Oh Indy! 'Indiana Jones' Quiz

The weapon Indiana Jones most commonly wields is a whip. One of the 30 kangaroo-hide bullwhips used in the first three movies sold for $43,000 at Christie's London in December 1999.

Jeff Bridges turned down the role of Indiana Jones. Other actors considered for the role were Sam Neill, Nick Nolte and Jack Nicholson. Eventually, Harrison Ford was cast as Indiana Jones with less than three weeks to go before principal photography began.

Moviegoers first watched Indiana Jones in the now iconic "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Paramount released the film in 1981, and it became the highest-grossing film of that year.

The swashbuckling Indiana Jones is actually a professor of archaeology at a fictional East Coast college.

The boulder scene was shot twice from five different angles, so Harrison Ford actually had to outrun the fiberglass boulder 10 times.

In "Raiders of the Lost Ark," Indiana Jones races against a band of Nazis to find the Ark of the Covenant. In "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," Indy and his father are out to discover the Holy Grail before an American Nazi sympathizer does.

During a dinner scene in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," Indy and other guests are offered chilled monkey brains. The monkey brains were actually custard and raspberry sauce.

Spielberg is one of the few among cast and crew that did not get sick while filming "Raiders of the Lost Ark" on location in Tunisia.

Indiana Jones says this quip to Willie Scott, played by Kate Capshaw, when she mocks him in the 1984 movie "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom." Capshaw met her future husband, director Steven Spielberg, when auditioning for the movie.

Harrison Ford plays Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones Jr. Before filming his first "Indiana Jones" movie, Ford worked with "Raiders of the Lost Ark" writer George Lucas on two other movies, "American Graffiti" in 1973 and the 1977 blockbuster "Star Wars."

Herbert Johnson Hatters of London created a tailored version of the company's "poet hat" and supplied 46 of them for "Raiders of the Lost Ark."

Indiana Jones and Mutt Williams find a skull made of a single piece of quartz. Actor Shia LaBeouf played Mutt Williams in the 2008 film.

Although Spielberg's first choice was Sean Connery, he also considered actors Gregory Peck and Jon Pertwee for the role of the elder Jones if Connery declined.

While the 1981 film "Raiders of the Lost Ark" was released in theaters first, the storyline takes place in 1936. "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," released in 1984, is set in 1935, making it a prequel.

During a scene in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," Indy and his father, Professor Henry Jones Sr., are trapped between a burning room and a room full of Nazi soldiers. When the elder Jones realizes their situation, he dryly delivers this line.

During a pre-production press conference for "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," producer Frank Marshall confirmed the school was named after him.

Jonathan Ke Quan plays the character Short Round in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom." In the film, Short Round is first seen driving a 1936 Auburn Boattail Speedster.

The prologue sequence starring Phoenix inspired George Lucas to create the television series "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" in 1992.

When shooting the movie in Venice, the production crew was granted complete control of the Grand Canal from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. for one day.

"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" is set in 1957 during the Cold War. The character Irina Spalko, played by Cate Blanchett, leads a team of Soviet agents hunting for a powerful artifact.

In "Raiders of the Lost Ark," Indiana Jones flies to Nepal to question his ex-lover, Marion Ravenwood. Although Amy Irving and Debra Winger were both considered for the role of Marion Ravenwood, actress Karen Allen landed the part.

The truck is a Russian GAZ-46 MAV, often mistaken by "Indiana Jones" fans as a U.S.-issued World War II GPA.

Indy used a mine car to escape the villain Mola Ram. The sounds of the mine car running along the tracks during the chase scene were recorded on roller coasters at Disneyland.

Actor John Rhys-Davies, who played Sallah, contracted cholera from contaminated food or water while filming "Raiders of the Lost Ark."

Indiana Jones finds out that Mutt's real name is Henry Jones III. Mutt was originally a nerdy character until George Lucas decided to give him a rebellious personality.

Actress Karen Allen plays character Marion Ravenwood, the ex-lover of Indiana Jones in the 1981 movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Her character makes a return appearance in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."

Although the movie is set in India, government officials would not grant permission for filmmakers to shoot the 1984 film there. As a result, production took place in Sri Lanka.

Indiana Jones bumps into Adolf Hitler while retrieving a diary from the traitorous Elsa Schneider. Many of the uniforms worn by extras playing Nazis in the book-burning scene were authentic World War II uniforms the film's costume designer found in Germany.

Marion Ravenwood replies, "Well, say it again anyway!"

In "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," Henry Jones Sr. says that Indy's childhood dog was named Indiana.