A Quiz for the halloween weekender
Created | Updated Nov 8, 2004
Right, I'll have no cheating or peeking at everyone elses answers. You can't phone a friend, 'cos this ain't that millionaire programme off t'telly and I can only accept your first answer.
And please be neat, I'm not a mind reader and don't know what you meant to put down, only what you do put down. Form orderly forums at the bottom please, one for each entrant.
18 Questions on Witches, Vampires, Little People and things that go bump in the night
Who directed the 1978 horror movie Halloween?
John Carpenter
Which of Shakespere's plays opens with three witches plotting?
MacBeth
On what UK river is the Fairy Glen?
River Conwy
Who investigated the mysterious goings on in Sleepy Hollow?
Ichabod Crane
Who first wrote 'It was a dark and stormy night'?
Edward George Bulwer-Lyton
When was the last person tried for witchcraft in England?
1944
Where were the New England witch trials held?
Salem, Mass
What is a fairy ring made of?
Mushrooms or Toadstools
When was Dracula first published?
1897
When is Beltane?
Mayday - May 1st
Which modern country is Transylvania located in?
Romania
Where would you find a piskie?
Cornwall
In which US state is Amityville?
New York
When is the 'Day of the Dead' celebrated?
November 1st and 2nd
What is the name of the vampire played by Tom Cruise in the film 'Interview With A Vampire'?
Lestat de Lioncourt
What is the proper name for a witches broom?
A Besom
What was Chorlton's 'Little old lady' witch called?
Fenella
Who did the White Witch tempt with Turkish Delight?
Edmund
How many questions are in this quiz?
19 of course
Scores
Croz - 18
Granny Weatherwax - 15 1/2
Metal Chicken - 9
Bagpuss - 6
