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Can You Get At Least 15/20 Of This Very Specific "The Shining" Trivia Correct?

"The Shining" Movie Trivia Quiz

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John Daniel Edward Torrance is Jack's full name. If you got this correct, you're off to a good start!

John Daniel Edward Torrance

In the scene where the Torrances are touring the grounds, Ullman tells them the walls are "13 feet high."

13 feet high

How high are the hedges in the hedge maze?

Ullman also states that construction on the hotel was started in 1907, and finished in 1909.

1909

Mr. Ullman's secretary's name is Suzie, and if you knew that, you're probably as obsessed with this movie as I am.

Suzie

What's the name of Stuart Ullman's secretary?

Before Danny goes to the hotel, he has a vision of the Twins which causes him to have a seizure.

In a Vision

Where does Danny _first_ see the Grady Twins?  


While Tony normally lives in Danny's mouth, he hides in his stomach so he can't be seen.

Hides in stomach

Grady said he had to "correct" his girls when they stole a pack of matches and tried to burn the hotel down.

They tried to burn the hotel down

Why did Delbert Grady murder his daughters?

Looking for Mom

The weirdest thing about this scene is that the TV has no discernible cord.

_Summer of '42_

What movie is Wendy watching when Danny asks to go get his toy?

"I'm afraid it's Advocaat...it tends to stain."

Advocaat

Fun fact: Kubrick had the set designer hand paint all the silver tiles gold because he changed his mind about the color.

Pink and gold

What are Wendy Torrance's favorite colors?

Though Danny has a vision of the murdered Grady Twins, and Jack is frozen at the end, only Hallorann's murder is shown onscreen.

How many murders are shown \*onscreen\* in _The Shining_?

The Timberline Lodge in Oregon was shot by helicopter and then recreated as a set in England.

Timberline Lodge

Ok, let's make this tougher: What is the name of the hotel where the Overlook's _exteriors_ were filmed?

The Awahnee Lodge is in Yosemite National Park, and the Overlook sets were designed after it.

The Awahnee Lodge

What is the name of the hotel the Overlook's _interiors_ were based on?

These are the only scenes Kubrick was not present for, as he was back in England. This highway is in Montana.

Going to the Sun Highway

Another toughie: What is the _actual, real-life_ name of the highway that Jack takes to get to the hotel?

The Shining actually has the top two world records for most takes of a scene: The kitchen scene with Danny and Halloran (148!) and Jack and Wendy on the Colorado Lounge stairs (127!).

Kitchen scene

Which scene from _The Shining_ is in the Guinness Book of World Records as having the most takes?

Stanley Kubrick had to import about 3,000 gallons of Kensington Gore to create this iconic shot.

Kensington Gore

Okay this one is TOUGH: What is the industry term for the fake blood used in the elevator scene?

Stanley Kubrick also translated other lines in Spanish, French, and German.

"The morning has gold in its mouth"

In different countries, a different line was typed on Jack's typewriter to signify his madness. What was the line in Italy?

When Jack's gaze turns into an omnipresent view of the maze that slowly pans in to reveal Danny and Wendy, it's a composite/spliced shot. Only the very middle of the maze is real, everything else is a model.

The maze shot

What is the only special effects shot in _The Shining_?  


900 TONS of dairy salt were shipped in to the studio to mimic snow. The crew said it would rot their shoes after a while.

900 tons

And lastly, approximately how many tons of dairy salt were used in the winter scenes?

You either haven't seen _The Shining_ at all, or you have baaaad memory.

You've seen _The Shining_, but you mostly remember just the iconic parts. At least that's enough to know what the jokes are in _The Simpsons Treehouse of Horrors_ episodes.

You have a genuine love for _The Shining_, and may even rewatch it periodically, but are a more or less normal person.

When not watching _The Shining_, you watch videos ABOUT _The Shining_ or are thinking about it. Your loved ones are secretly worried about you.

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