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Quiz about Planet of the Apes The 1968 Version

'Planet of the Apes' - The 1968 Version Quiz

You probably saw the recent 'Planet of the Apes' in the summer of 2001, but how well do you know the version from 1968?

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

Author
ashalia

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
54,958

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
2 / 5

Plays
1431

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Question 1 of 5

1. Who was the director of the movie? Hint

Franklin J. Schaffner

Jerry Goldsmith

Arthur P. Jacobs

Morton Haack

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Question 2 of 5

2. Who played the character 'Maximus' in the movie? Hint

Robert Gunner

Woodrow Parfrey

Lou Wagner

Buck Kartalian

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Question 3 of 5

3. Kim Hunter played what character in the movie? Hint

Dr. Zira

Nova

Female Astronaut

Dr. Galen

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Question 4 of 5

4. What was the original name of the novel on which the movie was based when it was first published in the UK? Hint

Ape Planet

Planet of the Apes

Monkey Planet

Planet of the Monkeys

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Question 5 of 5

5. Which of these people was one of the makeup artists for the movie? Hint

Art Cruickshank

John Chambers

L.B. Abbott

Dan Striepeke

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the director of the movie?

Answer: Franklin J. Schaffner

Arthur P. Jacobs was the producer, Jerry Goldsmith was the music composer, and Morton Haack was the costume designer.

2. Who played the character 'Maximus' in the movie?

Answer: Woodrow Parfrey

Robert Gunner played Landon, Lou Wagner played Lucius, and Buck Kartalian played Julius.

3. Kim Hunter played what character in the movie?

Answer: Dr. Zira

The Female Astronaut was played by Diane Stanley, Nova was played by Linda Harrison, and Dr. Galen was played by Wright King.

4. What was the original name of the novel on which the movie was based when it was first published in the UK?

Answer: Monkey Planet

The writers who wrote the story were Rod Serling and Michael Wilson. They based this movie on the novel 'Monkey Planet' by Pierre Boulle.

5. Which of these people was one of the makeup artists for the movie?

Answer: John Chambers

The other was Ben Nye.

Source: Author ashalia

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