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  Journey to the Center of the Earth    
Multiple Choice
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A Sci-Fi classic from 1959.
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  "Journey to the Center of the Earth" 1959    
Multiple Choice
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This was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid. I hope you have fun playing the quiz. It's my first.
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  'Journey To The Center Of The Earth' (2008)    
Multiple Choice
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This is a quiz on the movie 'Journey To The Center Of The Earth', starring Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson and Anita Briem. Enjoy!
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trivia question Quick Question
The movie shows Trevor glancing at a calendar. Whose name is written on the calendar with the date circled?

From Quiz "'Journey To The Center Of The Earth' (2008)"





Journey to the Center of the Earth Trivia Questions
1. Where did Alec find the lava rock that he gave to Professor Lindenbrook?

From Quiz Journey to the Center of the Earth

Answer: At a curiosity shop

Alec was in charge of buying a gift for Prof. Lindenbrook with money collected from the student body. He first purchased an inkwell made from ram horns. Then, while passing a curiosity shop, he noticed a lava rock for sale. With the remaining three shillings from the purchase of the inkwell, he purchased the lava rock for the professor to use as a paper weight.

2. What is the name of Hans' pet duck?

From Quiz "Journey to the Center of the Earth" 1959

Answer: Gertrude

While trapped in a feather storage bin, Alec and Lindenbrook could hear, with their ears pressed against a wall, what sounded like a man and a woman in the beginnings of a passionate meeting. They heard the man whisper "Gertrude" and heard kissing. When the unknown man freed them from the bin, he introduced himself and the duck as Hans and Gertrude. When Alec and Lindenbrook saw that Gertrude was a duck and not a woman, there were laughs galore. Hans really loves his duck.

3. The movie shows Trevor glancing at a calendar. Whose name is written on the calendar with the date circled?

From Quiz 'Journey To The Center Of The Earth' (2008)

Answer: Sean

Sean, played by Josh Hutcherson, is coming to his Uncle Trevor Anderson's house for a week. Trevor looks at the calendar, knowing that he forgot that his nephew is going to be visiting.

4. What French author wrote "Journey to the Center of the Earth"?

From Quiz Journey to the Center of the Earth

Answer: Jules Verne

Jules Verne was a prolific science fiction writer. He also wrote "Around the World in Eighty Days" and "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea".

5. While walking around a small ledge, a small tremor occurs. Who covers Carla Goetabaug to protect her from falling rocks?

From Quiz "Journey to the Center of the Earth" 1959

Answer: Alec

Alec was played by Pat Boone.

6. When Trevor opens the box of Max's belongings, what does he hand to Sean?

From Quiz 'Journey To The Center Of The Earth' (2008)

Answer: a yo-yo

Trevor plays with the yo-yo. He tries to do a trick with it, but accidentally hits a trophy, breaking it. He then hands the yo-yo to Sean.

7. After accepting the lava rock from Alec, Professor Lindenbrook invited Alec to dinner at his home. What type of clothing did Alec wear to dinner at the professor's home.

From Quiz Journey to the Center of the Earth

Answer: A kilt

Alec explained to Prof. Lindenbrook, during the dinner invitation, that he had nothing appropriate to wear to dinner, but Prof. Lindenbrook insisted he come regardless. When Alec entered Lindenbrook's home, he immediately stated that none of the clothes he was wearing belonged to him, and that he had borrowed the clothes from his roommate. Alec was a bit ashamed of his own clothes because they were tattered and frayed.

8. How did Lindenbrook get the gun away from Count Saknussemm?

From Quiz "Journey to the Center of the Earth" 1959

Answer: He threw salt in his eyes

"A Bourgeois trick... so sorry," was Lindenbrook's remark after he threw the salt.

9. Who uses the push cart to get the carts going in the mining shaft?

From Quiz 'Journey To The Center Of The Earth' (2008)

Answer: Hannah

Even though the carts in the mining shaft roll along the tracks, Hannah helps to move them along quickly. She is very helpful when they come to a broken area in the track, and the carts have to make the jump.

10. What caused the flooding in the crystal cavern?

From Quiz "Journey to the Center of the Earth" 1959

Answer: The chipping off of a piece of crystal from the wall

Lindenbrook chipped it off to take it back with him, which weakened the crystal wall.

11. What actress played the part of Alec's girlfriend Jenny Lindenbrook?

From Quiz Journey to the Center of the Earth

Answer: Diane Baker

Diane Baker has an extensive filmography in movies and TV. She had parts in "Murder at 1600", "Silence of the Lambs", "The Cable Guy" and "The Net".

12. What sign did Arnie Saknussemm leave along the path to the center of the earth so that someone could retrace his steps?

From Quiz "Journey to the Center of the Earth" 1959

Answer: Three notches

Count Saknussemm tried to make fake notches to throw the expedition off the trail, but Gertrude uncovered the real ones.

13. Who falls off the raft and is nearly killed by the strong waves and strange, sharp-toothed fish?

From Quiz 'Journey To The Center Of The Earth' (2008)

Answer: No one

No one falls in, although Sean nearly does when the fish first begin attacking. Hannah, Sean, and Trevor defeat the fish by defending themselves with sticks.

14. In order to find the path to the center of the Earth, Lindenbrook had to go to a specific volcanic range. In what country was that range?

From Quiz Journey to the Center of the Earth

Answer: Iceland

Arnie Saknussemm had inscribed on the plumb bob found inside the lava rock, the exact place, which was Iceland, the time, and range to be at in order to find the entrance to the center of the Earth. The nearest city to the range was Reykjavik, which is also the capitol of Iceland.

15. What happened to the duck after the raft landed on the beach?

From Quiz "Journey to the Center of the Earth" 1959

Answer: Count Saknussemm ate her

Hans got real mad and tried to choke the count to death. After the rest of the group pulled Hans off Saknussemm, He backed up slowly ranting about the underworld being his realm, not looking where he was going and fell down a shaft killing himself in the process.

16. What color is the glowing bird that helps Sean find drinking water?

From Quiz 'Journey To The Center Of The Earth' (2008)

Answer: blue

While resting after their fall, Trevor and Sean mistake the birds for a cave ceiling. The "ceiling" later begins moving, and they realize it's a group of birds. Sean keeps one of these birds with him.

17. What did Arnie Saknussemm write his last words on that gave Lindenbrook the initial clues to where he went?

From Quiz "Journey to the Center of the Earth" 1959

Answer: a plumb bob

He wrote it using his own blood. It was found in a curiosity shop inside a piece of volcanic rock that Alec purchased as a gift for Prof. Lindenbrook.

18. Who is not chased by the dinosaur?

From Quiz 'Journey To The Center Of The Earth' (2008)

Answer: Hannah

While Hannah is waiting, Trevor goes looking for Sean, and finds him trapped by the dinosaur. Trevor helps Sean escape, and they run together until the dinosaur falls through the muscovite.

19. When Prof. Lindenbrook first met Carla Goetabaug, he accused her husband of stealing his expedition idea. That statement enraged Carla and she stormed out. How did Carla find out that Lindenbrook was telling the truth?

From Quiz Journey to the Center of the Earth

Answer: She read it in her husband's own diary.

Lindenbrook asked Carla if he could buy all the expedition equipment left in the room, but Carla was so upset with him that she said she'd rather burn it than let him have it. She later gave the equipment to him, providing she be allowed to go on the expedition.

20. What was the first item that was jerked away from the raft by the magnetic forces at the center of the earth?

From Quiz "Journey to the Center of the Earth" 1959

Answer: a concertina

When the concertina flew from Alec's hands, Lindenbrook said, "I asked you to put it away not throw it away."

21. What does Hannah use to make a boat for them to escape in?

From Quiz 'Journey To The Center Of The Earth' (2008)

Answer: a dinosaur skull

Trevor tells Hannah to wait by the river. But when Trevor and Sean get done running from the dinosaur, they find Hannah rowing a dinosaur skull down the river!

22. While trying to relight a fuse, a giant lizard grabbed Lindenbrook's leg with its tongue. How did Lindenbrook escape the lizard's grasp?

From Quiz Journey to the Center of the Earth

Answer: Alec drove a spike through the lizard's tongue.

When trying to make their way up a volcano shaft to reach the Earth's surface, Lindenbrook and company had to blow up a rock blocking their path. They made a bomb, placed it next to the rock, then poured a path of gunpowder to use as a fuse. The fuse was blown out before it reached the bomb so Lindenbrook ran back to re-light it. While doing so, a giant lizard grabbed his leg with its tongue. Alec jumped from behind his protective covering, grabbed a hammer and spike that was nearby, and drove the spike through the lizard's tongue.

23. What item did Hans lose in the magnetic field?

From Quiz "Journey to the Center of the Earth" 1959

Answer: gold tooth

It flew right out of his mouth.

24. What chemical does Trevor light that blasts them out of the volcano?

From Quiz 'Journey To The Center Of The Earth' (2008)

Answer: magnesium

They need to release the water so the geyser will shoot them out of the volcano. Trevor uses the magnesium to do this, although it's very difficult for him and he nearly fails on his last try.

25. When Lindenbrook and company were thrown clear of the volcano, three of the company were thrown into the sea and rescued. Alec however was thrown into a tree some miles away. What was funny about Alec's situation?

From Quiz Journey to the Center of the Earth

Answer: He was totally naked.

That was a very funny scene. Alec landed in a tree near a convent and the nuns couldn't speak English. They kept trying to coax him down, but being naked, he wasn't about to. Alec kept yelling "Pantaloons! Pantaloons! But don't you bring them yourselves, send a friar, or a monk." Alec then fell out of the tree and picked up a sheep to cover his naughty bits.

26. Complete Hans' last line at the end of the movie. "If you, ever go, down there, center the earth..."

From Quiz "Journey to the Center of the Earth" 1959

Answer: Hans will go too.

Hans only spoke Icelandic and could only be understood through the translating skill of Carla Goetabaug. At the end of the movie, Hans wished to impress Prof. Lindenbrook by speaking a few words in English. After Hans spoke, Lindenbrook had a big smile on his face and thanked Hans.

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