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Filmed On Location Trivia Quiz

All the films in this quiz have a common bond. That is that they were all filmed on location in the Southwest of England. A beautiful part of the country, it is no wonder so many films have been made here. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by kristian88. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
kristian88

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
137,807

Updated
Sep 08 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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814

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Question 1 of 10

1. Filmed on location at Liskeard Station in Cornwall and also in Teignmouth in Devon, "The Ghost Train" is a comedy set at a supposed haunted station. Who is the comedic star of the film? Hint

Will Hay

Charley Chalk

Alastair Sim

Arthur Askey

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Question 2 of 10

2. Filmed at Tintagel, St. Martin's Mount in Cornwall, featuring Donald Pleasance, which fictional character was the title of this 1979 film? Hint

Frankenstein

Dracula

The Mummy

The Wolf Man

3. This movie was filmed in St. Buryan and Lamorna Cove in Cornwall. The film revolves around a mild-mannered American researcher who is researching in a small Cornish village. But he becomes violent after the local villagers inflict attacks on himself and his wife, played by Susan George. Which film is this? Hint

Straw Dogs

The Siege of Trencher's Farm

Wicker Man

Village Life

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Question 4 of 10

4. The great English actor, Alan Rickman, starred as a ghost who returns to see his grieving wife in "Truly, Madly, Deeply". But which of these served as a location shot for the film? Hint

Bristol University

Liskeard Station

Plymouth Docks

Tintagel Abbey

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Question 5 of 10

5. This war film was shot at Plymouth docks and featured Harrison Ford. The story revolved around a group of commandos in World War 2, who are detailed to destroy a vital bridge. Which film? Hint

The Dam Busters

Bridge Over the River Kwai

In Which We Serve

Force Ten From Navarone

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Question 6 of 10

6. One of my favourite, exciting war-time films is "The Eagle Has Landed". Filmed in 1976 at RAF St. Mawgan in Newquay, Cornwall. Who was the subject of an assassination plot in the film? Hint

Adolf Hitler

Josef Stalin

Benito Mussolini

Winston Churchill

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Question 7 of 10

7. This Beatles film has the Fab Four leaving Liverpool by train and ending up filming on location at Crowcombe Heathfield Station in Somerset. Which film was this? Hint

A Hard Day's Night

Yellow Submarine

Help

Penny Lane

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Forest of Dean has been the setting for a few films, two of which are "Pennies From Heaven" in 1978 and "The Singing Detective" in 1986. In which county is the forest? Hint

Cornwall

Devon

Somerset

Gloucestershire

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Question 9 of 10

9. This Roald Dahl story was turned into a movie and filmed at The Headland Hotel in Newquay, Cornwall. Featuring Rowan Atkinson, which film was this? Hint

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

James and the Giant Peach

The Witches

Tales of the Unexpected

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Question 10 of 10

10. The animated film "Chicken Run", made in 2000, was set at a P.O.W. animal camp and featured the vocal talent of Mel Gibson and Miranda Richardson. Based in Bristol, which animation studios produced the film? Hint

Aardman Animation Studios

Aardvark Animation Studios

Aardasnails Animation Studios

Aardup Animation Studios

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Filmed on location at Liskeard Station in Cornwall and also in Teignmouth in Devon, "The Ghost Train" is a comedy set at a supposed haunted station. Who is the comedic star of the film?

Answer: Arthur Askey

Arthur's humour never really emerged into the movies, some of which are "Back Room Boy", "Charley's (Big Hearted) Aunt" and "Ramsbottom Rides Again".

2. Filmed at Tintagel, St. Martin's Mount in Cornwall, featuring Donald Pleasance, which fictional character was the title of this 1979 film?

Answer: Dracula

The film also starred Laurence Olivier, Frank Langella and Trevor Eve.

Answer: Straw Dogs

The film was based on Gordon M. Williams' novel "The Siege of Trencher's Farm". The university researcher was played by Dustin Hoffman.

4. The great English actor, Alan Rickman, starred as a ghost who returns to see his grieving wife in "Truly, Madly, Deeply". But which of these served as a location shot for the film?

Answer: Bristol University

The film also starred Juliet Stevenson and the film won a Bafta Award for the Best Original Screenplay.

5. This war film was shot at Plymouth docks and featured Harrison Ford. The story revolved around a group of commandos in World War 2, who are detailed to destroy a vital bridge. Which film?

Answer: Force Ten From Navarone

The film starred Robert Shaw, Edward Fox and Barbara Bach. "The Dam Busters" and "In Which We Serve" were actually filmed in the area too. Weymouth and Plymouth were the locations, respectively.

6. One of my favourite, exciting war-time films is "The Eagle Has Landed". Filmed in 1976 at RAF St. Mawgan in Newquay, Cornwall. Who was the subject of an assassination plot in the film?

Answer: Winston Churchill

A star-studded cast list included Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasance, Anthony Quayle and Jenny Agutter.

7. This Beatles film has the Fab Four leaving Liverpool by train and ending up filming on location at Crowcombe Heathfield Station in Somerset. Which film was this?

Answer: A Hard Day's Night

Director Richard Lester's pop masterpiece received 2 Oscar nominations. They were for Best Score and Best Original Story and Screenplay.

8. The Forest of Dean has been the setting for a few films, two of which are "Pennies From Heaven" in 1978 and "The Singing Detective" in 1986. In which county is the forest?

Answer: Gloucestershire

"The Singing Detective" was a Dennis Potter film and starred Michael Gambon as Philip E. Marlow. The film was actually 6 and a half hours long and aired as a TV series in Britain.

9. This Roald Dahl story was turned into a movie and filmed at The Headland Hotel in Newquay, Cornwall. Featuring Rowan Atkinson, which film was this?

Answer: The Witches

The film starred Anjelica Huston along with British commedian Jane Horrocks.

Answer: Aardman Animation Studios

The film was a Nick Park and Peter Lord animation. The other actors voices included Julia Sawalha, Jane Horrocks and Imelda Staunton.

Source: Author kristian88

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