Fractured Monsters - Part 1 Trivia Quiz

Answer: werewolf

Tales of mythological creatures known as werewolves have been around for hundreds of years. If you are bitten by a werewolf and live, you will become a werewolf during the next full moon. Then you will want to avoid wolfsbane and silver, they are known to work effectively against werewolves. One of the first movies, 'Werewolves of London', was made in 1935 but there wasn't much transformation from man to wolf in that movie. Lon Chaney Junior may have been the most famous werewolf on film until the 'Twilight' series came out in the 21st century. Just remember 'even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolfsbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright'.

Answer: Mister Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson wrote the 'Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'. The good doctor created a potion that changed him into an evil individual that he called Edward Hyde. The idea of a split personality intrigues most people. The basic story of Jekyll and Hyde has been told dozens of times on stage and over one hundred times in the movies. 'Jekyll and Hyde' has become a phrase used to describe wide differences in one person's character.

Answer: nosferatu

During the 19th century, Emily Gerard created a collection of writings on Transylvanian folklore. She mentioned nosferatu in her writings and that was picked up by Bram Stroker. In 1922, Max Schreck portrayed Count Orlok in the movie entitled 'Nosferatu'. Since then, there have been a couple more movies with nosferatu in the title, it's been the name of video games, rock bands, music albums, comic books, and seasonal beer.

It's difficult to really say exactly what nosferatu means or its origins.

Answer: Sasquatch

Bigfoot is another name for Sasquatch, a large, hairy, ape-like creature that walks upright like a human. Although there are pictures of these creatures, most scientists don't believe they exist. Almost every continent has tales of wildmen that existed at some point.

There are similarities in descriptions of these creatures and yet there are discrepancies in these descriptions among the members of the same families. Most of the recent tales (and supporting pictures) seem to be from the pacific northwest region of the United States. So if you are visiting Oregon or Washington, keep your eyes open and your cameras ready.

Answer: golem

A golem is a being in Jewish folklore that was created from inanimate material. The word is Yiddish slang for a slow or clumsy person. Golems are mentioned in the Bible. Adam was a golem, he was created from mud. Men that were close to God that created golems didn't do as well as God did. Man's golem creations didn't always obey their maker, they were flawed and slow. One if the best known stories of a golem says it was created by a 16th century Rabbi in Prague to protect the Jews from persecution.

When the golem succeeded, it was deactivated and stored in an attic in case it would be needed again.

Answer: Dracula

Dracula is possibly the most famous monster. He's also one of the most 'romantic' figures. He is usually played by a good looking actor and portrayed to be charming and charismatic. The book 'Dracula' was written in 1897 by Bram Stoker. Stoker's story was probably inspired by a story written in 1871 about a lesbian vampire.

There are theories for and against the idea that Stoker named his character and events in his book after Vlad III of Romania. Vlad's father was named Dracul, and Dracula means 'son of Dracul'.

There are many bloody stories about these Romanians, some true, some fictional.

Answer: ogre

An ogre is a huge, monstrous, fictitious being. 'Shrek' is an ogre that is an exception to all the ogre stereotypes. Female ogres are called ogresses. Ogres are usually depicted in works of art and in films as very large, hideous man-like creatures.

They have large heads, muscular bodies, a lot of hair all over their enormous bodies and they like to eat people. They may be related to trolls but trolls are thought to be even more evil.

Answer: Yeti

The Yeti or Abominable Snowman seems to be the Himalayan version of Sasquatch or Bigfoot. Stories of wildmen have been handed down for years by the people of Tibet and Nepal. There have been sitings of large, dark-hair covered figures walking upright. Footprints that don't look like native animals have been reported many times.

Interest in the existence of Yetis increased as Westerners attempted to climb the mountains that make up the Himalayan chain. Instead of stories handed down through generations, modern technology brought spottings from helicopters, pictures of footprints, hairs from a Yeti scalp, feces, and a hand smuggled to London. Most 'proof' has been shown to be a hoax.

Answer: Frankenstein

Frankenstein is the protagonist of a novel written in 1817 by Mary Shelley. She was 18 when the book was published anonymously. Frankenstein was a doctor and scientist who stitched a man together made of parts from many men. The doctor rejected his creation and never gave him a name. Over the years, the creature that the doctor made has been called 'Frankenstein's monster', but when people hear the name, that don't picture the doctor, they picture his creature.

Answer: zombie

Zombies are quite popular in the movies but they are not a figment of movie makers' imaginations. Most people that believe in voodoo also believe that a dead person can be 'reanimated' and come back as a zombie. This concept started in West Africa. A few people claim that they are or have been zombies.

There are many different beliefs but for the most part, a powerful person creates and controls the zombie who has no will or soul. Scientists and doctors have studied these tenets and affected individuals.

They don't agree on much; some think zombies are created with man-made drugs, plants, poison fish, etc. Other think zombies are created psychosomatically, by intense belief. Whatever, they do make exciting characters in the movies.