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It Came from the 50s Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about some classic and not so classic 3-D movies from the 1950s, hope you like it!

A multiple-choice quiz by gamemaker. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
gamemaker

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
107,912

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
687

Last 3 plays: Guest 68 (7/10), Guest 24 (7/10), angostura (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which movie started the 3-D craze in 1952? Hint

"Destroy All Monsters"

"Bwana Devil"

"Santa Claus Conquers the Martians"

"Marooned"

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Cat Women of the Moon" was an actual 3-D movie that came out in 1953?

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the alien called in the 3-D "Robot Monster"? Hint

Go-Mer

Mork

Gwar

Ro-Man

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Question 4 of 10

4. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis made a 3-D movie. What was the name of the film? Hint

"Jumping Jacks"

"Money from Home"

"The Stooge"

"Sailor Beware"

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which person did NOT appear in 1953's 3-D classic "House of Wax"? Hint

June Lockhart

Carolyn Jones

Vincent Price

Charles Bronson

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which 3-D movie from 1953 starred Rock Hudson, Donna Reed, and Lee Marvin? Hint

"Rio Grande"

"Shane"

"Gun Fury"

"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which John Wayne movie filmed in 3-D was based on the Louis L'Amour story "The Gift of Cochise"? Hint

"Hondo"

"True Grit"

"Rooster Cogburn"

"Big Jake"

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Question 8 of 10

8. What 1954 3-D movie was loosely based on Edgar Allen Poe's "Murders in the Rue Morgue"? Hint

"The Evil of the Rue Morgue"

"Mystery of the Rue Morgue"

"Horrors of the Rue Morgue"

"Phantom of the Rue Morgue"

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Question 9 of 10

9. From 1954, which Alfred Hitchcock movie was originally shown in 3-D? Hint

"The Wrong Man"

"To Catch a Thief"

"Dial M For Murder"

"Vertigo"

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which 3-D sequel came out in 1955 with Clint Eastwood making his film debut? Hint

"The Revenge of Frankenstein"

"Godzilla Raids Again"

"Revenge of the Creature"

"Return of the Fly"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which movie started the 3-D craze in 1952?

Answer: "Bwana Devil"

"Bwana Devil" started the 3-D craze in the 1950s but, the first ever 3-D movie "Power of Love" came out in 1922.

2. "Cat Women of the Moon" was an actual 3-D movie that came out in 1953?

Answer: True

"Cat Women of the Moon" was remade in 1959 as "Missle to the Moon".

3. What was the alien called in the 3-D "Robot Monster"?

Answer: Ro-Man

Ro-Man's interesting outfit consisted of a gorilla suit and a diving helmet with a TV antenna attached.

4. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis made a 3-D movie. What was the name of the film?

Answer: "Money from Home"

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis made 16 films together starting in 1949 with "My Friend Irma".

5. Which person did NOT appear in 1953's 3-D classic "House of Wax"?

Answer: June Lockhart

While in make-up, Price was banned from the studio cafeteria during filming because diners thought his make-up was too disgusting.

6. Which 3-D movie from 1953 starred Rock Hudson, Donna Reed, and Lee Marvin?

Answer: "Gun Fury"

Hudson played a Civil War veteran pursuing the bandits who kidnapped his bride-to-be.

7. Which John Wayne movie filmed in 3-D was based on the Louis L'Amour story "The Gift of Cochise"?

Answer: "Hondo"

The film also starred Geraldine Page, Ward Bond, and James Arness.

8. What 1954 3-D movie was loosely based on Edgar Allen Poe's "Murders in the Rue Morgue"?

Answer: "Phantom of the Rue Morgue"

Karl Malden starred as a man who sent a gorilla to kill all the women who have rejected him.

9. From 1954, which Alfred Hitchcock movie was originally shown in 3-D?

Answer: "Dial M For Murder"

The studio, not Hitchcock, opted for 3-D.

10. Which 3-D sequel came out in 1955 with Clint Eastwood making his film debut?

Answer: "Revenge of the Creature"

Clint Eastwood appeared as a lab technician.

Source: Author gamemaker

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