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Spooky Quiz No. 2

Posted: 14 Dec 2023 21:08
by Carl
  • 1. 'That cold ain't the weather. That's death approaching.' is a line from which movie ?
  • 2. What was the first name of scientist Frankenstein in the Mary Shelley book ?
  • 3. What are 'Becky' and 'Jack Be Little' ?
  • 4. The Salem witch trials took place in which American colonial province in the 1690s ?
  • 5. Who wrote the 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula ?
  • 6. What was the first name of The Phantom of the Opera ?
  • 7. In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz how is Glinda better known ?
  • 8. In The Witches, a children's fantasy novel by Roald Dahl, is set partly in the UK and which other European country ?
  • 9. The story of Dracula is said to have been inspired by which 15th-century Wallachian Prince ?
  • 10. Matthew Hopkins, whose career flourished during the English Civil War, claimed to hold which title ?
  • 11. Which 2005 American horror film, a remake of a 1979 film, is about the experiences of the Lutz family after they moved into a house on Long Island ?
  • 12. Which 1962 novelty song was sung by Bobby 'Boris' Pickett ?
  • 13. The Ghost Train is a 1923 play written by which Dad's Army actor ?
  • 14. What do vampire bats actually solely feed on: (a)insects, (b)fruit, or (c)blood ?
  • 15. 'Who will survive and what will be left of them ?' is the tagline of which movie ?
  • 16. 'Double,double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble' are lines from which piece of work ?
  • 17. Jack Torrance is the main character in which scarey movie ?
  • 18.They are first mentioned in One Thousand and One Nights and the name comes from the Arabic and Persian 'to seize' - what are they ?
  • 19. In 1984, which comedian made a spoof of Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' video, called 'Thinner' ?
  • 20. Which 1981 horror comedy film starring Jenny Agutter is about two Americans attacked by a werewolf on a backpacking holiday in England ?
  • 21. In the Harry Potter books who said that a ghost 'is the imprint of a departed soul left upon the earth' ?

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

Re: Spooky Quiz No. 2

Posted: 14 Dec 2023 23:32
by elcarretero
7 The good witch of the south
10 Witchfinder General

Re: Spooky Quiz No. 2

Posted: 15 Dec 2023 07:00
by stowie39
12. Monster Mash
16. Macbeth

Re: Spooky Quiz No. 2

Posted: 15 Dec 2023 09:26
by elcarretero
13 Arnold Ridley

Re: Spooky Quiz No. 2

Posted: 21 Dec 2023 21:03
by Carl
ANSWERS
  • 1. 'That cold ain't the weather. That's death approaching.' is a line from which movie ? 30 days of night
  • 2. What was the first name of scientist Frankenstein in the Mary Shelley book ? Victor
  • 3. What are 'Becky' and 'Jack Be Little' ? Pumpkins
  • 4. The Salem witch trials took place in which American colonial province in the 1690s ? Massachusetts
  • 5. Who wrote the 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula ? Bram Stoker
  • 6. What was the first name of The Phantom of the Opera ? Erik
  • 7. In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz how is Glinda better known ? Good witch of the South
  • 8. In The Witches, a children's fantasy novel by Roald Dahl, is set partly in the UK and which other European country ? Norway
  • 9. The story of Dracula is said to have been inspired by which 15th-century Wallachian Prince ? Vlad the Impaler
  • 10. Matthew Hopkins, whose career flourished during the English Civil War, claimed to hold which title ? Witchfinder General
  • 11. Which 2005 American horror film, a remake of a 1979 film, is about the experiences of the Lutz family after they moved into a house on Long Island ? The Amityville Horror
  • 12. Which 1962 novelty song was sung by Bobby 'Boris' Pickett ? Monster Mash
  • 13. The Ghost Train is a 1923 play written by which Dad's Army actor ? Arnold Ridley
  • 14. What do vampire bats actually solely feed on: (a)insects, (b)fruit, or (c)blood ? (c) blood
  • 15. 'Who will survive and what will be left of them ?' is the tagline of which movie ? The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
  • 16. 'Double,double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble' are lines from which piece of work ? Macbeth
  • 17. Jack Torrance is the main character in which scarey movie ? The Shining
  • 18. They are first mentioned in One Thousand and One Nights and the name comes from the Arabic and Persian 'to seize' - what are they ? Ghouls
  • 19. In 1984, which comedian made a spoof of Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' video, called 'Thinner' ? Lenny Henry
  • 20. Which 1981 horror comedy film starring Jenny Agutter is about two Americans attacked by a werewolf on a backpacking holiday in England ? An American Werewolf in London
  • 21. In the Harry Potter books who said that a ghost 'is the imprint of a departed soul left upon the earth' ? Professor Snape