The Golden Age of Science Fiction is back! Watch the skies! Make sure your neighbor is who they say they are! And beware of radiation in all its forms! Relive the days of old with thirty questions about 1950s Science Fiction Trivia.
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Introduction
It came from the drive in!
Hi, I’m Brian Rollins, your host and this is the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast. This week, we’re heading back to time of McCarthyism, the Korean War, and classic Sci-Fi movies. When the Baby Boomers became teenagers, Hollywood wanted to cash in. And they did with some of the prototypical Science Fiction films we still love today. Their legacy is so strong that many of these films have been remade, homaged, or straight-up spoofed in one way or another.
As always, we’ll have three rounds of ten questions each. Each round will get harder than the last. If you need rules or a score sheet, head over to dorkygeekynerdy.com/rules.
Grab your popcorn, put on your 3D glasses, snuggle up with your date, and hang on. The feature is about to start.
The Dorky Round
1. Which adaptation of an H.G. Wells novel replaced alien tripods with flying saucers?
2. John Carpenter's 1982 The Thing was a remake of what 1951 film?
3. What 1956 film was inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest?
4. Remade in 1978, what 1956 film gave rise to the term 'Pod People'?
5. In what Walt Disney film did Kirk Douglas have a 'Whale of a Tale' to tell you?
6. Featuring a molecular transporter and a pesky insect, what 1958 film starred Al Hedison, Patricia Owens and Vincent Price?
7. What 1954 film served as Guillermo del Toro's inspiration for his 2017 The Shape of Water?
8. In 1948, they met Frankenstein, but in the 50's what comedy duo met up with The Mummy and later Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde?
9. Now the longest running film franchise in history, what film kicked it all off in 1954?
10. Klaatu and Gort try to save the Earth from itself in what 1951 film?
The Geeky Round
1. From what creature was it advised to 'Run, Don't walk'?
2. What classic dystopian novel was first adapted for the big screen in 1956 and starred Edmond O'Brien.
3. It Came from Outer Space is based on a story by what Sci-Fi author?
4. In 1951, what was the first theatrical feature film based on a DC Comics character?
5. Before becoming famous for more comedic, satiric roles, what actor portrayed Commander John J. Adams in Forbidden Planet?
6. Clint Eastwood appears as an uncredited jet squadron leader in what giant spider movie?
7. Written, produced, directed, and edited by Ed Wood, what 1959 movie was the last on-screen appearance of Bela Lugosi?
8. What 1954 movie featured giant ants attacking New Mexico?
9. James Mason co-starred with Pat Boone in what Jules Verne film adaptation in 1959?
10. Cesar Romero battled dinosaurs on a mysterious island in what 1951 movie?
The Nerdy Round
1. What 1957 film concludes with 'To God, there is no zero'?
2. Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie lampooned what 1955 film?
3. What 1958 film's poster was featured in Paul and Jamie's apartment in the show, 'Mad About You'?
4. Starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, what movie was Hammer Film's first color production?
5. What film had the Earth being destroyed by the rogue star Bellus?
6. Ray Harryhausen's Dynamation technique was first used in what 1953 movie?
7. What 1950 film ends with the crew of the Luna desperately trying to jettison enough weight to return home from the Moon?
8. What prolific film producer was behind Destination Moon, When Worlds Collide, and The War of the Worlds among others?
9. James Craig, Gloria Talbott, and Lon Chaney Jr run into a 50-foot tall mutant in what movie?
10. Raymond Burr, Tom Conway, and Lon Chaney Jr. costarred in what 1951 combination King Kong and Frankenstein knock off?
Episode Conclusion
While some of these movies have aged better than others, we geeks do owe them respect for getting Science Fiction into the mainstream. If you’re looking for other genres and other decades, make sure you subscribe to the podcast, we’ll have them on sometime in the future.
And speaking of the future, here’s your hint for next week’s show.
What movie’s sequel was advertised as “Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water?”
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I’m your host, Brian Rollins and thanks for listening.
Episode Feedback
Thanks for showing some love for the old time movies! Reminds me of my time at the drive-in!
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