Popcorn Crunchers, Reel 30 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Judy Garland

A "scream queen" is an attractive actress placed in jeopardy by a monster or evil-doer in a horror movie. In the 1950s, almost all posters for horror films showed the monster holding the scream queen, often attired in a swimsuit or revealing evening gown. Faye Wray (1907-2004) was one of the first for her role in "King Kong" (1933). Janet Leigh (1927-2004) earned the title in "Psycho" (1960). Hazel Court achieved the status by appearing with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee in "The Curse of Frankenstein" (1957) and with Vincent Price in "Masque of the Red Death" (1964).

The appellation has not been applied to Judy Garland.

Answer: The Atomic Mind

"Atom Man vs. Superman" is a 1950 American film serial featuring Atom Man (a disguise of Lex Luthor). "The Atomic Kid" (1954) is a science-fiction comedy starring Mickey Rooney as a youngster who wanders into an atomic-bomb test area and is changed by radiation. "Timeslip" (1955) is a British film released in the United States as "The Atomic Man" (1955). "Monstrosity" (1963) was renamed "The Atomic Brain" for its release to television. "The Atomic Mind Dump Podcast" is a long-running programme on the internet. There does not appear to have been a '50s film named "The Atomic Mind."

Answer: a woman turned into a wasp

Susan Cabot played Janice Starlin, an originally beautiful model getting on in years, who runs her own cosmetics company. She takes an experimental serum, made from the royal jelly of wasps, to regain her youth. It works at first but then turns her into a homicidal wasp-woman.

Answer: True

Troy Donahue (1936-2001), best known for his romantic roles, played in two 1950s science-fiction horror films. He portrayed a local townsman in "The Monolith Monsters" (1957) and a college student in "Monster on the Campus" (1958). Much later in his career, he returned to cheesy science fiction playing Dr. Ackerman in "Doctor Alien" (1989).

This motion picture was also released under the titles "I Was a Teenage Sex Maniac" and "I Was a Teenage Sex Mutant".

Answer: "The Twilight Zone" and "The Walking Dead"

The prologue begins "In the darkness of an ancient world -- on a shore that time has forgotten -- there is a twilight zone between life and death. Here dwell those nameless creatures who are condemned to prowl the land eternally - the walking dead." Rod Serling hosted "The Twilight Zone" on television 1959-1964. "The Walking Dead" ran on television 2010-2022.

Answer: It was the first of many movies of its sort.

Toho Pictures, which became the owner of a long and extremely profitable monster-movie franchise, released the following kaiju motion pictures of this ilk: "Godzilla Raids Again" (1955), "King Kong vs. Godzilla" (1962), "Mothra vs. Godzilla" (1964), "Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster" (1965), "Ebirah, Horror of the Deep" (1966), "Son of Godzilla" (1967), "Destroy All Monsters" (1968), "All Monsters Attack" (1969), "Godzilla vs.

Hedorah" (1971), "Godzilla vs. Gigan" (1972), "Godzilla vs. Megalon" (1973), "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla" (1974), "Terror of Mechagodzilla" (1975), "The Return of Godzilla" (1984), "Godzilla vs. Biollante" (1989), "Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah" (1991), "Godzilla vs. Mothra" (1992), "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II" (1993), "Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla" (1994), "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah" (1995), "Godzilla 2000: Millennium" (1999), "Godzilla vs. Megaguirus" (2000), "Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack" (2001), "Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla" (2002), "Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S." (2003), and "Godzilla: Final Wars" (2004).

Answer: to settle a labour dispute

In "Curucu, Beast of the Amazon," Rock Dean is the owner of a plantation upstream on the Amazon River. He gets reports that his workers have fled into the jungle because of a monster attacking them on the plantation. He travels up-river to investigate.

Answer: acting

Paul Langton (1913-1980) was a successful actor who appeared in many horror and science fiction motion pictures, including "The Snow Creature" (1954), "The Incredible Shrinking Man" (1957), "It! The Terror from Beyond Space" (1958), "The Cosmic Man" (1959), and "Invisible Invaders" (1959). Langton is probably best known for his continuing role as Leslie Harrington, a mega-rich textile mill owner in television's "Peyton Place" (1964-1969).

Answer: Japan

An American reporter, Larry Stanford, played by Peter Dyneley, is sent to Tokyo to interview a reclusive scientist, Dr. Robert Suzuki, played by Tetsu Nakamura. Suzuki has a mountain-top laboratory in Japan. Adventures ensue.

Answer: a professor murdered by Victor Frankenstein

Victor wants to create a perfect man. This requires that he find a truly excellent brain for it. He invites Professor Bernstein to his home because the aging academic had a fine mind and years of experience. Victor kills the professor by tripping him over a banister. After the victim is entombed, Victor steals his brain. He then gets into a scuffle with his assistant, Paul, and the brain is damaged. The professor's wisdom and learning are not transplanted; the damaged brain is violent and homicidal.