Post by Isapop on Sept 19, 2021 15:01:06 GMT
Welcome welcome to “The Incredible Expanding Game”.
5 DECADES – 50 QUESTIONS – 75 POINTS!
The game starts with 10 questions, all focused on the 1930s. But in ten minutes from now, I will add 10 more questions, all focused on the 1940s. And 10 minutes after that, you’ll see another 10 questions added, all from the 1950’s. And so on for the 1960s and 1970s. So, the game e-x-p-a-n-d-s to a total of 50 questions.
To play, just post the question number along with your answer. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT QUESTION NUMBER WITH YOUR ANSWER. (If you’d rather copy&paste the question with it, that’s OK too.)
SCORING – Half of the questions are worth one point each. The other half are worth two points each. (They’re the ones that I think are harder.) So, 75 points total to be awarded. The two-point questions each have a “2” following it.
Notes:
As correct answers come in, I’ll try to keep up in posting them.
The word “actor”, absent any other clues, can refer to either a male or female.
No more than 3 consecutive posts, and one answer per post, please.
If you’ve posted different answers to the same question, delete the post you don’t want.
THE 1930s
1) The ads for what movie promised “2 Women on a Desperate Journey with 7 Strange Men”? A-STAGECOACH - MARIANNE48
2) Who ran to the stage to accept the Oscar he thought he won, only to discover it was won by somebody else with the same first name? 2
A-FRANK CAPRA - MARIANNE48
3) What future star was assessed by studio head Carl Laemmle with: “She has all the sex appeal of Slim Summerville”?
A-BETTE DAVIS - ACOUSTIC BLUES
4) What star was replaced on what movie when it was decided that he “looks as if he’s going to molest the child”? 2 CLUE: THE MOVIE WAS A CHARLES DICKENS ADAPTATION - CHARLES LAUGHTON WAS REPLACED ON DAVID COPPERFIELD -MARIANNE48
5) The U.S. ambassador to England, in telegrams claiming that it “will cause our allies to view us in an unfavorable light” urged that what movie should not be shown overseas? 2 A-MR SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON - MARIANNE48
6) After finishing a film together, what 2 actors had the following exchange?
“Thank goodness I don’t have to act with you anymore.”
“I didn’t know you ever had, darling.” A-Katharine Hepburn and John Barrymore -ACOUSTICBLUES
7) Hospitals reported a surge in newborn girls named Cathy in the months following the release of what movie? 2
A- WUTHERING HEIGHTS - MARSHAMAE
8) Who was not present to receive his Oscar, due to having been fatally run over by a tractor? 2A-SIDNEY HOWARD-MATTGARTH
9) Underwear manufacturers complained of a drop in sales due to what movie? A- IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT -MARIANNE48
10) What movie with an animal in its title had an earlier working title “Grasshoppers”? 2 A-DUCK SOUP -BELLA
Fire when ready. Ten additional questions in ten minutes! Enjoy! (I hope)
THE 1940s
11) President Roosevelt liked what star’s movie so much that he invited him to his birthday party to recite the film’s climactic speech? 2
A-CHARLES CHAPLIN (THE GREAT DICTATOR) -MARIANNE48
12) What war movie was described by its star as “the story of Mr. Chips put in the military”? 2 A-SANDS OF IWO JIMA - BELLA
13) Who escorted Ginger Rogers to the rostrum to accept her Best Actress Oscar? ROGERS' MOTHER - MATTGARTH
14) When Darryl F. Zanuck, after the success of Gentleman’s Agreement, exclaimed to a Fox executive, “Let’s do it with a Negro!”, what film resulted? A-PINKY - MATTGARTH
15) When given a studio tour, who famously likened it to “the biggest toy-train set any boy ever had”? A-ORSON WELLES -MATTGARTH
16) What director says it was he who recommended to John Huston that Huston film “The Maltese Falcon” for his first directorial effort?
A-HOWARD HAWKS - ACOUSTICBLUES
17) While filming, who entered a take riding a bicycle because director Michael Curtiz told him to “enter the scene with more energy”. 2
A-Claude Rains (filming Casablanca) - MARIANNE48
18) What eventual Best Picture Oscar winner was nearly shelved by studio executives until the studio president said, “Once we make a picture, we don’t just flush it down the toilet!” 2 A-THE LOST WEEKEND - RUFUS T
19) What famous composer and Academy member, doubting his own nominated (and winning) song’s eligibility for an Oscar, said he voted for a competing song? 2 A-JEROME KERN - MATTGARTH
20) What actor was nominated for an Oscar a month after having been found not guilty of manslaughter? 2
A-BARRY FITZGERALD-MATTGARTH
THE 1950s
21) Burglars broke into whose home, stealing, among other things, her recent Best Actress Oscar? 2 A-VIVIEN LEIGH - BELLA
22) John Wayne said, of what Liz Taylor movie, “The subject matter is too distasteful to be put on a screen designed to entertain a family – or any member of a decent family.” A-SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER - ACOUSTIC BLUES
23) Who did not find out he was nominated for an Oscar until four years afterwards? 2 Clue: While his nomination was only for his second film appearance, you can say that this was his “Come back” role. - BRANDON DE WILDE - ACOUSTICBLUES
24) Whose name was read into the Congressional Record by a U.S. senator as “a powerful influence for evil”?
A-INGRID BERGMAN-MARIANNE48
25) What actor was on hand to accept a trophy from the Santa Monica Meatcutters Union? A-ERNEST BORGNINE - KIJII
26) Joan Crawford turned down a starring role in what multi-Oscar winning film because she didn’t like the costumes?
A-FROM HERE TO ETERNITY -MATTGARTH
27) Who was going to be named “Star Of The Year” by The National Association Of Theater Owners until the group changed its mind, publicly explaining that, because of public opinion, awarding the honor to this person “at a time like this is out of the question”?
A-ELIZABETH TAYLOR - MARIANNE48
28) When Marlon Brando agreed to star in Desirée, Darryl Zanuck withdrew his two million lawsuit against Brando for quitting what other movie? A-THE EGYPTIAN - KIJII
29) Who did Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher name their son after? A-MIKE TODD - ACOUSTICBLUES
30) What movie got a public endorsement from French philosopher Albert Camus, who proclaimed, “The story had to be told to the whole world; the world should see it and hear it”? A-I WANT TO LIVE - ACOUSTICBLUES
THE 1960s
31) Slim Pickens replaced what actor as the bomber pilot in Dr. Strangelove? A-PETER SELLERS - ACOUSTIC BLUES
32) The censorious Production Code people announced an exception to its rule against approving a movie showing a woman’s bare breasts for what film? 2 A-THE PAWNBROKER -MATTGARTH
33) When the film version of “In Cold Blood” was not nominated for Best Picture, author Truman Capote blasted the inclusion of what film that was nominated? A-DOCTOR DOOLITTLE - MATTGARTH
34) The star of what movie, for which he won an Oscar, described that movie like this dating experience: “I’ll tell you what it’s really like. Ever go out with a silly girl who turned out to be really amusing?”A -CAT BALLOU -BELLA
35) On a phone call to Rome, who gave Sophia Loren the news that she had won the Oscar? 2 A-CARY GRANT - MARIANNE48
36) On the set of “What Ever Happened To Baby Jane” what complaint did Joan Crawford make to director Robert Aldrich about the Pepsi-Cola vending machine? Clue: Instead of Pepsi-Cola, what did the machine contain? A-COCA-COLA - JERVISTETCH
37) Frank Sinatra decided to divorce Mia Farrow when she refused to desert the filming of “Rosemary’s Baby” to join him in filming what movie? A-THE DETECTIVE - ACOUSTICBLUES
38) Fill in the blank: As a movie tie-in, Hallmark Cards published a small book called “The Love Poems Of (what movie title?). 2
A-DOCTOR ZHIVAGO - JERVISTETCH
39) Who received an Oscar nomination for playing his (in real life) godfather? 2 A-DANIEL MASSEY -MATTGARTH
40) What movie starring Sean Connery was included in The New York Times 10 best films of the year list? A-THUNDERBALL-MATTGARTH
THE 1970s
41) In a TV interview, who called George C. Scott “the best actor I’ve worked with since Spencer Tracy”? 2
A-STANLEY KRAMER - ACOUSTICBLUES
42) A play first performed in 1675 called “The Country Wife” was the basis for what movie with a modern setting? 2 A-SHAMPOO-RUFUS T
43) “When I saw it I said ‘Boy, that’s a picture I wish I had made’” is what Frank Capra said of what film? 2 A-ROCKY- RUFUS T
44) “Buffalo Ghost” was a script that was overhauled to become what movie? A-COMING HOME - RUFUS T
45) Variety suggested that what two films could be shown together on a double bill called “Shake & Bake”
A-EARTHQUAKE & THE TOWERING INFERNO - MATTGARTH
46) What hit film provoked complaints from the Turkish embassy? 2 A-MIDNIGHT EXPRESS - ACOUSTICBLUES
47) What Columbia Films executive was exposed as a forger and thief, and what actor exposed him?
A- David Begelman, Cliff Robertson - MATTGARTH
48) Whose Oscar nomination for “The Godfather” was revoked by the Academy? 2 A-NINO ROTA -RUFUS T
49) Who was Oscar nominated for Best Lead Performance two years after being nominated for Best Documentary Feature? 2
A-SHIRLEY MACLAINE - KIJII
50) Who had a supporting role in a Broadway musical, and then the starring role in the film version of that same musical? 2
A-JOHN TRAVOLTA (GREASE) - RUFUS T
5 DECADES – 50 QUESTIONS – 75 POINTS!
The game starts with 10 questions, all focused on the 1930s. But in ten minutes from now, I will add 10 more questions, all focused on the 1940s. And 10 minutes after that, you’ll see another 10 questions added, all from the 1950’s. And so on for the 1960s and 1970s. So, the game e-x-p-a-n-d-s to a total of 50 questions.
To play, just post the question number along with your answer. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT QUESTION NUMBER WITH YOUR ANSWER. (If you’d rather copy&paste the question with it, that’s OK too.)
SCORING – Half of the questions are worth one point each. The other half are worth two points each. (They’re the ones that I think are harder.) So, 75 points total to be awarded. The two-point questions each have a “2” following it.
Notes:
As correct answers come in, I’ll try to keep up in posting them.
The word “actor”, absent any other clues, can refer to either a male or female.
No more than 3 consecutive posts, and one answer per post, please.
If you’ve posted different answers to the same question, delete the post you don’t want.
THE 1930s
1) The ads for what movie promised “2 Women on a Desperate Journey with 7 Strange Men”? A-STAGECOACH - MARIANNE48
2) Who ran to the stage to accept the Oscar he thought he won, only to discover it was won by somebody else with the same first name? 2
A-FRANK CAPRA - MARIANNE48
3) What future star was assessed by studio head Carl Laemmle with: “She has all the sex appeal of Slim Summerville”?
A-BETTE DAVIS - ACOUSTIC BLUES
4) What star was replaced on what movie when it was decided that he “looks as if he’s going to molest the child”? 2 CLUE: THE MOVIE WAS A CHARLES DICKENS ADAPTATION - CHARLES LAUGHTON WAS REPLACED ON DAVID COPPERFIELD -MARIANNE48
5) The U.S. ambassador to England, in telegrams claiming that it “will cause our allies to view us in an unfavorable light” urged that what movie should not be shown overseas? 2 A-MR SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON - MARIANNE48
6) After finishing a film together, what 2 actors had the following exchange?
“Thank goodness I don’t have to act with you anymore.”
“I didn’t know you ever had, darling.” A-Katharine Hepburn and John Barrymore -ACOUSTICBLUES
7) Hospitals reported a surge in newborn girls named Cathy in the months following the release of what movie? 2
A- WUTHERING HEIGHTS - MARSHAMAE
8) Who was not present to receive his Oscar, due to having been fatally run over by a tractor? 2A-SIDNEY HOWARD-MATTGARTH
9) Underwear manufacturers complained of a drop in sales due to what movie? A- IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT -MARIANNE48
10) What movie with an animal in its title had an earlier working title “Grasshoppers”? 2 A-DUCK SOUP -BELLA
Fire when ready. Ten additional questions in ten minutes! Enjoy! (I hope)
THE 1940s
11) President Roosevelt liked what star’s movie so much that he invited him to his birthday party to recite the film’s climactic speech? 2
A-CHARLES CHAPLIN (THE GREAT DICTATOR) -MARIANNE48
12) What war movie was described by its star as “the story of Mr. Chips put in the military”? 2 A-SANDS OF IWO JIMA - BELLA
13) Who escorted Ginger Rogers to the rostrum to accept her Best Actress Oscar? ROGERS' MOTHER - MATTGARTH
14) When Darryl F. Zanuck, after the success of Gentleman’s Agreement, exclaimed to a Fox executive, “Let’s do it with a Negro!”, what film resulted? A-PINKY - MATTGARTH
15) When given a studio tour, who famously likened it to “the biggest toy-train set any boy ever had”? A-ORSON WELLES -MATTGARTH
16) What director says it was he who recommended to John Huston that Huston film “The Maltese Falcon” for his first directorial effort?
A-HOWARD HAWKS - ACOUSTICBLUES
17) While filming, who entered a take riding a bicycle because director Michael Curtiz told him to “enter the scene with more energy”. 2
A-Claude Rains (filming Casablanca) - MARIANNE48
18) What eventual Best Picture Oscar winner was nearly shelved by studio executives until the studio president said, “Once we make a picture, we don’t just flush it down the toilet!” 2 A-THE LOST WEEKEND - RUFUS T
19) What famous composer and Academy member, doubting his own nominated (and winning) song’s eligibility for an Oscar, said he voted for a competing song? 2 A-JEROME KERN - MATTGARTH
20) What actor was nominated for an Oscar a month after having been found not guilty of manslaughter? 2
A-BARRY FITZGERALD-MATTGARTH
THE 1950s
21) Burglars broke into whose home, stealing, among other things, her recent Best Actress Oscar? 2 A-VIVIEN LEIGH - BELLA
22) John Wayne said, of what Liz Taylor movie, “The subject matter is too distasteful to be put on a screen designed to entertain a family – or any member of a decent family.” A-SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER - ACOUSTIC BLUES
23) Who did not find out he was nominated for an Oscar until four years afterwards? 2 Clue: While his nomination was only for his second film appearance, you can say that this was his “Come back” role. - BRANDON DE WILDE - ACOUSTICBLUES
24) Whose name was read into the Congressional Record by a U.S. senator as “a powerful influence for evil”?
A-INGRID BERGMAN-MARIANNE48
25) What actor was on hand to accept a trophy from the Santa Monica Meatcutters Union? A-ERNEST BORGNINE - KIJII
26) Joan Crawford turned down a starring role in what multi-Oscar winning film because she didn’t like the costumes?
A-FROM HERE TO ETERNITY -MATTGARTH
27) Who was going to be named “Star Of The Year” by The National Association Of Theater Owners until the group changed its mind, publicly explaining that, because of public opinion, awarding the honor to this person “at a time like this is out of the question”?
A-ELIZABETH TAYLOR - MARIANNE48
28) When Marlon Brando agreed to star in Desirée, Darryl Zanuck withdrew his two million lawsuit against Brando for quitting what other movie? A-THE EGYPTIAN - KIJII
29) Who did Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher name their son after? A-MIKE TODD - ACOUSTICBLUES
30) What movie got a public endorsement from French philosopher Albert Camus, who proclaimed, “The story had to be told to the whole world; the world should see it and hear it”? A-I WANT TO LIVE - ACOUSTICBLUES
THE 1960s
31) Slim Pickens replaced what actor as the bomber pilot in Dr. Strangelove? A-PETER SELLERS - ACOUSTIC BLUES
32) The censorious Production Code people announced an exception to its rule against approving a movie showing a woman’s bare breasts for what film? 2 A-THE PAWNBROKER -MATTGARTH
33) When the film version of “In Cold Blood” was not nominated for Best Picture, author Truman Capote blasted the inclusion of what film that was nominated? A-DOCTOR DOOLITTLE - MATTGARTH
34) The star of what movie, for which he won an Oscar, described that movie like this dating experience: “I’ll tell you what it’s really like. Ever go out with a silly girl who turned out to be really amusing?”A -CAT BALLOU -BELLA
35) On a phone call to Rome, who gave Sophia Loren the news that she had won the Oscar? 2 A-CARY GRANT - MARIANNE48
36) On the set of “What Ever Happened To Baby Jane” what complaint did Joan Crawford make to director Robert Aldrich about the Pepsi-Cola vending machine? Clue: Instead of Pepsi-Cola, what did the machine contain? A-COCA-COLA - JERVISTETCH
37) Frank Sinatra decided to divorce Mia Farrow when she refused to desert the filming of “Rosemary’s Baby” to join him in filming what movie? A-THE DETECTIVE - ACOUSTICBLUES
38) Fill in the blank: As a movie tie-in, Hallmark Cards published a small book called “The Love Poems Of (what movie title?). 2
A-DOCTOR ZHIVAGO - JERVISTETCH
39) Who received an Oscar nomination for playing his (in real life) godfather? 2 A-DANIEL MASSEY -MATTGARTH
40) What movie starring Sean Connery was included in The New York Times 10 best films of the year list? A-THUNDERBALL-MATTGARTH
THE 1970s
41) In a TV interview, who called George C. Scott “the best actor I’ve worked with since Spencer Tracy”? 2
A-STANLEY KRAMER - ACOUSTICBLUES
42) A play first performed in 1675 called “The Country Wife” was the basis for what movie with a modern setting? 2 A-SHAMPOO-RUFUS T
43) “When I saw it I said ‘Boy, that’s a picture I wish I had made’” is what Frank Capra said of what film? 2 A-ROCKY- RUFUS T
44) “Buffalo Ghost” was a script that was overhauled to become what movie? A-COMING HOME - RUFUS T
45) Variety suggested that what two films could be shown together on a double bill called “Shake & Bake”
A-EARTHQUAKE & THE TOWERING INFERNO - MATTGARTH
46) What hit film provoked complaints from the Turkish embassy? 2 A-MIDNIGHT EXPRESS - ACOUSTICBLUES
47) What Columbia Films executive was exposed as a forger and thief, and what actor exposed him?
A- David Begelman, Cliff Robertson - MATTGARTH
48) Whose Oscar nomination for “The Godfather” was revoked by the Academy? 2 A-NINO ROTA -RUFUS T
49) Who was Oscar nominated for Best Lead Performance two years after being nominated for Best Documentary Feature? 2
A-SHIRLEY MACLAINE - KIJII
50) Who had a supporting role in a Broadway musical, and then the starring role in the film version of that same musical? 2
A-JOHN TRAVOLTA (GREASE) - RUFUS T