Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
“You seek for knowledge and wisdom, as I once did…” Who does Victor say this to?
Captain Robert Walton
Who played the monster in the 1931 film?
Boris Karloff
This animated series famously featured a family-friendly version called “Frankenstein Jr.”
The Impossibles / Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles
“It’s alive! It’s alive!” is shouted by this character.
Dr. Frankenstein (Henry in the 1931 film)
Victor Frankenstein studies this subject to bring life to his creation.
Natural philosophy / early science (including anatomy)
The monster is often incorrectly called by what name?
Frankenstein
This is the iconic sound often associated with the monster in the film.
student makes *grunting noise*
Frankenstein’s monster appeared as a playable character in this video game series featuring universal monsters.
Mortal Kombat
“Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful” is spoken by this character.
The monster (from Mary Shelley’s novel)
This 1974 comedy featured a Frankenstein parody with Gene Wilder.
Young Frankenstein (1974)
This is the full name of Victor’s beloved fiancée.
Elizabeth Lavenza
This scientist in the movie is obsessed with reanimating life from dead bodies.
Dr. Henry Frankenstein
The character Igor, often seen with Frankenstein in pop culture, is originally from which film?
He is a pop culture addition, first in the 1939 Son of Frankenstein (not in Shelley’s novel)
In pop culture, this common phrase is often misattributed to Frankenstein’s monster: “Join us or die!”
Trick question – it’s not from any original Frankenstein story
The monster’s body is composed of parts taken from what source?
Dead human corpses
Where does Victor first bring his creation to life?
In his laboratory at the university in Ingolstadt
The monster meets its tragic end here in the climax of the 1931 film.
The windmill
In this 1974 TV series, a musical monster duo parodied Frankenstein and Dracula.
The Monster Mash
“I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel” is said by the monster to Victor in which context?
When confronting Victor about loneliness and rejection
Frankenstein’s monster is often confused with this Universal monster, created by Dr. Jekyll.
The Invisible Man
For whom does our first narrator address his letters to?
His sister, Margaret Saville.
Who directed the 1931 Frankenstein film?
James Whale
This famous comic book company reimagined Frankenstein in modern superhero stories, often as “Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E.”
DC Comics
Which famous horror host once said, “I am Frankenstein” on television?
Boris Karloff (during promotional appearances)
The philosophical term describing Victor’s overreaching pursuit of knowledge is called this.
Hubris or the “Promethean ambition”