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Ray Harryhausen Trivia Quiz

Harryhausen's stop motion creatures have made him a specials effects legend.

A multiple-choice quiz by tjoebigham. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
tjoebigham

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
44,143

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
15

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Tough

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8 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. What was the first film Harryhausen worked on? Hint

The War Of The Worlds

The Beast Of Hollow Mountain

Mighty Joe Young

The Invisible Man

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Question 2 of 15

2. What fairy tale did Harryhausen NOT film in his series of late 40's fantasy shorts? Hint

Jack and the Beanstalk

Hansel and Gretel

Rapunzel

Little Red Riding Hood

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who wrote the short story that became the first full-length film Harryhausen worked on by himself? Hint

H. P. Lovecraft

Ray Bradbury

Edgar Allen Poe

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Question 4 of 15

4. And what was the prehistoric monster? Hint

Triceratops

Rhedosaurus

Allosaurus

Apatosaurus

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Question 5 of 15

5. What was the 'It' of 'It Came From Beneath The Sea'? Hint

sea slug

octopus

blue whale

Loch Ness monster

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Question 6 of 15

6. Where did the creature in '20 Million Miles To Earth' come from, and where was it killed? Hint

Saturn, Mount Everest

Mars, Gateway Arch

Venus, Coliseum

Pluto, Death Valley

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Question 7 of 15

7. In Harryhausen's first Sinbad film, what was the number of his voyage? Hint

Eight

Seventh

Thirteenth

Ninth

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Question 8 of 15

8. How many eyes did the giant satyr have in the movie? Hint

Three

Six

Five

One

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Question 9 of 15

9. And how many heads did the Roc have? Hint

Two

Four

Three

Seven

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Question 10 of 15

10. What giant creature was not seen in 'Mysterious Island'? Hint

Crab

Nautilus

Bee

Seagull

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Question 11 of 15

11. In 'Jason and the Argonauts', Ray's masterpiece, how many living skeletons did Jason and his men fight? Hint

Five

Ten

Eight

Seven

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Question 12 of 15

12. Name the mythological creature not met by Jason and his crew. Hint

Pegasus

Hydra

Talus

Harpies

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Question 13 of 15

13. In 'Golden Voyage Of Sinbad' what goddess came to life? Hint

Aphrodite

Hecate

Hera

Kali

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Question 14 of 15

14. What other mythological creatures were shown here? Hint

centaur, griffin

manticore, basilisk

minotaur, unicorn

chimera, lamia

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Question 15 of 15

15. What Greek monster was the highlight of 'Clash Of The Titans'?

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the first film Harryhausen worked on?

Answer: Mighty Joe Young

In 1949, with Willis O'Brien, the special effects pioneer behind 'King Kong', and its co-director, Ernest Schoedsack.

2. What fairy tale did Harryhausen NOT film in his series of late 40's fantasy shorts?

Answer: Jack and the Beanstalk

Harryhausen filmed the three others and a prelude of nursery ryhymes including 'Humpty Dumpty'.

3. Who wrote the short story that became the first full-length film Harryhausen worked on by himself?

Answer: Ray Bradbury

In fact, the two Rays were high school chums and sci-fi {fans;} Bradbury's 'The Fog Horn' became 'The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms', first of many Harryhausen monsters.

4. And what was the prehistoric monster?

Answer: Rhedosaurus

It was a fictional dinosaur created by Harryhausen for the {movie;} its first two letters stand for...Ray Harryhausen!

5. What was the 'It' of 'It Came From Beneath The Sea'?

Answer: octopus

Actually it was a 'sexopus'! That is, time and budget were against filming all eight tentacles, so Ray made do with six.

6. Where did the creature in '20 Million Miles To Earth' come from, and where was it killed?

Answer: Venus, Coliseum

Almost all of Ray's films are patterned after 'King {Kong';} here, the Roman Coliseum, where many a gladiator met his fate, was the 'Ymir's' dying place. Appropriate, too, for a creature from the planet named for a Roman goddess!

7. In Harryhausen's first Sinbad film, what was the number of his voyage?

Answer: Seventh

Actually, Sinbad made seven voyages in the Arabian Nights (patterned after Homer's 'Odyssey'), but it was chosen again for the movie because of its mystical connotation. Go Figure!

8. How many eyes did the giant satyr have in the movie?

Answer: One

It was the Cyclops, and its fight with the Dragon was a high point.

9. And how many heads did the Roc have?

Answer: Two

Obviously, Ray thought two heads better than one! The Roc was the giant bird Sinbad ran into on one of his voyages.

10. What giant creature was not seen in 'Mysterious Island'?

Answer: Seagull

There was also a giant baby {bird;} all courtesy of Mr. Harryhausen, but in the film attributed to Captain Nemo, played by Herbert Lom. It was based on Jules Verne's sequel to his '20,000 Leagues Under The Sea' and directed by Cy Endfield ('Zulu').

11. In 'Jason and the Argonauts', Ray's masterpiece, how many living skeletons did Jason and his men fight?

Answer: Seven

In 'Seventh Voyage' Sinbad fought one skeleton. Now, it was seven skeletons for Jason...no doubt referring to the earlier film!

12. Name the mythological creature not met by Jason and his crew.

Answer: Pegasus

Pegasus appeared in Ray's last film 'Clash Of The Titans'. All the others were faced by Jason and his men in memorable sequences.

13. In 'Golden Voyage Of Sinbad' what goddess came to life?

Answer: Kali

In one of the most powerful of Ray's sequences, a statue of Kali is brought to life to dance and later fight Sinbad and his crew. The figurehead of Sinbad's ship is also given life.

14. What other mythological creatures were shown here?

Answer: centaur, griffin

A one-eyed centaur (inspired by the earlier Cyclops) and griffin battled in 'Golden Voyage'.

15. What Greek monster was the highlight of 'Clash Of The Titans'?

Answer: Medusa

The snake-bodied Medusa was truly the stuff of nightmares! Oddly, the film also had a Scandinavian monster, the Kraken!

Source: Author tjoebigham

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