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Horror Movies 1940s Trivia Quiz

Return of the Horror Movie Quiz. Here are some questions about classic horror movies from the 1940s. Let me know if you don't see your favorite in the mix.

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

Author
buckmanboston

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
18,939

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
3196

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (13/15), Guest 2 (10/15), Guest 149 (0/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Who played the lead role in 1943's 'The Phantom of the Opera'? Hint

Basil Rathbone

Claude Rains

Lon Chaney Jr

John Carradine

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Question 2 of 15

2. Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, and Lana Turner starred in the 1941 Victor Fleming version of which often filmed story? Hint

Bluebeard

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde

Ten Little Indians

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who played the Wolf Man that bit Lawrence Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr) at the beginning of the 1941 movie causing him to turn into a wolf also? Hint

Bela Lugosi

Ralph Bellamy

Claude Rains

Rondo Hatton

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which 1943 Val Lewton production featured a story about satanists and lesbians? Hint

Curse of the Demon

Curse of the Cat People

The Seventh Victim

Gaslight

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which of the following was not a sequel to 'The Mummy' in the 1940s? Hint

The Mummy's Bride

The Mummy's Ghost

The Mummy's Hand

The Mummy's Curse

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which of the following is a 'Mummy' movie from the 1940s? Hint

The Mummy's Tomb

The Mummy's Return

The Mummy's Grave

The Mummy's Crypt

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Question 7 of 15

7. Vincent Price had his first starring role in what sequel? Hint

The Wolfman's Revenge

The House Of Dracula

The Invisible Man Returns

The Son Of Frankenstein

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Question 8 of 15

8. In which movie does Bela Lugosi play the Frankenstein Monster, the role he regretfully turned down in 1931? Hint

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

The Ghost Of Frankenstein

Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man

House Of Frankenstein

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who played 'The Son Of Dracula' in 1943? Hint

Bela Lugosi

Lon Chaney Jr

John Carradine

Lionel Atwill

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which 1945 Val Lewton classic featured both Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi? Hint

Bedlam

The Body Snatcher

Tower of London

I Walked With A Zombie

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which movie is not a haunted house comedy from the 1940s? Hint

The Smiling Ghost

Topper

Whistling In The Dark

Hold That Ghost

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Question 12 of 15

12. What 1940 movie was about a man who shrinks people? Hint

Dr Cyclops

Walking Dead

Voodoo Man

The Atomic Monster

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Question 13 of 15

13. What is the name of the 1944 classic ghost story starring Ray Milland? Hint

House of Fear

The Uninvited

Wuthering Heights

The Picture of Dorian Gray

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Question 14 of 15

14. What 1927 Alfred Hitchcock silent movie about Jack The Ripper was remade in 1944? Hint

The Lodger

Murder

Jamaica Inn

The Lady Vanishes

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which 1942 Val Lewton classic featured Simone Simon as a repressed young bride who may be turning into a monster? Hint

The Leopard Man

Cat People

The Beast With Five Fingers

And Then There Were None

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who played the lead role in 1943's 'The Phantom of the Opera'?

Answer: Claude Rains

'The Invisible Man' himself

2. Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, and Lana Turner starred in the 1941 Victor Fleming version of which often filmed story?

Answer: Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde

3. Who played the Wolf Man that bit Lawrence Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr) at the beginning of the 1941 movie causing him to turn into a wolf also?

Answer: Bela Lugosi

4. Which 1943 Val Lewton production featured a story about satanists and lesbians?

Answer: The Seventh Victim

Pretty risque for 1943 America.

5. Which of the following was not a sequel to 'The Mummy' in the 1940s?

Answer: The Mummy's Bride

'The Mummy's Hand' in 1940, 'The Mummy's Ghost' and 'The Mummy's Curse' in 1944.

6. Which of the following is a 'Mummy' movie from the 1940s?

Answer: The Mummy's Tomb

In 1942.

7. Vincent Price had his first starring role in what sequel?

Answer: The Invisible Man Returns

In 1940, he was a perfect choice to follow Claude Rains' invisible footsteps

8. In which movie does Bela Lugosi play the Frankenstein Monster, the role he regretfully turned down in 1931?

Answer: Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man

In 1943. Lon Chaney Jr played the role in 'Ghost', and Glenn Strange in 'House' and A and C Meet. Chaney played the Wolf Man in this sequel with a very creepy openning scene.

9. Who played 'The Son Of Dracula' in 1943?

Answer: Lon Chaney Jr

he actually played Count Alucard, Dracula spelled backwards.

10. Which 1945 Val Lewton classic featured both Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi?

Answer: The Body Snatcher

Lugosi had a supporting role, while Karloff starred, as he did in Bedlam and Tower of London.

11. Which movie is not a haunted house comedy from the 1940s?

Answer: Topper

'Topper' was about ghosts, but not haunted houses, and was made in 1937. 'The Smiling Ghost' starred Wayne Morris from the 'Return of Doctor X'. 'Whistling In The Dark' starred Red Skelton and 'Hold That Ghost' starred Abbott and Costello.

12. What 1940 movie was about a man who shrinks people?

Answer: Dr Cyclops

13. What is the name of the 1944 classic ghost story starring Ray Milland?

Answer: The Uninvited

14. What 1927 Alfred Hitchcock silent movie about Jack The Ripper was remade in 1944?

Answer: The Lodger

Starring Merle Oberon and George Sanders.

15. Which 1942 Val Lewton classic featured Simone Simon as a repressed young bride who may be turning into a monster?

Answer: Cat People

Probably the creepiest movie of the 1940s.

Source: Author buckmanboston

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