Would Jesus Wear a Rolex? Trivia Quiz

Answer: There is a zipper visible at the back of her dress.

The anachronism in this case is a zippered dress, the zipper being invented by Whitcomb Judson in Chicago in 1893 (though it was called a clasp locker then). This was not the only anachronism in the movie. Other examples include: a safety pin is visible in Moses' nappy/diaper; an Egyptian sword shows a groove down its length (called a fuller) which were never seen on Egyptian swords; camels can be seen several times undertaking tasks when the movie was set several hundred years before camel's domestication; Debra Paget's (Lilia) high heel shoes can be seen beneath a dress designed specifically designed to hide them; when Moses approaches the burning bush, tyre marks from the camera dolly are clearly visible and in one scene Nefretiri's lace at the top of her brassiere is visible.

There are more. So, hypothetically speaking if there was a sequel to this movie, about the New Testament, and if Bithia wore a zippered dress in the first movie, would Jesus wear a Rolex in the second?

Answer: The map shows Thailand and Jordan which did not exist in 1936.

The map showed the countries of Thailand (named as such in 1939) and Jordan (1949) both of which did not exist in 1936. The correct names would have been Siam and Transjordan. Later in the movie, the same "map-effect" is employed on a flight to Cairo showing Iran, Iraq and Israel, none of which existed in 1936. One of the planes depicted is also an anachronism; the flying boat is a Short Solent 3, introduced in 1946.

Answer: The Canadian flag with Maple Leaf design

The Canadian flag with 11-pointed maple leaf was not adopted until 1965, 35 years after the movie was set. Also the Canadian liquor crates used in the film were stamped with a maple leaf, an emblem that can be traced back to the 1700s in Canada. However the crates were stamped with an 11-pointed leaf, a design that was not finalised until the 1965 flag design was announced. None of other answers were anachronisms.

The French and UK flags were the same in 1930 as when the movie was shot and the 48 stars flag was current from 1912 to 1959 when the flag was changed next as Alaska had joined the union.

Answer: The Raquel Welch poster depicted her in "The One Million Years B.C." (Release1967).

The movie was based on a 1982 Stephen King novella called "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption". Hayworth was a poster girl in the forties so the poster was appropriate time-wise. (However a poster that size depicting Hayworth was not released until the 1960s.) "Gilda" was released in 1946.

The Racquel Welch poster indeed showed a scene from "One Million Years B.C." (Another movie with anachronisms). This movie was released in the US in February 1967, after the time of the movie had concluded.

Other anachronisms seen include Andy's post-prison car was a '69 Pontiac GTO driving down a highway with yellow not white markings. beer bottles did not have screwtops in 1949.

Answer: The car in which Jack and Rose "became close" was from the 1940s.

There were not too many types of automobiles in 1912 so a 1940's auto would look drastically out of place. The car "used" was age appropriate. The other three options were anachronisms seen in the movie: the 1915 Monet painting was "The Nymphs"; Lake Wissota in Wisconsin was a man-made reservoir constructed in 1917. Filter tip cigarettes were introduced in the 1950s.

Answer: True

Gruesome Gertie was the electric chair for the state of Louisiana. It was first commissioned in 1940, five years after the movie was set. Other anachronisms seen in the movie include a 1949 quartz clock, a 1950's RC Cola bottle, a 1980's straitjacket, the use of the word "gobbledygook" nine years before it was invented and a 1937 edition of "Weird Tales".

Answer: Apple wasn't a public company in 1975.

The date on the letter from Apple Computer was dated 21 September 1975 which was a Sunday! However Apple computer was not incorporated until 1977 (3 January) and did not offer its first public offering until 1980 (12 December). Additionally (and this is being very picky now), the letter uses the 'Apple Garamond' which was not used until the MacIntosh was released in 1984. (However this font was designed in 1977). Previously the Motter Tektura font was used.

Answer: Joplin's music was popular around the turn of the 20th century.

Scott Joplin was credited as the King of Ragtime Writers with songs such as "Maple Leaf Rag" (1897) and "The Entertainer" (1900) (made popular for modern audiences through Marvin Hamlisch and "The Sting" soundtrack). The turn of the 20th century was the height of the ragtime era.

When Joplin died in 1917 aged 49, the ragtime era died with him. Ragtime music was not popular in 1936 when "The Sting" was set. However, the playful tempo of the music seemed to fit well with the movie setting (It did win an Oscar after all!) and few people realised the entire movie soundtrack was an anachronism.

Answer: K Mart

K Mart is not seen in the movie and if it was the name has not been adapted to the medieval themes that the other brands have been "adjusted" to. The other options are plays on Versace, Saks Fifth Avenue and Baskin Robins Ice Cream brands. There are many other such as Burger Prince, Farbucks Coffee and Tower of London Records.

The movie has so many pop culture references (modern pop music as a soundtrack for example) used as deliberate anachronisms to provide not only entertainment but to serve as social commentary on modern life.

Answer: Pan Am

Remembering that an anachronism is an object out of place for its time, the product placement for "Blade Runner" is both blatant and memorable. An enduring vision of the film is a skyscraper that serves as a hoarding for a giant Coca-Cola ad. The producers of the movie were very clever.

They chose brand market leaders for these placements reasoning these companies would still be around in 2019. Alas it was unthinkable that Pan-American World Airlines would cease to exist in 1991 only nine years after the movie was made. Similarly Atari, a leader in computer software in 1982, lost popularity and was absorbed into Hasbro in 1998.

Therefore if the movie is viewed in the 21st century, the presence of defunct companies makes the setting anachronistic.