Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Ten Commandments (1923) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Ten Commandments (1923) Quiz

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Ten Commandments (1923).

About the movie: The first part tells the story of Moses leading the Jews from Egypt to the Promised Land, his receipt of the tablets and the worship of the golden calf...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ten Commandments (1923)?
a.		According to a Film Quarterly article, the inspiration for this story came partly from the Leo Frank trial in Atlanta, Georgia, when the Jewish factory superintendent Frank was found guilty of, and lynched for, the murder of a white, teenage, female employee.
b.		Most of the chariot crashes in the prologue were real and unplanned.
c.		The final piece of score by Elliot Goldenthal in the film, "Funeral/Coda," is actually Goldenthals rejected finale for Heat, which director Michael Mann replaced with an existing Moby piece.
d.		In New York Citys Central Park stands a bronze statue of Balto, paid for by penny collections from children. Many Siberian Husky aficionados resent the fact that it was this dog, rather than Togo, whose likeness is sculpted. The statue symbolizes the boundless courage of all the dogs who made the tremendous journey against the greatest of odds. Togo or Balto - he faces north, forever dreaming, perhaps of his immortal run in the service of mankind.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ten Commandments (1923)?
a.		Midway through production the film ran out of money and DeMilles original backers pulled out. The production was saved when DeMille called in a personal favor from his friend A.P. Giannini, one of the founders of Bank of America. Gianninis $500,000 investment allowed the production to continue without stopping.
b.		This is the fifth live-action adaptation of the superhero. The first was the serial Captain America; the second was the TV movie Captain America and its sequel Captain America II: Death Too Soon; and the fourth was the theatrical film Captain America.
c.		Director Joel Schumacher wanted Nicole Kidman to play Poison Ivy, but he decided that Ivy, Two-Face and The Riddler would be too many villains for Batman.
d.		The on-set nickname for the monster in the crate in Creepshows fourth story was "Fluffy", as named by director George A. Romero. The creatures creator (and makeup artist on the entire film), Tom Savini, was the shorter garbageman featured near the end of the film.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ten Commandments (1923)?
a.		The plot unfolds in the form of Paul telling Elaine the story of the Green Mile. In the book, Paul writes his story down in the form of a novel. At the end of the film, as Paul leaves the cemetery after Elaines burial, a tombstone can be seen behind him that reads "Greene", and two others, one in the foreground and one to the right of the screen, that read "Story".
b.		Remade as The Ten Commandments, again by Cecil B. DeMille.
c.		In addition to Sinestro, Kilowog and Tomar-Re, some of the Green Lanterns seen in the movie when Hal Jordan visits Oa are secondary characters seen in DC Comics publications: Hannu (planet Ovacron 6, sector 0002: like-a-stone humanoid alien) Apros (planet 7Pi, sector 0003: orange like-a-plant alien) Naut Le Koi (planet Aeros, sector 0012: humanoid alien fish) Larvox (planet Sputan, sector 0017: one-eyed six-armed Lantern) Norchavius (planet Gravar, sector 0026: mottled green, black and orange alien) Voz (planet Eciram, sector 0571: like-a-bear alien) MedPhyll (planet J586, sector 0586: one-eyed humanoid plant) Morro (planet Sarc, sector 0666: blue thin like-a-monster alien) Ramey Holl (planet Papillox, sector 0700: humanoid alien butterfly) Rot Lop Fan (planet Obsidian Deeps, sector 0911: big-headed alien) Galius Zed (planet NocSag, sector 1123: head giant with small extremities) Booddikka (planet Bellatrix, sector 1414; pink skin alien female) Chaselon (planet Barrio III, sector 1416: four-armed alien crystal) Salaak (planet Slyggia, sector 1418: pinkish orange skin four-armed alien) Lin Canar (planet Fluvian, sector 1582: aquatic alien plant) Bzzd (planet Aplaton, sector 2261: alien insect) Isamot Kol (planet Thanagar, sector 2682: reptilian humanoid) MDahna (planet Zanner, sector 2751: one-eyed alien with tentacular arms) Green Man (planet Uxor, sector 2626: amphibious alien) Stel (planet Grenda, sector 3009: alien robot) Amanita (planet Muscaria, sector 3100: giant alien fungus) Penelops (planet Penelo, sector 3155: tentacular one-eyed alien)
d.		The line in which Jimmy (Bob Crosby) says hes had trouble saving money because of "some family trouble with horses" is an in-joke reference to Bobs brother, Bing Crosby, who owned a stable of racing horses that almost never did well.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ten Commandments (1923)?
a.		The scene where Anna and Eric are silhouetted against the sunset while facing the ocean was actually shot in mid-afternoon, then color corrected to appear as in the film. Also, we discover, to our horror, that there was some dog poop in the foreground, which was digitally removed.
b.		The effect of the parting of the Red Sea was created by placing two blocks of blue gelatin side-by-side, heating them until they melted...then running the footage in reverse.
c.		Both Ernest Borgnine and Rod Steiger starred in the title role of "Marty". Steiger in the 1953 television version, and Borgnine in the Academy Award winning 1955 version.
d.		Star Brooke Shields was expected to drive on-location as part of her role, but was too young at the time of filming to do so legally. Special permission had to be arranged with the local government, to allow her to drive for the movie.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ten Commandments (1923)?
a.		The original Broadway production of "Noises Off" by Michael Frayn opened on December 11, 1983 at the Brooks Atkinson Theater running for 553 performances with a cast that included Victor Garber and Dorothy Loudon and received a nomination for the 1984 Tony Award for Best Play.
b.		Julia Faye, who plays the Pharaohs wife, also played Elisheba, Aarons wife, in Cecil B. DeMilles 1956 remake of The Ten Commandments.
c.		A scene where Bruce Willis kissed Monica Belluci was shot, but deleted after a test screening.
d.		Was originally intended to be directed by Lasse Hallström.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ten Commandments (1923)?
a.		In a scene where Ash drives away from the cabin, he gets out of the car and seems to walk at an angle, creating an eerie and otherworldly effect. This was accomplished by parking the car on a slight incline and tilting the camera at the same angle (so that the car appeared straight). When Bruce Campbell gets out of the car, he is walking on the flat ground, which looks crooked because the car and camera are both tilted sideways.
b.		Contains a few early two-strip Technicolor scenes, in particular the "Exodus" segment.
c.		This movies title is taken from the first opening line lyric of the Marines Hymn, the official hymn of the United States Marine Corps. In turn, the phrase "Halls of Montezuma" in that hymn is taken from the September 1847 Mexican-American Wars Battle of Chapultepec when American Marines attacked the Chapultepec Castle (Spanish: Castillo de Chapultepec) west of Mexico City and later occupied that city. The Chapultepec Castle is also known as the Halls of Montezuma. The castle was depicted in the movie Vera Cruz and was an actual filming location in the film Romeo + Juliet.
d.		Chaplin sailed to London for the 16 Oct 1952 world premiere, but his re-entry permit was revoked after he left because of suspected Communist Party ties. After showings of "Limelight" in New York and other east coast cities, an anti-Chaplin frenzy caused cancellation of showings in other cities.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ten Commandments (1923)?
a.		The enormous sets of ancient Egypt have become a Hollywood legend in themselves. The "City of the Pharaohs" was constructed of wood and plaster in the Guadalupe Dunes, an 18-mile stretch of coastal sand 170 miles north of L.A. The sets featured four 35-foot-tall statues of the Pharaoh Ramses, 21 five-ton sphinxes, and city walls over 120 feet high. An army of 2,500 actors, extras, carpenters, plasterers, painters, cooks, staff, and film crew members inhabited the set for three months, housed in a virtual army camp that featured nearly 1,000 tents. (3,500 animals, used in recreating the scenes of ancient Egypt, were housed in a huge corral downwind of the camp.) When shooting wrapped, Cecil B. DeMille simply had the massive Egyptian city sets bulldozed, and buried in a huge pit beneath the sand, where they remain to this day. For years, the legendary "Lost City of DeMille" was spoken of by locals in Guadalupe who had worked on the film set. Artifacts from the Egyptian sets were found in the dunes, and can sometimes be found in local houses in the area. (DeMille even said in his autobiography, "If 1,000 years from now, archaeologists happen to dig beneath the sands of Guadalupe, I hope that they will not rush into print with the amazing news that Egyptian civilization extended all the way to the Pacific Coast of North America.") In 1983, documentary filmmaker Peter Brosnan located the remains of the DeMille sets, still buried beneath the dunes. The site is now recognized as an official archaeological site by the state of California, and it is against the law to remove artifacts from the site. Brosnan has been trying for many years to raise money from the Hollywood studios to excavate the site, but so far has been unable to do so.
b.		Largely improvised based on a seven-page summary created by the films lead actors.
c.		Buster Keatons final silent feature, as well as the final film in which MGM allowed him any creative control.
d.		Slim Pickens was a perfect fit for the part of Buck, the stage driver. He was the only actor at the time who could drive a six-horse hitch due to his background as a wrangler and stuntman.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ten Commandments (1923)?
a.		In the Comedians death scene you can see a old photo of Silk Spectre 1 on the wall.
b.		The Egyptian set seen in the prologue was, in reality, an enormous construction, and was actually considerably larger than the Babylon sets in D.W. Griffiths Intolerance: Loves Struggle Throughout the Ages, to which they are often compared.
c.		An intended videocassette release of the film under the title TARGET MASSACRE was banned on February 1, 1987 in the UK by the British Board of Film Censors.
d.		Donna Mills auditioned for the female lead, but couldnt do it because she was uncomfortable with spiders.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ten Commandments (1923)?
a.		The Stanislavsky Catering Company is based on an actual two-person catering company that Janet Margolin, who appeared with Woody Allen in Take the Money and Run and Annie Hall, ran with fellow actress Jennifer Salt early in their careers between acting jobs.
b.		In a print interview released around the same time as the film, Shelley Duvall admitted that kids used to call her Olive Oyl when she was in grade school.
c.		Diablo Cody had originally agreed to play the role of Karna, but had to bow out at the last minute due to writing deadlines.
d.		During one day of the filming of the Exodus scenes, about sixty bit players were injured in chariot crashes. Most went right back to work after getting bandaged up.

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