You in Back with the Camel Trivia Quiz

Answer: Dumbo

The parade in question takes place in the animated feature "Dumbo", about the young elephant with enormous ears who overcomes bullying and humiliation when he learns that he can fly. The camels are seen in the background in other scenes, with one memorable close-up of the camel who makes the decision not to spit.

The other three choices are all live-action films, with only "Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus" also being a Disney production, starring Kevin Corcoran. "Circus World" starred John Wayne, and "Billy Rose's Jumbo" was a Doris Day movie.

Answer: Bob Hope

In the third of seven "Road to..." movies, Orville and Jeff (Bob and Bing) are sitting on the ground discussing Orville's Aunt Lucy (also Bob Hope), when a camel on the other side of a hedge begins to "kiss" each on the cheek in turn. The boys each think the other is getting fresh, until eventually they turn and see the camel. As they stand to confront the beast, the camel spits in Bob's face much to Bing's delight. Apparently the spit was unrehearsed and a surprise to everyone on set.

As with all of these films the plot is rather thin, essentially involving the two male leads competing for the affections of Miss Lamour's character.

Answer: George Raft

Raft manages to include his trademark coin flip (established in 1932's "Scarface") in an early scene of "Outpost in Morocco", after the lovely Cara (Marie Windsor) tips him a gold coin for dancing with her. She believes he is a professional dancer, until they meet again when he is detailed to lead the convoy that is to take her to the home of her father, the Emir of Bel-Rashad. The camels are seen briefly in the background as they undertake their journey.

None of the incorrect choices appear in this movie in any role.

Answer: Sopwith

I didn't say that all of the camels were of the living, breathing variety, did I?

"Lafayette Escadrille" is about American pilots who join the French Air Service during World War I, before the US enters the conflict. Several sources note the Sopwith Camel, a biplane with a distinctive hump behind the cockpit, as being one of the aircraft types to be seen in the film.

As the film takes place mostly in France, neither the one-humped dromedary nor two-humped bactrians are on display. Joe Camel is an advertising mascot for Camel cigarettes active in the years between 1987 and 1997, much too late for him to appear in this film.

Answer: Sherif Ali (Omar Sharif)

At first the approaching camel seems to be a shimmering mirage, but as it grows closer Lawrence's companion (who is, in fact, Tafas) dashes to get a pistol from the pack on his camel. Before he can fire the approaching rider shoots him dead. When he alights the rider reveals himself to be Ali, the owner of the well at which members of Tafas' tribe are not welcome to drink. Lawrence, however, is welcome to the water, and to continue on his mission.

Camels play a rather large part in this film, but this is one of the most memorable scenes.

Answer: Because it is lame

Far from doing anything to help the crash survivors, the nomads have killed two of them - Captain Harris (Peter Finch) and Doctor Renaud (Christian Marquand) - and continued on their way. The poor lame camel is put out of its misery by Frank Towns (James Stewart), though in his rage over the deaths he uses more bullets than strictly necessary.

The 2004 remake moves the action from the Sahara to the Gobi Desert, and doesn't live up to the original. Oh, I should mention that the Phoenix is a flying machine constructed by the survivors from parts of the crashed aircraft, under the direction of a model aircraft designer (Hardy Kruger in 1965).

Answer: Khartoum

"Khartoum" stars Charlton Heston as General Gordon, and Laurence Olivier as the Mahdi, and is a fictionalised account of the conflict in the Sudan in the 1880s. Abu Klea was a real battle in which the Camel Corps participated, and a large number of camels are on display in the battle scene which lasts for only a couple of minutes.

The incorrect choices are all from 1966, but do not involve nineteenth century battles involving camels.

Answer: Bo West

The name is a spoof of the famous character from other French Foreign Legion tales, Beau Geste. Our hero's full name is Bertram Oliphant West, Bo for short, and at the beginning of the film he is falsely accused of tripping a fellow cricketer. This is the impetus for his running off (with his valet Simpson) to join the Legion, only to be followed by his lady love when she discovers the truth. Hilarity (or possibly mild amusement) ensues.

Cleo the camel is played by Sheena the Camel, from Chessington Zoo.

The incorrect choices are all characters in the movie, although Zig-Zig (Joan Sims) and Corktip (Anita Harris) are women. "Carry On" stalwart Kenneth Williams plays Commandant Burger.

Answer: Perth

The two young men are both runners and have met while competing in a foot race. The camel driver asks if they are looking for work, and Archy (Mark Lee) tells him they're going to the war. The older man is baffled, as although the First World War is nearly a year old, he has heard nothing about it in his isolation. He asks more questions, and Frank (Mel Gibson) indicates that he shouldn't encourage Archy.

It's sad to say, but the young men are successful in reaching the war.

Camels were imported to Australia for use as beasts of burden in the outback during the nineteenth century due to their suitability for working in desert conditions.

Answer: Indiana Jones

The movie is "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" and Indy (Harrison Ford) wants only horses for transportation, after their motor vehicle is destroyed by the Nazis. Sallah (John Rhys-Davies) takes the camels as payment for the destroyed car, which had belonged to his brother-in-law.

The incorrect choices are characters in 1989 films, but none have a friend named Sallah, nor any particular like or dislike of camels.