Alone in the Dark Room Trivia Quiz

Answer: Brain Tumor

In this 1939 movie, the heroine suffered from an inoperable brain tumor. Judith Traherne, the character portrayed by Bette Davis, was an energetic and risk taking socialite. She began suffering from headaches that gradually grew worse until it was discovered that she had a brain tumor. She was determined to face the inevitable outcome with dignity.
The original role of Judith Traherne was played by actress Tallulah Bankhead in a stage production in 1934.

Answer: William Inge

William Inge was born in Independence, Kansas in 1913. His mother ran a boarding house in town. Some of the people who lodged there became the inspiration for his characters. He won The Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play "Picnic". It was later made into a movie and won two Academy Awards.

Other plays of his that were made into movies were "Bus Stop", which starred Marilyn Monroe, and "Dark at the Top of the Stairs".

Answer: Barnabas Collins

The movie version was loosely based on the television series which ran from 1966 to 1971. In the series the character of Barnabas Collins was portrayed by Jonathon Frid. This movie was the eighth pairing of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp and the seventh time Tim Burton had worked with Helena Bonham Carter. Johnny Depp is known for bringing his own individuality in the roles he plays especially when teamed up with Tim Burton.

Some of his more notable movies have included "Edward Scissorhands", "Sleepy Hollow", "Sweeney Todd", and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". In the film, Barnabas Collins, played by Johnny Depp, upset the wrong woman and was buried alive for two centuries. Subsequently he was freed and found himself in 1972. Barnabas found it difficult to cope with the modern world and his newly found and quite dysfunctional relatives. Johnny Depp used his innovative interpretation to breathe new life into this role.

Answer: Dark City

In this movie a young man, John Murdoch, woke up in a bathroom with no memory of who he was or where he was. He discovered that in the room with him was a brutally murdered corpse. He eventually found out that he had a wife and went to her to seek help. Later, after finding a suitcase with items in it, he began to piece things together.

He witnessed that, at certain intervals, the cityscape changed as well as the identities of people. Some of the sets of this movie were later used in the movie "The Matrix".

Answer: Jacques Clouseau

This was the second movie in the "Pink Panther" series. Peter Seller returned as the bumbling detective, Jacques Clouseau, who must once again solve a crime. The more Clouseau tried to find out who the real murderer was the more he found himself in trouble.

The character of Jacques Clouseau was mostly associated with Peter Sellers. Other actors who have played Clouseau include Roger Moore and Steve Martin.

Answer: Darkness Falls

The setting for this movie took place in Fall River, Massachusetts. This town was a real place in which two murders took place. In 1892, Andrew Borden and his wife Abby Borden were brutally murdered with an axe. Their daughter, Lizzie Borden, was charged with this crime but was eventually found not guilty. To this day these murders remain unsolved.

Answer: Wait Until Dark

This movie starred Audrey Hepburn and Alan Arkin. Audrey Hepburn actually studied braille for her role as the blind woman, Susie Hendrix. It began when her husband agreed to hold a doll given to him by a woman as they left an airplane. The doll had been packed with heroin.

The woman hoped to get it back later but Audrey Hepburn's character and husband were unable to find it. Alan Arkin, who played the criminal, planned to sneak into the apartment to get the doll. Later Susie discovered that the phone cord had been cut. Unable to call for help, she broke all the lights in the apartment to even the playing field in order to stay alive.

This movie was directed by Terrence Young. Miss Hepburn had met him years earlier when she was a volunteer in a Dutch hospital during World War II and he was a patient.

Answer: Don't be Afraid of the Dark

This movie centered around a family that moved into a large mansion in Rhode Island. The young girl was suffering from depression and didn't want to be there. After wandering around a bit she discovered an old bolted grate in the basement where she heard voices coming from within.

These creatures became vicious and proved that not all fairies play nice. "Don't be Afraid of the Dark" was also a made for television movie in 1973.

Answer: Peyton Westlake

"Darkman", the 1990 movie was directed by Sam Rami, who later directed the "Spider-Man" trilogy and "The Evil Dead" series. A young scientist, Peyton Westlake, was on the verge of creating synthetic skin to help the recovery of burn victims.

It all went awry when he became a victim of an explosion in his lab. Later he rebuilt his lab and used the synthetic skin to create faces to use as disguises. He then embarked on a path of revenge against those who had wronged him. Spider-Man was the alter ego of Peter Parker. Iron Man was the alter ego of Tony Stark.

The Green Arrow was the alter ego of Oliver Queen.

Answer: Army of Darkness

"Army of Darkness", was the third film in the "Evil Dead" series. The above quote was spoken by Ash, played by Bruce Campbell, in the 1992 ending of the movie. He found himself back in S-mart thinking that all was back to normal. However, he was not sure he'd said the spell correctly.

This proved to be the case as a deadite suddenly appeared and once again he had to defeat it. After doing this he took the girl in his arms and said the above quote. In the alternate ending of this film, our hero Ash took one drop too many of the elixir and ended up in the parking lot of S-Mart in an apocalyptic future. future.