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Quiz about Bride Of Frankenstein Universal Classic

'Bride Of Frankenstein' Universal Classic Quiz

If you love the old Universal monster films as much as I do, then I hope you enjoy my quiz on the 1935 classic "Bride of Frankenstein".

A multiple-choice quiz by LindaC007. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
LindaC007

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
55,353

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
13 / 20

Plays
1367

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 152 (2/20), Guest 172 (5/20), Guest 47 (0/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. The movie opens with three literary greats discussing the novel 'Frankenstein'. Who are they? Hint

Mary Shelley, Percy Shelley, Alfred Lord Tennnyson

Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Emily Loring

Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley, Lord Byron, Percy Shelley

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Question 2 of 20

2. Who plays Mary Shelley?

Answer: (Two Words (she was married to Charles Laughton or last name only)

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Question 3 of 20

3. Why are Hans and his wife so anxious to make sure that the Monster is dead? Hint

They unjustly hated him.

The Monster had burned their mill.

He had killed their daughter.

The Monster killed Hans's father.

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Question 4 of 20

4. Who does Hans's wife pull up from the wreckage of the mill? Hint

Hans

Henry

Minnie

Monster

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Question 5 of 20

5. Who plays the part of Elizabeth? Hint

Mae Clarke

Valerie Hobson

Mary Gordon

Una O'Connor

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Question 6 of 20

6. Who plays the sinister Dr. Septimus Pretorious? Hint

Bela Lugosi

Ernest Thesiger

Claude Rains

Edward Van Sloan

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Question 7 of 20

7. How did Henry Frankenstein become acquainted with Dr. Pretorious? Hint

Henry was his illegitimate son.

Elizabeth was Pretorious' daughter.

Pretorious had been Henry's university professor.

Pretorious was the uncredited creator of the Monster.

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Question 8 of 20

8. When Henry goes to Pretorious's lodgings, what did Pretorious show him? Hint

a man with a fly's head and arm

humans created surgically from animals

miniature people

a cloned woman

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Question 9 of 20

9. Where did Pretorious tell Henry his creations came from? Hint

He created them by selective breeding.

They were found under the floorboard.

He grew them from seeds.

They were clones of the originals.

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Question 10 of 20

10. Who does the Monster save from drowning? Hint

a woodcutter

the shepherdess

the hunter

a young boy

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Question 11 of 20

11. Which of these things do the villagers NOT do to the Monster? Hint

wrap him in chains and shackles

lash and carry him on a pole

burn out his eyes

put him in a dungeon

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Question 12 of 20

12. When the villagers gather to recapture an escaped Monster, which one of these phrases is not uttered by the Burgomaster? Hint

'Go get the young Baron Frankenstein.'

'Lock the women indoors.'

'Get out the bloodhounds'

'Raise all the men you can'.

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Question 13 of 20

13. What draws the Monster to the old hermit's hut in the forest? Hint

He hears a dulcimer being played.

He smells roasting chicken.

He hears violin music.

He knows the old man is blind.

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Question 14 of 20

14. What has the old man asked for God to send him? Hint

a good wife

more money

his eyesight back

a friend

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Question 15 of 20

15. After he flees the old man's burning hut, where does the Monster go? Hint

Castle Frankenstein

Elizabeth's house

The burnt out mill

The graveyard

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Question 16 of 20

16. The Monster says one word to the corpse of a girl he sees in a coffin. What is it?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 17 of 20

17. Who wrote the screenplay for "Frankenstein"? Hint

John L. Balderston and John Mescall

John L Balderston and William Harlbut

Carl Laemmele, Jr. and James Whale

Edward L. Bernds and Rowland V. Lee

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Question 18 of 20

18. How many times did Karloff play the Frankenstein monster? Hint

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Question 19 of 20

19. Did Henry and Elizabeth escape the Monster's wrath?

Yes

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Question 20 of 20

20. Which one of these actors never played the Frankenstein Monster? Hint

Dwight Frye

Boris Karloff

Glenn Strange

Lon Chaney, Jr.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The movie opens with three literary greats discussing the novel 'Frankenstein'. Who are they?

Answer: Mary Shelley, Lord Byron, Percy Shelley

What a wonderful way to start the flick. The other two ask Mary to continue her story, and so the tale begins.

2. Who plays Mary Shelley?

Answer: Elsa Lanchester

Isn't it ironic that she played both the Creator, Mary, and the Creation, the Monster's Bride?

3. Why are Hans and his wife so anxious to make sure that the Monster is dead?

Answer: He had killed their daughter.

Their young daughter, Maria, was the child the Monster had accidentally drowned.

4. Who does Hans's wife pull up from the wreckage of the mill?

Answer: Monster

She reaches down into the rubble, graps a hand, and pulls. It is the hand of the Monster, not her husband.

5. Who plays the part of Elizabeth?

Answer: Valerie Hobson

Hobson replaced Mae Clarke, who was Elizabeth in 'Frankenstein'. O'Connor plays Henry Frankenstein's housekeeper. Mary Gordon plays the wife of Hans, who got the surprise at the mill.

6. Who plays the sinister Dr. Septimus Pretorious?

Answer: Ernest Thesiger

He did a fantastic job as the the creepy old 'Mad Scientist', didn't he? Edward Van Sloan played Dr. Van Helsing in 'Dracula' (1931). Claude Rains played Lord Talbot in 'The Wolf Man' with Lon Chaney, Jr. Bela Lugosi, of course, played to the Hilt that notorious Transylvanian blood-sucker, Dracula.

7. How did Henry Frankenstein become acquainted with Dr. Pretorious?

Answer: Pretorious had been Henry's university professor.

Pretorious had been a Doctor of Philosophy, but he was booted out for his rather unusual beliefs.

8. When Henry goes to Pretorious's lodgings, what did Pretorious show him?

Answer: miniature people

He showed Henry several Lilliputian people. These included a King, Queen, Archbishop, ballerina, mermaid and a devilish little man. All were perfect, but lacked size.

9. Where did Pretorious tell Henry his creations came from?

Answer: He grew them from seeds.

He said he grew them from seeds. His was a 'Natural' approach vs. Henry's 'Dead' approach of reanimating dead body parts.

10. Who does the Monster save from drowning?

Answer: the shepherdess

When she falls into a pool, the Monster, remembering that the little girl, Maria, had drowned, pulls her out. He saves her lfe, but her screams bring two hunters. The Monster is shot in the arm.

11. Which of these things do the villagers NOT do to the Monster?

Answer: burn out his eyes

They did all those things, except burn out his eyes.

12. When the villagers gather to recapture an escaped Monster, which one of these phrases is not uttered by the Burgomaster?

Answer: 'Go get the young Baron Frankenstein.'

The last of the phrase was 'And wait for me'. I can not imagine telling any woman now that she was going to be locked indoors for her own safety, can you?

13. What draws the Monster to the old hermit's hut in the forest?

Answer: He hears violin music.

He follows the lovely, sad strains of 'Ave Maria' to the hut.

14. What has the old man asked for God to send him?

Answer: a friend

The Monster, who can hardly talk, and the old blind man, meet in friendship, in these very touching scenes.

15. After he flees the old man's burning hut, where does the Monster go?

Answer: The graveyard

He hides down in an underground crypt.

16. The Monster says one word to the corpse of a girl he sees in a coffin. What is it?

Answer: friend

The Monster realizes he must seek friendship from the dead. There were no friends from him among the living.

17. Who wrote the screenplay for "Frankenstein"?

Answer: John L Balderston and William Harlbut

They also wrote the screenplay for 'Frankenstein' (1931). Both were based on Mary Wollonstonecraft Shelley's 1816 novel. Rowland V. Lee directed 'Son Of Frankenstein', in 1939. Bernds did the 'Return Of The Fly' screenplay. Carl Laemmele, Jr. who was head of Universal, produced this movie. Whale directed both this movie and 'Frankenstein'.

18. How many times did Karloff play the Frankenstein monster?

Answer: 3

He played the monster in 'Frankenstein' (1931), in 'Bride Of Frankenstein' (1935), and 'Son Of Frankenstein' (1939).

19. Did Henry and Elizabeth escape the Monster's wrath?

Answer: yes

The Monster was not so forgiving to Dr. Pretorious or his newly-created screeching Bride.

20. Which one of these actors never played the Frankenstein Monster?

Answer: Dwight Frye

Dwight Frye, to my knowledge, never played the Frankenstein Monster. Thank you for taking my quiz on one of my favorite movies.

Source: Author LindaC007

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