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Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #286 - 6/16/06

Bela Lugosi's Dead

Answers

1. Who sang the song that titles this quiz?: Bauhaus
2. The opening music to Bela's most famous film, "Dracula," is taken from what Tchaikovsky ballet?
: "Swan Lake"
3. Bela was used for the model of what character in Disney's 1940 movie "Fantasia?"
:Chernobog (the demon in "Night on Bald Mountain")
4.What band advised us, if visiting Hollywood, to "avoid stepping on Bela Lugosi, 'cause he's liable to turn and bite"?
: The Kinks
5. He had "Dinner With Drac" in 1958.
: John Zacherle
6. What minimalist classical composer wrote a new score for Bela's Dracula movie in 1999?
: Philip Glass
7. What comic/singing duo was spoofed in "Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla"?
: Martin and Lewis
8. This Hector Berlioz composition was one of Bela's favorite classical pieces.
: "Rakoczy March"
9. Bela made two movies with this title, which was also used for a Janet Jackson song.
: "The Black Cat"
10. This OutKast song begins, "You're all I've ever wanted, but I'm terrified of you See my castle may be haunted, but I'm terrified of you."
: "Dracula's Wedding"
11. What music legend shared Bela's death date of August 16 in 1977?
: Elvis Presley
12. "Monster Mash" spoofs this horror actor who was one of Bela's biggest rivals.
: Boris Karloff
13. But never fear, Bela shows up toward the end of the song. What dance does Dracula ask about?
: The Transylvania Twist
14. This rapper's biggest hit is "Drop It Like It's Hot" and he shares Bela's October 20 birthday.
: Snoop Dogg
15. This American composer, famous for his "Unanswered Question," was born eight years to the day before Bela, on October 20, 1874.
: Charles Ives
16. Bela probably would have enjoyed the title of this 1977 album by Meat Loaf.
: "Bat out of Hell"
17. "This vampire bat, this inhuman beast, she ought to be locked up and never released" is a line from the song about what Disney villain?
: "Cruella DeVil"

Bonus: What 70s kids musical cartoon featured a woman vampire named Bella LaGhostly?: Groovie Goolies

Double Bonus: Ironically, what symbol is on Bela Lugosi's gravestone?A cross!

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