Halloween Spooky Quiz 1

1. All Halloween lovers should know what to say when knocking on the door! “Trick or _____”.

Treacle

Trident

Treat

Trump

2. Werewolves are as terrifying as they are ruggedly handsome. But what usually sets off the transformation?

Half moon

Full Moon

Total eclipse

Crescent moon

3. Talking about all things lunar, which of these forms of madness is related to the moon?

Hysteria

Biebermania

Lunacy

Insanity

4. Are you a pagan? Then it might be time to douse yourself in lucky heather and get on down to this place, where many pagans celebrate Halloween. Where is it?

Stonehenge

The Stone Table

The Blue Stones of Smurfville

The Stone Circle

5. Halloween is a good time to start messing with the occult. Go on, WE DARE YOU. Which of these is proposed by some as a means of communicating with the dead?

A Monopoly Board

A Ouija Board

A Kaleidoscope

A Scrabble Board

6. You might recognise this guy as the chap who comes to collect the dead. He literally can’t get enough of it. He’s referred to as ‘The ____ Reaper’.

Great

Grizzly

Grim

Gross

7. Talking of creepy guys who never die, this is Baron Samedi. He’s a fearsome fgure prevalent in which culture?

Bavarian

Aztec

Zulu

Voodoo

8. If Halloween doesn’t frighten you, maybe the risk of type two diabetes will. What is the most commonly consumed Halloween candy in the US after chocolate?

Candy Floss

Candy Corn

Bonbonbonbons

Haribo

9. “Where there is no imagination, there is no horror”. Which English writer penned this spooky quote?

J.K.Rowling

Terry Pratchett

Steven King

Arthur Conan Doyle

10. We might usually associate ghosts with Halloween, but these cheeky translucent charmers also turn up at other holiday’s, such as in Charles Dickens’ _______.

The Christmas Carol

Oliver Twist

David Copperfield

A Tale of Two Cities

11. Bats are spooky, sure, but they also carry infectious diseases. Which of these is not carried by bats?

Sars

Rabies

HIV

Ebola

12. Speaking of deadly infectious diseases spread by animals, the horror flm 28 days later features a zombie apocalypse breaking out after a disease is spread from which primate?

Bonobo

Chimp

Orangutan

Gorilla

Q13. AVADA KEDAVRA! Hey, good dodge. Halloween is the perfect time to try out your best Harry Potter spells, but which of these would you use to ward of the menacing dementors?

Crucio

Expelliarmus

Lumus

Expecto-Patronum

14. Halloween is the time for hidden monsters to sneak out from the woodwork. But which one of these legendary monsters is said to live in the Himalayas?

Bigfoot

The Yeti

The Dartmoor Beast

Cyclops

15. This might look a bit like Halloween, but actually it’s a different celebration entirely. It’s _____.

Gai Jatra

Finados

Dia de Muertos

St Patrick's Day

16. A similar festival which honours the dead is called Obon and has Buddhist origins. You’ll 􀂡nd it in _____.

China

India

Korea

Japan

17. “Pumpkins scream in the dead of night!” Which film features this spooky lyric?

Addams Family Values

Casper

The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Worst Witch

18. Dr. Faust famously sold his soul to the devil in what became known as a ‘Faustian pact’. But what was the name of the demon with which he wagers his soul?

Ziminiar

Beelzebub

Krampus

Mephistopheles

Q19. Vampire bats. Nasty little blighters, but somehow adorably cute. But does this little guy fit into the category of ‘vampire bat’?

Yes

No

20. Cobwebs are popular decorations at Halloween time, but an experiment in which spiders were given psychoactive substances showed that it really affects their web spinning skills! The web below was spun under the influence of what?

Cannabis

LSD

Peyote

Caffeine