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Eagerly Embracing Eerie Eidolism

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Eagerly Embracing Eerie Eidolism game quiz
"In the immortal words of the theme from "Ghostbusters", "I ain't afraid of no ghosts." But what if you are a ghost and do suffer from phasmophobia, what then? This will quiz look at the supernatural world through the eyes of Jasper the Fearful Ghost."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Jasper the Fearful Ghost isn't really sure how he became a ghost and doesn't even really know if he believes in ghosts. This has caused somewhat of an existential crisis in poor Jasper. To help Jasper out you suggest he embrace eidolism. What exactly is eidolism?
    The theory that life exists in more than three dimensions
    An acceptance of individualism
    A belief in ghosts
    A belief in the afterlife


2. One day Jasper the Fearful Ghost was watching the movie "Ghostbusters" and he burst out laughing when Slimer the Ghost passed right through Dr. Venkman who incredulously exclaimed, "He slimed me". What word is used to describe this 'slime' or any such substance left behind from paranormal activity?
    Endoplasm
    Ectoplasm
    Psychic goo
    Phantasmal residue


3. While Jasper the Fearful Ghost was strolling through the Scottish Highlands, he came upon a person about to die who was looking at an apparitional double of themselves. Which supernatural creature was this, from which Tolkien derived the Nazgūl in "Lord of the Rings" and that shared its name with the alien enemy race in "Stargate Atlantis"?
    Wraith
    Bogie
    Wight
    Banshee


4. As Jasper the Fearful Ghost became more accustomed to being a ghost and wrestling with the existential ramifications that that entailed, he came across a ghost story in the Bible itself. Which great prophet from the Old Testament and the last judge of the nation of Israel prior to the first king, came back from the grave when conjured up by a witch?
    Moses
    Ezekiel
    Samuel
    Daniel


5. The TV show "Ghost Whisperer" and the movies "Ghost" and "The Sixth Sense" all deal with people who can see and communicate with dead people. Jasper the Fearful Ghost wants to know if you know which of the following four answers is NOT synonymous with someone who can communicate with the dead?
    Mediums
    Spirit guides
    Psychics
    Channellers


6. One day while Jasper the Fearful Ghost was feeling sorry for his 'lot in death', he heard a truly scary story about the "ghost in the machine", which surely must be some sort of torture device or prison. Only later did he learn that it was actually a term used in which branch of study dedicated to the pursuit of wisdom?
    Theology
    Theosophy
    Pneumatology
    Philosophy


7. Jasper the Fearful Ghost was invited to a Ghost Dance and he went hoping to have some fun to take his mind off of his existential angst. Jasper soon learned however that the Ghost Dance was not a party but a spiritual ritual related to which religion?
    Native American
    Hinduism
    Sufism
    Animism


8. Jasper the Fearful Ghost learned early on that people used the names of different types of ghosts when naming different things, mostly in an attempt to scare. Which term for a being of the ghostly persuasion shares its name with the evil organization James Bond faced, an AC-130H gunship, and spirit beings from the "His Dark Materials" universe?
    Poltergeist
    Phantasm
    Spectre
    Doppelganger


9. So Jasper the Fearful Ghost was walking along and he came across a ghost that looked for all the world like it was human, except its feet were pointed backwards. What is the name of this ghost from the Indian subcontinent that has a name that looks like something you would wear on your feet, backwards or not?
    Bhoot
    Phantasm
    Sandell
    Umbra


10. Jasper the Fearful Ghost was finally starting to embrace his reality as he began to see more and more ghostly terms in the world around him. An example he offers is what ghostly word do a Vietnam era fighter jet, the opera, and a type of pain all have in common?
    Phantasm
    Phantom
    Spectre
    Spook


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