So you're a GEORGE A. ROMERO Fan, huh? Do you think you really know the man from the myths?
Test your know knowledge of 'The Father of the Zombies' by answering these six seminal trivia questions...and don't forget to rate your Romero prowess at the bottom of the page.
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1. What profession did Romero consider when he was in high school?
ANSWER: Dentist. Romero claimed he wanted to become a dentist in his St. Helena’s High School yearbook and dreamed of attending Villanova University.
2. What film had the largest impact on Romero when he was growing up?
ANSWER: Tales of Hoffmann, a British technicolor comic opera, released in 1951, inspired Romero to become a filmmaker.
3. What was Romero's first award-winning film?
ANSWER: Romero won a Future Scientists of America award for “A Study of the Earth,” a documentary on geology he made while at Suffield Academy, 1956–1957.
4. When did Night of the Living Dead premiere?
ANSWER: Night of the Living Dead premiered on October 1, 1968 at the Fulton Theater in Pittsburgh, PA.
5. What was Romero's only Poe script to make it to screen?
ANSWER: Romero’s creative take on Poe’s “The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar” (1845) was included in Two Evil Eyes (1990), which also contains Dario Argento’s interpretation of Poe’s “The Black Cat” (1843).
6. What was Romero's favorite film that he made?
ANSWER: In multiple interviews, Romero speaks most highly of Martin (1976), which he wrote and directed, an incredibly unique interpretation of the vampire myth.
Rate Your Knowledge Based On Your Correct Answers.
All 6 correct: CONGRATS—You’re a true George A. Romero Zombiephile! Stay Scared!
2-5: Okay, we see you—you little creepy demon—Good job!
0-1: Come back when you’re really part of the living dead…now get out of here before we report you to the horror police! SCRAM!
