Popcorn Crunchers, Reel 73 Trivia Quiz

Answer: the Earth's development of doomsday weapons

The alien Eros explains to American military officers that his mission to Earth was originally peaceful. The other civilisations of the solar system are concerned about the development of larger-and-more-lethal weapons by the nations of the Earth. The next invention, they say, will be a "Solaranite Bomb." Solaranite is a substance which detonates the molecules of sunlight.

This weapon jeopardises the Sun, on which all of the other planets depend, thus they act in self defense. Eros finds humans stupid, immature, and irresponsible. If it is necessary to destroy all of the people on Earth to save the planet and its Sun, they have the power and the plans to do it.

Answer: Black Magic Daughter

"The Black Scorpion" (1957) was a Mexican-American production about a very large arachnid. "The Black Sleep" (1956) was Bela Lugosi's last film. "Creature From the Black Lagoon" (1954) was the first of three movies about the Gill Man, the others being "Revenge of the Creature" (1955) and "The Creature Walks Among Us" (1956).

There was a Charlie Chan movie in 1944 titled "Black Magic." There was an Indonesian motion picture called "The Queen of Black Magic" (2019) which was a remake of a film with the same name made in 1981. "Black Magic Woman" is a song written by Peter Green for his ensemble Fleetwood Mac in 1968. Carlos Santana's 1970 recording was even better known.

There does not appear to have been a motion picture called "Black Magic Daughter."

Answer: Each of these are differences is observed.

Dr. Pol Van Ponder was played by Richard Devon. He is called to a session of the United Nations and killed in an automobile accident on the way. The aliens occupy his body which is able to "split" into two copies of itself. He feels no pain and is able to heal wounds/burns in an instant. Sybil Carrington, played by Susan Cabot, notices these differences and says "You're not human. Who are you? What are you?"

Answer: Zsa Zsa Gabor

Zsa Zsa Gabor's role is that of Talleah, a scientist and leader of the secret underground preparing to revolt against Queen Yllana, played by Laurie Mitchell. Talleah enlists the support of the American space travelers who have been arrested by the queen and sentenced to death. This was Gabor's last major role in a motion picture; she often played herself in cameos thereafter.

Answer: She "elopes" with a gorilla into the jungle.

As Laura becomes more and more aware of her prior existence as a gorilla, she is attracted to the wild gorillas in the jungle. When one of them comes for her, she goes willingly. Lance never sees her again. Back at home, Dr. Reiner explains to Lance that she simply chose to return to her ancestral origins.

Answer: Edward D. Wood, Jr.

Ed Wood Jr. co-wrote, produced and directed "Bride of the Monster." There is a book devoted to Wood's role in bringing this motion picture to the screen: "Ed Wood's Bride of the Monster" by Gary D. Rhodes and Tom Weaver (Bear Manor Media, 2015).

Answer: He needs uranium to fuel his robot army.

Von Housen has Julia Loretti, played by Marķa Mercedes, kidnapped because she has a map to a uranium mine. He needs uranium to power his planned army of 50,000 radar-controlled robots. She tells him that she does not have the map but rather left it in the safe on board the ship on which she arrived in London.

Answer: acting

Phyllis Kirk (1927-2006) was an American actress with modest success in both television and film. Her best-known television role was as Nora Charles opposite Peter Lawford in "The Thin Man" (1957-1959). She was nominated for but did not win the Emmy for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series in 1959.

Her best-known appearance in a motion picture was in the horror film "House of Wax" (1953).

Answer: Desert Rock, Arizona

The setting of the fictional town of Desert Rock was Arizona but the film was actually shot entirely in California: in Apple Valley and Lucerne Valley, which were commonly used as settings for Westerns.

Answer: a funicular railway in Los Angeles

Built in 1901, Angels Flight is a well-known and popular funicular railway in the Bunker Hill District of downtown Los Angeles, California. It is a narrow-gauge track (2 feet, 6 inches) which carries two counterbalanced cars (named Olivet and Sinai) in opposite directions. The station address is 351 South Hill Street.