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Popcorn Crunchers, Reel 71 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.
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Author
FatherSteve
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
411,638
Updated
Mar 26 24
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
160
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
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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.
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is strange/unusual about the sound track in "Dementia" (1955)? 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?
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Question 3 of 10
3. What kind of monster(s) did the expedition confront in "Lost Continent" (1951)? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which actor, better known as Mister Spock on the television series "Star Trek," played an Army staff sergeant in a communications center in "Them! (1954)?
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Question 5 of 10
5. How does the monster in "From Hell It Came" (1957) die in the end? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Many motion pictures are based on comic books. Which of the following films was adapted as a four-issue comic book series fifty years after the film?
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Question 7 of 10
7. The action in "Phantom from Space" (1953) takes place entirely in one night.


Question 8 of 10
8. For what is Gerald Mohr best known in the world of horror and science fiction movie making?
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Question 9 of 10
9. Where is "Curse of the Undead" (1959) set?
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Question 10 of 10
10. Who did the special effects/stop-motion animation in "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers" (1956)?
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is strange/unusual about the sound track in "Dementia" (1955)?

Answer: There is no dialogue.

The 1955 version of this motion picture had no dialogue at all. There was music, composed by George Antheil and sung by Marni Nixon but not with recognizable words. There were sound effects, such as a door slamming and an audience laughing. It was not until the 1957 re-release as "Daughter of Horror" that this film had any words at all (the narration of Ed McMahon).
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: Terrors of the Earth

"Terror in the Haunted House" (1958) was originally titled "My World Dies Screaming." "Terror Is a Man" (1959) was also released/distributed as "Blood Creature," "Creature from Blood Island," "The Gory Creatures," "Island of Terror," and "Gore Creature." "Beyond Terror" was the working title of "The Unknown Terror" (1957). King Lear, who was very upset with his daughters Regan and Goneril, said of them "You unnatural hags, I will have such revenges on you both, that all the world shall -- I will do such things, -- What they are, yet I know not: but they shall be the terrors of the earth" (Act II, scene 4).

There does not appear to have been a motion picture titled "Terrors of the Earth" for which omission Shakespeare is doubtless thankful.
3. What kind of monster(s) did the expedition confront in "Lost Continent" (1951)?

Answer: prehistoric dinosaurs

In a jungle plateau atop a Pacific island volcano, the party is confronted by a Brontosaurus and a pair of Triceratops. They also shoot a Pterosaur for food. Several of the men are killed by these prehistoric dinosaurs before the party escapes the island.
4. Which actor, better known as Mister Spock on the television series "Star Trek," played an Army staff sergeant in a communications center in "Them! (1954)?

Answer: Leonard Nimoy

As one of Nimoy's earliest roles, his part as the staff sergeant working communications was not credited. He is seen pulling information out of some sort of IBM-brand electronic machine.
5. How does the monster in "From Hell It Came" (1957) die in the end?

Answer: The knife is driven farther into its heart.

The vengeful walking tree-stump monster is called Tabanga by the natives on the island. The Tabanga kills his ex-wife by throwing her into quicksand. Then it finds and kills Chief Maranka. Finally, after Tano tries to burn it to death, the Tabanga throws him down a steep hill where he is impaled on a plant at the bottom.

The Tabanga then kidnaps the lovely Dr. Mason and heads for the quick sand. Dr. Arnold shoots the monster such that his bullet hits the handle of the ceremonial knife already stuck in the trunk and drives it deeper into the Tabanga's heart.

The Tabanga's mission of revenge accomplished, it falls into the quicksand and sinks.
6. Many motion pictures are based on comic books. Which of the following films was adapted as a four-issue comic book series fifty years after the film?

Answer: 20 Million Miles to Earth

The comic-book series, titled "20 Million Miles More" (2008), was set fifty years after the events depicted in the 1957 film. Scott Davis and Alex Garcia developed the idea for TidalWave Productions. It was part of a broader offering called "The Ray Harryhausen Signature Series." Harryhausen had little to do with the creative content in the books. There was a 50th anniversary re-release of the motion picture; copies of the comics were included in a package with the DVD.
7. The action in "Phantom from Space" (1953) takes place entirely in one night.

Answer: True

The action in "Phantom from Space" begins when a UFO traveling at great altitude and speed is detected over Point Barrow, Alaska, a few minutes after seven p.m. At 8:18 p.m., it drops off the radar near Santa Monica, California. All of the events which follow occur on that one night. Shots of a black-faced wrist watch are intercut to maintain continuity. All of the exterior scenes were shot day-for-night. When the Phantom has died, Dr. Wyatt opens the dome of the observatory to reveal that it is now morning.
8. For what is Gerald Mohr best known in the world of horror and science fiction movie making?

Answer: acting

Gerald Mohr (1914-1968) was well known to radio audiences, live theatre audiences, television audiences and movie audiences. He was a member of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre. He voiced Jungle Jim, Philip Marlowe, and Archie Goodwin on radio. He appeared in over one hundred television productions. Among his film credits are "The Monster and the Girl" (1941), "The Night the World Exploded" (1957), "Terror in the Haunted House" (1958) which was also known as "My World Dies Screaming," and "The Angry Red Planet" (1959).
9. Where is "Curse of the Undead" (1959) set?

Answer: in the Old West

The motion picture "Curse of the Undead" is set in 1860 in that part of the American Old West which was formerly a possession of Spain or Mexico. Preacher Dan finds a diary written by Don Miguel Robles, who is identified as the former owner of the land. It says that he sent his son Drago to Madrid for a time on business.
10. Who did the special effects/stop-motion animation in "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers" (1956)?

Answer: Ray Harryhausen

Ray Harryhausen built his reputation on animating dinosaurs using stop-motion photography. Producer Charles Schneer put to him the challenge of making something other than a living creature appear to be in motion for "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers." His work on the flying saucers was state of the art. This was the last film in which he used stop-motion photography to depict collapsing buildings; he said the investment of time and money did not pay off sufficiently.
Source: Author FatherSteve

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