Quiz: The Ultimate Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl Behind-the-Scenes 

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Quiz: The Ultimate Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl Behind-the-Scenes

was a nautical voyage, it would be full of choppy waters, sea monsters, and dead ends that ended up being saving graces. The 2003 film, which kicked off a full-fledged franchise (

will be out in 2017), took over 10 years to get to the big screen, with a number of high-profile writers, technicians, and artists, contributing various story elements and ideas that became the finished film.

So how well do you know the behind-the-scenes saga that inspired the film? Find out:

What year did screenwriters Terry Rossio and Ted Elliott first propose a big screen version of Pirates of the Caribbean?

What was the original name of the fearsome pirate villain, who eventually became Barbossa?

Original screenwriter, Jay Wolpert, previously wrote what pulpy adventure for the studio?

Which Imagineers took executives and writers through the ride before production got underway, to get a sense of the story and setting?

Wolpert’s initial draft included appearances from what famous real-world pirate?

At the premiere of what Disney movie was it decided that producer Jerry Bruckheimer would be offered Pirates of the Caribbean?

Pirates of the Caribbean started production as a series of storyboards, without a finished script. Which of the following gags did not come out of these storyboards?

Elizabeth Swann’s comedic dealing with her corset

Before the supernatural elements were reinstated, the film’s climax involved

The pirates taking over Port Royal and facing off against the British armada

The Black Pearl being stolen (again) and Captain Jack following

The Black Pearl cascading down a huge waterfall

Johnny Depp kept the look and sound of his Jack Sparrow character secret, up until a couple of weeks before filming. The only other person who knew about it was

Which actor created an elaborate backstory for their character?

What soundstage at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, was the massive Isle de Muerta set housed?

What reference to the original attraction was ultimately deleted from the film (but included in the DVD’s many special features)?

How many fake eyes were used as Mackenzie Crook’s wooden eye?

What visual effects house worked on the majority of the film?

While live-action photography was referenced for all of the pirate skeletons, which actor actually did an early performance capture job for their skeletal selves?

Executive Nina Jacobson said she knew the film would become a “cultural phenomenon” when a test audience laughed at what gag?

Pirates of the Caribbean was the first Walt Disney Pictures film to

All of the following films were based on Disney Parks attractions and opened before Pirates of the Caribbean except

A pre-production illustration of Barbossa, his beard intertwined with lit fuses, became the basis for a different character in which sequel?

Yo ho, yo ho a pirate’s life is definitely for you. But if you want to be on the pirate level of Captain Jack, you’ll have to re-watch the making-of documentaries and listen to the DVD commentary tracks again!

Pirates of the Caribbean is impressive, you’re still a couple of pieces of cursed Aztec gold away from knowing it all. Try again!

So close! You know so much about the behind-the-scenes skullduggery of

Pirates of the Caribbean, and your score is nearly perfect! Try the quiz one more time and we’re sure you’ll ace it!

You’re practically in league with Captain Jack Sparrow! The horizon should be brought to you.

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