20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954 film) - Quiz
  • 1. In what month and year was the film made available on videocassette?
A) January 1956
B) September 1980
C) November 2019
D) May 2003
  • 2. Who performed an extensive digital restoration of the film for its 1992 videocassette release?
A) Scott MacQueen
B) Bosley Crowther
C) Richard Fleischer
D) Harper Goff
  • 3. In what year was the two-disc DVD set of the film released?
A) 2003
B) 1980
C) 2014
D) 1992
  • 4. Which theater screened the film on the same day the DVD set was released in May 2003?
A) The New York Times Theater
B) The Chicago Tribune Cinema
C) El Capitan Theatre
D) Disney Movie Club
  • 5. Who introduced the film at the El Capitan Theatre screening in May 2003?
A) Richard Fleischer
B) Scott MacQueen
C) Bosley Crowther
D) Walt Disney
  • 6. In what year was a 1080p HD version from a 4K restoration released on iTunes?
A) 1980
B) 2014
C) 2003
D) 2019
  • 7. Through what club was the film released on Blu-ray in 2019?
A) Disney Movie Club
B) El Capitan Club
C) Jules Verne Society
D) Academy of Motion Pictures
  • 8. When did the film become available to stream on Disney+?
A) January 1956
B) May 2003
C) September 1980
D) November 2019
  • 9. What film beat 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea for first place during its opening weekend?
A) Vera Cruz
B) Jules Verne's Journey
C) There's No Business Like Show Business
D) The Nautilus Returns
  • 10. On which weekend did the film become the number-one box office film in the United States?
A) Third weekend
B) Opening weekend
C) Fifth weekend
D) Fourth weekend
  • 11. Which film did 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea displace to become the number-one film on its third weekend?
A) The New York Times
B) CinemaScope Epic
C) Vera Cruz
D) There's No Business Like Show Business
  • 12. On which weekend did the film reclaim the number-one position after being dethroned?
A) Fifth weekend
B) Second weekend
C) Third weekend
D) First weekend
  • 13. How much had the film earned in distributor rentals from the US and Canada by January 1956 according to the primary account?
A) $6,607,000
B) $10 million
C) $8 million
D) $5 million
  • 14. What ranking did the film achieve among the highest-grossing films of 1954?
A) Third
B) First
C) Second
D) Fifth
  • 15. What was an alternative initial rentals figure given for the US and Canada?
A) $6,607,000
B) $12,000,000
C) $4,500,000
D) $8 million
  • 16. Who reviewed the film for The New York Times and called it a 'live action' movie made from Jules Verne's work?
A) Bosley Crowther
B) Pauline Kael
C) Kate Cameron
D) Gene Arneel
  • 17. What is the runtime of the film according to Bosley Crowther's review?
A) 95 minutes
B) 110 minutes
C) 145 minutes
D) 128 minutes
  • 18. Which actor did Pauline Kael feel destroyed the illusion of the nineteenth century?
A) Kirk Douglas
B) James Mason
C) Walt Disney
D) Richard Fleischer
  • 19. Who praised the film in Variety for combining photographic ingenuity and imaginative story telling?
A) Philip K. Scheuer
B) Gene Arneel
C) Mark Bourne
D) Kate Cameron
  • 20. Who wrote the screenplay for the film?
A) Jules Verne
B) Earl Felton
C) Richard Fleischer
D) Harper Goff
  • 21. Which publication's reviewer praised the underwater scenes for their eerie beauty and marine life?
A) Variety
B) Los Angeles Times
C) The New York Times
D) New York Daily News
  • 22. Who wrote the review for the Los Angeles Times mentioning actual underwater shots made in the Bahamas?
A) Philip K. Scheuer
B) Steve Biodrowski
C) Gene Arneel
D) Jason Seiver
  • 23. Where were the actual underwater shots for the film made?
A) California
B) The Bahamas
C) Florida
D) Hawaii
  • 24. Which actor's performance was praised for lending depth and dimension to the stock figure of the 'mad genius'?
A) Mason
B) Kirk Douglas
C) Harper Goff
D) Richard Fleischer
  • 25. Which publication stated that the picture was a masterpiece and great entertainment?
A) Chicago Tribune
B) The New York Times
C) Harrison's Reports
D) New York Daily News
  • 26. Which newspaper review described the film as a 'nicely balanced dose of old supposition and modern fact'?
A) Chicago Tribune
B) Harrison's Reports
C) Los Angeles Times
D) Variety
  • 27. Which contemporary film critic stated that the film's production design and technical effects have dated hardly at all?
A) Steve Biodrowski
B) Bosley Crowther
C) Jason Seiver
D) Mark Bourne
  • 28. What aspect of the film did Mark Bourne criticize as being 'stereotypical'?
A) Portrayals of the natives
B) The submarine design
C) The humor
D) The musical score
  • 29. What aspect of the film did Jason Seiver criticize?
A) The humor
B) The visuals
C) The acting
D) The story
  • 30. What is the approval rating of the film on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 95%
B) 78%
C) 85%
D) 91%
  • 31. How many reviews is the Rotten Tomatoes approval rating based on?
A) 20 reviews
B) 100 reviews
C) 50 reviews
D) 32 reviews
  • 32. What is the average rating of the film on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 7.70/10
B) 8.50/10
C) 6.50/10
D) 9.00/10
  • 33. According to the Rotten Tomatoes critical consensus, what feature is brought to vivid life alongside the classic sci-fi tale?
A) An underwater volcano
B) An awesome giant squid
C) A nineteenth-century pirate crew
D) A secret island hideout
  • 34. Who was the film's primary art director?
A) Harper Goff
B) Richard Fleischer
C) Earl Felton
D) Scott MacQueen
  • 35. What fictitious submarine was designed by Harper Goff?
A) The Ceteawayo
B) The Sub-Pioneer
C) The Nautilus
D) The Albatross
  • 36. Why was Harper Goff unable to receive his Academy Award for Art Direction?
A) The film was disqualified from the Oscars
B) He refused to attend the ceremony
C) He was not a member of the Art Directors Union
D) He forgot to submit his designs
  • 37. Whose novel is the movie 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea based on?
A) Arthur Conan Doyle
B) H.G. Wells
C) Jules Verne
D) Robert Louis Stevenson
  • 38. What photographic medium and color process were utilized by Walt Disney and his staff to create the film?
A) IMAX and 3D
B) Technicolor and VistaVision
C) Black and white and standard 35mm
D) CinemaScope and Technicolor
  • 39. What was included among the supplemental features on the 2003 DVD release concerning the squid fight?
A) An interactive game about the squid
B) A commentary track by the squid's creator
C) Deleted scenes including the original squid fight without sound
D) A completely animated alternative squid battle
  • 40. What year was the film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea released?
A) 1868
B) 1954
C) 1870
D) 1960
  • 41. Which actor played Professor Pierre Aronnax?
A) Paul Lukas
B) Peter Lorre
C) James Mason
D) Kirk Douglas
  • 42. Which actor played Conseil?
A) James Mason
B) Kirk Douglas
C) Peter Lorre
D) Paul Lukas
  • 43. Which company distributed the film, marking a first for Disney?
A) RKO Radio Pictures
B) Buena Vista Distribution
C) United Artists
D) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
  • 44. When did 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea have its premiere?
A) December 23, 1870
B) November 15, 1954
C) December 23, 1954
D) January 1, 1954
  • 45. How many Academy Awards did the film win?
A) Two
B) Zero
C) One
D) Three
  • 46. In what year does the story's plot begin?
A) 1868
B) 1900
C) 1854
D) 1870
  • 47. Where were the ships allegedly being attacked by a sea monster?
A) Indian Ocean
B) Pacific Ocean
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Mediterranean Sea
  • 48. What is the profession of Conseil in the film?
A) Submarine captain
B) Professor's assistant
C) Navy admiral
D) Master harpooner
  • 49. What is the profession of Ned Land?
A) Navy captain
B) Professor
C) Assistant
D) Master harpooner
  • 50. What type of ship did Aronnax, Conseil, and Ned board to investigate?
A) U.S. Navy frigate
B) Submerging boat
C) Munitions ship
D) Warship
  • 51. Who originally explains that he has intentionally withdrawn from civilization?
A) Captain Nemo
B) Conseil
C) Ned Land
D) Pierre Aronnax
  • 52. What does Captain Nemo use to harvest food for the crew?
A) Imported supplies
B) Stored rations
C) Island farming
D) Sea creatures
  • 53. What type of island does the Nautilus arrive at where prisoners are loading a munitions ship?
A) New Guinea
B) A secret base island
C) An unmapped volcanic island
D) A penal colony island
  • 54. Why did Nemo's 'hated nation' torture his wife and son to death?
A) To force him to reveal his discoveries
B) To steal the Nautilus
C) Because he attacked a munitions ship
D) Because he escaped from prison
  • 55. Where is Nemo's secret island base located according to the cabin coordinates?
A) A penal colony island
B) New Guinea
C) Vulcania
D) The Pacific Ocean
  • 56. What objects does Ned Land find on stakes when he goes exploring on the island?
A) Human skulls
B) Shipwreck remains
C) Explosives
D) Bottles with coordinates
  • 57. Who pursues Ned and Conseil as they row away from the shore near New Guinea?
A) Nemo's men
B) Cannibals
C) Prisoners
D) Warships
  • 58. How are the cannibals repelled away from the Nautilus?
A) By Captain Nemo's harpoon
B) By the ship's cannons
C) By firing warning shots
D) By electrical charges sent through its hull
  • 59. Why does Nemo confine Ned Land after the incident in New Guinea?
A) For throwing bottles overboard
B) For disobeying orders
C) For attacking the crew
D) For trying to steal a longboat
  • 60. Who saves Nemo after he is caught by the giant squid's tentacle?
A) Ned Land
B) Conseil
C) The crew
D) Pierre Aronnax
  • 61. Why does Nemo rush ashore at Vulcania?
A) To bury his journal
B) To collect specimens
C) To activate a time bomb
D) To rescue prisoners
  • 62. What do Nemo and his crew decide to do after he is mortally wounded?
A) Give up piracy and live in peace
B) Sail to a new island
C) Surrender to the warships
D) Sink with the ship in a suicide pact
  • 63. What is Captain Nemo doing when he dies?
A) Fighting off the giant squid
B) Writing in Aronnax's journal
C) Activating the time bomb on Vulcania
D) Viewing his beloved undersea domain through the hull's viewport
  • 64. What item does Aronnax try to retrieve before their escape, which leads Ned to knock him unconscious?
A) The submarine coordinates
B) A bag of gold
C) His journal
D) A harpoon
  • 65. What vehicle do Aronnax, Conseil, and Ned use to escape the sinking Nautilus?
A) A frigate
B) A warship
C) A longboat
D) A skiff
  • 66. What happens to Vulcania as the three companions watch from their skiff?
A) It sinks into the sea
B) It is surrounded by warships
C) It is burned by cannibals
D) It explodes
  • 67. What are Captain Nemo's last words to Aronnax?
A) There is hope for the future.
B) The sea provides all I need.
C) This hated nation must pay.
D) We sink with the ship.
  • 68. Who played the Nautilus's First Mate?
A) J. M. Kerrigan
B) Carleton Young
C) Ted de Corsia
D) Robert J. Wilke
  • 69. Who played Captain Farragut?
A) Ted de Corsia
B) Ted Cooper
C) Fred Graham
D) Percy Helton
  • 70. Who portrayed John Howard in the film?
A) Carleton Young
B) J. M. Kerrigan
C) Kirk Douglas
D) Paul Lukas
  • 71. Which actor played the character Billy?
A) J. M. Kerrigan
B) James Mason
C) Percy Helton
D) Ted Cooper
  • 72. Who played the coach driver?
A) Peter Lorre
B) Laurie Mitchell
C) Percy Helton
D) Fred Graham
  • 73. Who played Abraham Lincoln's First Mate?
A) Ted Cooper
B) Robert J. Wilke
C) Ted de Corsia
D) Carleton Young
  • 74. Which uncredited stuntman played Casey?
A) Percy Helton
B) Fred Graham
C) Ted Cooper
D) Laurie Mitchell
  • 75. Who made an uncredited film debut as a hooker?
A) Ted Cooper
B) Percy Helton
C) Laurie Mitchell
D) Fred Graham
  • 76. Who announced in November 1950 that he had acquired the screen rights to the novel?
A) Harper Goff
B) Walt Disney
C) Sid Rogell
D) Robert L. Lippert
  • 77. Whose production company prepared a film adaptation before Rogell acquired the rights?
A) Harper Goff
B) Robert L. Lippert
C) Walt Disney
D) Sid Rogell
  • 78. Where did Sid Rogell originally plan to start filming within a year?
A) 20th Century Fox
B) Universal Studios
C) General Service Studios
D) Xtabi Resort
  • 79. Which desert location was used for photographing scenes?
A) Gobi Desert
B) Death Valley
C) Mojave Desert
D) Sahara Desert
  • 80. Where were the San Francisco scenes at the beginning of the film actually filmed?
A) Universal Studios
B) 20th Century Fox
C) The Bahamas
D) General Service Studios
  • 81. Where were most of the modeling shots done?
A) Walt Disney Studios
B) General Service Studios
C) Universal Studios
D) 20th Century Fox
  • 82. How large was the technical crew required for some of the complex location filming sequences?
A) More than 50 people
B) More than 400 people
C) More than 100 people
D) More than 1,000 people
  • 83. What is the primary power source of the Nautilus in the 1954 film?
A) Coal power
B) Steam power
C) Atomic energy
D) Battery power
  • 84. What is the power source of the Nautilus in the original novel?
A) Battery-powered
B) Solar power
C) Atomic energy
D) Wind power
  • 85. How is the shape of the Nautilus described in the novel?
A) A flat-bottomed barge
B) A spherical diving bell
C) A streamlined, cigar shaped sub
D) A more ornate vessel
  • 86. Why were Ned, Aronnax, and Conseil shipwrecked in the vinyl album versions?
A) Because of a massive mechanical failure on their vessel
B) Because a hurricane came up
C) Because the Nautilus rammed their ship
D) Because they jumped overboard voluntarily
  • 87. Who provided the voice of Ned on the 1954 RCA Victor Little Nipper album?
A) William Redfield
B) Norman Gimbel
C) James Mason
D) Kirk Douglas
  • 88. Under which RCA series was the 1954 book-and-record set issued?
A) Decca Children's Series
B) Disneyland Children's Series
C) Little Nipper series
D) Columbia Masterworks
  • 89. Which company released the second record album in 1963?
A) Columbia Records
B) RCA Victor
C) Decca Records
D) Disneyland Records
  • 90. What format was the 1963 album released on?
A) A single 78-RPM disc
B) One 331⁄3 RPM 12-inch LP
C) A compact cassette tape
D) Two 45-RPM records
  • 91. How was the cast for the 1963 Disneyland album credited?
A) Using pseudonyms
B) Uncredited
C) By their full legal names
D) Credited as anonymous studio singers
  • 92. Under which label was the single for 'A Whale of a Tale' released in 1954?
A) RCA Victor Little Nipper series
B) Disneyland Records label
C) Decca Children's Series label
D) Columbia Masterworks label
  • 93. What year was the film's soundtrack given a digital release containing both 'A Whale of a Tale' and its B-side?
A) 1995
B) 2008
C) 1954
D) 1963
  • 94. How many tracks were included in the January 2008 digital soundtrack album?
A) 65-track
B) 26-track
C) 17-track
D) 19-track
  • 95. Who acted as the orchestrator for the film's music?
A) Buena Vista
B) Paul Smith
C) Joseph Dubin
D) RKO Pictures
  • 96. What digital companion accompanied the 2008 soundtrack release?
A) A digital video
B) A digital poster
C) A digital booklet
D) A digital script
  • 97. Where was the 2008 digital soundtrack album initially available exclusively?
A) The iTunes Store
B) Amazon
C) Walt Disney Records website
D) Intrada website
  • 98. Which company released the soundtrack on CD in 2011?
A) RKO Pictures
B) Buena Vista Distribution
C) Walt Disney Records
D) Intrada
  • 99. How long was Disney's association with RKO before it ended?
A) 26 years
B) 50 years
C) 10 years
D) 17 years
  • 100. On what holiday was the film released in 65 key cities across the United States?
A) Christmas Day
B) Thanksgiving
C) Independence Day
D) New Year's Day
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