Where's its location double?

For a wide variety of reasons, film makers sometimes use a different location for filming as opposed to the actual setting. In this quiz, you will be given a film or TV programme and told where it is set. Then you will need to find the correct location where it was actually filmed.

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1. In the 2002 film Die Another Day, James Bond(played by Pierce Brosnan) visits Havana, Cuba. Which city was actually used as the filming location, doubling for Havana?

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic ✓

Savannah, Georgia, United States ✓

Acapulco, Mexico ✓

Cadiz, Spain ✓

2. The 2016 Disney film Pete's Dragon tells the heartwarming story of an orphaned young boy who befriends a kindly dragon named Elliot, and must protect him from the hostile people of Millhaven, Oregon. Although set in the American Pacific Northwest, which country was actually used as the filming location?

Canada ✓

United Kingdom ✓

New Zealand ✓

Sweden ✓

3. Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One tells the story of Wade Watts, who must retrieve an Easter Egg from the Oasis, a virtual world created by the eccentric James Halliday. Although set in Columbus, Ohio, which city was actually used for the majority of filming?

Toronto, Ontario, Canada ✓

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom ✓

Atlanta, Georgia, United States ✓

Auckland, New Zealand ✓

4. The epic, English hating and historically dubious, Braveheart, about the life of Scottish national hero William Wallace in his quest to defend Scotland against English oppression. In the film, Wallace's army ransacks the city of York. Owing to years of modern development, which place was used instead?

Leeds Castle, England, United Kingdom ✓

Harlech, Wales, United Kingdom ✓

St Michael's Mount, England, United Kingdom ✓

Trim, County Meath, Ireland ✓

5. The 1998 film Waking Ned(known in the USA as Waking Ned Devine) tells the story of an elderly man who dies after winning the lottery, with his village pretending he is still alive in order to claim the money. While set in the fictional Irish village of Tullymore, where was the film actually shot?

Wales ✓

Scotland ✓

Isle of Man ✓

Cornwall ✓

6. Eli Roth's delightful fantasy comedy The House with a Clock in its Walls tells the story of Lewis Barneveld, who moves in with his uncle Jonathan, a warlock. Although set in the fictional Michigan town of New Zebedee, in the late 1950s, which US state was it actually filmed in?

Georgia ✓

Alabama ✓

New York ✓

Washington ✓

7. Released in 2003, The Last Samurai is a historical period drama which has been the subject of both critical praise and intense scrutiny. Set in Japan in the 1870s, the heavy urbanisation of the country and population density meant that most of it could not be filmed there. Which country was used instead?

Indonesia ✓

Canada ✓

Germany ✓

New Zealand ✓

8. The Bookshop is a pleasant drama film about a woman who fights to open her own bookshop, despite opposition from the closed minded locals of her home village. Set mainly in Suffolk, England in 1959, which British county was the actual filming location?

Dorset, England ✓

County Down, Northern Ireland ✓

Pembrokeshire, Wales ✓

Northumberland, England ✓

9. Casino Royale, released in 2006, was a massive success, revitalising the series and making James Bond a respected figure once again. The titular casino, where Bond plays high stakes poker, is located in Montenegro, a newly independent country at the time of release. Which country was used to double for it?

Greece ✓

Italy ✓

Czech Republic ✓

France ✓

10. Escape from Pretoria is a thrilling tale focusing on anti-apartheid activist Tim Jenkin's escape from a notorious South African prison during the 1970s. While set in the titular South African city, where was it actually filmed?

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia ✓

Malaga, Spain ✓

Mexico City, Mexico ✓

Tel Aviv, Israel ✓

11. Saving Private Ryan is a heroic period drama focusing on a group of American soldiers serving in Europe during World War II. One of the most famous scenes is the invasion of Omaha Beach during D-Day. While set in France, in which country was the beach they actually used for filming?

England ✓

Belgium ✓

Poland ✓

Republic of Ireland ✓

12. Disney's Bridge to Terabithia is the tragic yet uplifting tale of Jesse Aaron's who befriends a girl named Leslie, who provides him with refuge from his troubled life. The film was a critical success yet its marketing was heavily criticised for misrepresenting the film as an epic fantasy. While set in Lark Creek, Virginia, where was it actually filmed?

British Columbia, Canada ✓

England, United Kingdom ✓

New Zealand ✓

California, United States ✓

13. 71 is an explosive drama about a soldier separated from his unit during the heat of The Troubles in Northern Ireland. For a variety of reasons, it could not be filmed on location in Belfast. Which two cities were used instead?

Prague, Czech Republic and Minsk, Belarus ✓

Blackburn, England and Sheffield, England ✓

Glasgow, Scotland and Cumbernauld, Scotland ✓

Dublin, Ireland and Bradford, England ✓

14. Mel Gibson's Biblical drama The Passion of the Christ portrays the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in an extremely gory, over-the-top manner, with some anti-Semitism sprinkled on top. Despite this, it became the highest grossing independent film of all time. It could not be filmed in Jerusalem because of centuries of destruction and rebuilding. Which city was used instead?

Petra, Jordan ✓

Kavala, Greece ✓

Matera, Italy ✓

Valletta, Malta ✓

15. Oliver Stone's Platoon is a hard-hitting, emotionally turbulent war film about the horrors experienced by a group of servicemen in the Vietnam War, especially at the hands of draconian sergeant Bob Barnes. The film was not able to shot in Vietnam, so which country, also used for Apocalypse Now, was used instead?

Thailand ✓

Malaysia ✓

Brazil ✓

Philippines ✓

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