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Quiz about Wacky Celebrity Production Companies
Quiz about Wacky Celebrity Production Companies

Wacky Celebrity Production Companies Quiz


Celebrities are known to be rather creative. If you ever happen to watch the credits of shows you might have noticed some examples. This quiz will test your knowledge of interestingly named production companies and the people who came up with them.

A multiple-choice quiz by darthdragon. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
darthdragon
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
229,215
Updated
Jan 04 24
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10
1. The production company that Quentin Tarantino is a part of is called A _______ Apart? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Henry Winkler, a.k.a. The Fonz, must have been feeling very down under when he named his production company after this Australian expression. What's the company's name? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What was the first show that Jimmy Kimmel's production company Jackhole Industries got involved with? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What celebrity from New Jersey decided to name their company after their birthplace? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. It was named after the famous promise made to freed African slaves, about what they were supposed to receive along with their freedom. 40 Acres and a Mule is the name of whose production company? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of these directors does NOT have a self named production company? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. David Letterman's production company is so big you might call it global. It is Worldwide _____ . What item of clothing completes the company name? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What movie director took the name of his company from a fictional town that is the setting of many of Stephen King's books? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What supernaturally themed show used a hand drawn growling zombie in the production company's logo? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Steven Spielberg used what icon from one of his famous movies as the logo for his production company? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The production company that Quentin Tarantino is a part of is called A _______ Apart?

Answer: Band

The name of the company is a play on the French new wave classic, Bande à part (Band of Outsiders). Other members of the company include Robert Rodriguez, John Woo, Tim Burton, Steve Buscemi and John Landis. It has produced a number of films including "Pulp Fiction" (1994), "Four Rooms" (1995), "White Man's Burden" (1995) and " Kill Bill" parts 1 and 2 (2003).
2. Henry Winkler, a.k.a. The Fonz, must have been feeling very down under when he named his production company after this Australian expression. What's the company's name?

Answer: Fair Dinkum

Joe Bloggs is the Australian equivalent of John Doe, a Bush Telegraph is the town gossip and Fairy Floss is cotton candy. Fair Dinkum means genuine and is also the name of the koala ringmaster in the "Dumbo's Circus" (1985) TV show.
Winkler founded this company in 1979. It produced the made for TV movie "Scandal Sheet" (1985), the TV documentary "Who Are the DeBolts and Where Did They Get 19 Kids?" (1979) and the series "Ryan's 4" (1983).
3. What was the first show that Jimmy Kimmel's production company Jackhole Industries got involved with?

Answer: The Man Show

The "Man Show" (1999) was a show on Comedy Central known mostly for scantily clad women, beer and flatulence jokes. Jackhole Industries also added the "Andy Milonakis Show" (2005), a sketch comedy show and the "Adam Carrola Project" (2005), a home improvement parody, to its roster.
4. What celebrity from New Jersey decided to name their company after their birthplace?

Answer: Danny Devito

Danny's production company is entitled Jersey Films. Jersey Films has produced many films including "Get Shorty" (1995), "Erin Brockovich" (2000) and "Garden State" (2004).
Neither Jack or Meryl have production companies of their own. Kevin Spacey's is named Trigger Street.
5. It was named after the famous promise made to freed African slaves, about what they were supposed to receive along with their freedom. 40 Acres and a Mule is the name of whose production company?

Answer: Spike Lee

Freed slaves were at one time promised this rather generous offer that was almost never delivered, due to its expense and land constraints. This has sometimes been cited as a reason for reparations for slave descendants. Films made by this company include "Do the Right Thing" (1989), "Malcolm X" (1992), " The Orginal Kings of Comedy" (2002) and " The 25th hour" (2002).
6. Which of these directors does NOT have a self named production company?

Answer: David Lynch

David Lynch chose Asymmetrical Productions for his company.
George Lucas of course has the famous Lucasfilms. Mel Brooks has Brooksfilms. Kubrick has the imaginatively named Stanley Kubrick Productions.
7. David Letterman's production company is so big you might call it global. It is Worldwide _____ . What item of clothing completes the company name?

Answer: Pants

The company is responsible for nearly the entire CBS late night line-up, having produced "The Late Show with David Letterman" (1993), "The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder" (1995-1999), "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn" (1999-2004) and "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (2005).

The logo is usually accompanied by a non sequitur phrase about pants. David Letterman once interrupted "The Today Show" (1952) by shouting through a megaphone that he was not wearing any pants.
8. What movie director took the name of his company from a fictional town that is the setting of many of Stephen King's books?

Answer: Rob Reiner

His company is Castle Rock Productions. Castle Rock was the fictional setting of many of Stephen King's novels including "The Dead Zone" (1979) , "Cujo" (1981) ", "The Dark Half" (1989) and "Needful Things" (1991). Castle Rock Productions has released "When Harry Met Sally" (1989), "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994) and "Polar Express" (2004). Ron Howard's company is named Imagine Films Entertainment. Coppola's is American Zoetrope. Peter Jackson has three companies Wingnut Films, Weta Limited and Three Foot Six.
9. What supernaturally themed show used a hand drawn growling zombie in the production company's logo?

Answer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Joss Whedon's company Mutant Enemy has also been involved with "Angel" (1999), the Buffy spinoff and "Firefly"(2002) his outer space western.
10. Steven Spielberg used what icon from one of his famous movies as the logo for his production company?

Answer: E.T.

Amblin used the famous image of ET in the basket of the flying bike for its logo. Amblin was founded in 1984 by Speilberg, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall. Some famous films done by Amblin include "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982), "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988), "Hook" (1991), "Jurassic Park" (1993) and "Minority Report" (2002) just to name a few.
Source: Author darthdragon

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