The Huge Hammer Quiz: The 1950s
Think you know Hammer Films? Then it’s time to test your knowledge of its stars, its movies and much more! We’ve devised seven rounds of terror, sorry, seven rounds of fun questions - some easy, some fiendishly difficult – so you can assess whether you’re up-to-speed on your Hammer history. This first set of head scratchers focusses on the 50s, the decade that gave us so many horror classics, crime thrillers, historical adventures, cracking comedies and much more.
See where you stand in our Hammer House of Reckoning… But there’s no judgement here – whether you’re a lifelong fan or you’re new to these cinematic shores, this is simply a devious diversion that might confirm your mastermind status on some topics and pique your interest in others!
Good luck to one and all as you sink your teeth into these puzzlers…
Round 1: The Women of Hammer
We salute the women who helped make the 50s such a memorable decade for Hammer!
1. All the stars in the image above featured in memorable Hammer movies during the 1950s. Which was born Beatrice Sofia Mathilda Peterson in September, 1914?
Round 1: The Women of Hammer
2. Which 1958 horror classic featured Valerie Gaunt, Melissa Stribling and Carol Marsh?
Round 1: The Women of Hammer
3. Which of the three stars mentioned in previous question (Valerie Gaunt, Melissa Stribling and Carol Marsh) enjoyed a movie career in which she appeared solely in Hammer productions?
Round 2: Bonded
Hammer Films and the James Bond franchise are linked by a number of stars, but can you identify who we’re describing below?
4. In Dr. No (1962) she posed the question that resulted in the first ever onscreen uttering of, ‘Bond… James Bond.’ She also featured in From Russia with Love (1963) and The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958).
Round 2: Bonded
5. One of the most recognisable faces of her generation, she shot to stardom as Cathy Gale in The Avengers and later played Pussy Galore in Goldfinger (1964). She appeared in a number of Hammer productions, perhaps most notably as Jenny Pelham in The Glass Cage (1955).
Round 2: Bonded
6. He appeared in several Hammer productions, including The Abominable Snowman (1957) and Cloudburst (1951), but he remains best-known for playing M in the Bond movies. And no, it’s not Bernard Lee!
Round 2: Bonded
7. He played Captain Langford in Yesterday’s Enemy (1959) and many film historians state he was offered the role of James Bond in the franchise’s inaugural Dr. No, but reluctant to commit to a three-picture contract, he passed, and the vodka martini went to Sean Connery instead.
Round 2: Bonded
8. Bonus question! Which Hammer legend was related to, and a close friend of Ian Fleming?
Round 3: Poster Posers!
Many of the posters Hammer created for its films have become iconic images, conjuring up a vivid sense of cinematic history. How well do you know them?
9. The poster above (which we’ve obviously tweaked for the purposes of the quiz!) was created for which memorable 50s horror movie?
Round 3: Poster Posers!
10. Which poster advised audiences, ‘Take your tranquilizers with you when you see this brand-new billion-volt shocker!’
Round 3: Poster Posers!
11. Which comedy from 1958 had a poster which proudly predicted, ‘THE GREATEST BELLY LAUGH OF THEM ALL!’
Round 3: Poster Posers!
12. The image above shows a (slightly altered) poster for which 1950s Hammer production?
Round 3: Poster Posers!
13. The image above shows a (slightly altered) poster for which other 1950s Hammer production?
Round 3: Poster Posers!
14. Which movie had a poster which assured the public, ‘It kills… but cannot be killed!’
Round 4: General Knowledge…
Otherwise known as the random round… Stand-by for a barrage of quick questions!
15. Who directed a string of 1950s classics including Dracula (1958), The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) and The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)?
Round 4: General Knowledge…
16. Peter Cushing played Holmes in Hammer’s The Hound of the Baskervilles, but which of his co-stars portrayed the Great Detective in a number of other productions, and later starred as Mycroft in Billy Wlder’s The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)?
Round 4: General Knowledge…
17. Who played Robin Hood in The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954)?
Round 4: General Knowledge…
18. Starting in 1957, Hammer produced 7 Frankenstein movies. Can you name the final one?
Round 4: General Knowledge…
19. And for an additional point, can you identify which of the 7 Frankenstein movies starred Ralph Bates as the Baron?
Round 4: General Knowledge…
20. What was the surname of the doctor played by James Hayter (above) in Four Sided Triangle (1953)?
Round 4: General Knowledge…
21. Hammer occasionally gave their films different titles when releasing them outside the UK. What was the US title of Dracula?
Round 4: General Knowledge…
22. Which writing legend penned the screenplay for The Abominable Snowman (1957)?
Round 5: Name that Film!
23. The collage above features moments from which Hammer movie from the late 1950s?
Round 5: Name that Film!
24. Barbara Payton starred in Four Sided Triangle and one other movie for Hammer during the 1950s. What was it?
Round 5: Name that Film!
25. Which 1958 Hammer production had its premier aboard the Queen Elizabeth, during a crossing of the Atlantic ocean?
Round 5: Name that Film!
26. What was the title of the sequel to Up the Creek (1958)?
Round 5: Name that Film!
27. The collage above features moments from which iconic thriller?
Round 6: Raise your Glasses, Please!
28. The actor on the far right in the image above, seen here playing MacLeod in Blood Orange, starred in over 100 movies and a number of 70s sitcoms, most notably Sykes. What’s his name?
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