It's a different Tuesday Tidbit today. It's Halloween! Hey, those of you wanting the usual stellar carefully crafted bits of tid, well, sorry - I don't make the calendars.
It's kind of neat the way Halloween has become a really big event. When I was growing up the day was for the kids, now adults get into it, too. Funny the number of people who say it is their favorite holiday.
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Halloween Quiz
(Answers below)
Halloween Quiz
(Answers below)
(1) In 1931's Frankenstein, Frankenstein's fiancee, Elizabeth; her friend, Victor Moritz; and Frankenstein's mentor, Dr. Waldman, go to see Frankenstein in his abandoned watchtower-cum-laboratory. Why?
a. They want to stop him from violating God's law.
b. They know the townspeople are rising up, and want Frankenstein to stop before they do.
c. They think he's overworking himself.
d. They think he's dead, and are going to check to be sure.
(2) In 1931's Dracula, Dracula gets to England.... how?
a. Aboard a ship.
b. Aboard a train.
c. By gyspy wagon.
d. Flying like a bat.
(3) In 1941's The Wolf Man, the rhyme about werewolves says that "Even a man who is pure in heart, and says his prayers by night / May become a wolf when"... what happens?
a. The moon is full and and moon-dust fills the night.
b. Whenever he's caught in the pale moon-light.
c. When the moon is full and his heart is full of fright.
d. When the wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright.
(4) In 1935's Bride of Frankenstein, Dr. Pretorius and the Monster bond over bread and wine, dining atop... what?
a. An oak table in a dead man's hut.
b. A heap of corpses unearthed from the local graveyard.
c. A sarcophagus in a crypt.
d. The ruins of the windmill from the first film.
(5) In 1932's The Mummy, how is Imhotep the Mummy finally killed?
a. The goddess Isis sets the Scroll of Thoth on fire.
b. Dr. Muller and Frank Whemple run him through with an iron rod.
c. Helen Grosvenor sets him on fire.
d. Dr. Muller forces an ankh into his mouth.
(6) In 1933's The Invisible Man, Dr. Jack Griffin (the invisible man) realizes that his friend, Dr. Arthur Kemp, has betrayed him to the police. He swears he'll return the next night and kill Kemp at 10 o'clock. In the meantime, what does Griffin do?
a. Derails a train, causing hundreds of deaths.
b. Causes a dam to break, killing thousands.
c. Sets off a bomb in a train station.
d. Kills all the police in the local police station.
(7) In 1932's The Old Dark House, Horace Femm is on the run from the police, Rebecca Femm is a religious fanatic, and Saul Femm....
a. Is dead, although no one knows it yet.
b. Is an alcoholic.
c. Is missing.
d. Is a pyromaniac.
(8) In the 1925 silent film The Phantom of the Opera, a defiant Carlotta sings the role of Marguerite in "Faust" instead of allowing Christine to do so. The Phantom retaliates by:
a. Dropping a chandelier on the audience.
b. Setting the backgroup aflame.
c. Kidnapping Carlotta while she sings.
d. Killing Carlotta while she sings.
(9) In the 1943 sound film The Phantom of the Opera, Eric Claudin (the Phantom) is disfigured by:
a. Fire.
b. Acid.
c. Disease.
d. Born that way.
(10) In 1954's The Creature From the Black Lagoon, the Gill-Man is captured, but escapes. What does the expedition decide to do?
a. Go swimming, during which Kay is captured.
b. Go hunting, leaving Kay alone aboard ship -- where she is captured.
c. Signal for help on the radio, which the Creature has smashed.
d. Flee home toward civilization.
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This is for the Wombie's.
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This may be my favorite Halloween picture.
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Answers
(1) In 1931's Frankenstein, Frankenstein's fiancee, Elizabeth; her friend, Victor Moritz; and Frankenstein's mentor, Dr. Waldman, go to see Frankenstein in his abandoned watchtower-cum-laboratory. Why?
c. They think he's overworking himself. - It's ludicrous, but that's why they go there.
(2) In 1931's Dracula, Dracula gets to England.... how?
a. Aboard a ship. - The crew dead, the captain tied to the wheel, and only mad Renfield aboard!
(3) In 1941's The Wolf Man, the rhyme about werewolves says that "Even a man who is pure in heart, and says his prayers by night / May become a wolf when"... what happens?
d. When the wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright. - It's actually pretty rare for a man to turn into a werewolf.
(4) In 1935's Bride of Frankenstein, Dr. Pretorius and the Monster bond over bread and wine, dining atop... what?
c. A sarcophagus in a crypt. - James Whale knew people would be horrified by this.
(5) In 1932's The Mummy, how is Imhotep the Mummy finally killed?
a. The goddess Isis sets the Scroll of Thoth on fire. - Essentially, the heroes are irrelevant to Helen being saved.
(6) In 1933's The Invisible Man, Dr. Jack Griffin (the invisible man) realizes that his friend, Dr. Arthur Kemp, has betrayed him to the police. He swears he'll return the next night and kill Kemp at 10 o'clock. In the meantime, what does Griffin do?
a. Derails a train, causing hundreds of deaths. - It's pretty horrific, given that he basically is a prankster in the rest of the film.
(7) In 1932's The Old Dark House, Horace Femm is on the run from the police, Rebecca Femm is a religious fanatic, and Saul Femm....
d. Is a pyromaniac. - It's how the film ends, Saul being set loose and burning down the house.
(8) In the 1925 silent film The Phantom of the Opera, a defiant Carlotta sings the role of Marguerite in "Faust" instead of allowing Christine to do so. The Phantom retaliates by:
a. Dropping a chandelier on the audience. - Pretty gruesome for 1925!
(9) In the 1943 sound film The Phantom of the Opera, Eric Claudin (the Phantom) is disfigured by:
b. Acid. - Splashed on him when he's discovered murdering the man who's cheated him.
(10) In 1954's The Creature From the Black Lagoon, the Gill-Man is captured, but escapes. What does the expedition decide to do?
d. Flee home toward civilization. - Having beaten the monster once, they run. No, really. It's what they do.
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