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1. The War of the Worlds (1953) changes the setting of the H.G. Wells novel from Victorian England to 1950s...

1. Alabama
2. California
3. Connecticut
4. New Jersey

2. The War of the Worlds earned three Oscar nods. In which category did it win?

1. Best Director
2. Best FIlm Editing
3. Best Special Effects
4. Best Sound Recording

3. The shape of the war machines in the movie are based on which kind of animal?

1. Cobra
2. Hawk
3. Manta ray
4. Sea turtle

4. Makeup artist Charles Gemora built the Martian in The War of the Worlds out of...

1. Clay and electrical wire
2. Papier-mache and sheet rubber
3. Scrap metal and felt
4. Thermoplastic and acrylic paint

5. What was star Ann Robinson contractually forbidden to do on screen?

1. Curse
2. Drink alcohol
3. Kiss a man
4. Show her legs

6. Which Western star was originally considered for the role of Dr. Clayton Forrester?

1. Gene Autry
2. Lee Marvin
3. John Wayne
4. Roy Rogers

7. Which other H.G. Wells book did The War of the Worlds producer George Pal adapt for the screen?

1. The Invisible Man
2. The Island of Doctor Moreau
3. The Time Machine
4. When the Sleeper Wakes

8. Footage of collapsing buildings was recycled from which natural disaster?

1. India Cyclone
2. Mount Vesuvius Eruption
3. San Francisco Earthquake
4. Yellow River Flood

9. Gene Barry and Ann Robinson were reunited in the 2005 update of The War of the Worlds. Who plays the lead in that version?

1. George Clooney
2. Harrison Ford
3. Jude Law
4. Tom Cruise

10. Chesley Bonestell, who painted the space illustrations in the opening scenes, co-designed which New York City landmark?

1. Brooklyn Bridge
2. Chrysler Building
3. Flatiron Building
4. Grand Central Station

11. The Martians from The War of the Worlds are #27 on AFI's Top 100 Villains of All Time. Who's number one?

1. Darth Vader, The Empire Strieks Back
2. Dr. Hannibal Lector, The Silence of the Lambs
3. Norman Bates, Psycho
4. The Wicked Witch of the West, The Wizard of Oz