Sunday Quiz - 31st October
 

Welcome to the Sunday Quiz for 31st October - what could the theme be today? That's right it's Christmas! Oh no it's not - it's Halloween, good luck and remember - don't have nightmares!

1) What was the nationality of Bram Stoker, author of Dracula?
Irish

2) What continent do vampire bats come from?
South America

3) What 'scary' classic is this from?
Carry On Screaming

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4) Who was the female star of The Mummy Returns
Rachel Weisz

5) What was the real name of monstrous actor Boris Karloff, was it:
a) Boris Karensky
b) William Pratt
c) David Karloff
d) Arthur Leach
b - William Pratt
6) What is the villain of the Saw movies called?
Jigsaw

7) In what country did the 'trick or treat' tradition originate?
United Kingdom

8) In what Massachussets town did a famous witch trial take place?
Salem

9) What was the name of the play by Arthur Miller dealing with these witch trials?
The Crucible

10) What fruit do you bob for at Halloween?
Apples

11) In what year were the Pendle witches of Lancashire hanged? (2 points for spot on, 1 point within 10 years either way)
1612

12) What horror great is this still from?
The Omen

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13) Halloween is often said to be based on a pagan festival that translates as 'Summer's End' - what was the gaelic name of this festival?
Samhain

Thirteen tricky questions there so let's finish with a few 'treats' - what are the answers to these halloween inspired jokes?:

14) What do ghosts eat in Hungary at Halloween?
Ghoulash

15) What does a ghost eat at the seaside in summer?
I scream

16) Why are graveyards so noisy?
Because of all the coffin - there were some other good punchlines that gained points too

17) What does a short sighted ghost wear?
Spooktacles/spectrecles

18) Where do spooks buy stamps?
Ghost office

19) How do you make a witch itch?
Take away the 'W'

20) Who won the skeleton beauty contest?
No body!

Good luck, you have until the witching hour tonight to enter! :-P

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really good answers from all of you and I'm pleased to say that one of you got a full house - 21 (allowing for the year of the Pendle witch trial) !!!!

Here are the results:

1st - Purplelynn

2nd - Caledonia
2nd - Helenm

3rd - 16 Shells

Well done to you thanks for taking part! :-)

excellent, well done :D

Great quiz - my answers are in

Good theme quiz, deserves a few entries.
I'min.

Some great entries so far, especially with the joke punchlines - some of them are different to the ones that I had but were so good that they are getting points as well!
Still time to enter witches and warlocks, so put down those pumpkins and start guessing! :-)

Don't forget that this quiz stays open until the witching hour so there's still time for you all to enter when you get back from trick or treating!

Sorry everyone, the witching hour caught me out! I am now at work and I've left the results at home - the answers and scores will be up around 630pm today!

The results are now in! Well done to you all, especially Lynn who got a spooktacular full (haunted) house! ;-)

Great quiz Nick, well thought out. Well done all.

Surprised I did so well :p

Helen xx