The Gang of Five
Beyond the Mysterious Beyond => The Party Room => Brain Food => Topic started by: Malte279 on April 26, 2005, 05:26:21 PM
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Hi!
In order for such a quiz about the historical accuracy of movies we first need to know which movies everyone participating knows. So I'll try to list all the "historically based" movies I watched that may be known and that may provide some interesting questions. Here is my first list (in no particular order):
Braveheart
Gettysburg
Glory
The Patriot
Gladiator
Pearl Harbor
The Battle of Midway
Tora Tora Tora
Gods and Generals
Titanic
The battle of Britain
Son of the morning star
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Titanic is the only one I can actually pop in and watch on a whim.
I have seen Braveheart, Glory, and Pearl Harbor but I haven't seen them in such a long period of time I don't remember what went on.
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Braveheart , Pearl Harbor and Titanic are three that I've seen
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Glory (i think only once or twice)
The Patriot (once so far)
Gladiator (also only once)
Pearl Harbor
Tora Tora Tora
Far and Away
the Crucible
Little Big Man
There was one other movie I saw which was about the infamous Monkey Trials, which starred George C. Scott and John Lennon, but I forgot the name.
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So far Pearl Harbor seems to be the only movie everyone has seen. I cannot watch the movie myself to check anything out, as I don't have the DvD. However, it is one the movies which almost consists of historical mistakes only, so it will be easy to make up questions about this. The only problem is that it will be difficult to formulate questions without giving away the answers already. On the other hand there are mistakes difficult to notice unless one really read a lot about it. Anyway, I'll give it a try:
What was wrong in the movie about the communication between the crews of the Doolittle Raid and the basis in Pearl Harbor?
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The Communication, I Believe didn't happen until after the first wae was over I Think.
Nick
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In fact that communication did not happen at all. There was no radio on any of the planes that had a range large enough to send signals to Pearl Harbor.
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I'll do the next question.
Which real-life Count was played as a villain by Cristopher Lee in an award-winning Geroge Lucas-created movie series?
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dracula
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Sorry, that series was done by Hammer Film Productions, which is not affiliated with Lucas. Try again!
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Then count doku
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Count Dooku is not a real person, or even one of this galaxy :). However, he was the answer I deliberately crafted the question to imply. But that's not right.
Here's another hint: the series is the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.
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since it's been two days since anyoneposted in this topic would it be alright I post a new question?
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Sure. The right answer was Count Ottokar Czernin, a diplomat for the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
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This war movie based on a book was a on AFI's 100 years 100 movies list.
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Bridge on the River Kwai! That was an awesome movie!
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Correct! Your turn.
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Whose life is the upcoming Oliver Stone movie W chronicling?
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George W. Bush's?
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Correct! I still really want to go see that.
Your turn Malte.
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In which legendary movie does the word "Rosebud" play a central role?
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Citizen Kane! I love that movie!
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Aye, so do I :yes
Your turn :)
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This one's related to yours, Malte.
While American movie critics usually rate "Citizen Kane" the #1 best movie of all time, this is not true for the general public, who, in polls, usually vote in favor of this movie, which sparked many well-known catchphrases such as "Here's looking at you kid," and "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
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Casablanca :D
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Right again. :) An easy one.
You're up, Malte.
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Which 1930 produced movie got an academy award but was prohibited by the nazis? They actually set rats free in cinemas in order to disrupt the viewing of the movie before they had the power to prohibit it. And why did they oppose the movie?
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All Quiet On the Westernfront.
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Aye.
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What 1957 war film was greatly critisized by veterans?
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Bridge on the River Kwai?
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yep your turn LB&T
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What 2003 movie chronicles the career, fall from grace, and subsequent trial of RAND employee Daniel Ellsberg?
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The Pentagon Papers?
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i think that is right.. your turn Kenji
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What WW2 movie was based on a real special code system used by an indigenous American tribe, and what tribal language was it?
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The movie was Windtalkers and it was the Navajo language.
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Your turn, Ace!
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What was the movie based on a gang that robbed banks during the depression was released in 1967? I'm looking for 2 facts to be included in the answer the weapons used by the gang, the name of the gang.
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the tommy gun gang?