SFX

BLASTERMIN­D

As Clash Of The Titans marks its 40th anniversar­y, how much do you know about the work of the Dynamation king?

- Quizmaster Nick Setchfield, Grand Vizier

Sink your hydra teeth into this Ray Harryhause­n quiz.

QUESTION 1

Name the menacing bronze giant of Greek legend which appears in Jason And The Argonauts.

QUESTION 2

The unmade fourth Sinbad movie was Sinbad… a) And The Forty Thieves b) And The Arabian Knights c) Goes To Mars.

QUESTION 3

Which special effects legend, best known for King Kong, was Harryhause­n’s mentor?

QUESTION 4 Picture Question

Name this monstrous alien visitor, pictured running amok in Italy.

QUESTION 5

What connects Sinbad And The Eye Of The Tiger with the films Stagecoach and The Searchers?

QUESTION 6

Who were the “children of the Hydra’s teeth” in Jason And The Argonauts?

QUESTION 7

The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms was based on a short story by which SF author?

QUESTION 8 Picture Question

Name this simian star, who Harryhause­n worked on for his first movie job.

QUESTION 9

Harry Hamlin (who played Perseus) went on to have a child with which of his Clash Of The Titans co-star?

QUESTION 10

What was unusual about the tentacles of the giant octopus in It Came From Beneath The Sea?

QUESTION 11

Which Jules Verne novel did Harryhause­n bring to the screen in 1961?

QUESTION 12 Picture Question

Supply the title missing from this film poster.

QUESTION 13

Which Star Wars icon is inside the minotaur suit in Sinbad And The Eye Of The Tiger?

QUESTION 14

The Selenites were the threat in which 1964 Harryhause­n movie?

QUESTION 15

Who did future Doctor Who star Tom Baker play in The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad?

QUESTION 16 Picture Question

Name this mythologic­al figure – and the film she appears in.

QUESTION 17

Which cowboy-munching prehistori­c beast lurks in Mexico’s Forbidden Valley?

QUESTION 18

One Million Years BC is actually a remake. Name the 1940 original.

QUESTION 19

In the original Greek myth, Perseus was born from the blood of which sinister character?

QUESTION 20

UFO contactee George Adamski advised Harryhause­n on which 1956 movie?

?? ??

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from Australia