Take Our Bananas Planet of the Apes Quiz!

Ever since Charlton Heston climbed out of a little rocket ship in the toxic waters of the Forbidden Zone, science fiction has never been the same. The film in which he starred was based on a Pierre Boulle novel, but by the time it reached the big screen, it felt like an epic cinematic version of The Twilight Zone (and it had the Rod Serling writing credit to prove it).

The ending of the film is still one of the all-time great “twists” in cinema history, birthing the first modern science fiction franchise. And it’s never let up since. When Wes Ball’s latest installment in this upside down universe, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, hits big screens this coming weekend, the series will have seen nearly a dozen films released over the span of about 60 years. Some have been good, some have been bad, but almost none of them could ever be accused of being boring.

Nearly each installment in the Planet of the Apes franchise has been wildly different, with various writers and directors using the story of a planet overrun by simians as a metaphor to discuss everything from racism to the ramifications of scientific testing and abuse of animals. In other words, there turns out to be a lot of variety on that damned dirty planet of the apes. And we’re here to test if you’re up-to-date with it all.

In the below quiz, you’ll be asked to test your knowledge of all films bearing the Planet of the Apes moniker, and to find out whether you’re as wise as an orangutan or just a monkey’s uncle.

Planet of the Apes Movie Franchise Quiz

1. In the original Planet of the Apes movie, what monument lets Charlton Heston’s Taylor realize he’s been on Earth the whole time?

A. The Washington Monument
B. The Statue of Liberty
C. The Eiffel Tower
D. The Quickstop Convenience Store

2. Which actor appeared in the most Planet of the Apes movies?

A. Roddy McDowall
B. Charlton Heston
C. Kim Hunter
D. Edward G. Robinson

3. Who played Caesar in the 2010s Planet of the Apes trilogy?

A. Toby Kebell
B. Jason Clarke
C. John Lithgow
D. Andy Serkis

4. Counting Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, how many Planet of the Apes movies have there been in total?

A. Eight
B. Nine
C. Ten
D. Eleven

5. What was Dr. Zira’s nickname for Taylor in the first Planet of the Apes?

A. Koko
B. Cornelius
C. Caesar
D. Bright Eyes

6. Which returning Simpsons character stars in a Planet of the Apes musical?

A. Troy McClure
B. Kent Brockman
C. Professor Frink
D. Chief Wiggum

7. Which of these actors did NOT appear in Tim Burton’s 2001 Planet of the Apes?

A. Tim Roth
B. Helena Bonham Carter
C. Christopher Walken
D. Paul Giamatti

8. What wipes out humanity’s dominance of the planet in the recent Andy Serkis PotA trilogy?

A. Nuclear war
B. Climate change
C. Meteor Strike
D. Global pandemic

9. Who does Taylor tell Lucius never to trust in the first Planet of the Apes?

A. The government
B. Humanity
C. Anybody over 30
D. Religious leaders

10. Who or what did the underground mutants worship in Beneath the Planet of the Apes?

A. A prized baboon
B. Remnants of the Christian God
C. A nuclear bomb
D. Col George Taylor, their resurrected ancestor

11. Where does Caesar hide out between the events of Escape from the Planet of the Apes and Conquest of the Planet of the Apes?

A. The circus
B. The statue of liberty
C. Hollywood
D. A friendly scientist’s attic

12. What are Taylor’s first words upon regaining his voice in the original Planet of the Apes?

A. “Take your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty ape!”
B. “You maniacs, you blew it up!”
C. “It’s a madhouse!”
D. “Me Tarzan, you Jane.”

Answers!

Correct answers: 1B, 2A, 3D, 4C, 5D, 6A, 7C, 8D, 9C, 10c, 11A, 12A

0-4 Oh dear, your result is a madhouse, a madhouse!

5-8 Good stuff! Your emotions clearly don’t cloud your brain

9-12 You finally really did it, you maniac, you blew up this quiz!