Oct. 30, 2025

Halloween Trivia - The Wolfman

Halloween Trivia - The Wolfman
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Howling through the tragic tale of the werewolf, from the classic Universal monster to the legends of silver and protective plants that have defined lycanthrope lore.

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Calarogu Shark Media. Greetings trivia fans. I'm Mark Ellison and

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we're continuing our Halloween week with trivia about The Wolfman,

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the tragic monster cursed to transform under the full moon.

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Question one, which actors starred as Larry Talbot the man

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cursed to become a werewolf in Universal's nineteen forty one

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film The Wolfman. Question two, According to werewolf legend? What

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metal is traditionally used to kill a werewolf? Question three?

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In the original nineteen forty one film, where does Larry

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Talbot travel to when he becomes cursed after being bitten?

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Question four? What flowering plant is said to protect against

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werewolves and appears prominently in The wolf Man? Question five?

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Who directed the twenty ten remake of The Wolfman starring

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Benicio del Toro. We'll be right back with these howling

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answers after this break. Welcome back, trivia fans. Let's reveal

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today's answers. Question one. Who starred in the nineteen forty

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one The Wolfman? Answer? Lon Cheney Junior, The son of

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silent film legend Lon Cheney. He found his signature role

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as the tragic Lawrence Larry Talbot. Cheney's sympathetic performance made

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audiences feel sorry for the monster, establishing the werewolf as

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a tragic figure rather than pure evil. Two. What metal

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kills werewolves? Answer? Silver. Silver bullets or silver weapons are

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the traditional method for killing werewolves in folklore. This weakness

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to silver has become one of the most enduring elements

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of werewolf mythology and popular culture. Question three. Where does

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Larry Talbot travel in the film? Answer? Wales or his

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family estate in land Welly, Wales. Larry returns from America

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to his ancestral home in Wales after his brother's death.

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It's there that he's bitten by a werewolf and receives

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the curse. Question four What plant protects against werewolves? Answer?

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Wolf spain also called aconite or monkshood. In the film,

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an old Gypsy woman gives Larry a charm with wolf

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Spain and recites a poem about it. The plant is

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highly poisonous in reality and has been associated with werewolf

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legends for centuries. Question five who directed the twoenty ten remake?

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Answer Joe Johnston. The film starred Benicio del Toro as

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Lawrence Talbott and featured Anthony Hopkins as his father. The

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remake paid homage to the original while updating the story

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in special effects, earning an Academy Award for Best Makeup.

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That concludes today's five daily trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison,

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See you tomorrow.