Choo Choo Two Trivia Quiz

Answer: A bluegrass instumental

"Orange Blossom Special" was written by Ervin T. Rouse in 1938 and first recorded in 1939. In the blue grass genre, it is regarded as the 'Fiddle Player's National Anthem'.

In 1965 Johnny Cash brought popular lyrics to the traditional melody.
"Look a-yonder comin'
Comin' down that railroad track
Hey, look a-yonder comin'
Comin' down that railroad track
It's the Orange Blossom Special
Bringin' my baby back"

The most popular version contained an adlib:
"Say man, when you going back to Florida?"
"When am I goin' back to Florida? I don't know, don't reckon I ever will."
"Ain't you worried about getting your nourishment in New York?"
"Well, I don't care if I do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die."

Answer: Local people made it a tourist attraction

Keaton left the General where he had crashed it but enterprising people in Cottage Grove, Oregon made it a tourist attraction for several years. It was cut up for scrap during World War Two. It never made it to Green Bay. The wreck on the burning bridge is considered the most expensive scene to film during the silent era, estimated at 500,000$ in today's economy.

Answer: 3:10

The name of both films was "3:10 to Yuma". A down on his luck cowboy is hired to put a captured outlaw on the 3:10 train to Yuma but his gang will try to free him. According to Rotten Tomatoes, both the ordinal and the remake earned high critical scores, 96% in 1957 and 89% in 2007.

Answer: Transsiberian

Woody Harrelson and Emily Mortimer star in this film that explores the terrain of Siberia in all its snowy desolate beauty. Harrelson and Mortimer are returning from a Christian mission and decide to take a train to Moscow to fly back home. Their misadventures include befriending a pair of drug dealers, an intimidating Russian policeman played by Ben Kingsley, and a deadly side trip.

"Transsiberian" was 2008 Spanish-German-British-Lithuanian thriller filmed in pieces in various part of Europe. It received little American release and grossed less than six million in theaters, although it received a 91% rating from "Rotten Tomatoes" website. It was released on DVD and cable channels.

Answer: Classic paintings

Paris is falling to the Allies and the Germans have limited time to get their stolen art out of the country. Desperate, they commandeer a train but run into the same bureaucracy that they set up. In addition, small tricks by French railroad employees cause delay after delay. Remote track switches sending the train on an unexpected detour, dropping a coin into the oil circulation system, using a German officer's smoking pipe to jam a track switch - all are a few of the ways the train is compromised.

In actuality, the Germans disdained officially the art of the west but saw its value as a monetary resource. One German officer says that the value of the art could "arm ten Panzer divisions".

Answer: About 1,500,000

The popularity yielded over twenty translations hence has had worldwide appeal. By mid 2016 distribution was 15,000,00. The 'girl' in the title is Rachel, an alcoholic, who rides the train each day that passes by her ex-husband's home. As the plot evolves, we meet Megan--a troubled woman who had a succession of lovers hence a number of suspects for her death. Rachel and Anna, Tom's current lover, combine forces to bring the case to a conclusion.

The 2016 film adaptation failed to appeal to either critics or audiences. One reviewer said "Emily Blunt's outstanding performance isn't enough to keep "The Girl on the Train" from sliding sluggishly into exploitative melodrama".

Answer: A robber appears to shoot directly into the camera

The gun shot into the camera is a shock if you haven't seen the film before. In addition, there is cross cutting where two scenes in different locations are on the screen simultaneously. In some prints of the film there are hand colored scenes. Although a western, it was actually shot on location in New Jersey. The camera moves with the action.

Answer: Steve Martin and John Candy

Martin plays Neal Page, an impatient, pessimistic, cynical, bad-tempered and selfish business executive; Candy is Del Griffith, an optimistic, good-natured, talkative, friendly, clumsy shower curtain ring salesman. Their plane, scheduled for an hour and forty-five minute flight to Chicago is diverted to Wichita which causes a three day struggle to get there. The train is next but it breaks down near a corn field in Missouri. The rental car burns up due to Del's carelessness. They try to pool their resources but they are robbed. During all the calamities, Martin displays little patience with Candy, but through all it all there is a subtle bonding between the two.

Critics praised John Hughes for the film as it was not about teenage angst as was his forte in previous films. "PT&A" got 94% positive ratings on Rotten Tomatoes.

Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is an American actor, standup comedian, writer, producer and musician. John Candy was a Canadian actor and comedian who rose to fame as a member of the "Second City" inprov group.

Answer: Alfred Hitchcock

A young woman meets an older woman on a train returning from the Balkans. The train is delayed because of winter weather issues. The next day no one except the young lady remembers seeing or noting that the lady had vanished. In addition, new passengers have boarded the train. Not only is there a mystery to solve but there is a satire on British culture and mores.

Answer: Eric Roberts

Eric Roberts has had a checkered career in show business hampered by decades-long drug abuse, whereas his sister Julia Roberts has been a reliable box office draw. She won her Academy Award for "Erin Brockovich" (2000).

In spite of his personal issues, he has amassed about 500 credits in his resume from film, television, and stage.

As the title implies, "Runaway Train" is a fast action filmed on location in Alaska. Voight plays Manny in an Alaskan high security prison. He escapes with the help of Buck (Eric Roberts), a laundry worker, who follows him. The two fugitives manage to get to a rail depot and get on-board a train not knowing that the engineer has died and the train is out of control. Ironically, the train is both their freedom and possible deaths.