Ghost,Ghouls and Witches - Answers

Published: Thursday 19th October 2017A quiz for Halloween.
  1. Which English comedian starred as a dentist in the 2008 movie "Ghost Town"? Ricky Gervais.
  2. Known in Old Irish as "fairy woman" which spirit heralds the death of a family member by wailing or shrieking? Banshee.
  3. Which of Shakespeare's plays opens with the line "Where shall we three meet again?" said by the three witches? Macbeth.
  4. In which country is the "Day of the Dead" celebrated at the end of October each year? Mexico.
  5. Which motor company produced a model called the "Silver Ghost" from 1906 to 1926? Rolls Royce.
  6. Which 1999 movie told the story of three film students making a documentary in Maryland? The Blair Witch Project.
  7. The Canterville Ghost was the first story to be published by which famous author? Oscar Wilde.
  8. In which Cornish town would you find The Museum of Witchcraft? Boscastle.
  9. Which BBC series featured a ghost, a werewolf and a vampire trying to lead a normal life in Bristol? Being Human.
  10. The twigs from which tree are traditionally used to make a witch's broom? Birch.
  11. According to the Scottish poem what connects Ghouls, Ghosties and Long Legged Beasties? Things That Go Bump in the Night.
  12. Which witch is killed when Dorothy lands in Oz in the 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz"? Wicked Witch of the East.
  13. Which band had a UK top ten hit in 1982 with the song "Ghosts"? Japan.
  14. What was the name of the central character in the Halloween series of movies? Michael Myers.
  15. In which part of England is the start "The Hound of the Baskervilles" largely set? Dartmoor.
  16. In his 1848 poem what did Edgar Allan Poe describe as "They are neither man or woman .... or brute nor human"? Ghouls.
  17. What was the name of the clown in Stephen King's "IT"? Pennywise.
  18. Which company currently produces Black Magic chocolates? Nestles.
  19. Who played Sabrina the teenage witch in the TV series of the same name? Melissa Joan Hart.
  20. Ichabod Crane features in which short horror story by Washington Irving? The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

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