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'The Fly' Classic Movie Trivia Quiz

The old film classic 'The Fly' is both touching and horrifying. This quiz is the fourth in my series on classic horror films.

A multiple-choice quiz by LindaC007. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
LindaC007

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
51,539

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
9 / 15

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1043

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Question 1 of 15

1. When was 'The Fly' first released? Hint

1958

1965

1954

1962

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who plays the part of scientist Andre Delambre?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 3 of 15

3. As the movie opens, what is Helene Delambre doing? Hint

feeding the family cat

reading to Philippe

catching flies

crushing Andre in a vice

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is the name of the police Inspector who investigates Andre's death? Hint

Inspector Lestrade

Inspector Peter Allen

Inspector Charas

Inpector Poirot

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who plays Helene, Andre's devoted wife?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who wrote the screenplay for 'The Fly'? Hint

James Clavell

Kurt Neumann and Al Hedison

Ray Bradbury

Robert Bloch

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who plays Andre's brother Francois? Hint

Charles Herbert

Vincent Price

John Carradine

Charles Denning

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Question 8 of 15

8. What does Helene say about Andre's death? Hint

She killed him, but did not 'murder' him.

Now she can marry his brother.

He's gone but not forgotten.

She's glad his finally dead.

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Question 9 of 15

9. What device had Andre been working on in his lab? Hint

a time travel vehicle

an ultra violet light reactor

a vehicle that flies and floats

a machine to transport matter from one place to another

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Question 10 of 15

10. Was Andre the only victim of his own machine?

Answer: (yes or no)

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Question 11 of 15

11. What goes wrong when Andre tests his device on himself? Hint

Helene shuts the machine off too soon.

The cats molecules blends with Andre's.

Emma breaks the machine dusting it.

A fly was in the chamber with him.

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Question 12 of 15

12. What is Andre's appearance after the experiment diaster? Hint

He had the wings and feet of a fly.

He had a craving for sweets and buzzed a lot.

He had the head of a man, the body of a cat.

He had the head and arm of a fly.

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who directed 'The Fly'? Hint

Sydney Pollack

John Huston

Kurt Neumann

Victor Fleming

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Question 14 of 15

14. What does Francois and the Inspector see in the spider's web? Hint

a big fat spider

a fly with Andre's head

a fly with a cat's head

a moth with Andre's voice

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Question 15 of 15

15. Who came back in the sequel 'Return Of The Fly'? Hint

Vincent Price

Charles Herbert

Al Hedison

Patricia Owens

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When was 'The Fly' first released?

Answer: 1958

It was such a success that the sequel, 'Return Of The Fly' was released a year later, in 1959.

2. Who plays the part of scientist Andre Delambre?

Answer: Al Hedison

He was billed as 'Al' in 'The Fly' and, in later work, like the classic television show 'Journey To The Bottom Of The Sea', he was billed as 'David'. All you fans of classic James Bond will remember him as CIA agent Felix.

3. As the movie opens, what is Helene Delambre doing?

Answer: crushing Andre in a vice

Yes, you guessed it! She was crushing Andre in a vice at the family's factory. It was a very shocking scene for 1958!

4. What is the name of the police Inspector who investigates Andre's death?

Answer: Inspector Charas

Inspector Charas was played by Herbert Marshall. If you said Poirot, you need to dust off your Agatha Christie paperbacks. Lestrade, that Scotland Yard worthy, was a thorn in Sherlock Holmes' backside. If you do not know Peter Allen, you haven't read enough British who-done-its. Get straight to the public library!

5. Who plays Helene, Andre's devoted wife?

Answer: Patricia Owens

I'll take either spelling here as my own spelling has always been a tad bad.

6. Who wrote the screenplay for 'The Fly'?

Answer: James Clavell

Mr. Clavell went on to write that wonderful novel, 'Shogun', and many others. I thought he did a super job. The screenplay was based on George Langelaan's story.

7. Who plays Andre's brother Francois?

Answer: Vincent Price

Yes, it was that suave master of the macbre, Vincent Price. I used to watch 'Mystery' on PBS as a kid just to hear him introduce the stories.

8. What does Helene say about Andre's death?

Answer: She killed him, but did not 'murder' him.

She admits that she killed him, but Helene will not use the term 'murder'.

9. What device had Andre been working on in his lab?

Answer: a machine to transport matter from one place to another

Of course Andre was working on a device to send matter by wire from one location to the other.

10. Was Andre the only victim of his own machine?

Answer: No

You will remember that Andre actually tested his machine on the family cat, Dandelo. Poor Dandelo disappeared never to be seen again! And Andre still got in it himself! (And Of course, the poor fly was a victim, too!) Many thanks to draculanut31 who provided me with the cat's name.

11. What goes wrong when Andre tests his device on himself?

Answer: A fly was in the chamber with him.

Yes, a common housefly, unnoticed by Andre, was in the chamber and its matter and his got all mixed up.

12. What is Andre's appearance after the experiment diaster?

Answer: He had the head and arm of a fly.

He also got a craving for sweets, but that was not the real problem, was it?

13. Who directed 'The Fly'?

Answer: Kurt Neumann

Mr. Neumann directed over 60 films, including 4 Tarzan movies. Sadly, he died soon after it was finished, and the sequel was directed by Edward L. Bernds.

14. What does Francois and the Inspector see in the spider's web?

Answer: a fly with Andre's head

It was horrifying to see that pitiful human-headed fly. The best scene is the entire movie, to my thinking.

15. Who came back in the sequel 'Return Of The Fly'?

Answer: Vincent Price

Price returned to play Francois Delambre.

Source: Author LindaC007

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