Hidalgo Trivia

1. What is the race that Frank is going to compete in?

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Answer: Ocean of Fire

The race crossed many different places, including Syria and Damascus; but then again, it was 3000 miles long!

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Answer: Frank T. Hopkins

Frank Hopkins was born to a French father and Indian mother. He is played by Viggo Mortensen, a wonderfully skilled man who also portrays Aragorn, son of Arathorn, in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

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Answer: 3,000 miles

This is mentioned by many people talking about this race to Frank - many of them trying to talk him out of entering the race.

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Answer: 3000 miles

Three thousand miles is a very long distance, even for an endurance or long distance race. Since it was over deserts, that made it even harder.

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Answer: Ocean of Fire

The Sheik (Omar Sherif) tells Frank that it is a 3,000 mile race and is called the Ocean of Fire. This is when they first meet.

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Answer: Viggo Mortensen

Hopkins was a wonderful man who cared very much for his horse. He was born in 1865 and died in the 1950's. He rode unitl he was almost 80 years old. He started the first wild mustang preserve and Hidalgo's ancestors still roam free there.

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Answer: Senator

Senator is a big fancy thoroughbred, and his owner voices his opinion about mustangs in the bar. "Mustangs don't belong in races with thoroughbreds. If you ask me, they belong in fertilizer." How rude!

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Answer: Joe Johnston

Joe Johnston was also the director of 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids' and 'Jumanji'. Richard Donner was the director of 'The Goonies', and Nora Ephron directed 'You've Got Mail'. As of 2004, Viggo Mortensen has never directed any film.

From Quiz All About "Hidalgo"

Answer: locusts

Jazira said something to the effect of "think of them not as a plague, but as a sign from Allah, and eat them." Of course he ate one!

From Quiz "Hidalgo" and the Ocean of Fire

Answer: Blue Child

He is called this multiple times during the movie, usually by the Indian chief.

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Answer: 5

To make all the horses look the same, a paint was made and then sprayed onto the other four horses by a person who was looking at the picture of the main horse. I believe the name of the main horse was Oscar. It didn't specify on the DVD, but I watched the news and they talked about it. Viggo Mortensen liked Oscar so much that he bought him!

From Quiz "Hidalgo" and the Ocean of Fire

Answer: hurts

He says this as one of his opponents is on a trap, he then lassooes the switch and pulls it, sending the opponent to his death. This trap was set out to hurt Hidalgo, but Frank managed to get his opponent on the trap in order to kill him. The trap consisted of a bunch of spears sticking straight up from the ground, with a sort of cover over top of them. Falling into this trap would cause immediate impaling.

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Answer: Chief Eagle Horn

Chief Eagle Horn was very special to Frank, because the chief raised him and taught Frank the language and traditions of the Indians. The chief was like his father and guru. However, when Frank returned from Arabia, he was told that Chief Eagle Horn had died of old age.

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Answer: Annie Oakley and Buffalo Bill

Frank had a comedy act that sometimes appeared in Buffalo Bill's "Wild West Show".

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Answer: Untamed

Lady Anne says this after Frank tells her Hidalgo's breed. Frank said, "That's right." The mustangs were brought over by the Spanish and ended up running wild out west.

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Answer: his pistol

This was when the sheik invited Frank to meet him. The sheik always kept a gun tucked underneath his belt.

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Answer: Hokshelato

Frank's grandmother named him Hokshelato, as she was a Sioux. Frank doesn't say why she named him this, he simply says that she did.

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Answer: legs

He says this after the locusts come and all die. He begins to eat them because there is nothing else to eat. He was told by the Sheik's daughter that they were a gift, not a curse.

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Answer: his gun

Hidalgo was badly injured when the prince set up a trap to kill him. Frank could see blood coming from Hidalgo's nose. Then Frank started singing the Indian 'Ghost Dance' which the Indians thought would protect them from any harm. The prince who tried to kill Hidalgo came to Frank and mocked him, suddenly Hidalgo stood up to finish the race.

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Answer: quicksand

In the movie, someone died from all of these disasters execpt the plague of locusts. Hopkins, being the good man he is, saved him from the quicksand despite the rider's request.

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Answer: Shunka Wakan

Even though shunka wakan is the Sioux word for horse, it actually means big dog. When the Indians saw the horses, they didn't know what they were. So, the Indians ended up calling them big dogs.

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Answer: T

His name is Frank T. Hopkins. You can visit his website at: www.frankhopkins.com.

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Answer: hurts my horse

This is personally my favorite line in the whole movie. Viggo says it after the prince set a trap for him and his horse. After that, Frank sets a trap that catches him and kills the prince.

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Answer: Jazira

Jazira is very headstrong and she tries to help Frank win. She does this because she doesn't want the Prince to win on her father's horse, Al-Hattal. If he does win, she will have to become his fifth wife. Jaffa is the name of one of her father's servants. Kuzma and Camria are the names of two of the horses in the race.

From Quiz "Hidalgo" and the Ocean of Fire

Answer: To have his manhood removed

He was handcuffed to a pole and they were going to cut off his most intimate part...a very painful punishment if you ask me. Luckily he escaped this punishment because of invaders in the camp.

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Answer: Wounded Knee

Wounded Knee Creek is its full name. When the US Cavalry are watching the Indians do their 'Ghost Dance', it says the name at the bottom of the screen.

From Quiz All About "Hidalgo"

Answer: Cowboy

They call him cowboy because of his hat, and where he comes from.

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Answer: James Newton Howard

He did a good job, too! James Newton Howard also composed music for the movie "Dinosaur" as well as "Space Jam". Klaus Badelt did the music for the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean", Hans Zimmer did the music for "Pearl Harbor" and "The Lion King" to name a couple, and John Kander did the music for "Chicago".

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