Q 01/05

Which cartoon series ended a 2002 episode with the vampire from Nosferatu playfully flicking a light switch?

A) Courage the Cowardly Dog

B) The Fairly OddParents

C) SpongeBob SquarePants

D) The Powerpuff Girls

Answer · why

C) SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob SquarePants slipped him into the episode Graveyard Shift in place of an original character first planned for the gag. The writer meant it as...

Q 02/05

Which author's widow sued the makers of the 1922 film Nosferatu for adapting a novel without permission?

A) Bram Stoker

B) Sheridan Le Fanu

C) Arthur Conan Doyle

D) Edgar Allan Poe

Answer · why

A) Bram Stoker

Bram Stoker's widow Florence only learned the film existed from an anonymous letter posted in Berlin. She fought the case to the end without ever watc...

Q 03/05

The 1922 film Nosferatu was the first to depict a vampire dying from exposure to what?

A) Holy water

B) Running water

C) Fresh garlic

D) Sunlight

Answer · why

D) Sunlight

Sunlight only weakened vampires in earlier stories such as the novel Dracula, whose Count walks the streets by day. The film turned that weakness into...

Q 04/05

What did a court order to be done with every print of Nosferatu after the 1922 film's makers lost a lawsuit?

A) Sold abroad

B) Destroyed

C) Retitled

D) Locked away

Answer · why

B) Destroyed

Destroyed was the fate the ruling set for every copy, negative included. Several prints survived anyway, which is the only reason the film can still b...

Q 05/05

Which pop star was cast in the 2024 remake of Nosferatu opposite Anya Taylor-Joy but left the project in 2021?

A) Shawn Mendes

B) Justin Bieber

C) Harry Styles

D) Troye Sivan

Answer · why

C) Harry Styles

Harry Styles dropped out citing scheduling concerns, and Anya Taylor-Joy was later replaced too. The film finally went before the cameras in 2023 with...