'Moulin Rouge!': Fact -v- Fiction

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1. When did the real Moulin Rouge open its doors? 1879 1889 1890 1899

2. In the movie, the owner/manager of the Moulin Rouge is called Harold Zidler. What was M. Zidler (the actual owner of the Moulin) really called? Claude Jacques Charles Pierre

3. The key feature of the Moulin Rouge is the famous red windmill. Why was this chosen as the symbol of the dancehall? The windmill was already there when the club moved in. Moulin Rouge is situated on Place du Moulin or Windmill Place in Montmartre. The owners just liked the look of it. Flourmilling had been the local trade for generations in Montmartre.

4. The elephant in the movie is set as Satine's den of seduction, and yes, there was a fake elephant in the garden of the actual Moulin Rouge. But where was it from? It had been part of an earlier dancehall complex on the site. The workshop of a local artist. The World's Fair of 1889 in Paris. India.

5. Where is the Moulin Rouge situated in Montmartre? Place Rouge Place du Moulin Place Blanche Place du Tertre

6. Which one of these main movie characters was NOT based on a real dancer or performer at the original Moulin Rouge? Chocolat Nini Legs in the Air Satine Mome Fromage

7. In the can can sequence, it becomes instantly apparent that each 'diamond dog' has a unique costume. What historical fact do their distinctly themed costumes reflect, as noted by Catherine Martin when she explained their designs in the "Moulin Rouge!" book published to accompany the film? The costumes don't reflect anything historically - she just designed them differently for the sake of it. Each girl used to follow a distinct costume theme in the original Moulin Rouge. Original can can dancers had unique gimmicks or tricks which they were famous for. The costumes reflected the different backgrounds of the original Moulin Rouge dancers.

8. Absinthe is featured heavily in 'Moulin Rouge!'. What was an optional accompaniment to the highly intoxicating beverage in 19th century Paris? A straw Salt Sugar Ice

9. Where did the can can dance originate from? It was an adaptation of an old Breton dance. It developed from raucous Parisian street dances. It was developed exclusively at and for the Moulin Rouge. It came from an old eastern European form of folk dance.

10. Besides the exotic decoration and equally exotic dancers contained inside, the Elephant of the Moulin Rouge also featured an opium den? True False