Two weeks ago I did a trivia quiz about "Re-Animator," the classic 1985 zombie movie. Today I'll be covering another classic 1985 zombie movie, "Day of the Dead." Which is, obviously, the 3rd movie in George Romero's series about the living dead, starting with "Night of the Living Dead" in 1968, and "Dawn of the Dead" in 1978. "Day of the Dead" seems to be a bit polarizing. Some horror fans love it, and even consider it the best of Romero's series, while other didn't like it much, and consider it too talky, with unsympathetic characters. Personally I really enjoyed it. Anyway, typical rules apply here--I'll ask the questions first, followed by the answers, with many SPOILERS ahead.
Questions:
1) In Sarah's dream in the opening scene, we see a calendar. What date does it indicate it is?
2) According to McDermott, what two places has he been sending radio signals up and down the coast to, as in from where to where?
3) What is the helicopter call sign?
4) When was the First National Bank building, shown in the city visited in the early scenes, erected? (It's printed on the outside of the building.)
5) In that zombie-infested city the group visits, what is the name of the theater that's shown?
6) We briefly see a soldier watering a type of plant atop the underground facility where the group resides. What kind of plant is it?
7) What is the helicopter number?
8) With Major Cooper recently dead, how many people are living in this facility?
9) What is the name of the facility/bunker where the group is living and working?
10) According to the poorly kept, and possibly inaccurate corral reports, when was the last time a zombie was removed from the corral underground?
11) Rhodes announces a complete group meeting later. For what time?
12) According to Dr. Logan, because of the decomposition within zombies, about how long could they continue to function?
13) According to Logan, what is the last place in the brain to decay after death?
14) According to McDermott, how old is the radio and communications equipment he's forced to use?
15) According to McDermott, why can't the compound communicate with Washington D.C. anymore?
16) How many people were at the facility at its start?
17) Logan estimates that the current ratio of zombies to living humans is what?
18) What is the basis for Sarah's scientific research?
19) According to Sarah, how long a time was their operation put together in?
20) What kind of alcohol does McDermott offer Sarah in the hallway?
21) What is the name of John and McDermott's house trailer?
22) According to John, how big is the complex?
23) Fisher is trying to feed the zombies, unsuccessfully. What is this attempted meal?
24) Zombie Bub is named after Dr. Logan's father. What was his father's profession?
25) Aside from a book, what items does Logan first give Bub to examine and play with?
26) What famous book does Bub examine?
27) Fisher says he saw a zombie trying to drive in Washington D.C. What street was this happening on?
28) What words does Bub utter?
29) True or False? It's Miguel's fault that a zombie gets loose and fatally attacks a soldier at the corral during a removal.
30) Bub listens to music on walkman. What song does he listen to?
31) One of the zombies near the end is still wearing a football uniform. What is written on its jersey?
32) How many times does Bub fire his gun?
33) According to the chart that we briefly see, showing the zombie records, how many zombies were in the corral, total?
34) Which soldier is wearing a wedding band?
35) At the end, on the island, Sarah crosses off a date on a makeshift calendar. What day is it?
36) Most characters are only referred to by one name, either a first, or presumed surname. Name the three exceptions to this. (All the character have probably been given full names in comic books, or other media, but I mean just within this move.)
37) What characters are seen directly killed by a zombie or zombies?
38) Why doesn't Dr. Logan revive as a zombie? We see him apparently only shot in the torso, with brain intact.
39) What actor or actress from "Dawn of the Dead" (1978) was one of the New York casting associates for "Day of the Dead"?
40) The stunt coordinator from "Dawn of the Dead" (1978) also played a named character (not an anonymous zombie) in "Day of the Dead." Who was the actor, and the character's name?
41) The assistant to special effects maestro Tom Savini also played a character in this movie. Name them. (Again I mean a named character, not an anonymous zombie.)
42) Where is the underground facility located?
43) Aside from Joe Pilato, who played Rhodes in this movie, and a cop in the original "Dawn of the Dead," but saw his scenes mostly cut from the theatrical cut of the film, who was the only person to appear as named characters (no anonymous zombies or bikers) in both "Dawn of the Dead" (1978) and this film?
44) What kind of handgun does Sarah own and use, which is also given to Bub to examine?
45) What make and model are Captain Rhodes's signature paired handguns?
46) What kind of submachine gun do Sarah, John, and McDermott carry early in the movie, in the city scene?
47) Who is the first person in the movie to threaten another living person with a gun?
Answers:
1) It's showing October, with all 31 days crossed out, so presumably the date of the first day of the movie is November 1st, of an unspecified year.
2) From Sarasota to the Everglades.
3) 4--0--Alpha, or 40 Alpha.
4) 1915.
5) The Theatre Edison.
6) Marijuana. Naughty, naughty!
7) N57404.
8) 12. Consisting of 7 soldiers, 3 scientists, 1 electronics/communications engineer, 1 pilot.
9) The Seminole Storage Facility.
10) The 15th, presumably of October.
11) 7 p.m.
12) 10-12 years, for early revivals.
13) The R complex, in the core of the brain, center of animal instincts.
14) World War II era.
15) Because the power is now out on the mainland, meaning the relays are no longer working.
16) 18. Rhodes notes that 5 military personnel have died, and only 1 scientist/civilian. Since there are 12 alive left at the beginning of the film, that gives us 18.
17) 400,000:1
18) To reverse the process, and eradicate the zombie problem that way.
19) A matter of days.
20) Brandy.
21) "The Ritz," according to its sign.
22) 14 miles!
23) The army issued, canned "Beef Treats."
24) He was a surgeon, and disapproved of his son's decision to only practice purely research medicine.
25) A toothbrush and a razor.
26) Stephen King's "'Salem's Lot."
27) Independence Avenue.
28) "Hello Aunt Elisha," at Logan's urging. He also might say, "I'm sorry" in very garbled speech to Sarah when he startles her during their initial encounter.
29) False. He's holding the pole properly, but the collar strap around the zombie's neck rips apart, freeing it.
30) Beethoven's "Ode to Joy."
31) Mailbox 22. Maybe he was part of a postal team?
32) 6 times. He misses Steele with his first shot. Then he hits Rhodes with his 3rd shot (in the shoulder), his 5th shot (leg), and his 6th shot (lower right torso). So all in all, pretty good marksmanship!
33) The highest number we see is #83, so at least that many.
34) Rickles. We see it clearly several times.
35) She crosses off November 4th, so it's apparently the 5th. Although there is a continuity error, as she has November 1st being on a Monday, when the previous calendar had it on a Friday.
36) Miguel Salazar, Ted Fisher, and William (Bill) McDermott.
37) There are 4--Rhodes, Torrez, Rickles, and Miguel Salazar. Fisher and Logan are shot dead by Rhodes. Johnson is accidently shot by Miller. Steele is bitten, but commits suicide before he's eaten. Miller is fatally bitten, but technically mercy killed and prevented from returning as a zombie by a bullet from Steele seconds before he bleeds to death.
38) Good question! I think there are 4 possibilities. 1) It's a mistake by the filmmakers. 2) He dies in a refrigerated room, and maybe the cold delays reanimation. 3) One of the many machine gun bullets actually did hit him in the brain, although it was subtle so we didn't see it, or blood. 4) It's a monumental bit of evidence that the situation has changed--dead bodies with intact brains aren't always reviving as zombies.
39) Gaylen Ross, who played "Frannie" in "Dawn."
40) Taso Stavrakis, who played the soldier Torrez.
41) Greg Nicotero, later part of the famous KNB special effects business, plays the soldier "Johnson."
42) Another good question, with some hypothetical elements. It's clearly in Florida--there are maps of the world, then of the U.S., and then Florida in the conference room. The group clearly visits Fort Myers, Florida in the beginning, as several landmarks are shown. And McDermott mentions sending radio signals from Sarasota to the Everglades, both in Florida. Also, supposedly the city they visited, Fort Myers, is the biggest one within 150 miles of their facility. Moving on, the real life set of the facility is in Pennsylvania. Florida is a low lying state, so an underground complex like we see isn't very plausible. That said, given the information we're provided, I'm going to guess that it's Central Florida. South of Orlando and Tampa, and North of the Everglades, since a subterranean bunker makes even less sense in a huge swamp! And given all of the action on the Gulf Coast, the facility is probably closer to the west side of the state than the east. Atlantic Ocean side. In reality, the facility above ground entrance seen, along with the island that John, Sarah, and McDermott reach at the end, is on Sanibel Island, near Fort Myers, where George Romero had a vacation home. But neither of these places is explicitly stated as being Sanibel Island.
43) John Amplas was "Martinez" in "Dawn," and scientist Ted Fisher in "Day."
44) She has a Smith & Wesson 59.
45) They are matching Smith & Wesson Model 629s, which are .44 Magnum revolvers with 6 inch barrels.
46) They use 9 mm. Uzi SMGs.
47) Surprisingly it's Sarah, who threatens to shoot Steele when he's manhandling Miguel Salazar at the zombie corral toward the beginning of the movie.
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