FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!
Quiz about Popcorn Crunchers Reel 104
Quiz about Popcorn Crunchers Reel 104

Popcorn Crunchers, Reel 104 Trivia Quiz

Science Fiction and Horror Films of the 1950s

Before television and video games conquered the world, horror and science fiction motion pictures were in their heyday. How much do you know about these films from the 1950s?

A multiple-choice quiz by FatherSteve. Estimated time: 3 mins.
  1. Home
  2. »
  3. Quizzes
  4. »
  5. Movie Trivia
  6. »
  7. Movies by Year
  8. »
  9. 1950s Movies

Author
FatherSteve
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
412,958
Updated
Nov 27 24
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
87
Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (4/10), NilsBier (7/10), frozennugget (4/10).
Author's Note: A few questions in this quiz may require a broader knowledge about motion pictures, filmmaking and moviemakers than can be gained by seeing a film and reading its credits.
- -
Question 1 of 10
1. Which 1950s horror or science-fiction movie would you be watching if the characters included Jimmy Hunt as David MacLean, Arthur Franz as Dr. Stuart Kelston, Helena Carter as Dr. Patricia Blake, and Max Wagner as Army Sgt. Rinaldi? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Three of these titles are genuine, bona fide, for-real, professionally-produced and theatrically-released motion pictures from the 1950s. Which one is *NOT*? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What kind of monster was the creature in "The Curse of Frankenstein" (1957)? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who played Baron Victor von Frankenstein in "Frankenstein 1970" (1958)? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What weapon was ultimately deployed against the monster in "Godzilla" (1954)? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. By whom was "Night of the Ghouls" (1959) directed? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In "Untamed Women" (1952), how do the involved military and medical officials verify Captain Holloway's story of what happened to his crew? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. For what is Hazel Court best known in the world of horror and science fiction movie making? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Where is "Creature From the Black Lagoon" (1954) set? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of the following motion pictures does *NOT* involve a crazy doctor or other mad scientist? Hint



(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

arrow Select a User ID:
arrow Choose a Password:
arrow Your Email:




Most Recent Scores
Today : Guest 24: 4/10
Today : NilsBier: 7/10
Nov 30 2024 : frozennugget: 4/10
Nov 29 2024 : cecil1: 7/10
Nov 29 2024 : Guest 195: 3/10
Nov 28 2024 : kstyle53: 10/10
Nov 28 2024 : Guest 24: 3/10
Nov 28 2024 : Guest 130: 6/10
Nov 28 2024 : Guest 73: 3/10

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which 1950s horror or science-fiction movie would you be watching if the characters included Jimmy Hunt as David MacLean, Arthur Franz as Dr. Stuart Kelston, Helena Carter as Dr. Patricia Blake, and Max Wagner as Army Sgt. Rinaldi?

Answer: Invaders from Mars (1953)

Jimmy Hunt (b. 1939) played the little boy who saw the Martians land from his bedroom window. Arthur Franz played an astronomer who believed Jimmy's story. Helena Carter played a medical doctor who was also sympathetic to Jimmy's panicked predicament. Max Wagner played a stalwart, courageous Army non-commissioned officer, who falls prey to the Martians.
2. Three of these titles are genuine, bona fide, for-real, professionally-produced and theatrically-released motion pictures from the 1950s. Which one is *NOT*?

Answer: The Humongous Creature

"The Colossus of New York" (1958) is about a robot. "War of the Colossal Beast" (1958) is about a fifty-foot-tall man. "Gigantis the Fire Monster" (1959) is a re-edit of "Godzilla Raids Again" (1955) for the benefit of American audiences. There was a motion picture called "Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan" (1991) and another named "The Humongous Fungus Among Us" (2021) but there does not appear to have been a 1950s horror/science fiction movie called "The Humongous Creature".
3. What kind of monster was the creature in "The Curse of Frankenstein" (1957)?

Answer: a collection of revivified human parts

Baron Victor Frankenstein, played by Peter Cushing, stitches together parts of dead human bodies and brings the result to life as his monster, played by Christopher Lee. He not only gives life but takes it: he kills a learned professor to install the academic's brain in the monster.
4. Who played Baron Victor von Frankenstein in "Frankenstein 1970" (1958)?

Answer: Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff played the monster's creator (rather than the monster) in "Frankenstein 1970". Karloff was suffering the effects of arthritis, which was written into the character. It was explained in the film that he had been tortured by the Nazis for refusing to conduct medical experiments on humans. This physical abuse left with him facial scars and an eye out of place.
5. What weapon was ultimately deployed against the monster in "Godzilla" (1954)?

Answer: the Oxygen Destroyer

Emiko Yamane learns from her seclusionist boyfriend Dr. Daisuke Serizawa that he has developed a potential weapon called an Oxygen Destroyer. In his laboratory, he places the device in a tank of tropical fish and, in moments, their flesh dissolves leaving only skeletons.

When pressed to use his device against Godzilla, he refuses because he fears that governments would then turn it into a military weapon. Convinced that he must use the Oxygen Destroyer to save the world, Serizawa burns all his notes, destroys all of this equipment, deploys the weapon underwater, and commits suicide to preserve the weapon's secret.
6. By whom was "Night of the Ghouls" (1959) directed?

Answer: Edward D. Wood Jr.

Edward D. Wood Jr. is a hard-to-define figure in science fiction and horror filmmaking. He was a writer, producer, director, and actor (often in his own films). All of his work was in B-films and much of it was in pornography. He is responsible for "Bride of the Monster" (1955), "Plan 9 from Outer Space" (1957), "The Astounding She-Monster" (1958), "The Bride and the Beast" (1958), and "Night of the Ghouls" (1959).

Interest in him has generated quite a bibliography: Rob Craig, "Ed Wood, Mad Genius: A Critical Study of the Films" (2009); Rob Craig, "It Came from 1957: A Critical Guide to the Year's Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films" (2013); Rudolph Grey, "Nightmare of Ecstasy: The Life and Art of Edward D. Wood, Jr." (1992); Gary D. Rhodes & Tom Weaver, "Ed Wood's Bride of the Monster" (2015); Tom Ruffles, "Ghost Images: Cinema of the Afterlife" (2004).
7. In "Untamed Women" (1952), how do the involved military and medical officials verify Captain Holloway's story of what happened to his crew?

Answer: He is injected with truth serum.

Rescued after days in his lifeboat at sea, Captain Steve Holloway tells his story to the doctors in the military hospital, to Colonel Loring, and to Professor Warren, an anthropologist. His report is met with complete disbelief. Nurse Edmunds injects Holloway with a "truth serum" and his report frames the action in the entire film, beginning and ending in the hospital room.
8. For what is Hazel Court best known in the world of horror and science fiction movie making?

Answer: acting

English actress Hazel Court (1926-2008) appeared in both English and American motion pictures. Notable roles included "The Curse of Frankenstein" (1957), and "The Man Who Could Cheat Death" (1959). She was also directed by Roger Corman in "The Premature Burial" (1962), "The Raven" (1963), and "The Masque of the Red Death" (1964). Less memorable was "Devil Girl from Mars" (1954). Between films, she played extensively on American television.

Her autobiography is titled "Horror Queen" (Tomahawk Press, 2008).
9. Where is "Creature From the Black Lagoon" (1954) set?

Answer: the headwaters of the Amazon River

A scientific expedition travels up the Amazon River toward its headwaters in search of fossils. Finding none, they follow a tributary to a lagoon. Their captain argues against this move: "I can tell you something about this place. The boys around here call it 'The Black Lagoon' - a paradise. Only they say nobody has ever come back to prove it." Doubling for the upper reaches of the Brazilian Amazon, scenes were shot on both sides of the United States: Big Bear Lake, California, and Wakulla Springs, Florida.

The two actors who wore the Gill Man suit never met during filming: Ricou Browning's underwater scenes were filmed in Florida and Ben Chapman's scenes were filmed in California.
10. Which of the following motion pictures does *NOT* involve a crazy doctor or other mad scientist?

Answer: The Monster of Piedras Blancas (1959)

In "The Unearthly", Dr. Charles Conway, a psychiatrist and surgeon, seeks to enhance longevity by surgically implanting synthetic glands in people. In "The Brain That Wouldn't Die", transplant surgeon Dr. Bill Cortner keeps his fiancee's head alive after a car accident.

In "She Demons", German Col. Karl Osler continues the experiments on people which he began during Nazi rule. There is neither a crazy doctor nor some other mad scientist in "The Monster of Piedras Blancas".
Source: Author FatherSteve

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor jmorrow before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.
12/2/2024, Copyright 2024 FunTrivia, Inc. - Report an Error / Contact Us