2 guesses each to start off..........................
1. If you have a morbid fear of Halloween, you suffer from ... ?
Wiccaphobia
Samhainophobia -jen
Nyctophobia
Phasmophobia
2. Universal Studios was famous for its monster movies in the 1930s. But which of these was released last?
Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff
Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi
The Invisible Man, starring Claude Rains
The Mummy, starring Boris Karloff
3. When did Starbucks first introduce the pumpkin spice latte?
2001
2003
2005
2007
4. There are areas of Canada where teenagers are banned from going trick-or-treating: true or false?
True
False
5. Before the pumpkin became the ubiquitous jack-o'-lantern of today, which vegetable was more traditionally carved?
Potato
Swede
Cabbage
Turnip
6. The jack-o'-lantern is said to derive from the legend of Stingy Jack. Who is he supposed to have tricked into paying for his drinks?
Satan
A local witch
A king
His brother
7. In what year was the first of The Simpsons Halloween special episodes, Treehouse of Horror, broadcast?
1989
1990
1991
1992
8. In which town associated with Bram Stoker's Dracula do goths gather for a weekend near Halloween?
Whitstable
Witney
Whitchurch
Whitby -jagwheels
9. Which of these macabre-titled Michael Jackson songs featured his sister, Janet, on duet duties?
Thriller
Blood on the Dance Floor
Scream -jagwheels
Ghosts
10. Apple-bobbing is said to date back to Roman times. In folklore, if a girl slept with an apple she'd bobbed under her pillow, what would she dream of?
Her happiest memories
Her first child
Her future career
Her future lover -Dominic
11. In the 1978 movie Halloween, the villain's trademark appearance was made by adapting and painting a $1.98 mask of a famous person. Which person?
Jimmy Carter
William Shatner
Richard Nixon
John Lennon
12. In 1992, the BBC terrified the British nation with Ghostwatch, a scripted drama that appeared to be a live transmission from a haunted house. But which veteran broadcaster presented it alongside Mike Smith and Sarah Greene?
Michael Parkinson
David Dimbleby
Jeremy Paxman
John Humphrys
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Re: HALLOWEEN QUIZ
10 d?
11 c?
11 c?
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I have just googled the mask one and there is a fascinating story behind it. I won't give the answer as it would be an assist.
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All answers............
1. Samhainophobia
2. The Invisible Man, starring Claude Rains
3. 2003
4. True
5. Turnip
6. Satan
7. 1990
8. Whitby
9. Scream
10. Her future lover
11. William Shatner
12. Michael Parkinson
1. Samhainophobia
2. The Invisible Man, starring Claude Rains
3. 2003
4. True
5. Turnip
6. Satan
7. 1990
8. Whitby
9. Scream
10. Her future lover
11. William Shatner
12. Michael Parkinson