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Quiz about Sailors and Ships At the Movies

Sailors and Ships At the Movies Quiz

From legendary characters to musicals via sea storms and mutinies...

A multiple-choice quiz by gywalgi. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
gywalgi

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
60,715

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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684

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Question 1 of 10

1. In 'Pandora And The Flying Dutchman', James Mason is condemned to sail the oceans 'till Doomsday unless something particular happens to him. What is it? Hint

A woman who would kill for him

A woman who would accept to sail with him for 7 years

A woman who would love him enough to die for him

A woman who would cry for him

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Bounty has been the subject of many movies and the Captain Bligh is one of those characters we like to hate. What really happened to him after the mutiny? Hint

He was killed during the mutiny

He returned in England, was judged and acquitted

He perished at sea while sailing back to England

He returned to England and was knighted by the King

3. In 'Voyage Of The Damned', over 900 German Jews try to flee Germany on a ship but they are denied the permission to land anywhere. Who plays the wonderfully dignified German Captain of this ship?

Answer: (Great Swedish actor)

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Question 4 of 10

4. One of the greatest legendary sailors is without any doubt Sinbad. Which of these actors never played this deliciously funny character? Hint

Gene Kelly

Brendan Fraser

Sebastian Cabot

Kirk Douglas

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Question 5 of 10

5. The tagline of this great movie was: 'The Man!... The Mutiny!... The Might! Of Herman Melville's classic adventure of the High Seas!' Who played the title role in this movie?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 6 of 10

6. In 'The Caine Mutiny', two naval officers are court-martialed because they conducted a mutiny against their dangerously mad captain (played by Humphrey Bogart). Who played Van Johnson's defense attorney? Hint

Fred MacMurray

Arthur Franz

Robert Francis

Jose Ferrer

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 'The Perfect Storm', the crew of the Andrea Gail has to fight a killer storm in the North Atlantic. The movie is based on Sebastian Junger's book and depicts real events. When did this real life tragedy happen? Hint

November 1992

October 1991

October 1993

November 1990

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 'On The Town' (1949), three sailors spent their 24 hours pass in New-York, they are Gabey, Chip and Ozzie. Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra portrayed Gabey and Chip, but who played Ozzie? Hint

Fred Astaire

Donald O'Connor

Jules Munshin

Douglas Fowley

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Question 9 of 10

9. Captain Nemo is the star of two movies both based on Jules Verne's novels. There is '20,000 Leagues Under The Sea', but what is the title of the second one?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 10 of 10

10. So many movies have been made about the 'Titanic' that we forgot she had two sisters, what was their name? Hint

'Olympic' and 'Mauritania'

'Gigantic' and 'Britannic'

'Olympic' and 'Britannic'

'Britannic' and' Lusitania'

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In 'Pandora And The Flying Dutchman', James Mason is condemned to sail the oceans 'till Doomsday unless something particular happens to him. What is it?

Answer: A woman who would love him enough to die for him

Hendrick Van Zoe (Mason) is the Flying Dutchman who, for his sins, has to roam the seas for eternity. Every 7 years, he is allowed to live as a human for 6 months. If he can win the love of a woman who will be willing to die for him, the curse will be lifted. And then, he meets Pandora (Ava Gardner)...

2. The Bounty has been the subject of many movies and the Captain Bligh is one of those characters we like to hate. What really happened to him after the mutiny?

Answer: He returned in England, was judged and acquitted

The 9 men responsible for the mutiny were never found by the English. The took refuge on Pitcairn Island where they founded a colony. Their descendants still live there today.

Answer: Max Von Sydow

As Captain Schroeder, Von Sydow delivers another magnificent performance. The movie is based on a novel written by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan Witts.

4. One of the greatest legendary sailors is without any doubt Sinbad. Which of these actors never played this deliciously funny character?

Answer: Kirk Douglas

Kelly in 'The Magic Lamp' in 1956, Cabot in 'Babes In Bagdad' in 1952 and Fraser in 'Sinbad: Beyond The Veil Of Mists' in 2000. Kelly and Fraser only lent their voice to the animated character.

5. The tagline of this great movie was: 'The Man!... The Mutiny!... The Might! Of Herman Melville's classic adventure of the High Seas!' Who played the title role in this movie?

Answer: Terence Stamp

And, the movie is 'Billy Budd' directed by Peter Ustinov in 1962. It was Stamp's first movie role and he made quite an impression.

Answer: Jose Ferrer

MacMurray was the communication officer, Francis was the other rebel and Franz was the medical officer. Jose Ferrer (1909-1992) is George Clooney's uncle, he married his aunt Rosemary Clooney. He is also the father of Miguel Ferrer.

Answer: October 1991

This movie impressed me by its small details: the fabrics used for the costumes, the dirty finger nails, very realistic.

8. In 'On The Town' (1949), three sailors spent their 24 hours pass in New-York, they are Gabey, Chip and Ozzie. Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra portrayed Gabey and Chip, but who played Ozzie?

Answer: Jules Munshin

Sinatra, Kelly and Munshin also worked together in 'Take Me Out To The Ball Game'.

9. Captain Nemo is the star of two movies both based on Jules Verne's novels. There is '20,000 Leagues Under The Sea', but what is the title of the second one?

Answer: Mysterious Island

Verne published 54 novels, '20,000 Leagues Under The Sea' was published in 1870 and 'Mysterious Island' in 1874.

10. So many movies have been made about the 'Titanic' that we forgot she had two sisters, what was their name?

Answer: 'Olympic' and 'Britannic'

The RMS 'Olympic' (1910-1937) made her final voyage in 1935. The HMHS 'Britannic' (1914-1916) never crossed the Atlantic, she was sunk during the war. Her wreck was discovered by Jacques-Yves Cousteau in 1976.

Source: Author gywalgi

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