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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010).

About the movie: Master sorcerer Balthazar Blake recruits a seemingly everyday guy in his mission to defend New York City from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)?
a.		In the bathroom scene, Balthazar uses the Hungarian Mirror trick against Maxim Horvath. Horvaths last name is a typical Hungarian surname. It means "Croatian".
b.		During the climactic confrontation between Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) and Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield), Zuckerberg can be seen wearing an Arm & Hammer t-shirt. Armie Hammer, who plays the Winklevoss twins, is named after his great grandfather Armand Hammer, who is speculated to be named after the company.
c.		Many consider one of the reasons why the film was so successful was because of its anti-establishment stance. At the time, disillusionment with Americas involvement in Vietnam was gaining ground.
d.		The movie theater where The Art of Pain was shot at is the historic Landmark at the Century Mall. The director, Matt Brookens, wrote the screenplay while working there as an usher. "I always wanted to see what would happen if somebody were to fall off that ledge in the middle of the mall," states Brookens. "I finally got to throw someone off in the film!"

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)?
a.		The song that David plays with the Teslas rays is Stevie Wonders "Superstition".
b.		Filmed in 65 locations around Los Angeles, without a single soundstage.
c.		Ridley Scott was persuaded to do the film when DreamWorks head Walter F. Parkes and producer Douglas Wick presented him with a reproduction of the 1872 painting "Pollice Verso" ("Thumbs Down") by Jean-Léon Gérôme, in which a gladiator stands over the opponent he has beaten.
d.		During "I Wont Dance," Ginger Rogers sings to Fred Astaire: "But when you dance youre charming and youre gentle/ Especially when you do the Continental," referring to the dance in their previous film, The Gay Divorcee. The two then strike a pose from that number while the band plays a riff.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)?
a.		Daves Tesla coil lightning bolts may have been special effects, but they accurately depict the giant electrical sparks capable of being generated by a Tesla coil of that size.
b.		The characters of Referee Randall and Bell Boy Dante are Director Ronny Yus take on both the gravediggers Rozencratz and Guildenstein from "Hamlet" who observe the goings on, as well as a reference to Kevin Smiths characters in "Clerks" and "Clerks 2"
c.		Before development was put on hold in 2006, Annette Bening and Uma Thurman were rumored to have been considered for the roles of Mary Haines and Crystal Allen respectively. Also Lisa Kudrow and Anne Hathaway were in talks for the roles of Mirian Aarons and Peggy Day, but the roles were cut out of the final script.
d.		The film is based on the true-life raid by Col. Benjamin Grierson who, as shown in the movie, began his expedition--known as Griersons Raid--from LeGrange, Tennessee, in April of 1863.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)?
a.		Although a Paramount film, Warner Bros. acquired the rights for the 1941 and 1948 remakes, so it is in the Turner library with a running time of 69 minutes. However, some cutting of the original must have taken place, because both Clara Blandick (who is credited on-screen) and Sam Hardy do not appear in their print.
b.		The theatrical version contains roughly 800 special effects shots. The DVD Extended Edition adds about another 160 to that total.
c.		Most of the rebel ground troops in the Hoth battle were Norwegian extras. Because they didnt speak any English, second unit director Peter MacDonald had to "act out" what he wanted them to do, by pointing in the direction of the "enemy" (which wasnt visible during shooting) and demonstrating the recoil motion he wanted for the blaster rifles.
d.		During filming, an accident occurred when a filming of car chase sequence went awry. The filming accident, which caused two bystanders to suffer minor injuries, occurred Monday, May 4, shortly before 1 A.M. at the Sbarro at 47th Street and Seventh Avenue Street when one of the cars used in the chase sequence suddenly careened into a pizza parlor.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)?
a.		The androids names in the Alien films follow a pattern: in Alien, its Ash (A); in Aliens and Alien³ its Bishop (B); and in Alien: Resurrection its Call (C).
b.		The good and evil apprentices, "Dave Stutler" and "Drake Stone" both share the initials "D.S."
c.		This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
d.		All cast members performed their own songs.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)?
a.		Originally, the writers wanted Arnold Schwarzeneggers character during the horse chase sequence to chase after the suspect through the reflecting pool at the Washington Monument. The National Parks Service refused to allow that to happen.
b.		The first feature film to use Kodaks Vision3 250D 5207 film stock. Kodak provided the production with 250,000 feet of the stock months before it was commercially available.
c.		When she first meets Harold, Maude states her full name as Dame Marjorie Chardem (although it is spelled "Chardin" in the screenplay, novel, and transcript).
d.		Due to location conflicts, the final roof scene at the end of the film was shot in 6 different locations and was matched to look like one.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)?
a.		The movie was actually shot and completed in 1982.
b.		Two posters in Drake Stones apartment are actually advertisements for the "Magic: the Gathering" card game - the games logo appears above paintings of Drake, as if it was the title of his magic act.
c.		Robin Askwith is dubbed.
d.		Jeroen Krabbé, who plays the part of Schindler, was going to play the part of Beethoven. Later on the part went to Gary Oldman and Krabbé was asked to play Schindler.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)?
a.		Beach Dickerson, a Corman regular, did quadruple roles...not only is he the fair-haired boy that drowns in quicksand, he is also the stranger riding in from the burning plains, the bear that attacks the hunting party, and even plays a drummer during the funeral for his own character!
b.		One of the people that Horvath summons is Abigail Williams. At age 12, Williams was the first person to make the accusation of witchcraft in 1692 Salem, Massachusetts. This led to the Salem witch trials and the deaths of at least 20 people. There is no definite evidence of what happened to Williams after the trials ended.
c.		Ian Fleming received three offers for the film rights to his "Casino Royale" novel during 1954. Producer and Director Gregory Ratoff bought the rights to the novel in May 1954 for $600. It was a six month option and Ratoff took this to CBS whom produced and broadcast this one hour episode for Climax! See: Casino Royale. CBS purchased the rights to the Ian Fleming novel for $1000. John Shepridge negotiated the sale of the film and television rights in 1954. Before the sale, the "Casino Royale" novel had not been successful, and was even retitled and Americanized for its paperback issue. Fleming also needed money. Twelve months later, and after the TV screening, Ratoff bought "Casino Royale" outright in perpetuity for an additional $6000. Both sales including the option and the buy-out are considered to have been sold too cheaply and were two sales that Ian Fleming later regretted. With the money from the larger sale, Ian Fleming bought a Thunderbird car at the cost of £3000. Gregory Ratoff passed away on 14 December 1960. His widow in 1961 sold the rights to Charles K. Feldman for $75,000. Feldman would go on to make the James Bond parody, Casino Royale and it would not be made as an EON Productions film for almost another forty years.
d.		The death of Heathers husband largely came about due to concerns that Freddy simply wasnt killing enough people in the screenplay!

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)?
a.		Chiles Atacama Desert (where the finale was filmed) is the driest region on planet earth with no record of any measurable rainfall ever having occurred there.
b.		There was no effort made to cast actors who looked like their real life counterparts.
c.		The 1935 Rolls Royce Phantom that was used in the film is a one of a kind and actually belongs to Nicolas Cage. The filmmakers were trying to find a really cool classic car and Cage offered it as an option to use.
d.		The film has not been shown on television under its original title for years. It is always shown under its reissue title, "One For the Book".