RESULTS OF CHALLENGE #18 - HDC BATTLE ROYALE
I welcome all SIX contestants to your 18th Results Meeting.
First of all, the correct answers :-
- - In which early Hammer movie did Bela Lugosi first act?
The Phantom Ship aka The Mystery of The Mary Celeste (1935)
- Which was the first Hammer movie directed by Terence Fisher?
The Last Page (1952)
- Which place was renamed Bray Studios, the main base of shooting for Hammer movies till the late 60s?
Down Place
- Which was Hammer’s first sci-fi movie?
Four Sided Triangle (1952)
- Which was the first big hit horror movie Hammer made in the 50s?
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
- What was the total budget of the first Cushing-Lee movie with Hammer?
£65,000 – The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
- When was the full legal agreement concluded between Hammer and Universal regarding usage of the Universal classic monsters?
31st March, 1958
- When did Hammer’s Horror of Dracula start initial shooting?
11th Nov, 1957
- Who plays the immortal Phantom in Hammer’s 1962 version?
Herbert Lom
- Which was the only Frankenstein movie made by Hammer in which Peter Cushing didn’t play the title role?
The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)
- Which was the first Dracula movie made by Hammer that crashed at the box office?
Scars of Dracula (1970)
- Which is the only Dracula movie in which Christopher Lee doesn’t speak even a single word?
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
- Which Hammer movie featured Valerie Leon as a reincarnated Egyptian princess?
Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (1971)
- Which critically-acclaimed 1960s Hammer movie featured Bette Davis?
The Nanny (1965)
- Ursula Andress headlined the casting of which Hammer movie of the 60s?
She (1965)
- Where was Hammer awarded the very prestigious Queen’s Award to Industry?
On the steps of Castle Dracula set at Pinewood Studios, during the filming of Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
- Which Hammer movie features a scene of a royal kicking a human brain?
Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell (1974)
- Hammer’s 70s star Ingrid Pitt belonged to which country?
Poland
- For which movie did Hammer make a pact of co-production with Hong Kong’s Shaw Brothers?
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
- Which was Hammer’s last production whose failure at the box office sent the studio into near-bankruptcy?
The Lady Vanishes (1979) remake
Now let's see how you all fared...in the order in which I received your entries...
The Scoreboard
Disease -
17 points
Zero -
16 points
Despare -
16 points
Psycom5K -
18 points
Freak -
15 points
Posher778 -
10 points
The
WINNER of the 18th Challenge is...
PSYCOM5K!!!
Congratulations, and well done!!
Also of note,
The LOWEST scoring contestant was
Posher778, who stands to be shot 10 TIMES by the Snipers in the Watchtowers before entering The Zone unarmed.
Let's see what Psycom5k won, and what the losers will be facing in The Zone...
...next.