Trivia Night #4: Monster Movies, Bridges & Breakfast: Printable Round
Hosting a trivia night at a bar, at school or at home? Print this round of 10 questions for your quizmaster, with an answer key on its own page. Read the choices aloud for an easier round, or hide them for a tougher one. Prefer to play? Take the quiz online.
Questions
In the 1931 Universal horror film "Frankenstein," which actor played the monster?
- Bela Lugosi
- Vincent Price
- Boris Karloff
- Lon Chaney Jr.
San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge is painted in a color with what official name?
- Golden State Red
- Bay Area Rust
- Pacific Vermilion
- International Orange
Classic eggs Benedict are topped with which rich sauce?
- Béchamel
- Marinara
- Gravy
- Hollandaise
New York City's Brooklyn Bridge, opened in 1883, connects Brooklyn with which other borough?
- Queens
- Manhattan
- The Bronx
- Staten Island
In the 1933 film "King Kong," the giant ape makes his famous last stand atop which New York skyscraper?
- The Chrysler Building
- The Flatiron Building
- The Woolworth Building
- The Empire State Building
French toast is called "pain perdu" in France. What does that name mean in English?
- Sweet bread
- Morning bread
- Lost bread
- Golden bread
Wildcard: In bowling, what is the nickname for rolling three strikes in a row?
- A hat trick
- A triple crown
- A turkey
- A hambone
Venice's Bridge of Sighs links the Doge's Palace with what kind of building?
- A prison
- A cathedral
- An opera house
- A monastery
Kellogg's Corn Flakes trace back to a health sanitarium in which Michigan city?
- Kalamazoo
- Battle Creek
- Ann Arbor
- Grand Rapids
Which Japanese film studio released the original "Godzilla" in 1954?
- Daiei
- Shochiku
- Nikkatsu
- Toho
Answer key
Boris Karloff (C)
Karloff's real name was William Henry Pratt, and he was born in London in 1887.
International Orange (D)
When it opened in 1937, its 4,200-foot main span was the longest suspension span in the world.
Hollandaise (D)
Hollandaise is an emulsion of egg yolks, melted butter and lemon juice, whisked until silky.
Manhattan (B)
Designer John A. Roebling died in 1869, so his son Washington and daughter-in-law Emily saw it through.
The Empire State Building (D)
The tower had opened only two years earlier, in 1931, as the tallest building in the world.
Lost bread (C)
The name fits its purpose: rescuing stale bread by soaking it in egg and milk.
A turkey (C)
One popular story says early bowling alleys handed out real birds as holiday prizes for the feat.
A prison (A)
Poet Lord Byron helped popularize the name, inspired by tales of prisoners glimpsing Venice one last time.
Battle Creek (B)
Brothers John Harvey and Will Keith Kellogg first made flaked cereal there as a plain health food.
Toho (D)
Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira, blends the Japanese words for gorilla and whale.
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