Popcorn Crunchers, Reel 90 Trivia Quiz

Answer: He is subjected to his own mind-control hat.

Killer Kane controls dissidents in his totalitarian society by subjecting them to a device which turns them into mindless slavish automatons. The device looks like a steam-punk drum-major's hat. In the exciting conclusion, Buck and his friends release all of the prisoners to whom Kane has applied the hats... and then plunk one of those hats atop Kane.

Answer: The Creature Walks by Night

"Revenge of the Creature" (1955) was the first of two sequels to "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954). "The She-Creature" (1957) featured one of the best creature costumes Paul Blaisdell ever made, so good it was used again in three subsequent films. "Snow Creature" (1954) is about the Yeti or Abominable Snowman. "The Creature Walks Among Us" (1956) was the third and final film in the Gill Man series. "It Walks By Night" was a 1930 novel by John Dickson Carr.

There does not seem to have been a motion picture named "The Creature Walks by Night".

Answer: a huge 500-year-old conquistador

Vargas, the Diablo Giant, is buried in a shallow grave but is not dead, rather he is in a state of suspended animation, from which he is awakened by a lightning strike. His giant battle ax is next to him, as is some of his armour. The 500-year-old man is revived and begins a campaign of murder. Scientists later conclude that the tannic acid in the soil acted as a preservative.

A question left unanswered by the film is why his clothing did not disintegrate during five centuries in the ground.

Answer: Kenneth Tobey

Upon receiving a report from Dr. Arthur Carrington at Polar Expedition Six at the North Pole that an unidentified aircraft has crash-landed nearby, the Air Force sends a small group of airmen on a Douglas C-47 transport to investigate. This group is led by Captain Patrick Hendry, played by Kenneth Tobey.

He accidentally destroys the flying saucer in his attempt to thaw it out of the ice. Then he leads the battle for survival against the saucer's alien pilot. Director Howard Hawks first saw Tobey perform in "I Was a Male War Bride" (1949) and decided to give him the lead in "The Thing From Another World". Tobey followed this part with the leads in "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" (1953) and "It Came from Beneath the Sea" (1955).

Answer: eyeballs/a hand

The baron decides to show young Doctor Hans Kleve his laboratory before inviting him to become his assistant. He unveils two tanks of liquid, one with a pair of eyeballs in it and the other with a human hand. He demonstrates that the eyes can alert the hand to the danger of being burnt by a flame.

Answer: Japan

The Japanese-language name of "Battle in Outer Space" was "Uchu Daisenso" which literally translated means "The Great Space War". The producer was Toho Films. Ishirô Honda, who directed "Godzilla" in 1954, directed this film and Eiji Tsuburaya, who created the "Ultraman" franchise, was in charge of special effects.

Answer: It was used in "Teenage Caveman" (1958).

Paul Blaisdell designed and made the monster costume for a Roger Corman film -- "Teenage Caveman" -- shot two weeks before "Night of the Blood Beast". Corman was the producer of "Night of the Blood Beast" and was renowned for his ability to cut production costs. Stuntman Ross Sturlin wore the costume in both films.

This was made especially difficult by high outdoor temperatures which made the costume a sort of rubber sweatsuit.

Answer: acting

Irish actor Arthur Shields (1896-1970) appeared on stage, in film and on television. Born in Dublin, he began acting as a teenager. John Ford brought him to the US in 1936 to act in motion pictures. Shields appeared in dozens of motion pictures, often as a priest or minister, but in only one horror film: "The Daughter of Dr. Jekyll" (1957), in which he appeared as the evil monster!

Answer: turn-of-the-century London, England

At the turn of the century, two rookie New York policemen are sent to London to study the crime-solving methods of the English police. Upon their arrival, a series of murders commences and they are swept up in efforts to solve them and apprehend the murderer.

Answer: Waltzing Matilda

"It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" is a 1975 recording by AC/DC (called "Acca Dacca" in Australia). "Down Under" was released in 1980 by Men At Work. "Great Southern Land" was released by Icehouse in 1982. 'Waltzing Matilda" was written by Banjo Paterson in 1895.

It became a "bush ballad" which is Australian for folk song. It was first recorded in 1926 by John Collinson and Russell Callow. Since then, it has been described many times as Australia's unofficial national anthem.