Q 01/05

Which habit of John Wayne's meant much of the sound in Hatari!'s capture scenes had to be re-recorded?

A) Coughing

B) Laughing

C) Cursing

D) Ad-libbing

Answer · why

C) Cursing

Cursing was the problem: Wayne swore as he wrestled the animals, so the sound was redubbed. He also admitted being scared in the exposed catching seat...

Q 02/05

Which future president, then running for governor of California, bought a $100 ticket to Hatari!'s premiere?

A) Richard Nixon

B) Ronald Reagan

C) Gerald Ford

D) Lyndon Johnson

Answer · why

A) Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon and his rival for the governorship, Pat Brown, both bought $100 tickets to the benefit premiere in Hollywood, which raised money for an ...

Q 03/05

Hatari!, set among game catchers in East Africa, takes its title from a Swahili word with which meaning?

A) Hunter

B) Danger

C) Journey

D) Courage

Answer · why

B) Danger

Danger is what hatari means in Swahili. The director needed approval for the title from African authorities, who assumed it referred to political turm...

Q 04/05

Which star of The Misfits did Hatari!'s director plan to cast beside John Wayne before the actor's death in 1960?

A) Gary Cooper

B) Tyrone Power

C) Errol Flynn

D) Clark Gable

Answer · why

D) Clark Gable

Clark Gable had just played a wild-horse catcher in The Misfits, doing his own stunts. The plan to pair him with Wayne ended when he died in November ...

Q 05/05

Which animals does Pockets trap by the hundred in Hatari! by firing a rocket that drags a net over a tree?

A) Flamingos

B) Fruit bats

C) Monkeys

D) Guinea fowl

Answer · why

C) Monkeys

Monkeys are the prize: the rocket-and-net scheme snares nearly 500 vervets in a single tree, astonishing the whole crew, Pockets included.