300 | Twilight Zone Trivia | Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast

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Episode Intro

You unlock this door with the key of knowledge. Beyond it is another dimension – a dimension of facts, a dimension of clues, a dimension of esoterica. You’re moving into a land of both questions and answers, of dorks and geeks. You’ve just crossed over into the Trivia Zone.

We are still trucking along almost six years later. Drop me a note at host@dorkygeekynerdy.com and let me know what your favorite episode was.

For this week’s episode, we’ve got Twilight Zone Trivia. That venerable classic has had a number of incarnations over the decades, each bringing something new to the series.

Since this is a milestone episode, I’ve got bonus questions for you. That’s right, this episode has the oh-so-beloved Freaky Round.

I’m your host, Brian Rollins, this is episode 300 of the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast and let’s step through that door.

The Dorky Round

Who is credited with creating The Twilight Zone?
a. Rod Serling
In, Nightmare at 20,000 feet, what future Star Trek actor screamed, “There’s a man on the wing!”
a. William Shatner
Twilight Zone is a frequent target of the Treehouse of Horror episodes on what animated sitcom?
a. The Simpsons
The original series was carried on which US network?
a. CBS
What Academy Award winning director helmed the most recent version of the Twilight Zone?
a. Jordan Peele
Who took on the same role as William Shatner in the movie version of The Twilight Zone?
a. Jon Lithgow
Before he was taking his sweet time with A Song of Ice & Fire, what writer worked on seven episodes of the second Twilight Zone series?
a. George R.R. Martin
The main melody for the show’s theme song is played on what instrument?
a. A guitar
The early 2000s version of the Twilight Zone aired on what now-defunct network?
a. UPN
Of the many objects featured during the opening theme, what’s the first?
a. A door

The Geeky Round

The title of what alien book (and the title of the episode) does not refer to humanitarian aid but rather a cookbook?
a. To Serve Man
Who starred as the henpecked bookworm, Henry Bemis in the episode, Time Enough At Last?
a. Burgess Meredith
“The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street” was written as an allegory for what, then-present national paranoia?
a. The Red Scare
How many different series have carried the name The Twilight Zone?
a. Four series.
Billy Mumy and Cloris Leachman starred in which Twilight Zone segment that was redone in the movie version?
a. It’s a Good Life.
Based on an Ambrose Bierce short story, which episode of The Twilight Zone was originally a short, French film?
a. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
In, “Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?” What happens to the Martian colonists?
a. They’re intercepted by Venusians
What classic rock band performed the theme music for the 1980s version of the series?
a. The Grateful Dead
Before composing the scores for The Omen, Alien, and five Star Trek movies, what composer worked on numerous Twilight Zone episodes?
a. Jerry Goldsmith
Before staring in All the President’s Men and The Natural, what actor played Death in the episode, “Nothing in the Dark”?
a. Robert Redford

The Nerdy Round

In what year did the first iteration of The Twilight Zone begin?
a. It started in 1959.
What was the title of the very first episode of The Twilight Zone?
a. Where Is Everybody?
How many seasons did the original series have?
a. Five seasons
Two Vietnamese children along with what actor died in an accident while filming The Twilight Zone movie?
a. Vic Morrow
In, “Living Doll” what was the name of the toy that said things like, “I hate you” and “I’m going to kill you”?
a. Talky Tina
In, “Five Characters in Search of an Exit,” what are the five characters?
a. They’re dolls
What future star of Easy Rider and Speed played a Neo-Nazi haunted by the ghost of Hitler in the episode, “He’s Alive”?
a. Dennis Hopper
What horror director helmed five episodes of The Twilight Zone in the 80s, including the first two episodes?
a. Wes Craven
What robot pitcher gets its name from an Ernest Thayer poem?
a. The Mighty Casey
Which Twilight Zone episode, featuring Leonard Nimoy shares its name with the Season One finale of Strange New Worlds?
a. A Quality of Mercy

The Freaky Round

The original pilot for the series, “The Time Element” ended up airing on what other show?
a. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
What Romanian born, French composer gave us the iconic theme to The Twilight Zone?
a. Marius Constant
According to Serling, what fraction of the Twilight Zone episodes were “pretty darned good”?
a. Only a third. Another third he said were passable. The remaining third were “dogs”
Jack Klugman and Jonathan Winters play what game to see who is the best of all time?
a. Pool.
Six episodes of season two had what cost-cutting measure force upon their production?
a. They were shot on videotape. If you spot an episode that doesn’t look the same, it’s one of the six.
Cited by Serling as one of his favorite episodes, which episode featured almost no dialogue and had only one actress on screen, Agnes Moorehead?
a. The Invaders
After Rod Serling, what actor appeared in the most Twilight Zone episodes?
a. Robert McCord. He played various parts in 32 different episodes.
Jordan Peele has said what Season One episode of the series was a large influence on his film, Us?
a. Mirror Image
Which season five episode features Mardi Gras decorations gone horribly awry?
a. The Masks
What 1985 Twilight Zone Christmas-themed segment was based on and shares a title with an Arthur C. Clarke short story?
a. The Star

Episode Conclusion

Did you make it? Did you learn some morals along the way? I loved the Twilight Zone as a kid and as an adult. They were constantly rerunning it. The old Sci-Fi Channel used to have marathons on the weekends, so it was easy to just zone out and watch it for hours.

What was your favorite episode of the show? “Time Enough at Last” is one that will always stick with me. I also blame “Living Doll” for a number of childhood nightmares. Email me or drop me a note on social media.

I’ll be back next week with a regularly sized episode and our last for October. Here’s a hint:

The beginning of what series found the cast of characters crashed on a tropical beach surrounded by aircraft wreckage?

It was divisive over its run, but people did tune in every week to see the mystery unfold. See you back here on Wednesday.

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