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1.
  "House on Haunted Hill" (1958)    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
This is a quiz on the original "House on Haunted Hill", starring the great Vincent Price. I hope you enjoy it!
Average, 20 Qns, draculanut31, Dec 22 06
Average
draculanut31
1129 plays
2.
  Escape the "House on Haunted Hill" (1959)    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
I think we all know how everyone GOT to the house, now let's see if you know what happened in their plot to escape.
Average, 15 Qns, Cadet, Sep 08 20
Average
Cadet
Sep 08 20
1361 plays
3.
  The House on Haunted Hill    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a fairly simple trivia quiz on 'The House on Haunted Hill'.
Average, 10 Qns, Clare87, Jan 11 03
Average
Clare87
2395 plays
4.
  "House On Haunted Hill" 1958 Version Quiz! Part 1    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on the classic shocker starring the master of horror himself, Vincent Price! Enjoy!
Tough, 10 Qns, Zacksboy, Nov 21 03
Tough
Zacksboy
435 plays
5.
  Spend A Night In The "House On Haunted Hill"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"House On Haunted Hill" is a brilliant film please enjoy my quiz. (This quiz is the 1999 version of the film.)
Difficult, 10 Qns, andymcgoo, Jun 11 03
Difficult
andymcgoo
1737 plays
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  "House On Haunted Hill" 1958 Version Quiz! Part 2    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on the classic shocker starring the master of horror himself, Vincent Price! Enjoy!
Tough, 10 Qns, Zacksboy, Mar 02 16
Tough
Zacksboy
343 plays
trivia question Quick Question
By the end of the night, how many people have died in the house in total?

From Quiz ""House On Haunted Hill" 1958 Version Quiz! Part 2"





House on Haunted Hill Trivia Questions
1. According to Watson Pritchard's story, how did the ghosts kill the young girl, Melissa Baker?

From Quiz "House On Haunted Hill" 1958 Version Quiz! Part 2

Answer: Pushed her into a vat of acid

Watson told the story of a wine-making man who killed his nagging wife! He threw her into a vat of acid! Charming!

2. Which studio released the movie, "House On Haunted Hill"?

From Quiz "House On Haunted Hill" 1958 Version Quiz! Part 1

Answer: Allied Artists

This is the very first thing seen during the opening titles. Then the horror begins.

3. What time was it when the man at the start of the film checked in?

From Quiz Spend A Night In The "House On Haunted Hill"

Answer: 4 o'clock

The man got stabbed in the neck with his own pencils.

4. What is the name of the head doctor in the original asylum that was the house on haunted hill?

From Quiz The House on Haunted Hill

Answer: Vannacutt

The film doesn't explain a lot about the original house, it would be better if it had, as we are not told how the five members of staff managed to escape. Also the film could have done with that little extra bit of plotline.

5. Who is the first person we meet at the beginning of the film?

From Quiz "House on Haunted Hill" (1958)

Answer: Watson Pritchard

"The ghosts are moving tonight, restless, hungry. May I introduce myself? I'm Watson Pritchard. In just a minute I'll show you the only really haunted house in the world. Since it was built over a century ago, seven people including my brother have been murdered in it. Since then, I've owned the house. I've only spent one night there and when they found me in the morning, I was almost dead."

6. What happened to Melissa Marr?

From Quiz Escape the "House on Haunted Hill" (1959)

Answer: Chopped up and stored in a metal cabinet

Jennifer Jenzen almost drowned in a tub of blood, Evelyn was electrocuted, and Blackburn was stabbed and beheaded by Evelyn.

7. Who almost fell into the vat of acid during the tour of the house?

From Quiz "House On Haunted Hill" 1958 Version Quiz! Part 2

Answer: Nora Manning

Nora lost her balance, but Lance caught her just in time! A split second later, and there would have been nothing left!

8. What was the amount of prize money the guests would receive if they survived a night in the house?

From Quiz "House On Haunted Hill" 1958 Version Quiz! Part 1

Answer: $10,000

Frederick Loren tells us this at the very beginning of the movie. He also offers the viewer this same proposition!

9. Evelyn and Blackburn planned to fake her death and pin it on Steven. How did they make it appear she was killed?

From Quiz Escape the "House on Haunted Hill" (1959)

Answer: Electro-shock

I didn't know you could fake electrocution.

10. After Nora encounters a ghost, what does Doctor Trent say about it?

From Quiz "House On Haunted Hill" 1958 Version Quiz! Part 2

Answer: She is suffering from hysteria

Doctor David Trent's main idea is that when suffering from hysteria, the guests will imagine anything!

11. Out of the characters in funeral cars, who arrives at the house first?

From Quiz "House On Haunted Hill" 1958 Version Quiz! Part 1

Answer: Lance Shroeder

Lance Shroeder is a test pilot as we are told by Frederick Loren's voiceover.

12. What is Pritchett's first name?

From Quiz Spend A Night In The "House On Haunted Hill"

Answer: Watson

This is mentioned once the first time we saw him. He told Blackburn his full name.

13. Which 'Buffy' star appeared in the film in a cameo role?

From Quiz The House on Haunted Hill

Answer: James Marsters

He plays a camera-man filming a report on one of Price's new rides, which makes riders believe they are plunging to the ground in an elevator.

14. Whose idea was it to have the guests come in funeral cars?

From Quiz "House on Haunted Hill" (1958)

Answer: Annabel

Annabel had the idea for the funeral cars, and Frederick dreamed up the hearse. I don't know if I'd ride in a funeral car--even for 10,000 dollars.

15. What drug did she use to make it appear that her heart stopped, her pulse failed, and she stopped breathing?

From Quiz Escape the "House on Haunted Hill" (1959)

Answer: Atropine

Demerol and Morphine are highly used pain killers at hospitals. Prussic acid is a poison which has easily been used in kitchens, because it smells of nuts, has no taste, and makes the victims regurgitate. (That certainly was the case with Lizzie Borden the day before the infamous murders.)

16. Who gives Mr. Loren back his gun?

From Quiz "House On Haunted Hill" 1958 Version Quiz! Part 2

Answer: Annabelle Loren

Annabelle says that she will be fine without it. All of the other guests (including even the timid Nora) keep theirs.

17. Whose is the second funeral car to enter?

From Quiz "House On Haunted Hill" 1958 Version Quiz! Part 1

Answer: Ruth Bridgers

Ruth Bridgers is a newspaper columnist, and claims her reasons for spending the night at the house is to write an article on paranormal activity, but really she is just in it for the money.

18. What was Eddie's profession?

From Quiz Spend A Night In The "House On Haunted Hill"

Answer: Former pro baseball player

This was said when Steven was asking the names of everybody. He gave his name and his profession so did everybody else.

19. At the end of the credits, which two characters are shown, being tortured by the lunatics of the old asylum?

From Quiz The House on Haunted Hill

Answer: Evelyn and Steven

I had no idea this part of the film was there until about the fourth time I watched it. It's not really the best cut off point but the little bit of mystery, as to what is going on, sort of makes you think.

20. Why wouldn't Annabel go to the party?

From Quiz "House on Haunted Hill" (1958)

Answer: She didn't know any of the guests

"This spend the night ghost party was your idea, remember? If it's gonna cost me 50,000 dollars I want you to have fun." Annabel: "The party WAS my idea until you invited all the guests. Why only strangers why none of our friends?"

21. Who was related to Head Nurse, Ruth Anne Stockard?

From Quiz Escape the "House on Haunted Hill" (1959)

Answer: Evelyn Price

Her full name was Evelyn Stockard-Price. I wonder if Vannacutt had any living relatives?

22. A woman's head is first found by Nora in her suitcase, but where does Lance also find it later?

From Quiz "House On Haunted Hill" 1958 Version Quiz! Part 2

Answer: In his closet

He finds it in Nora's closet to be precise, but Nora is nowhere to be found.

23. Whose is the third funeral car to enter?

From Quiz "House On Haunted Hill" 1958 Version Quiz! Part 1

Answer: Watson Pritchard

Watson Pritchard now owns the house, and is mortally terrified. However, he needs the money, and his only resort is to go back.

24. What is Melissa Marr's middle name?

From Quiz Spend A Night In The "House On Haunted Hill"

Answer: Margaret

This is mentioned once while Steven asks for her name. She says "Melissa Margaret Marr - celebrity".

25. What was the weapon which Mrs. Pritchard used to murder her husband and sister?

From Quiz "House on Haunted Hill" (1958)

Answer: knife

"This is what she used on my brother and her sister, hacked 'em to pieces. We found parts of the bodies all over the house, in places you wouldn't think. Funny thing, the heads have never been found. Hands and feet and things like that, but no heads."

26. After Evelyn is killed, and Steven is to blame, where is he kept?

From Quiz Escape the "House on Haunted Hill" (1959)

Answer: Saturation chamber

In the original script Blackburn pointed out that getting his fingerprints on Evelyn's body wouldn't help Steven's credibility with the police.

27. Who arrives at the house last, in the final funeral car?

From Quiz "House On Haunted Hill" 1958 Version Quiz! Part 1

Answer: Nora Manning

Nora Manning works for one of Frederick Loren's many companies. This is mentioned several times in the movie.

28. Who lets out the darkness?

From Quiz Spend A Night In The "House On Haunted Hill"

Answer: Evelyn

Steven throws Evelyn into a wall where the darkness lives. After that Evelyn got killed.

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