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This quiz tests knowledge of horror monsters through questions on cast members, directors, production details and key narrative elements from classic and cult films. The ten questions range from accessible entries to more specialised facts drawn from verifiable records. Readers should rely on memory of dialogue, plot events and behind-the-scenes credits rather than any visual references.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Which actor played Frankenstein’s monster in the 1931 Universal film?

A. Bela Lugosi
B. Boris Karloff
C. Lon Chaney Jr.
D. Vincent Price

Question 2: In the 1931 film Dracula, who portrayed the title character?

A. Boris Karloff
B. Bela Lugosi
C. John Carradine
D. Christopher Lee

Question 3: Which actor starred as the Mummy in the 1932 Universal production?

A. Lon Chaney Jr.
B. Peter Cushing
C. Boris Karloff
D. Claude Rains

Question 4: Who directed the 1982 horror film The Thing?

A. Ridley Scott
B. John Carpenter
C. David Cronenberg
D. Tobe Hooper

Question 5: In the 1941 film The Wolf Man, which actor played the lead role of Lawrence Talbot?

A. Bela Lugosi
B. Lon Chaney Jr.
C. Claude Rains
D. Ralph Bellamy

Question 6: Who played the Bride in the 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein?

A. Elsa Lanchester
B. Mae Clarke
C. Valerie Hobson
D. Gloria Stuart

Question 7: Which composer created the score for the 1979 film Alien?

A. Jerry Goldsmith
B. John Williams
C. Ennio Morricone
D. Bernard Herrmann

Question 8: In the 1922 film Nosferatu, who played the vampire Count Orlok?

A. Max Schreck
B. F.W. Murnau
C. Alexander Granach
D. Gustav von Wangenheim

Question 9: Which studio produced the 1954 Japanese film Godzilla?

A. Toho
B. Shochiku
C. Daiei
D. Nikkatsu

Question 10: In the 1958 film The Fly, who directed the original version?

A. Kurt Neumann
B. David Cronenberg
C. Roger Corman
D. William Castle

Answers

  1. B. Boris Karloff – Karloff received the role after Lugosi turned it down; Lugosi later played the monster in Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man while Karloff never played Dracula.
  2. B. Bela Lugosi – Lugosi originated the stage role and starred in the 1931 film; the other listed actors played Dracula in later productions.
  3. C. Boris Karloff – Karloff played Imhotep in the 1932 film; Lon Chaney Jr. took the role in later Mummy sequels.
  4. B. John Carpenter – Carpenter directed and co-wrote the 1982 version; the other directors helmed different science-fiction or horror films of the era.
  5. B. Lon Chaney Jr. – Chaney Jr. played Talbot in the 1941 film and its sequels; the other actors appeared in the same production but not as the Wolf Man.
  6. A. Elsa Lanchester – Lanchester played both Mary Shelley and the Bride; the other actresses appeared in different Universal horror films of the period.
  7. A. Jerry Goldsmith – Goldsmith composed the score for Alien; the other composers worked on different major science-fiction or horror scores.
  8. A. Max Schreck – Schreck played Orlok in the 1922 German production; Murnau directed the film.
  9. A. Toho – Toho produced the original Godzilla and most subsequent entries in the series.
  10. A. Kurt Neumann – Neumann directed the 1958 version; Cronenberg directed the 1986 remake.

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