Q 01/05

Whose 1818 novel inspired Young Frankenstein?

A) Bram Stoker

B) Mary Shelley

C) Jules Verne

D) Victor Hugo

Answer · why

B) Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley began the novel in 1816, after Lord Byron challenged his guests near Geneva to each write a ghost story; it was published on 1 January 18...

Q 02/05

In Young Frankenstein, what happens whenever someone says Frau Blücher's name?

A) Lightning strikes

B) Candles go out

C) Wolves howl

D) Horses whinny

Answer · why

D) Horses whinny

Horses whinny in panic at every mention of her. A long-lived rumour, perhaps started by Mel Brooks himself, says Blücher is German for glue; it is not...

Q 03/05

How does Frederick insist his surname be pronounced?

A) 'Frankensteen'

B) 'Fronkenstine'

C) 'Fronkensteen'

D) 'Frankenstine'

Answer · why

C) 'Fronkensteen'

Frederick insists on 'Fronkensteen': a lecturer at an American medical school, he is desperate to distance himself from his infamous grandfather's wor...

Q 04/05

How does Igor say his own name is pronounced?

A) 'Eye-gore'

B) 'Ay-gor'

C) 'Ee-gore'

D) 'Ig-or'

Answer · why

A) 'Eye-gore'

Igor insists it is 'Eye-gore', answering Frederick's own fussy pronunciation in kind; Marty Feldman played him as the grandson of the original Franken...

Q 05/05

What comic twist did Marty Feldman add to his Igor?

A) Switching accents each scene

B) Growing a moustache mid-film

C) Changing his eye colour

D) Moving his hump from side to side

Answer · why

D) Moving his hump from side to side

Moving his hump from side to side was reportedly Feldman's own addition; on screen, when Frederick offers to help with it, Igor just asks, 'What hump?...