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 10 Qns
Instead of wearing spurs, John Wayne wore a hard hat for his role in "Hellfighters", an homage to the men who fight and put out oil-well fires.
Tough, 10 Qns, cag1970, Jul 15 09
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cag1970
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  John Wayne's 'Hellfighters'   popular trivia quiz  
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One of the best fire scenes ever.
Average, 10 Qns, Genoyce, May 28 11
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Genoyce
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Hellfighters Trivia Questions
1. "Hellfighters" starts off with a bang, when an oil well catches fire near Houston in the opening sequence. On what day does the fire begin?

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Answer: New Year's Eve

While trying to bring a geyser of oil under control at Calhoun Oil Company Well No. 5, a worker accidentally bumps into a light bulb with his hard hat. The bulb shatters, igniting the oil and setting the worker and his comrades on fire. The movie's opening credits and music roll as the oil derrick burns and ultimately collapses.

2. Buckman and Greg have to get creative in order to put out the South American oil-well fires. What particular logistical hurdle causes them the most trouble and stands between them and success?

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Answer: Putting out three well fires at once

Because the middle three of the five wells in the South American oil field are so close together, Buckman and Greg have to devise a strategy that will allow them to blow out the outer two wells before taking out the middle ones. Their efforts are frustrated by the persistent rebels, who seem to be one step ahead of the beleaguered national military forces. Ultimately, though, they bring the wells under control, even as the rebels mount a last-ditch aerial assault on them.

3. Lending an even more authentic air of realism to "Hellfighters" is newscaster Chris Chandler, who plays a reporter covering the initial Houston fire. On screen, Chandler represents which Houston TV station?

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Answer: KPRC-TV

KPRC-TV, which occupies Channel 2 on the VHF dial, signed on as KLEE-TV on January 1, 1949. The call letters were changed in July, 1950, after the Hobby family, which owned KPRC radio, bought the station from W. Albert Lee. KPRC has been an NBC affiliate during its existence, and its mobile news truck is featured prominently during the Houston fire scenes. At the time "Hellfighters" was filmed, Chandler worked at KPRC. He later worked for KVRL-TV, which signed on in 1971, three years after "Hellfighters" debuted, and is now Fox owned-and-operated affiliate KRIV-TV.

4. Which major motion picture studio was responsible for "Hellfighters"?

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Answer: Universal

"Hellfighters" was released in the United States by Universal in 1968. The movie was directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, who directed John Wayne in four other movies, including "McLintock!" and "Cahill, United States Marshal". Robert Arthur, who served as the producer, also worked on several Abbott and Costello movies in the 1940s and 1950s. And Clair Huffaker, who wrote numerous episodes of dramatic television programs like "Bonanza" and "Rawhide", wrote the screenplay.

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