Congress.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pride of the Yankees (1942)?
a.		Off camera, Heather took one of the stick figures. It is later seen in pieces after they are chased from their campsite by unseen forces and is even mentioned by Josh in a later scene.
b.		Sportswriter, "Sam Blake" (played by Walter Brennan) was loosely based on writer Fred Lieb, who was one of the Gehrigs closest friends.
c.		The car that Watts drives in the movie is a very dilapidated mini cooper modified for driving in America. Between 1960 and 1967 only 10,000 were sold in the U.S. and then discontinued. Although they are very popular now, they were quite alien and unknown to most of the American public in 1987.
d.		Frank Sinatra was seriously considered for the role of Nicky Arnstein but Barbra Streisand vetoed this as she didnt like him.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pride of the Yankees (1942)?
a.		Babe Ruth missed several days of shooting and filming, during the production, because of his own illness.
b.		Directorial debut of Andrew V. McLaglen.
c.		A cookie was named after the film within months of its first festival screening.
d.		The newspaper article that Brenda shows Natalie near the end of the film (about her boyfriends death) is said to have been written by (Benno Tutter). Tutter worked on the Art Production of this film.

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