The Sound of Silence Trivia Quiz

Answer: Nebraska

Harold Lloyd was born in Nebraska in April 20, 1893. His birthplace was the city of Burchard. His parents were named James Darsie Lloyd and Sarah Elisabeth Fraser.

Answer: Lonesome Luke

The character Lonesome Luke was invented by Lloyd and Hal Roach, Lloyd's producer and director. The character first appeared in the 1915 film "Spit-Ball Sadie" and his last appearance was in the 19197 film "We Never Sleep". When portraying Lonesome Luke, Lloyd wore ill-fitting clothes as well as a fake moustache.

He later remarked that he became a human being only after adopting his Glasses persona.

Answer: Mildred Davis

Mildred Davis was born in 1901 in Philadelphia. After several years of education at the Friends' School there, she traveled to Los Angeles in order to obtain a role in a film. There, she caught the eye of Hal Roach, the producer of Harold Lloyd. Lloyd and Davis co-starred for the first time in the 1919 film "From Hand to Mouth" and ended up married four years later. Under pressure from Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis stopped making movies and reappeared in the big screen only once after their marriage, in the 1927 film "Too Many Crooks".

She died in 1969, two years before her husband.

Answer: Thumb and index, right hand

The accident happened in August 1919. Harold Lloyd was posing for some promotional photographies in a Los Angeles studio. In one of these, he was holding a prop bomb, which was mistaken for a smoke pot. It exploded, and Lloyd lost the two fingers. He later said about the incident: "I thought I would surely be so disabled that I would never be able to work again. I didn't suppose that I would have one five-hundredth of what I have now. Still I thought, 'Life is worthwhile. Just to be alive.' I still think so."

Answer: Safety Last!

The film "Safety Last!" was released in 1923. In the film, Harold Lloyd is a young man who attempts to find his fortune and marry his girlfriend. While with a friend, he sees a policeman whom he knew from his hometown and presuades his friend to knock him out, claiming that his influence on the police force is so big that they will never be punished.

However, Harold's friend knocks out another policeman. Harold's friend manages to escape by climbing the facade of a building, but the policeman warns him that he will arrest him if he ever sees him again. Meanwhile, Harold is buying his girlfriend quite expensive presents, which he cannot really afford.

The girl thinks that Harold is now rich and proceedes to meet him. Harold, desperate to find some money, learns that there is a prize of $1000 for anyone who manages to climb the twelve-story Bolton building.

He finds his friend and they agree to share the reward by having the friend do the deed with Harold's name. However, when Harold climbs the first story and is about to switch clothes with his friend, the policeman appears and chases the friend away. Harold tries to complete the deed but ends up hanging from a clock.

Answer: Joseph Frank Keaton

Joseph Frank Keaton was born in 1895. The name Joseph was chosen for him in order to continue the family tradition of naming the male descendants Joseph. The name Frank was given to him after his mother's grandfather, who did not approve of Buster's parents' marriage.

Answer: Our Hospitality

The film "Our Hospitality" was released in 1923. The film is a parody of the famous Hatfield-McCoy family feud, with the two families being renamed Canfield and McKay. Buster Keaton plays a member of the McKay family whose mother, after her husband fell victim to the feud, went to New York with him. As an adult, the young McKay returns to his birthplace and falls in love with a girl, who is in fact Virginia Canfield and thus he is caught in the middle of the feud.

Answer: Confederate

The film is based on actual events, namely the Great Locomotive Chase that took place in 1862, during the US Civil War.
In the film, Keaton is playing Johnnie Gray, a young man who wants to enlist in the CSA Army but is not allowed, because he is precious to the South in his current job, as a railroad engineer.Johnnie is found in the center of the events of the Great Locomotive Chase and he manages to retrieve his train, which was stolen by Union raiders, save his girlfriend and even capture a US officer.

Answer: Oona O'Neill

Oona O'Neill, daughter of famous playwright Eugene O'Neill, was a spouse of Charlie Chaplin, not Buster Keaton.
Keaton's first wife, Natalie Talmadge, was also an actress. She had two sisters, who were also actresses. Both of Keaton's children were also Natalie's. Keaton and Natalie were married in 1921 and divorced 11 years later. His second marrige, to Mae Scriven, lasted from 1933 to 1936. Finally, his third, to Eleanor Norris, lasted from 1940 to 1966, until Buster Keaton's death.

Answer: Free and Easy

Although all are films starring Keaton, "Free and Easy" was his first talkie. The movie "Free and Easy" was released in 1930. In this film, Keaton portrays a gas-station attendant, Elmer J. Butts, who accompanies his love interest, Elvira Plunkett (portrayed by Anita Page), into Hollywood, after Elvira has won a competition by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. On the train, they meet actor Larry Mitchell (Robert Montgomery), who also has a crush on Elvira and has all the connections to make her a star. When Elmer is given a screen test, he cannot say his one line correctly and he causes numerous problems, but he is ultimately hired to participate in a comic opera.

He also attempts to tell Elvira he loves her, but does it in such a way that she thnks he is giving her advice on how to tell Larry she loves him.