Halloween Quiz 2018

Halloween Quiz 2018

Questions

1. 12. Which country's ancient people infamously mummified and buried individuals in sarcophagi?
2.  From which orange squash plant are Jack-O-Lanterns carved (it used to be turnips!)?
3. 20. Halloween derives its name from All Hallows Eve - what is a hallow?
4. 19. What was the name of the van used by Fred, Velma, Daphne, Shaggy and the title character to solve apparently supernatural crimes in Scooby Doo?
5. 18. Dracula is considered by many to be draw inspiration from which 15th-century Wallachian prince, who would display his defeated Ottoman enemies on large spikes?
6. 17. Which metal are werewolves supposedly allergic to?
7. 16. Count Orlok was the antagonist of which 1922 German cult vampire film?
8. 15. Fox Mulder and Dana Scully starred as FBI Special Agents who dealt with paranormal affairs in which popular TV series?
9. 14. In the Stephen King novel and film, which disease did the St. Bernard dog Cujo suffer from?
10. 13. What creature are vampires generally depicted as being able to transform into?
11. 2. The Modern Prometheus is an alternative title for which 1818 Mary Shelley novel about a mad scientist's attempts to create life?
12. 11. Lurch was the butler to which fictional macabre family, with members such as Morticia and Wednesday?
13. 10. In the Joss Whedon TV series (1997-2003), Sarah Michelle Gellar played which fictional vampire slayer?
14. 9. On what cleaning object are witches - or Quidditch players - generally depicted as riding on?
15. 8. In the title of the 1820 Washington Irving novel, which village is the home of the Headless Horseman?
16. 7. Which region - mostly located in Romania - is the home of the vampire Dracula?
17. 6. What weapon - usually owned by farmers - is wielded as the weapon of the Grim Reaper?
18. 5. Double double, toil and trouble - in what vessel are witches generally described as brewing their potions in?
19. 4. Which fruit is often "bobbed" for at Halloween parties?
20. 3. In Harry Potter, Peeves was an example of what type of spirit, which generally moves things around a haunted building and owes its name to the German words for "noisy ghost"?

1. 12. Which country's ancient people infamously mummified and buried individuals in sarcophagi?

   Egypt
2.  From which orange squash plant are Jack-O-Lanterns carved (it used to be turnips!)?

   Pumpkins
3. 20. Halloween derives its name from All Hallows Eve - what is a hallow?

   A saint
4. 19. What was the name of the van used by Fred, Velma, Daphne, Shaggy and the title character to solve apparently supernatural crimes in Scooby Doo?

   The Mystery Machine
5. 18. Dracula is considered by many to be draw inspiration from which 15th-century Wallachian prince, who would display his defeated Ottoman enemies on large spikes?

   Vlad the Impaler
6. 17. Which metal are werewolves supposedly allergic to?

   Silver
7. 16. Count Orlok was the antagonist of which 1922 German cult vampire film?

   Nosferatu
8. 15. Fox Mulder and Dana Scully starred as FBI Special Agents who dealt with paranormal affairs in which popular TV series?

   The X Files
9. 14. In the Stephen King novel and film, which disease did the St. Bernard dog Cujo suffer from?

   Rabies
10. 13. What creature are vampires generally depicted as being able to transform into?

    Bat
11. 2. The Modern Prometheus is an alternative title for which 1818 Mary Shelley novel about a mad scientist's attempts to create life?

    Frankenstein
12. 11. Lurch was the butler to which fictional macabre family, with members such as Morticia and Wednesday?

    Addams Family
13. 10. In the Joss Whedon TV series (1997-2003), Sarah Michelle Gellar played which fictional vampire slayer?

    Buffy Summers
14. 9. On what cleaning object are witches - or Quidditch players - generally depicted as riding on?

    Broomstick
15. 8. In the title of the 1820 Washington Irving novel, which village is the home of the Headless Horseman?

    Sleepy Hollow
16. 7. Which region - mostly located in Romania - is the home of the vampire Dracula?

    Transylvania
17. 6. What weapon - usually owned by farmers - is wielded as the weapon of the Grim Reaper?

    Scythe
18. 5. Double double, toil and trouble - in what vessel are witches generally described as brewing their potions in?

    Cauldron
19. 4. Which fruit is often "bobbed" for at Halloween parties?

    Apples
20. 3. In Harry Potter, Peeves was an example of what type of spirit, which generally moves things around a haunted building and owes its name to the German words for "noisy ghost"?

    Poltergeist