Under the Dome Trivia Quiz

Answer: Polar bear

Nanook, or Nanuk, is the master of the polar bears, a deity who controls the fate of the hunt. The polar bear was an important source of meat and fur for the Inuit, and played a significant role in the traditional lifestyle, as did the animals listed as incorrect options,

Flaherty is listed in the credits of "Nanook of the North" as producer, director, writer, cinematographer, and one of the editors - it really was a one-man show! Filmed in the Canadian Arctic, the movie purports to follow the daily lives of a famed hunter, Nanook, and his family. Actually, the central figure was named Allakariallak, and the women acting as his wives were playing roles. Despite this, and a number of other ways in which the facts were modified for cinematic impact, the film is considered an important record of the traditional Inuit lifestyle which was even then disappearing following contact with Western culture.

One of the film's most famous sequences involves the building of an igloo. Interior shots were actually made using a separate specially-constructed igloo that only had three walls, so there was room for the cameras to fit in.

Answer: Abandoning of weak and aged tribal members

The star of "Igloo" is Chee-Ak, a native hunter who helps Lanak's tribe survive an icebound winter, during which time he falls in love with Lanak's daughter, Kyatuk. In the spring, they are married, but the celebrations are tempered by the sad necessity of leaving behind the elderly and infirm members of the tribe who cannot move on to summer grounds with the tribe. They are left in an igloo to freeze to death. American filmmakers seem to have been obsessed with showing native hunting techniques - there is a pretty gruesome walrus hunt shown near the end of this film.

The movie described the cast as being "all-native", but Chee-Ak was actually played by Ray Wise, the son of a Russian Jewish father and an American Native mother who had been working as a cameraman in Hollywood since 1925. Chee-Ak is said to have been his tribal name, but that may or may not be factual. His lengthy career included work both on camera and in cinematography.

Answer: The Frozen Wasteland

This drama about conflict between indigenous people and white traders has it all - actual hunts for a bowhead whale (which took several months to film, as the cameras kept frightening the targets away), walrus and caribou are captured on film, in all their gory detail, surrounded by a tale of love, greed, rape, murder, revenge, and final survival. "Eskimo" (the most commonly-used title of the film) was the first film to be shot in a Native American language (Inupiat) rather than English, and starred one of the first Native American movie stars as part of a largely indigenous cast.

The director originally planned to use an all-indigenous cast, but the lead role proved difficult to cast, and they turned to Ray Wise (later to be known as Ray Mala), who was working on the crew as a cameraman, and had previous film experience in "Igloo" (1932).

The role of Mala made him a star, and he featured in a number of films where his exotic appearance suited the part - he was Polynesian in "Last of the Pagans" (1935), for example.

Answer: How to Build an Igloo

"How to Build an Igloo" takes viewers through the various stages of the process - selecting an appropriate site, cutting blocks of hard-packed snow with a long knife, shaping them to fit in the appropriate spiral, constructing the entrance by breaking out of the finished hemisphere to make an opening (which they block up again after settling in for the night). This was an overnight igloo, constructed in about an hour and a half - a long-term igloo will be constructed with a bit more care, and take longer.

If you are interested in seeing more, google the film title, and you will find a link to the film.

Answer: Chilly Willy

Yes, I know that penguins don't live in Alaska, but it's a cartoon, so let's just go along with the premise. Chilly Willy appeared in over 50 cinematic shorts between 1953 and 1972, and originally came from the studio of Walter Lantz, who also gave the world Woody Woodpecker. Chilly Willy cartoons also appeared as a segment of "The Woody Woodpecker Show", which ran on television from 1957 to 1958 on ABC, then in syndication until 1966, with several subsequent revivals. Chilly Willy was often in conflict with Smedley (a dog), although they often settled to work together by the end, and were sometimes actively friendly.

His other friends included Maxie (a polar bear) and Gooney (an albatross).

Answer: Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn made a career out of ethnic roles: Crazy Horse in "They Died with Their Boots On" (1941), only one of his numerous Native American characters over the years; Eufemio Zapata in "Viva Zapata!" (1952), for which he won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor; Zorba in "Zorba the Greek" (1964), perhaps the role for which he is best known; and the Bedouin Auda abu Tayi in "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) are only a few examples.

In "The Savage Innocents", he played Inuk, who came into conflict with the law when he killed a missionary priest who had spurned his offer of food and a night with his wife (a recurring theme in a lot of Hollywood films about the Inuit).

Inuk's wife was played by a Japanese actress named Yoko Tani, and the officer pursuing Inuk was the Irish Peter O'Toole, in one of his first movie roles.

Answer: Pathfinder

Originally titled "Ofelas" in Sami, and "Veiviseren" in Norwegian, "Pathfinder" is a coming-of-age film in which a Sami boy named Aigin finds his family has been slain by Chudes (another tribal group, invading this northeastern area of Norway from the east), from whom he must flee.

After the Chudes attack and kill most of the group who had offered him shelter, Aigin offers to show them the way to the coast, planning to trick them on the way. He successfully sends some over the edge of a cliff, while most of the rest get buried by an avalanche. Having saved the people in the settlement on the coast, he becomes a Pathfinder, their name for the leader of the group.

Answer: Home Alone 3

The plot of this film doesn't bear too close a scrutiny - the thieves hide their stolen chip, which contains top secret information they plan to sell to a terrorist group, in a remote control car to get it past security, and are just trying to recover their lost property. Alex's neighbour accidentally picked up the bag containing the car at the airport, and gives it to him as payment for shoveling snow.

The climax of Alex's defense of his home involves one of the thieves hiding in the backyard snow fort, where he is cornered by the pet parrot belonging to Alex's brother.

The parrot sends the remote control car, filled with fireworks, into the wall of the fort, and then sets them off when the thief refuses to pay a bribe in crackers. The fort collapses, and the thief is duly rounded up. Case closed.

Answer: Inuktitut

Set on the island of Igloolik, in Nunavut, the film attempts to recreate an historically accurate picture of life around 500 years ago as it tells the story of an Inuit legend. The original story tells of two brothers, Amaqjuaq and Atanarjuat, who are attacked by rivals after being betrayed by their wives. Atnarjuat escapes across the ice, and gains revenge after being rescued and healed. It is a story of how evil can permeate our lives, and of the importance of maintaining loyalty to one's tribe. The movie, while providing a detailing of the legend that was agreed to by elders who were consulted, decided to remove the vengeance killing at the end, preferring to have Atanarjuat refrain from killing his defeated opponent, declaring that the time for forgiveness has come .

"Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner" won numerous wards, including the Caméra d'Or (Golden Camera) award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2001 and Best Canadian Feature Film at the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival.

Answer: Die Another Day

The incorrect options are the other three films in which Pierce Brosnan played super spy James Bond. "Die Another Day" was the twentieth installment in the series, and was full of references to the previous movies. The title song was performed by Madonna, who also appeared in the film in a cameo role as Verity, a performance which earned her a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress.

In this film, James Bond is trying to prevent yet another madman from destroying the earth. This time, it is Gustav Graves, who plans to use his newly-announced satellite as a weapon of destruction, not as the solar energy provider as which it is presented. Zao, who had betrayed Bond to the North Koreans at the start of the film, is working with Graves, so Bond's pursuit of him is both personal and professional. If you can't guess who wins, I won't spoil the ending for you.