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Quiz about 50s Monsters Insects and Other Crawlers

50s Monsters: Insects and Other Crawlers Quiz

Thrill to horrific, hordes of altered arthropods, assorted arachnids and even a gruesome gastropod! I will provide you with a tagline and a synopsis. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to pick out the matching 50s horror film.

A multiple-choice quiz by uglybird. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
uglybird

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
174,394

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. "A horror horde of crawl-and-crush giants clawing out of the earth from mile-deep catacombs!" Giant ants, the product of radiation effects from nuclear testing, attack America's cities. What was the title of this movie? Hint

Beginning of the End

Them!

The Monster That Challenged the World

Mothra

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Question 2 of 10

2. "New thrills! New shocks! New terror!" Grasshoppers are irradiated as part of an experimental agricultural project in the Midwest. The transformed giant grasshoppers attack Chicago. What was the name of the 1957 movie? Hint

Beginning of the End

The Monster That Challenged the World

Them

Mothra

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Once it was human... even as you and I! "In this science fiction tragedy, a wife is forced to kill her husband after he becomes a bug-eyed monster. A little problem with a teleportation device is involved. What film is being referred to? Hint

The Black Scorpion

The Wasp Woman

The Fly

Mothra

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Question 4 of 10

4. "A thousand tons of horror! From a million years ago." A giant, prehistoric praying mantis thaws out of an iceberg and goes on the rampage. By what title was this film known? Hint

The Incredible Praying Mantis

The Giant Mantis

The Deadly Mantis

All of these

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Giant spider strikes! Crawling terror 100 feet high!" Leo G. Carroll portrays the well-intentioned Dr. Deemer, who is trying to make abundant food available for the starving masses. He discovers a radioactive formula that accelerates animal growth, but (surprise, surprise) also the growth of certain tiny creatures with more than four legs. What was the movie titled? Hint

Earth vs. the Spider

Tarantula

The Monster That Challenged the World

Beginning of the End

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Bullets...won't kill it! Flames...can't burn it! Nothing...can stop it!" After the giant arachnid kills a teenager's father, it is sprayed with DDT. Thought to be dead, the monster is placed in a high school gym. Loudly played rock and roll music awakens the monster, and it runs amok. What is the name of this 1958 "thriller"? Hint

Tarantula

The Beginning of the End

Earth vs. the Spider

The Black Scorpion

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Question 7 of 10

7. "The management reserves the right to put up the lights any time the audience becomes too emotionally disturbed. We urge you not to panic or bolt from your seats." Volcanic eruptions release monstrous arachnids, which attack Mexico City. Those who have seen the film will likely remember the giant worms in the underground cavern. What is the title of this film? Hint

The Monster That Challenged the World

Tarantula

The Black Scorpion

Earth vs.. the Spider

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Question 8 of 10

8. "The Horror is Back!" The teleporter is back. A human has again been transformed into a bug-eyed monster. What is the name of this sequel? Hint

The Daughter of Wasp Woman

Mothra Versus Godzilla

Black Scorpion II

The Return of the Fly

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Crawling up from the depths... to terrify and torture!" After an earthquake, sailors are found murdered. A gooey residue has been left behind. The giant mollusks are loose! What is this movies' title? Hint

Them

The Beginning of the End

The Monster That Challenged the World

Predator

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following factors was never claimed to be involved in the production of monster insects or spiders in 50s monster movies? Hint

increased atmospheric oxygen concentration

volcanic activity

radiation

earthquakes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Them!

Fess Parker and James Arness, who played television's Davy Crockett and Matt Dillon, were in the cast of this 1954 film. James Whitmore starred. The ants did steal 40 tons of sugar, which constitutes a certain level of realism. Not explained - why are giant ants prone to attack people?

Answer: Beginning of the End

The cast included Peter Graves of "Mission Impossible" fame. His character's experimentation with radiation produces the monster grasshoppers. The film does not explain why giant grasshoppers eat people instead of plants.

Answer: The Fly

Vincent Price was in the cast of this film. A veteran of numerous horror films, Vincent Price's most engaging role could be that of Dr. Goldfoot in that 1965 blockbuster - "Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine". But I doubt it.

4. "A thousand tons of horror! From a million years ago." A giant, prehistoric praying mantis thaws out of an iceberg and goes on the rampage. By what title was this film known?

Answer: All of these

There seemed to be considerable difficulty deciding on a name for this film. The fact that this insect is a genuine predator adds a small amount of credibility.

Answer: Tarantula

Leo G. Carroll most famously played Cosmo Topper, the befuddled and lovable man who was haunted by a playful dead couple, George and Marion Kirby. John Agar plays a town doctor in Tarantula.

Answer: Earth vs. the Spider

Movie director Bert I. Gordon was responsible not only for "Earth vs. Spider" but also can be credited with "War of the Colossal Beast", "The Amazing Colossal Man", "The Cyclops", "The Beginning of the End", and "King Dinosaur". Are you surprised to note that his initials spell B-I-G?

Answer: The Black Scorpion

Willis O'Brien, who did the special effects for "King Kong", is credited with producing much better than average special effects for "The Black Scorpion".

8. "The Horror is Back!" The teleporter is back. A human has again been transformed into a bug-eyed monster. What is the name of this sequel?

Answer: The Return of the Fly

Vincent Price is back as the uncle of son of the original "Fly". The son conducts the same experiment and obtains the same result. Reviewers frequently note the lack or originality and rate "The Return of the Fly" as one of the all-time worst sequels.

Answer: The Monster That Challenged the World

Despite the singular "monster" in the title, this film concerns that release of a large number of slimy monsters from caverns beneath the Salton Sea. Hans Conried, of "Rocky and Bullwinkle" fame, plays a scientist.

10. Which of the following factors was never claimed to be involved in the production of monster insects or spiders in 50s monster movies?

Answer: increased atmospheric oxygen concentration

In the Arizona State University's "Research Magazine", Danika Painter claims that about 300 million years ago, there were "cockroaches big enough to take on house cats". According to ASU researcher Jon Harrison, what factor most likely allowed insects to reach more massive proportions? It is apparently increased atmospheric oxygen concentration.

The ability to deliver oxygen to tissues limits insect size. This, in turn, is the result of limitations of the insect respiratory system. Funny, in 50s films it was often radiation that grew big bugs. Perhaps these films should have started with insects breeding in an oxygen tent!

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