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  The Fly   popular trivia quiz  
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These trivia questions refer to the 1986 version of "The Fly", which starred Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis.
Average, 10 Qns, barbarastl, Jun 08 12
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  'The Fly' Classic Movie    
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The old film classic 'The Fly' is both touching and horrifying. This quiz is the fourth in my series on classic horror films.
Average, 15 Qns, LindaC007, Aug 25 04
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What is the name of the police Inspector who investigates Andre's death?

From Quiz "'The Fly' Classic Movie"





The Fly Trivia Questions
1. When Veronica first sees the TelePods, she refers to them as what?

From Quiz The Fly

Answer: Designer phone booths

Veronica is unimpressed, until Seth teleports her stocking.

2. When was 'The Fly' first released?

From Quiz 'The Fly' Classic Movie

Answer: 1958

It was such a success that the sequel, 'Return Of The Fly' was released a year later, in 1959.

3. When Veronica tastes the first steak that goes through the teleporter, she says it tastes "funny." When Seth asks her "Funny how?", what does she answer?

From Quiz The Fly

Answer: Funny synthetic

With this intellectual discovery, she solves Seth's entire scientific problem of not being able to teleport inanimate objects. What a gal!

4. Who plays the part of scientist Andre Delambre?

From Quiz 'The Fly' Classic Movie

Answer: Al Hedison & David Hedison

He was billed as 'Al' in 'The Fly' and, in later work, like the classic television show 'Journey To The Bottom Of The Sea', he was billed as 'David'. All you fans of classic James Bond will remember him as CIA agent Felix.

5. What does Stathis Borans' license plate say?

From Quiz The Fly

Answer: Particle

"Particle" is the name of the magazine for which Veronica and Stathis work.

6. As the movie opens, what is Helene Delambre doing?

From Quiz 'The Fly' Classic Movie

Answer: crushing Andre in a vice

Yes, you guessed it! She was crushing Andre in a vice at the family's factory. It was a very shocking scene for 1958!

7. Veronica first notices Seth's outward physical changes on what part of his body?

From Quiz The Fly

Answer: Back

Stiff hair starts growing from a spot just behind his shoulder, and things go downhill from there!

8. What is the name of the police Inspector who investigates Andre's death?

From Quiz 'The Fly' Classic Movie

Answer: Inspector Charas

Inspector Charas was played by Herbert Marshall. If you said Poirot, you need to dust off your Agatha Christie paperbacks. Lestrade, that Scotland Yard worthy, was a thorn in Sherlock Holmes' backside. If you do not know Peter Allen, you haven't read enough British who-done-its. Get straight to the public library!

9. Seth gives a name to his transformed body. What is it?

From Quiz The Fly

Answer: Brundlefly

The name "Brundlefly" reflects the complete merge of man and insect.

10. Who plays Helene, Andre's devoted wife?

From Quiz 'The Fly' Classic Movie

Answer: Patricia Owens & Patricia Owen

I'll take either spelling here as my own spelling has always been a tad bad.

11. Veronica dreams of giving birth to Seth's baby. What is unusual about her "dream baby"?

From Quiz The Fly

Answer: It's a maggot

This is one of the scariest parts of the movie. See the sequel, "The Fly II," with Eric Stoltz for the real story of what happened to Seth and Veronica's baby.

12. Who wrote the screenplay for 'The Fly'?

From Quiz 'The Fly' Classic Movie

Answer: James Clavell

Mr. Clavell went on to write that wonderful novel, 'Shogun', and many others. I thought he did a super job. The screenplay was based on George Langelaan's story.

13. Seth says that he wants to be the first what?

From Quiz The Fly

Answer: Insect politician

Among Seth's notes is the statement that "insects don't have politics," so he thinks that a half insect/half human could be the first insect politician.

14. Who plays Andre's brother Francois?

From Quiz 'The Fly' Classic Movie

Answer: Vincent Price

Yes, it was that suave master of the macbre, Vincent Price. I used to watch 'Mystery' on PBS as a kid just to hear him introduce the stories.

15. Who finally kills the Brundlefly?

From Quiz The Fly

Answer: Veronica

Veronica kills Brundlefly, crying "I can't! I can't!" -- but apparently, she could.

16. What does Helene say about Andre's death?

From Quiz 'The Fly' Classic Movie

Answer: She killed him, but did not 'murder' him.

She admits that she killed him, but Helene will not use the term 'murder'.

17. David Cronenberg, who directed "The Fly," is known as "The Baron of Blood." Which horror film did he not direct?

From Quiz The Fly

Answer: To Die For

"To Die For" was directed by Gus van Sant, but David Cronenberg had a bit role as "Man at Lake."

18. What device had Andre been working on in his lab?

From Quiz 'The Fly' Classic Movie

Answer: a machine to transport matter from one place to another

Of course Andre was working on a device to send matter by wire from one location to the other.

19. "The Fly" won an Academy Award for what?

From Quiz The Fly

Answer: Best Makeup

"The Fly" also won "Best Makeup" from the British Academy Film Awards and the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films.

20. Was Andre the only victim of his own machine?

From Quiz 'The Fly' Classic Movie

Answer: No

You will remember that Andre actually tested his machine on the family cat, Dandelo. Poor Dandelo disappeared never to be seen again! And Andre still got in it himself! (And Of course, the poor fly was a victim, too!) Many thanks to draculanut31 who provided me with the cat's name.

21. What goes wrong when Andre tests his device on himself?

From Quiz 'The Fly' Classic Movie

Answer: A fly was in the chamber with him.

Yes, a common housefly, unnoticed by Andre, was in the chamber and its matter and his got all mixed up.

22. What is Andre's appearance after the experiment diaster?

From Quiz 'The Fly' Classic Movie

Answer: He had the head and arm of a fly.

He also got a craving for sweets, but that was not the real problem, was it?

23. Who directed 'The Fly'?

From Quiz 'The Fly' Classic Movie

Answer: Kurt Neumann

Mr. Neumann directed over 60 films, including 4 Tarzan movies. Sadly, he died soon after it was finished, and the sequel was directed by Edward L. Bernds.

24. What does Francois and the Inspector see in the spider's web?

From Quiz 'The Fly' Classic Movie

Answer: a fly with Andre's head

It was horrifying to see that pitiful human-headed fly. The best scene is the entire movie, to my thinking.

25. Who came back in the sequel 'Return Of The Fly'?

From Quiz 'The Fly' Classic Movie

Answer: Vincent Price

Price returned to play Francois Delambre.

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