King Kong Trivia Questions

Answer: Venture

The actual name of the ship Peter Jackson used for the film was the Manuia, a ship built in the 1950s that was refitted to appear more 1930s-like.

Answer: 6

To Carl's credit, he turned the chief down flat.

Answer: Captain Englehorn

On the ship, Carl and Captain Englehorn looked over a map so Carl said he wanted to go southwest. Captain Englehorn informed him there was no land southwest for many miles. However, Carl persuaded Captain Englehorn to proceed in that direction.

Answer: Vastatosaurus rex

Kong fights three of these dinosaurs at the same time because they want to eat Ann Darrow. He eventually manages to kill all of them.
Vastatosaurus rex means "ravager lizard king" in Latin. Tyrannosaurus rex, of course, is a real dinosaur. Gorosaurus is not a real dinosaur. It's a monster made by Toho Co. that appeared in "King Kong Escapes" and several "Godzilla" movies. V-rex is a larger fictional relative of T-rex, growing up to fifty feet long.

Answer: Englehorn

Captain Englehorn is played by German actor Thomas Kretschmann, who you may recognize from such films as 'The Pianist', 'Der Untergang' (aka 'Downfall') and 'Blade II'.

Answer: 50 feet

'King Kong' was a film which was really about the myth of killer gorillas. Gorillas are peaceful, loving primates, which do not kill people. They only charge at people.

Answer: Jimmy

Jimmy was seen reading Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" when he asked a nearby Hayes why Marlow kept going up the river, in reference to the main character in Conrad's classic read. Hayes answered his question by giving him some background information regarding Marlow. Shortly after this, the boat reached Skull Island.

Answer: giant bugs

After Kong dumps them into the chasm, they're swarmed by giant crickets, spiders, and lampreys. Just as it's looking like our heroes are doomed, they're rescued by some of the sailors, and one actor, Bruce Baxter who either didn't go when our group set out into the island's interior, or turned back after the Brontosaur stampede.
The sequence of the humans being attacked by giant bugs is based on a deleted scene in the original King Kong (1933) featuring a giant man-eating spider. The scene was deleted because the studio producers actually decided that it was too scary to be included!

Answer: Beautiful

Ann uses this line several times during this scene, and uses it again when she shares a sunrise with her newfound friend Kong. The sunset and sunrise scenes are the key scenes in the film in terms of developing the emotional connection between the two characters.

Answer: Dinosaurs

Kong battles a Tyrannasaurus Rex and a Pteradactyl over Ann.

Answer: Hayes

On Skull Island, the boat crew searched for Ann Darrow and Jimmy was near Hayes. Hayes once told him that he would run if he told him to run. Jimmy said he did not want to run because that would make him look cowardly but Hayes responded by telling him it had nothing to do with bravery.

Answer: Terapusmordax

While the thirty or so Terapusmordax attack Kong, Jack and Ann try to escape by climbing down a long vine hanging over the side of the mountain. Kong tries to pull them back up, so they jump onto a Terapusmordax and fly to safety.
A Pterodactyl actually attacks King Kong in the original movie.
Terapusmordax means "pungeant bat" in Latin because they smell bad. I made up the names Mordax rex which means "bat king" and Dinomordax which means "terrible bat".

Answer: King Kong - 8th Wonder of the World!

And Kong really would have been a wonder to see!

Answer: Lumpy

The boat crew embarked on a mission at Skull Island to retrieve Ann after she had been taken by an unknown creature. They came across a gigantic footprint to which Lumpy made a quip. He said it had to have been The Abominable Snowman who left it there.

Answer: Megaprimatus kong

Megaprimatus kong used to be a... well, not exactly numerous, but the next level down species of gorilla on the island. By the time our explorers get there, King Kong himself is the last of his kind, as there are no other giant gorillas on the island. This causes Kong, a social creature by instinct, to be very lonely. He is shown collecting the skeletons of what were once his family and storing them in his lair. The bones can be seen when Jack is there trying to rescue Ann.
All of the incorrect answers are actually real gorilla species with the prefix "Mega" in front of them.

Answer: Skull Island

While Mr. Denham is well aware of the existence of Skull Island, he does not know its exact location, having only a map whose authenticity is questionable. Several of the ship's crew have heard frightening stories about Skull Island, and they are extremely hesitant to go there. Denham has told his people that their eventual destination is Singapore, but he means to go to Skull Island.

Almost having reached the general area where the island is located, the captain changes course when he hears that Denham is wanted by the law. It is after this course change that the ship happens upon Skull Island. Let stage two of the adventure commence!

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Answer: Beauty

The fighter shot him, but the phrase that 'beauty killed the beast', is the most famous line in the movie.

Answer: 1933

It opened, appropriately, in New York, and was a smash hit.

Answer: 18 inches

It was 18 inches tall and covered in rabbit fur.

Answer: RKO

Kong was not one of the great Universal monsters, but is a great monster none the less.