The Adventures of Priscilla Trivia

1. The very opening sequence in the movie is a performance of the song "Never Been to Me" by Charlene. Which character is the "singer" in this song?

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Answer: Tick / Antony

Tick is the lead protagonist of the film. It's not entirely clear during the film where Tick's sexual orientation lies but as the movie progresses, we learn he has a wife and a son that his friends know nothing about. He is referred to by his wife as "the best in the business", a title he learns about from his son, Benji. Bob doesn't show up until much later in the film and Bernadette is not in the opening scene. Felicia IS in the sequence, but not as the main performer of the song, she comes out and dances a little with Tick.

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Answer: Ralph

Whether or not Bernadette has fully completed the sex change is not fully established in the film. (Maybe not since she is still taking hormones.)

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Answer: Ralph

Adam keeps on saying it to her, which makes her really upset.

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Answer: "Ding dong, Avon calling"

The "Avon Calling" ad campaign was originally introduced in 1954 and has now become known worldwide! The lines are spoken by Tick's wife, someone who none of his friends (and us) know anything about until later. She phones to ask him if he will do a show in Alice Springs.

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Answer: He is a father

In the end of the film he brings his son with him back to Sydney, so the mother can have a well deserved break.

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Answer: Felicia Jollygoodfellow

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Answer: He was peroxiding his hair at home and asphyxiated on the fumes.

At the funeral, Tick comments that he is surprised that at such a young age Trumpet could slip in the bathroom and die, but Bernadette corrects him, before letting out a sob. It is the death of Trumpet that leads Bernadette into going with Tick and Felicia on the road trip.

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Answer: Silver

"The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" actually won an Oscar for 'Best Costume Design'.

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Answer: Guy Pierce

Guy Pierce plays Adam Whitely (a.k.a Felicia Jollygoodfellow). Hugo Weaving plays Antony Belrose (a.k.a Tick / a.k.a Mitzy Del Bra). Terence Stamp plays Bernadette Bassenger (once known as Ralph). Bill Hunter plays mechanic Bob. Guy Pierce is also known for his work in "Memento", "L.A Confidential" and "The Hard Word".

From Quiz The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert

Answer: Bob

He is the man they encounter on the way, who helps them fix up the bus and later becomes a part of the entourage. Bernadette stays on with him in Alice Springs in the end of the movie.

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Answer: Tick

When he is taken to his son, he calls him Tick.

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Answer: Swedish

Felicia comments "I met some nice Swedish tourists named Lars, Lars and... Lars and I coaxed it out of them for 10,000 bucks". There is also a Swedish flag hanging in the rear of the bus when the girls first, rather dubiously, enter the bus to have a look inside of it.

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Answer: Les Girls

Les Girls was a legendary show in the King's Cross, Sydney. It got started by Sammy Lee and Lee Gordon in the 1960's with an all men cast impersonating women.

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Answer: Benji

From Quiz Priscilla: Queen of the Desert

Answer: rainbow

Silver is the colour of the outfit that Felicia wears on the roof of the bus as they travel through the desert. Bernadette wears blue during this performance and Tick wears a yellow outfit with flowers on it. Felicia's pantsuit has rainbow vertical stripes, with extensively wide, stiff bell bottoms and no sleeves. Many comments are made about the costumes that the main characters wear throughout the film. It is interesting to note, despite the acclaim for the amazing costume design, the film' had a tiny budget and the majority of the costumes were purchased at K-Mart, with the help of the costume designer's mother. She worked at K-Mart and had a 15% employee discount!

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Answer: Stephan Elliott

Stephan Elliott directed the film in 1992, and also wrote the script.

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Answer: Lavender

Adam: 'It's not purple, it's lavender'.

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Answer: Gas Tank

They could pick one up at Coober Pedy in seven days but they needed it in six days and it kept giving them trouble.

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Answer: "Fernando"

When Felicia presses play and starts to sing, the first lines are "Can you hear the drums..." Bernadette switches off the tape deck and comments "I've said it before and I'll say it again. No more ABBA." "Mamma Mia" is the song that is played during the end sequence of the movie with Felicia and Tick performing the show for Benji. Neither "Dancing Queen" nor "Take A Chance On Me" are in the film.

From Quiz The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert

Answer: Hugo Weaving

Hugo Weaving also played Elrond in "The Lord of the Rings" triology which is the most successful fantasy movie ever made, directed by Peter Jackson (2001, 2002, 2003). Hugo Weaving plays the father of Arwen, the love interest of Aragorn.

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Answer: Adam

He was talking to the guys, who were very interested in 'her' and they figured out she was a man and they beat him up.

From Quiz Priscilla: Queen of the Desert

Answer: Thongs/Flip flops

The dress, which actually helped the movie earn an Academy Award, cost a whole $7. The entire costume budget for the whole film was somewhere around $5000. Despite their tiny budget, the film went on to win awards for Costume Design, and this thong dress, in particular, was one of the outfits loved by people the world over. Originally, the director and costume designer wanted the dress to be made from credit cards, but it just was not doable for them at the time, so they turned to thongs and the rest as they say is cinematic history! The dress is a short thigh length cotton dress, that essentially has thongs stuck over every inch of it and tied together. The matching handbag is also made from cotton with thongs stuck on it and tied together. The accompanying shoes are high platform heels, with rubber ties that wrap around the legs.

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Answer: Terence Stamp

Terence Stamp was earlier in his career portraying General Zod in "Superman II" (Richard Lester and Richard Donner, 1980). Stamp played the leader of the three Kryptonian supervillians who try to take over the planet Earth.

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Answer: Adam

Although it wasn't directly said in the movie, but if Anthony won Adam could not mention his wife in his presence again, but if Adam won he obviously chose to walk around the streets in drag.

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Answer: Lavender

Felicia paints the bus because, while it was parked at Broken Hill, some people painted nasty comments along the side. Bernadette comments "If you think I'm going to watch Picasso take on the public transport system, you've got another thing coming." The nasty words painted on the bus are in red. When Tick sees the colour of the paint, he says "Purple?" to which Felicia responds tartly, "It's not purple, it's lavender."

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Answer: The Imperial

The last performance, where Tick and Adam are doing their ABBA impersonation, is also shot at The Imperial. After the great success, the Imperial had a Priscilla show running for a great numbers of years, based on the film.

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Answer: Yes & y

It won the 1995 Academy Award for Best Costume Design. This movie had brilliant costumes and deserved the Oscar so much.

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Answer: Alice Springs

Anthony's wife Marion organized it all, so they travelled by bus for days to get there.

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Answer: Green

Adam: 'Look at yourself Mitzi, how many times do I have to tell you that green is not your colour.'

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Answer: Trumpet

He was very young when he died.

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