Mr. Ker's “grapes Of Wrath" Trivia Challenge
Extraneous details about the production and storyline of the 1940 motion picture based on John Steinbeck's classic novel.
- 1.So that the shoot of the controversial novel would not be affected by union problems, the production had a fake working title. Was it…
- A.
Dust Bowl Blues
- B.
Calfornia or Bust
- C.
Okie-Dokie
- D.
Highway 66
- 2.When the much-coveted part of Tom Joad was offered to him, Fonda hesitantly gave in and signed a contract to work with the studio for ______________ years because he knew it would be the role of a lifetime.
- A.
Five
- B.
Six
- C.
Seven
- D.
Eight
- 3.Steinbeck loved the movie and said that Henry Fonda as Tom Joad made him "______________".
- A.
Believe my own words
- B.
Think that my book was a bust
- C.
Wish he was as handsome
- D.
Want to begin directing films
- 4.Producer Darryl F. Zanuck paid ______________ for the rights to John Steinbeck's novel - a staggering amount of money at the time.
- A.
$10,000
- B.
$100,000
- C.
$1,000,000
- D.
$1,000
- 5.The climactic speech about "We're the people" is not in the original novel - it was written by _________.
- A.
Henry Fonda
- B.
John Ford
- C.
Daryl F. Zanuck
- D.
Jayne Darwell
- 6.The film shot for ______________ weeks.
- A.
Three
- B.
Twelve
- C.
Seven
- D.
Twenty-eight
- 7.Multiple counties in the state of _____________ banned both the book and the film.
- A.
Oklahoma
- B.
California
- C.
New Mexico
- D.
Arizona
- 8.Prior to filming, producer Darryl F. Zanuck sent undercover detectives out to the migrant camps to see if Steinbeck had been exaggerating about the squalor and the unfair treatment meted out there. The result?
- A.
He was horrified to learn that Steinbeck had actually downplayed what went on in the camps.
- B.
He was pleased to see that Steinbeck had gotten it just right
- C.
He was disappointed that Steinbeck had exaggerated
- D.
The undercover detectives took Zanuck’s money and were never heard from again
- 9.The budget for the film was _____________.
- A.
$50,000
- B.
$10,000,000
- C.
$750,000
- D.
$1,000,000
- 10.Director John Ford banned all ______ and _______ from the set on the grounds that it was not in keeping with the tone of the picture.
- A.
Alcohol and Drugs
- B.
Makeup and Perfume
- C.
Bottles and Cans
- D.
Boyfriends and Girlfriends
- 11.What character randomly vanishes in the film and is never seen again (without being mentioned)?
- A.
Winfield
- B.
Connie
- C.
Mewlie
- D.
Noah
- 12.The novel's original ending was far too controversial to be even considered for a film in 1940. What was it?
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