1. What book served as the film's inspiration?
2. How old was Hill House?
3. Who was the original owner of the house and how did that person die?
4. The companion who was hired to care for the daughter of the house's original owner hung herself in the house's library a few years after Abigail's death. Did anyone witness either person's demise?
5. What was Luke Sanderson's (Russ Tamblyn) connection to the house?
2. How old was Hill House?
3. Who was the original owner of the house and how did that person die?
4. The companion who was hired to care for the daughter of the house's original owner hung herself in the house's library a few years after Abigail's death. Did anyone witness either person's demise?
5. What was Luke Sanderson's (Russ Tamblyn) connection to the house?
6. How many people were originally selected for Dr. Markway's (Richard Johnson) experiment?
7. What was unusual about Eleanor's (Julie Harris) arrival?
8. Eleanor experienced a poltergeist at the age of ten. That was why she was chosen for the experiment. Why was Theodora (Claire Bloom) invited to the house?
9. What did Eleanor say when she saw the house for the first time?
10. Complete the following quote: When Mrs. Sanderson (Fay Compton) asked Dr. Markway what he expected to find in Hill House, he replied, "Well, maybe only a few loose floorboards, and maybe, I only say maybe…"
11. According to Dr. Markway, this was the worst defense against the supernatural.
12. Unscramble the underlined word: Dr. Markway told Theodora not to confuse the words "Ghoulish" and "YGSOLHT."
13. None of the doors in the house seemed to stay open. Do you remember why?
14. What was Dr. Markway referring to when he joked, "This proves it. One of you is a witch!"?
15. Dr. Markway tried to lighten the mood on several different occasions. Luke's introduction was another example. Who was he being introduced to when the doctor quipped, "It has taken 60 million years to develop the carnivorous biped you see before you"?
16. We'll give you the answer to this one, you give us the question - Because it was the first sign that she was falling under the spell of the house.
8. Eleanor experienced a poltergeist at the age of ten. That was why she was chosen for the experiment. Why was Theodora (Claire Bloom) invited to the house?
9. What did Eleanor say when she saw the house for the first time?
10. Complete the following quote: When Mrs. Sanderson (Fay Compton) asked Dr. Markway what he expected to find in Hill House, he replied, "Well, maybe only a few loose floorboards, and maybe, I only say maybe…"
11. According to Dr. Markway, this was the worst defense against the supernatural.
12. Unscramble the underlined word: Dr. Markway told Theodora not to confuse the words "Ghoulish" and "YGSOLHT."
13. None of the doors in the house seemed to stay open. Do you remember why?
14. What was Dr. Markway referring to when he joked, "This proves it. One of you is a witch!"?
15. Dr. Markway tried to lighten the mood on several different occasions. Luke's introduction was another example. Who was he being introduced to when the doctor quipped, "It has taken 60 million years to develop the carnivorous biped you see before you"?
16. We'll give you the answer to this one, you give us the question - Because it was the first sign that she was falling under the spell of the house.
Answers
1. Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House 2. Ninety odd years, according to the film's opening narration 3. Hugh Crain was the original owner of the house. He died in a drowning accident. 4. No
5. His mother inherited the house after Abigail's companion died. 6. Six people were chosen for the experiment, but four dropped out. 7. She said the house "expected" her. 8. Dr. Markway wanted to test her extrasensory perception. 9. "It's staring at me." 10. "The key to another world."
5. His mother inherited the house after Abigail's companion died. 6. Six people were chosen for the experiment, but four dropped out. 7. She said the house "expected" her. 8. Dr. Markway wanted to test her extrasensory perception. 9. "It's staring at me." 10. "The key to another world."
11. A closed mind 12. Ghostly 13. They were hung slightly off-center. 14. The broom he tripped over.
15. Eleanor and Theodora 16. Why did Dr. Markway become concerned when Eleanor told him that she was excited about being in the experiment? 17. Anthropology 18. The smell reminded her of her dead mother. 19. The nursery 20. Eleanor heard a woman laughing, a male voice chanting, and a child crying. She also saw a face appear out of a design on the wall, and she felt something grab her hand.
21. The sound of someone (or something) pounding on the walls of their room. 22. Knowing what she really wanted. 23. It looked like they were written it chalk, but we'll also accept the latter. 24. He thought he could sell them as tombstones. 25. The belief in a superstition was the same thing as believing in the supernatural. That, according to Dr. Markway, was "Frozen food for thought." 26. No 27. "Who do I thank for a lovely time?" 28. Yes, Eleanor swerved when she ran across the road. 29. True 30. C
15. Eleanor and Theodora 16. Why did Dr. Markway become concerned when Eleanor told him that she was excited about being in the experiment? 17. Anthropology 18. The smell reminded her of her dead mother. 19. The nursery 20. Eleanor heard a woman laughing, a male voice chanting, and a child crying. She also saw a face appear out of a design on the wall, and she felt something grab her hand.
21. The sound of someone (or something) pounding on the walls of their room. 22. Knowing what she really wanted. 23. It looked like they were written it chalk, but we'll also accept the latter. 24. He thought he could sell them as tombstones. 25. The belief in a superstition was the same thing as believing in the supernatural. That, according to Dr. Markway, was "Frozen food for thought." 26. No 27. "Who do I thank for a lovely time?" 28. Yes, Eleanor swerved when she ran across the road. 29. True 30. C
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THE HAUNTING Directed by Robert Wise, 1963
17. The answer to this next question is a twelve-letter word that was defined a short step from the study of dead souls to the study of dead men, and dead civilizations.
18. Eleanor had no knowledge of the house's legacy, but she sensed something about the library. Why did choose to stay out of the room?
19. What room was the heart of the house?
20. Something strange happened the night that Eleanor and Theodora slept in the same room. Describe the occurrence.
21. Let's backtrack for a moment to the first night in the house. Eleanor and Theodora were startled by something that woke them up out of a sound sleep. Do you remember what it was?
22. It was the feeling of being left out, or left alone that frightened Eleanor the most. What was Theodora's biggest fear?
23. Remember the words "Eleanor, come home"? Were they written in blood, chalk or in a substance that couldn't be identified?
24. When Luke saw the statues of the Crain family he came up with an idea that involved breaking them up. The question is, for what reason?
25. You've heard the expression "Food for thought," haven't you? Dr. Markway used that term in a slightly different way. Tell us how he changed it, and what his definition referred to.
26. The book that was written for the education of the owner's daughter was dated October 21, 1873. Was it discovered on the same date, 90 years later?
27. What did Eleanor say to the others when she left the house?
28. Could one say that Mrs. Markway (Lois Maxwell) was to blame for that accident that claimed Eleanor's life? If so, why?
29. True or False: Eleanor's car crashed into the same tree that killed Hugh Crain's first wife.
30. What was the film's final line of dialogue?
18. Eleanor had no knowledge of the house's legacy, but she sensed something about the library. Why did choose to stay out of the room?
19. What room was the heart of the house?
20. Something strange happened the night that Eleanor and Theodora slept in the same room. Describe the occurrence.
21. Let's backtrack for a moment to the first night in the house. Eleanor and Theodora were startled by something that woke them up out of a sound sleep. Do you remember what it was?
22. It was the feeling of being left out, or left alone that frightened Eleanor the most. What was Theodora's biggest fear?
23. Remember the words "Eleanor, come home"? Were they written in blood, chalk or in a substance that couldn't be identified?
24. When Luke saw the statues of the Crain family he came up with an idea that involved breaking them up. The question is, for what reason?
25. You've heard the expression "Food for thought," haven't you? Dr. Markway used that term in a slightly different way. Tell us how he changed it, and what his definition referred to.
26. The book that was written for the education of the owner's daughter was dated October 21, 1873. Was it discovered on the same date, 90 years later?
27. What did Eleanor say to the others when she left the house?
28. Could one say that Mrs. Markway (Lois Maxwell) was to blame for that accident that claimed Eleanor's life? If so, why?
29. True or False: Eleanor's car crashed into the same tree that killed Hugh Crain's first wife.
30. What was the film's final line of dialogue?
A. "It was an evil house from the beginning,
a house that was born bad."
B. "Now I know why people scream."
C. "We who walk here, walk alone."
a house that was born bad."
B. "Now I know why people scream."
C. "We who walk here, walk alone."