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Grauman's Chinese Theatre - Quiz
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  • 1. In what month and year were plans announced to convert the theater for IMAX?
A) April 2015
B) September 2013
C) April 2013
D) March 2020
  • 2. What are the dimensions of the new IMAX silver screen?
A) 80 ft × 40 ft
B) 90 ft × 45 ft
C) 100 ft × 50 ft
D) 94 ft × 46 ft
  • 3. What characteristic describes the shape of the new IMAX silver screen?
A) Rectangular
B) Flat
C) Curved
D) Circular
  • 4. How was the seating re-arranged to accommodate better sightlines and a taller screen?
A) In flat rows on a single level
B) In a circular formation around the perimeter
C) In stepped rows descending from street level to the former basement
D) In ascending tiers climbing toward the ceiling
  • 5. What part of the auditorium remained unaltered during the IMAX conversion?
A) The original projection system
B) The floor of the basement
C) Decorative walls and ceiling
D) The seating arrangement
  • 6. What was done to the existing curtain during the conversion?
A) It was shortened
B) It was replaced entirely
C) It was extended
D) It was removed
  • 7. Which company added digital signage during the 2013 renovation?
A) IMAX
B) Disney
C) Warner Bros.
D) TCL
  • 8. On what date did the theater reopen with the IMAX conversion?
A) March 4, 2020
B) September 20, 2013
C) April 15, 2013
D) September 20, 2014
  • 9. What film was shown when the theater reopened on September 20, 2013?
A) Interstellar
B) The Wizard of Oz (IMAX 3D version)
C) Oppenheimer
D) Furious 7
  • 10. For the runs of which two films was a 70 mm IMAX projection system installed?
A) Interstellar and Oppenheimer
B) The Lego Movie and Storks
C) Tenet and Dune: Part Two
D) Speed and Iron Man 3
  • 11. Why was the 70 mm projection system kept in 2024?
A) Because of the success of the Oppenheimer run
B) Due to a failure of the digital system
C) To show classic Disney films
D) Because of a request by TCL
  • 12. Which two films prompted the keeping of the 70 mm projection system in 2024?
A) A Star is Born and Furious 7
B) Austin Powers and Blazing Saddles
C) Interstellar and Oppenheimer
D) Tenet and Dune: Part Two
  • 13. When was the IMAX system upgraded to use the dual-4K IMAX with Laser projector system?
A) April 2015
B) April 2013
C) August 2017
D) September 2013
  • 14. Which film's debut coincided with the upgrade to the dual-4K IMAX with Laser projector system?
A) Furious 7
B) Interstellar
C) The Wizard of Oz
D) Oppenheimer
  • 15. Where is the full-scale recreation of the Chinese Theatre's exterior facade and lobby located?
A) Universal Studios Hollywood
B) Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park at Walt Disney World Resort
C) Disneyland Resort in California
D) Parque Warner Madrid in Spain
  • 16. What was the name of the original attraction inside the full-scale recreation in Florida?
A) The Hollywood Studio Tour
B) Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway
C) The Great Movie Ride
D) The Wizard of Oz Experience
  • 17. When did The Great Movie Ride open?
A) March 4, 2020
B) May 1, 1995
C) August 13, 2017
D) May 1, 1989
  • 18. When did The Great Movie Ride close?
A) May 1, 1989
B) April 15, 2013
C) August 13, 2017
D) March 4, 2020
  • 19. What attraction replaced The Great Movie Ride?
A) The Hollywood Tower Hotel
B) Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway
C) The Great Movie Adventure
D) Disney's Hollywood Coaster
  • 20. When did Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway open?
A) September 20, 2013
B) August 13, 2017
C) March 4, 2020
D) May 1, 1989
  • 21. What specific feature is found in the sidewalks of the Florida recreation?
A) Bronze statues of famous directors
B) Autograph plaques from 1930s actors
C) Gold stars dedicated to classic musicians
D) Concrete handprints from the years 1988–1995
  • 22. Where is the sized-down recreation of the Chinese Theatre located?
A) Knott's Berry Farm
B) Parque Warner Madrid theme park
C) Universal Orlando Resort
D) Disney's Hollywood Studios
  • 23. What type of films are shown at the Parque Warner Madrid recreation?
A) Universal monster movies
B) Classic Disney animated features
C) Independent foreign films
D) Films relevant to Warner Bros.
  • 24. Which two non-horror Warner Bros. films are specifically mentioned as having been shown at Parque Warner Madrid?
A) Interstellar and Tenet
B) Speed and Iron Man 3
C) The Lego Movie and Storks
D) Furious 7 and Austin Powers
  • 25. What kind of films are shown at the Parque Warner Madrid recreation during Halloween?
A) Family-friendly spooky animations
B) Comedies about ghosts
C) Classic silent horror films
D) Horror films for guests over the age of 18
  • 26. Which specific horror film is mentioned as being shown during Halloween at Parque Warner Madrid?
A) A Nightmare on Elm Street
B) The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
C) Halloween
D) Friday the 13th
  • 27. In which film does the Chinese Theater appear during the fourth wall breaks at the end?
A) Speed
B) Blazing Saddles
C) Austin Powers in Goldmember
D) Iron Man 3
  • 28. Which character visits the courtyard in the 1937 movie A Star is Born?
A) Janet Gaynor
B) Jean Harlow
C) Shirley Temple
D) Norman Maine
  • 29. Whose glasses are seen in the courtyard during the 1937 movie A Star is Born?
A) Joe E. Brown's
B) Harold Lloyd's
C) Eddie Cantor's
D) Norman Maine's
  • 30. Whose 'mouthprint' is seen in the courtyard in the 1937 movie A Star is Born?
A) Harold Lloyd's
B) Jean Harlow's
C) Eddie Cantor's
D) Joe E. Brown's
  • 31. Whose handprints are seen in the courtyard in the 1937 movie A Star is Born?
A) Janet Gaynor's
B) Jean Harlow's
C) Shirley Temple's
D) Joe E. Brown's
  • 32. Whose 'eyes' are seen in the courtyard in the 1937 movie A Star is Born?
A) Harold Lloyd's
B) Norman Maine's
C) Eddie Cantor's
D) Joe E. Brown's
  • 33. Who left a 'Love to you all' message in the courtyard seen in A Star is Born?
A) Jean Harlow
B) Shirley Temple
C) Janet Gaynor
D) Eddie Cantor
  • 34. Whose fictitious footprints are seen in the courtyard in the 1937 movie A Star is Born?
A) Eddie Cantor's
B) Harold Lloyd's
C) Joe E. Brown's
D) Norman Maine's
  • 35. In what video game released in 2011 is the theater a discoverable landmark?
A) True Crime: New York City
B) L.A. Noire
C) Grand Theft Auto V
D) Mafia II
  • 36. What is the theater based on the Chinese Theater named in Grand Theft Auto V (2013)?
A) The Asian Theater
B) The Hollywood Theater
C) The Oriental Theater
D) The Chinese Cinema
  • 37. Which city is Parque Warner Madrid near?
A) Los Angeles, California
B) Barcelona, Spain
C) San Martín de la Vega, near Madrid, Spain
D) Bay Lake, Florida
  • 38. What is the age restriction for guests attending the Halloween horror film screenings at Parque Warner Madrid?
A) Over the age of 17
B) All ages are welcome
C) Over the age of 18
D) Over the age of 21
  • 39. Which video game from 2013 features a theater based on the Chinese Theater?
A) Iron Man 3
B) Speed
C) Grand Theft Auto V
D) L.A. Noire
  • 40. Where are the Academy Awards ceremonies currently held, which is adjacent to the Chinese Theatre?
A) Hollywood and Highland
B) Mann Chinese 6
C) Dolby Theatre
D) Saint Sophia Cathedral
  • 41. What was the Dolby Theatre formerly known as?
A) Mann's Chinese Theatre
B) Kodak Theatre
C) Fox West Coast Theatres
D) Warner Communications
  • 42. Who became the head interior decorator of the Chinese Theatre in 1952?
A) John Tartaglia
B) Ted Mann
C) J. Walter Bantau
D) Elie Samaha
  • 43. At which nearby cathedral was John Tartaglia an artist before joining the theater?
A) Holy Name Cathedral
B) St. Mary's Cathedral
C) Saint Sophia Cathedral
D) Grace Cathedral
  • 44. Who recommended John Tartaglia to continue the work for the Hollywood footprint ceremonies?
A) Donald Kushner
B) J. Walter Bantau
C) Ted Mann
D) Elie Samaha
  • 45. What was the name of the first premiere in CinemaScope for which Jean Simmons had her footprint ceremony?
A) The Ten Commandments
B) Citizen Kane
C) The Rains Came
D) The Robe
  • 46. When was John Tartaglia formally recognized by the City of Los Angeles?
A) May 1987
B) June 1952
C) January 1968
D) October 2011
  • 47. In what year was the Chinese Theatre declared a historic and cultural landmark?
A) 1973
B) 1952
C) 1968
D) 1985
  • 48. Who purchased the Chinese Theatre in 1973?
A) Ted Mann
B) John Tartaglia
C) Elie Samaha
D) Donald Kushner
  • 49. What name was the theater known by from 1973 until 2001?
A) Mann's Chinese 6 Theatre
B) Dolby Theatre
C) Grauman's Chinese Theatre
D) Mann's Chinese Theatre
  • 50. Who bought the Mann Theatres business, including the Chinese Theatre, from Ted Mann in 1986?
A) WestStar Holdings
B) Gulf+Western
C) CIM Group
D) Warner Communications Inc.
  • 51. When was the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District added to the National Register of Historic Places?
A) 2000
B) 1968
C) 1973
D) 1985
  • 52. To whom was the theater chain sold in 1997?
A) WestStar Holdings
B) Ted Mann
C) Gulf+Western
D) CIM Group
  • 53. Which architectural firm prepared a restoration and modernization program for the structure in 2000?
A) Fox West Coast Theatres
B) Behr Browers Architects
C) CIM Group
D) WestStar Holdings
  • 54. In what year did the restoration and modernization program begin, which also restored the original name of the cinema palace?
A) 2002
B) 2011
C) 2007
D) 2000
  • 55. What was the original name restored to the cinema palace during the 2002 program?
A) Mann's Chinese 6 Theatre
B) Grauman's Chinese Theatre
C) Mann's Chinese Theatre
D) Dolby Chinese Theatre
  • 56. What name did the new Chinese-themed six-plex in the attached shopping center continue to operate under?
A) Grauman's Chinese Theatre
B) Mann's Chinese 6 Theatre
C) Hollywood and Highland 6
D) Dolby Chinese 6
  • 57. Who purchased the land on which the theater sits in 2007?
A) Ted Mann
B) Elie Samaha
C) WestStar Holdings
D) CIM Group
  • 58. For how much was Grauman's Chinese Theatre sold in 2013?
A) $10 million
B) $25 million
C) $150 million
D) $50 million
  • 59. In which city and state is the Chinese Theatre located?
A) San Francisco, California
B) Hollywood, Florida
C) New York City, New York
D) Los Angeles, California
  • 60. What architectural style do both the Chinese Theatre and the Egyptian Theatre share?
A) Art Deco style
B) Victorian style
C) Exotic Revival style
D) Gothic Revival style
  • 61. Who headed the partnership that built the Chinese Theatre?
A) Douglas Fairbanks
B) Howard Hughes
C) Sid Grauman
D) Cecil B. DeMille
  • 62. In what year did the Chinese Theatre host the debut of Star Wars?
A) 1973
B) 1977
C) 2013
D) 1927
  • 63. How many Academy Awards ceremonies has the Chinese Theatre hosted?
A) Three
B) Five
C) One
D) Ten
  • 64. In what year was the theater renamed Mann's Chinese Theatre?
A) 1929
B) 1973
C) 2013
D) 2001
  • 65. In what year did the theater revert from Mann's Chinese Theatre back to its original name?
A) 1973
B) 1950
C) 2013
D) 2001
  • 66. Following the 2013 renovation, how many seats did the theater have?
A) 500
B) 2,100
C) 932
D) 1,000
  • 67. Whose mansion was leased as the site to build the Chinese Theatre along Hollywood Boulevard?
A) William Fox's
B) Douglas Fairbanks'
C) Sid Grauman's
D) Francis X. Bushman's
  • 68. Which architecture firm designed the 'palace-type' Chinese Theatre?
A) Fox West Coast
B) TCL Corp.
C) IMAX Corporation
D) Meyer & Holler
  • 69. Who served as the principal architect on the Chinese Theatre project?
A) Sid Grauman
B) Raymond M. Kennedy
C) Francis X. Bushman
D) Jean Klossner
  • 70. When did the groundbreaking ceremony for the Chinese Theatre take place?
A) October 1925
B) May 18, 1927
C) January 5, 1926
D) March 1923
  • 71. What nickname was given to Jean Klossner for performing the footprint ceremonies from 1927 through 1957?
A) 'Mr. Hollywood'
B) 'Mr. Architect'
C) 'Mr. Concrete'
D) 'Mr. Footprint'
  • 72. According to the theater's official account, whose accidental step into wet concrete inspired the footprint tradition?
A) Sid Grauman
B) Norma Talmadge
C) Mary Pickford
D) Jean Klossner
  • 73. Who was the second celebrity after Talmadge to be immortalized in the concrete?
A) Charlie Chaplin
B) Douglas Fairbanks
C) Anna May Wong
D) Mary Pickford
  • 74. In what year did Sid Grauman decide to retire and sell his share to William Fox's chain?
A) 1931
B) 1929
C) 1927
D) 1950
  • 75. Which filmmaker convinced Grauman to return from retirement to produce the premiere of Hell's Angels?
A) Charlie Chaplin
B) Cecil B. DeMille
C) William Fox
D) Howard Hughes
  • 76. What was the name of the aviation epic whose world premiere prompted Grauman's return to the theater?
A) A Star Is Born
B) The King of Kings
C) Star Wars
D) Hell's Angels
  • 77. When did Grauman return to the theater as managing director after his short-lived second retirement?
A) Christmas Day 1931
B) May 18, 1927
C) January 5, 1926
D) September 13, 1937
  • 78. In what year did Sid Grauman pass away while holding the position of managing director?
A) 1950
B) 1973
C) 1957
D) 1929
  • 79. What is the exterior's most notable feature?
A) A 90 foot-tall pagoda
B) A massive balcony
C) A 150 foot-wide stage
D) A bronze chandelier
  • 80. How tall is the pagoda centered in the middle of the forecourt?
A) 60 feet
B) 30 feet
C) 150 feet
D) 90 feet
  • 81. What material plates the roof of the pagoda?
A) Bronze
B) Silver
C) Gold
D) Stone
  • 82. How tall is the stone-carved mural of a dragon on the central wall?
A) 30 feet
B) 46 feet
C) 90 feet
D) 60 feet
  • 83. What type of statues flank the venue's entrance?
A) Ming dynasty-era guardian lion statues
B) Bronze dragon statues
C) Qing dynasty-era emperor statues
D) Tang dynasty-era horse statues
  • 84. Who oversaw a team of Chinese artisans creating traditional decorations?
A) Charles Beardsley
B) Xavier Cugat
C) Moon Quon
D) Keye Luke
  • 85. Who painted the trees and foliage between the pillars on the side walls?
A) Xavier Cugat
B) Moon Quon
C) Raymond M. Kennedy
D) Keye Luke
  • 86. Who painted the Chinese murals in the lobby?
A) Sid Grauman
B) Xavier Cugat
C) Charles Beardsley
D) Keye Luke
  • 87. What is featured on the auditorium ceiling?
A) A 90-foot pagoda
B) A sixty-foot-wide ornate doily
C) A stone-carved dragon mural
D) A bronze lantern
  • 88. How wide was the original stage?
A) 150 feet
B) 60 feet
C) 20 feet
D) 90 feet
  • 89. How high was the original stage?
A) 46 feet
B) 20 feet
C) 71 feet
D) 150 feet
  • 90. What type of organ was installed in the interior design?
A) A portable electric keyboard
B) A large pipe organ built by Moon Quon
C) A concealed three-manual, 17-rank Wurlitzer organ
D) A Ming dynasty-era percussion organ
  • 91. Where were the organ pipes located?
A) Inside the box suites
B) Above the proscenium
C) Inside the central pagoda
D) Beneath the stage floor
  • 92. In what year did theater ownership remove the organ?
A) 1957
B) 1945
C) 1921
D) 1930
  • 93. How many Hollywood celebrity handprints, footprints, and autographs are in the theater's forecourt?
A) Roughly 50
B) Nearly 200
C) Exactly 100
D) Over 500
  • 94. What variation of the tradition did Harold Lloyd leave in the concrete?
A) Facial profile
B) Eyeglasses
C) Earring
D) Cigar
  • 95. Whose cigar was imprinted in the concrete?
A) John Barrymore
B) Groucho Marx
C) Tom Mix
D) Harold Lloyd
  • 96. Whose dreadlock is imprinted in the concrete forecourt?
A) Emma Watson
B) Betty Grable
C) Marilyn Monroe
D) Whoopi Goldberg
  • 97. What items did the Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson leave imprints of?
A) Their wands
B) Their eyeglasses
C) Their hands
D) Their boots
  • 98. What part of Betty Grable's body left an imprint in the concrete?
A) Her leg
B) Her arm
C) Her foot
D) Her hand
  • 99. Whose earring was imprinted in the concrete?
A) Emma Watson
B) Whoopi Goldberg
C) Marilyn Monroe
D) Betty Grable
  • 100. What weapon did Western stars William S. Hart and Roy Rogers leave imprints of?
A) Rifles
B) Revolvers
C) Wands
D) Knives
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