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