Mel Gibson Trivia

1. Where was Mel born?

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Answer: Peekskill

Peekskill, New York: In place names in New York State from the Dutch, a "kill" is usually a stream. About 50 miles north of the Big Apple, Peekskill also is the birthplace of Paul Reubens (Pee Wee Herman) and former New York Governor George Pataki.

From Quiz Mel Gibson - A Complicated Guy

Answer: Peekskill, New York, USA

Before his life-changing move to Australia, Mel Gibson spent his first 12 years in New York State, where he was born on January 3, 1956, in the Hudson Valley city of Peekskill. He was the sixth of 11(!) children born to Hutton Gibson, a brilliant but strict railroad brakeman, and Anne Patricia Reilly, an Irish immigrant. His family was devoutly Traditionalist Catholic. Mel's early life was a chaotic (as you can imagine with 10 siblings) but tight-knit environment centered around family and faith. The family moved downriver to Verplanck and then into a large rented farmhouse in Mount Vision, New York.

From Quiz The Life and Films of Mel Gibson

Answer: Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson

His full name is Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson...not very glamourous!

From Quiz Mel Gibson

Answer: January 3, 1956

From Quiz Easy Mel

Answer: Gallipoli (1981)

The film notes for Gallipoli indicate that the Battle of Gallipoli on the Turkish coast "is to Australians what the Alamo is to Americans." The Gallipoli campaign began on 25 April 1915. The day April 25 is ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the "father" of the modern Turkish state, was also a commander in that campaign.

From Quiz Mel Gibson - A Complicated Guy

Answer: He won on the game show "Jeopardy!"

Hutton Gibson was an incredibly intelligent man who worked as a railroad brakeman. In May 1968, he appeared on the original daytime version of "Jeopardy!" (hosted by Art Fleming) and became a five-time undefeated champion. His winnings, combined with a recent payout from a workplace injury lawsuit, gave Hutton the financial freedom to pack up his wife and 11 kids and move around the world. This was, Hutton openly admitted, because he wanted to keep his oldest sons out of the Vietnam War draft. The "Jeopardy!" cash absolutely helped make the move possible. Later he participated in a bunch of Australian game shows and won well over 100,000 dollars and a car. You see kids, trivia is not just a pastime. Without trivia, Mel Gibson may have never grown up in Australia or landed the role of Mad Max.

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Answer: Robyn Moore

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Answer: The Patriot

Francis Marion did participate in the Grant Cherokee expedition during the French and Indian War, and was also very effective as a guerrilla leader against the British in the U.S. Revolution. He owned a plantation on the Santee River and was a member of the South Carolina Provincial Congress.

From Quiz Life and Times of Mel Gibson

Answer: 1977

He met her when he moved into the house she shared with a few friends. But it wasn't love at first sight. "We couldn't stand each other. She thought I was a jerk, and I thought she was too fat", Mel says laughing. They were married in June 1980 and divorced in December 2011.

From Quiz Easy Mel

Answer: Signs

According to crop circle expert Freddy Silva and the official "Crop Circle Secrets" website, the circles are the result of "energy under intelligent guidance," and are not just bent over by people with boards or other mundane equipment. The crop stems are softened by intense heat before being bent, so they are not broken. The soil under the crop circles also undergoes "changes in its crystalline structure and mineral composition," all ruling out normal human causes of the phenomena.

From Quiz The Life and Films of Mel Gibson

Answer: 1987

Mel Gibson starred in 'Lethal Weapon', starring as police detective Martin Riggs opposite Danny Glover.

From Quiz Life and Times of Mel Gibson

Answer: journalist

Mel had originally wanted to become a journalist but instead he attended the National Institutes of Dramatic Art in Sydney to study drama. Initially, he suffered from terrible stage fright and was so nervous in his first play that he was unable to stand and had to play the role sitting down.

From Quiz Easy Mel

Answer: What Women Want

Helen Hunt also stars in "As Good as It Gets" (1997), with Jack Nicholson in the male lead. Nicholson also stars in "Something's Gotta Give" (2003) Adam Brody has the male lead in "In the Land of Women" (2007).

From Quiz Mel Gibson - A Complicated Guy

Answer: "Lethal Weapon"

Following his success with "Thunderdome", Mel Gibson became a true Hollywood A-lister by starring as the insane LAPD Detective Martin Riggs in the "Lethal Weapon" franchise. The 1987 movie had Gibson starring with Danny Glover, who played his by-the-book, soon-to-retire partner Murtaugh. For the longest time, I thought that was what all "buddy cop" movies were. Little did I know that they very well may have been the first to be that good. I mean they were like a LA located, tough guy version of Bogart and Rains in "Casablanca". Directed by Richard Donner and written by Shane Black (Yep, Hawkins from "Predator"), the film was a massive commercial success, spawning three highly successful sequels. It eventually made over $950 million worldwide.

From Quiz The Life and Films of Mel Gibson

Answer: 1995

'Braveheart', one of my favourite films, was released in 1995. Mel Gibson both starred as Sir William Wallace and directed the film.

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Answer: Summer City

"Summer City" (1977).

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Answer: Mad Max

Mel made three "Mad Max" films, as the original was followed up by "Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior" (1981),and "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" (1985). Tina Turner plays Aunty Entity in "Thunderdome" and belts out "We Don't Need Another Hero" in the soundtrack.

From Quiz Mel Gibson - A Complicated Guy

Answer: William Wallace

While Mel Gibson's version is now most people's idea of the legendary Scottish hero, William Wallace, "Braveheart" is practically a masterclass in Hollywood rewriting history. The real William Wallace was a late 13th-century knight, but almost everything else in the movie was "heavily fictionalized". Did you know, the name "Braveheart" never actually belonged to Wallace, that title exclusively belonged to Robert the Bruce, whose heart was actually carried into battle in a silver casket after his death? Also, the movie's romance with Princess Isabella is impossible. At the time of the real Battle of Falkirk, Isabella was only three years old and living in France. Romance, impossible! Also, the film features the Scots wearing tartan kilts, which actually were not invented or worn in Scotland until roughly 300 years later, and another thing - the swords are all wrong!

From Quiz The Life and Films of Mel Gibson

Answer: 'Pocahontas'

Mel provided the voice over for 'Pocahontas' in 1995, another tear-jerker!

From Quiz Easy Mel

Answer: Apocalypto

The language used in this film is referred to as "Yucatec Maya" with subtitles for non-Mayan viewers. A great deal of research went into the making of the film. Among the reviews on the IMDb website is one which refers to Mel as "one of the greatest artists of our time." Some of the other reviews are not so complimentary.

From Quiz The Life and Films of Mel Gibson

Answer: Porter

Mel plays Porter, a robber who is betrayed by his partner in crime, Val. Val takes Porter's cut of the stolen money, sleeps with his wife and then shoots him. There's just one problem... Porter isn't dead, and he comes back to get his 'Payback'! A brilliant film.

From Quiz Mel Gibson

Answer: Lorna Cole

From Quiz Easy Mel

Answer: We Were Soldiers

At the conclusion of the film, the names of all the American dead at the Battle of Ia Drang are listed. The film is based on Moore's book, "We Were Soldiers Once...And Young," which he co-wrote with Joseph L. Galloway, who also participated in the actual battle. Many reviews comment on the faithfulness of the film to the actual battle, as well as to how the war affected the participants, as well as their wives and families at home. Moore's unit is the Seventh Cavalry, the same unit that fought at the Little Bighorn in 1876. After the battle, the Ia Drang Valley became known as the "Valley of Death."

From Quiz Mel Gibson - A Complicated Guy

Answer: "Hacksaw Ridge"

Released in 2016, "Hacksaw Ridge" marks Mel Gibson's tentative return to Hollywood's good graces after a decade in the professional wilderness. The biopic tells the true story of Desmond Doss, an army medic and devout Seventh-day Adventist who became the first conscientious objector in American history to receive the Medal of Honor. Doss saved 75 men during the brutal Battle of Okinawa without ever carrying a weapon or firing a single shot. He did this by lowering them one-by-one down the cliff while he was under heavy fire. This story fit with Gibson's personal style, balancing war and faith. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing $180 million worldwide and scoring six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and a Best Director nod for Gibson.

From Quiz The Life and Films of Mel Gibson

Answer: Ron Howard

Kidnap film 'Ransom' was directed by Ron Howard, one of his best films, in which Mel plays Tom Mullen, a multi-millionaire whose son is kidnapped by a cop.

From Quiz Life and Times of Mel Gibson

Answer: 2

He won for both best Picture and Best Director for the movie "Braveheart" (1995). He also won a Golden Globe for this movie in the category of Best Director-Motion Picture.

From Quiz Easy Mel

Answer: Maverick

Garner also appears in the film, but instead of being a member of the Maverick family, he plays Marshal Zane Cooper, like Maverick, a gambler and basic scoundrel. The TV series, which ran on ABC from 1957 to 1962, created three Mavericks besides Garner's Bret: two brothers, Bart and Brent, as well as a cousin named Beau.

From Quiz Mel Gibson - A Complicated Guy

Answer: Hollywood

These "unconventional" roles were created by President Donald Trump with the stated goal of revitalizing domestic film and television production by on-shoring lost business. Trump claimed that Hollywood had "lost much business over the last four years to foreign countries" and stated that this trio of actors (Gibson, Jon Voight, and Sylvester Stallone) would serve as his "eyes and ears" on the ground to bring back "The Golden Age of Hollywood". Funnily enough, Gibson later told reporters that he found out about the "diplomatic" appointment on social media at the exact same time as everyone else. Funny, but not really surprising.

From Quiz Life and Times of Mel Gibson

Answer: Hutton and Ann

His parents are Hutton Gibson, a railroad brakeman, and Ann Gibson, who was born in Ireland. She died in December of 1990.

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