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