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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