Lord of the Rings
After Aragorn dies, Legolas builds a boat and sets sail for Valinor (also known as the Undying Lands) where the elves and all living ring bearers have gone. There, mortals essentially achieve immortality. Galadriel uses her power and influence to help Legolas get someone into Valinor with him. Who do you think it was?
Gimli
The Gimli-Legolas bromance will quite literally never die.
True or False?
Benedict Cumberbatch thinks his last name sounds like a "fart in a bath."
TRUE. Cumberbatch had a feeling that his name might cause problems in his career, which is why he began his career as Benedict Carlton (which is his middle name). Ultimately, it was his agent who convinced him to use Cumberbatch, even though the actor said the surname sounds like “a fart in a bath.”
Hec : Sam, what's the fastest way out of here?
Psycho Sam : ________________.
Jetpack
"Amy Pond, there's something you better understand about me, 'cause it's important and one day your life may depend on it. I am definitely a ____________ with a box." -The Doctor
Madman
A rabbit's __________ never stop growing.
Teeth
True or False?
Aragorn is Arwen's cousin.
TRUE. (63 times removed. Aragorn is a descendant of Elros, who was Elrond’s brother. This is why Aragorn got to live way longer than normal men. It’s also (probably) why Elrond let him move in with the elves and have a super emo relationship with his daughter.)
True or False? Benedict Cumberbatch's real parents played Sherlock's parents in the BBC series.
TRUE
Uncle Hec is portrayed as illiterate, but in real life Sam Neill has a BA in _____________.
English Literature
After Matt Smith's first appearance as the Doctor, ___________ sales shot up by 94% within a month at one high street store.
Bow tie
Who said these words?
"I’ll let you in on a little secret. The rabbit is no coward. The humble little bunny faces a dangerous world everyday, hunting carrots for his family, for his country. . . . The humble bunny can outwit all of his enemies. He’s brave, and sneaky, and strong. Be the rabbit"
Adolf Hitler to Jojo in Jojo Rabbit
Nicolas Cage and Daniel Day Lewis both turned down the role of _________ in the LOTR films.
Aragorn
One of Cumberbatch's first ever acting roles came when he was just 13. He played ____________ in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Titania, Queen of the Fairies.
Years later, he'd go on to play Nick Bottom in the play, which prompted one of his first ever reviews.
What did the critic write? “Cumberbatch's 'Bottom' will be long remembered.”
The song "Ricky Baker, It's your Birthday" was created on the spot by the actors because...
They didn't have the rights to use the normal "Happy Birthday" song in the film.
In the birthday scene, the cast and crew filmed ten takes singing the normal "Happy Birthday" song before finding out they didn't have the rights to use it.
Is the Doctor and an actual doctor?
Yes.
In a sickbay in the 1967 story The Moonbase, the Doctor was asked, "Listen, are you really a medical doctor?" He replied, "Yes, I think I was once, Polly. I think I took a degree once in Glasgow. 1888 I think. Lister."
True or False? There are actual killer rabbits in ancient medieval illuminated manuscripts.
True. Google it.
If/when Sauron wears the Ring of Power, does it make him invisible?
No. The ring doesn’t simply make people invisible. It shifts their bodies from the physical world into an otherwise unseen spirit world. Sauron was a Maia like Gandalf—a sort of lesser angel who inhabited both the physical and spiritual worlds—and thus could not transport to where he already lived.
Benedict replaced which famous actor after he backed out of the role of Alan Turing in the World War II code-cracking movie The Imitation Game?
Leonardo DiCaprio
Bella : [after Ricky gets a dog] What are you gonna call him?
Ricky Baker : I'm still thinking. Something fierce to reflect its true nature. Either ________, ________ or Tupac.
Psycho, Megatron
The Doctor's real name remains a complete mystery to all but a very small number of individuals including ___________, __________, and ___________.
The Master, River Song, Clara Oswald
ARTHUR: And we'd better not risk another frontal assault, that rabbit's dynamite.
ROBIN: Would it help to confuse it if we run away more?
ARTHUR: Oh, shut up and go and change your armor.
LAUNCELOT: Have we got bows?
ARTHUR: No
LAUNCELOT: We have the _______ ______ _______.
Holy Hand Grenade
Why did the Valar (a subset of the Holy Ones) send Gandalf and the other wizards to Middle Earth?
To protect it from Sauron who was carrying out the evil agenda of Morgoth. Morgoth was originally one of the Holy Ones, but then he basically became Satan.
What appealed to Benedict the most about playing Doctor Strange?
The spiritualism of Doctor Strange. He said, "I'm very excited about that spiritual dimension. It's something that's been a huge part of my life. I meditate a lot, that's a huge tool in trying to calm myself, get away from the crazy circus of it all, have a focused mind as well as be a kinder, considerate person in the world."
Why is the Toyota that Hec and Ricky use to escape from Psycho Sam's hideout called "Crumpy"?
In reference to Barry Crump, the author of the book the screenplay was based on. An identical vehicle was driven by Barry Crump in a long running series of Toyota commercials in New Zealand.
Why the TARDIS is shaped like a police box?
The Doctor's TARDIS has a broken "Chameleon circuit" which is supposed to enable it to disguise itself to blend into any environment.
Who was named by TV Guide in 2002 as the number one greatest cartoon character of all time?
Bugs Bunny