H.G. Wells: Books and Movies

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1. Who directed 'The Invisible Man' in the 1930s? Tod Browning James Whale Edgar G. Ulmer Byron Haskin

2. What actor did NOT play the mad Dr. Moreau in the movies? Boris Karloff Burt Lancaster Charles Laughton Marlon Brando

3. What did Moreau do to the men who washed ashore on his island? made them supergeniuses turned them into plants made them telepaths turn them into 'manimals'

4. In Wells' original 'War of the Worlds', how did the invading Martians get around? in airplanes on tripod-legged machines in hovercraft in anti-gravity cars

5. And in George Pal's 50s film of 'War of the Worlds', what 'improvement' did he give to the Martian machines? magnetic 'legs' wings big wheels rockets

6. The filmmakers of the 50s film of 'War of the Worlds' switched the locale of the invasion from England to what American state? California New York Nevada Montana

7. What actor-director influenced the 50s film of 'War of the Worlds'? Billy Wilder Orson Welles John Huston Preston Sturges

8. How did the 'First Men In The Moon' get there? hot-air balloon 'Cavorite' moon gun spaceship

9. When did the first film version of 'First Men In The Moon' come out? 1962 1949 1964 1956

10. What did the two men take with them in the movie of 'First Men In The Moon' that they didn't in the book? Answer: (Two Words, first is A)

11. True or false: In the book 'First Men In The Moon', the lunar surface had breathable air. Answer: (One Word)

12. In George Pal's version of 'Time Machine', what name do we see on a plaque on the machine? George Pal H. George Wells Jules Verne Hugo Grenback

13. What 'unofficial' version of the Wells 'Time Machine' starred Malcolm McDowell? Answer: (Three Words)

14. True or false: Wells himself wrote some screenplays. Answer: (One Word)

15. True or false: a musical(!) was made from a Wells story. Answer: (One Word)