Popcorn Crunchers, Reel 36 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Go away and don't come back.

After explaining that the Martians have been observing the Earth "since the first creature crawled out of the primeval slime of your seas to become man," the Martian typifies the Earth mission to Mars as an invasion. He describes Earthmen as "[t]echnological adults, but spiritual and emotional infants." The proof of this is the human propensity to interpersonal violence and war.

Their return home has been prevented by the Martians, who will now permit the mission to return to Earth for one purpose: "Carry The warning to Earth. Do not come here. We can and will destroy you, all life on your planet, if you do not heed us. You have seen us, been permitted to glimpse our world. Go now. Warn mankind not to return unbidden."

Answer: Lost Mission to Mars

"Lost Continent" (1951) was set somewhere in the South Pacific. "The Lost Missile" (1958) was set in an orbit five miles above Earth's surface. "The Lost Planet" (1953) was set on the Planet Ergro, ruled by mad dictator Reckov, and his mad scientist Dr. Grood. Philip K. Dick wrote the short story "Explorers We" which was published in Fantasy and Science Fiction magazine in 1959.

It is predicated upon a lost mission to Mars. There does not appear to have been a movie in the 1950s called "Lost Mission to Mars."

Answer: shot with a regular old lead bullet

There are a variety of ways reputedly effective to killing a werewolf. One is a silver bullet to the heart. Others include decapitation, stabbing with a silver blade, or burning. The creature in the silent film "The Werewolf" (1913) is killed by lead bullets, not silver, as was the creature in "Werewolf of London" (1935).

In "The Wolf-Man" (1941) the werewolf is killed with a silver-tipped cane, not a bullet. The poor fellow in "An American Werewolf in London" (1981) is killed with regular old police-issue lead bullets, as was Duncan Marsh in "The Werewolf" (1956).

In this motion picture, the werewolf is pursued by a posse. He is spotted on a bridge which they block with a Caterpillar Grader. Marsh refuses to surrender and members of the posse shoot him several times.

They are using lead bullets, not silver. As Marsh dies, he reverts into human form before their eyes.

Answer: Patty Duke

Patty Duke's role is a cameo. She is murdered by the mad scientist who needs to drain life energy from his victims in order to remain young. She received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker" (1962). Duke played both leading roles in "The Patty Duke Show" (1963-1966).

She went on to roles in made-for-TV science fiction and horror films such as "She Waits" (1972), "Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby" (1976), "Curse of the Black Widow" (1977), "Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes" (1989), and "Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive" (1992).

Answer: Flor Sepulveda

Dr. Krupp, thinking that Dr. Eduardo Almada's girlfriend Flor Sepulveda is the reincarnation of Xochitl, kidnaps her in order to obtain the location of the Aztec treasure from her. Flor Sepulveda is played by Rosita Arenas; Dr. Almada is played by Ramón Gay. Surviving all of the mayhem, they go off to marry in the end.

Answer: a short story by Amelia Reynolds Long

Literary agent Forrest J Ackerman represented author Amelia Reynolds Long and sold her short story "The Thought Monster" to the producers of "Fiend Without a Face." The story was first published in 1930 in "Weird Tales" Magazine. Herbert J. Leder wrote the screenplay based on the short story and intended to direct the film but the British government would not grant him a work permit.

Answer: George Takei

George Takei (b. 1937) is a Japanese-American actor who began acting in the 1950s. He voiced dubbing not only of "Rodan" but also of "Godzilla Rides Again" (1955). His big break came when he was cast as the helmsman of the Starship Enterprise in "Star Trek" (1966-1969). He became an advocate for same-sex marriage in California and for people who had been interned due to their race during World War II. He is fluent in both Japanese and English.

Answer: directing

Eugène Lourié was born in Russia in 1903 and died in Los Angeles in 1991. In the meantime, he occupied himself as a director of motion pictures. In the 1950s, he occupied himself with horror and science fiction movies. His directorial debut was "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" (1953).

Then followed "The Colossus of New York" (1958), "The Giant Behemoth" (1959), "Gorgo" (1961), and "Crack in the World" (1965).

Answer: a remote island off the coast of Texas

The opening narration announces that a new species -- the giant killer shrew -- appeared first in Alaska, migrated south though Canada and now is found in Texas. But the script says that the giant killer shrews were created on the self-same Texas island where all of the action in this film takes place.

The ominous introduction is worth a nightmare by itself: "Those who hunt by night will tell you that the wildest and most vicious of all animals is the tiny shrew. The shrew feeds by the dark of the moon.

He must eat his own body weight every few hours - or starve! And the shrew devours everything - bones, flesh, marrow, everything!"

Answer: little furry things with pipe-cleaner antennae

Seymour, a late-night horror movie host on Los Angeles television in the 1960s and 1970s, called "The Brain Eaters" "The Attack of the Bunny Slippers." Actor-producer Ed Nelson created the little monsters using wind-up toys for mobility, wrapped in black faux fur with two white pipe cleaners apiece sticking out of their little heads.

The idea was that they would insert those antennae in the back of a human's neck and thereby take over that person's mind.