It came from Kansas

Test your knowledge about the Sunflower State with this film and TV trivia quiz

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Director Alfred Hitchcock, right, instructs Kim Novak how to act more like a Kansan while filming on the set of 1958's Vertigo.

The American Film Institute recently unveiled its top 100 movie quotes of all time.

Ranking fourth was Dorothy Gale’s comment, “Toto, I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.”

As much as “The Wizard of Oz” seem to epitomize Hollywood’s relationship with Kansas, there are plenty more instances of the state popping up onscreen.

Here is a film and TV quiz devoted entirely to the Sunflower State. Some of the answers should be gimmes; others are going to take a fair amount of digging.

Fortunately, only one question pertains to “Oz.”

  1. A movie made about what Lawrence native ended up earning its leading actress an Oscar for the role?
  2. In Alfred Hitchcock’s classic “Vertigo,” Kim Novak’s character claims she is from what Kansas town?
  3. After watching an advance screening of what Kansas-shot movie, President Ronald Reagan sent a number of suggestions to its director as to how it should be edited?
  4. Which of the four performers who starred as the leads in “The Wizard of Oz” was actually from the Midwest?
  5. Although the two Winchester brothers of TV’s “Supernatural” are from Lawrence, the license plate of their 1967 Chevy Impala is registered to what Kansas county?
  6. What cheerleader-themed comedy features a leading character with the first name of Kansas?
  7. What notorious porn star headlined a film that included a parade and political rally shot downtown and on Kansas University’s campus?
  8. Which of these film and TV stars was NOT born in Kansas: Hattie McDaniel, Hugh Beaumont, Jean Harlow, Louise Brooks, Vivian Vance, Dennis Hopper, Annette Bening, Kirstie Alley, R. Lee Ermey or Ed Asner?
  9. The last image from what Kansas-filmed drama reputedly features the first use of a helicopter shot in a Hollywood picture?
  10. In the 1980s, “Highlander” director Russell Mulcahy bought the rights to Lawrence resident William S. Burroughs’ novel “The Wild Boys,” in order to make it into a feature film. When the project fell through, he used the book as the basis for what music video?
  11. In the 1976 movie “All the President’s Men,” an irritated source scolds reporter Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) during an interview. He says, “That’s a bull*t question. That’s a question straight out of (WHERE)”?
  12. What Kansas-made indie flick did Roger Ebert recently give a three-and-a-half star review to since “it is original and peculiar, but also because it is haunted.”
  13. What city doubled for downtown Lawrence during a re-creation of Quantrill’s Raid in 1999’s “Ride With the Devil”?
  14. For what recent Oscar-nominated comedy did the University of Nebraska’s campus double for KU?
  15. In the 1999 Jeff Bridges/Tim Robbins thriller “Arlington Road,” Bridges’ character goes to the Kansas City Star’s Web site when doing research. What is the misleading banner slogan that greets him?
  16. What song by the rock band Kansas does actor Will Ferrell perform in one of his comedies?
  17. In the mid-1960s, five current students from KU’s theater department – Paul Hough, Kip Niven, Brenda Currin, Richard Kelton and Mary Linda Rapelye – earned roles in what classic Hollywood film?
  18. When he was an infant, Kansas native Joseph Keaton was given the nickname of “Buster” Keaton by what renowned entertainer?
  19. The arcade videogame CarnEvil was inspired by what Lawrence-based movie?
  20. Which of these fictional characters is NOT from Kansas: Marshal Matt Dillon of “Gunsmoke,” Dennis “the Menace” Mitchell, Mary Ann Summers of “Gilligan’s Island,” Cousin Eddie of “National Lampoon’s Vacation,” The Lone Ranger or Clark Kent?

ANSWERS

  1. Erin Brockovich. The 2000 film version of Brockovich’s story earned Julia Roberts her first Oscar.
  2. Salina.
  3. TV’s “The Day After” (1983).
  4. Judy Garland was born in Grand Rapids, Minn.
  5. Sedgwick County (SG).
  6. Mena Suvari plays Kansas Hill in 2001’s “Sugar & Spice.”
  7. Linda Lovelace in 1975’s “Linda Lovelace for President.”
  8. Jean Harlow was born in Kansas City, Mo.
  9. “Picnic” (1955).
  10. Duran Duran’s 1985 video for “Wild Boys.”
  11. “Straight out of Wichita, Kansas.”
  12. “Firecracker” (2005) by Wamego-based filmmaker Steve Balderson.
  13. Scenes of Quantrill’s Raid were filmed in Pattonsburg, Mo., which had been abandoned after the great flood of 1993.
  14. “About Schmidt” (2002), although some second-unit shots of Lawrence remain in the movie.
  15. The Web page banner reads “The leading source of news in Kansas.” The Kansas City Star is published in Missouri.
  16. Ferrell sings “Dust in the Wind” during the funeral scene in 2003’s “Old School.”
  17. “In Cold Blood” (1967).
  18. Harry Houdini. Keaton’s parents were part of a vaudeville act that toured with the magician. Reportedly, Keaton fell down a flight of stairs while an infant and emerged unharmed, leading Houdini to remark, “Quite the little buster!”
  19. CarnEvil is based on the 1962 horror film “Carnival of Souls.”
  20. The Lone Ranger is from Texas.