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Quiz about The Legend Of Resurrection Mary
Quiz about The Legend Of Resurrection Mary

The Legend Of Resurrection Mary Quiz


"Resurrection Mary" is one of America's most famous and frequently reported hitchhiking ghosts. How much do you know about the mysterious legend that surrounds her?

A multiple-choice quiz by gretas. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
gretas
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
206,252
Updated
Feb 25 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
4791
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
Last 3 plays: Guest 166 (6/10), Harish123az (4/10), Guest 184 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. In which American midwestern city does Resurrection Mary thumb her rides? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. From which local landmark does Resurrection Mary get her name? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which location does Resurrection Mary always give as her desired destination? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Those who claim to have seen Resurrection Mary typically describe her as a pretty girl wearing a certain article of clothing in a specific color. What does Mary wear while haunting the traffic lanes? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Resurrection Mary doesn't always catch her rides on the fly. She has been known to approach men inside the club where she supposedly spent the last hours of her life. What is it about her that most of her would-be suitors find odd? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In which decade is Resurrection Mary believed to have died? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What was the original name of the dance hall in which Resurrection Mary is believed to have spent her final hours? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. According to the legend, how is Resurrection Mary supposed to have died? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. According to most witnesses, what is the color of Resurrection Mary's hair? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. After she accepts a ride from a well-meaning stranger, Resurrection Mary invariably disappears. At what point does she usually make her exit? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In which American midwestern city does Resurrection Mary thumb her rides?

Answer: Chicago

Resurrection Mary is Chicago's version of a ghost archtype known as the "vanishing" or "phantom" hitchhiker. Accounts of mysterious hitchhiking entities date as far back as biblical times and can be found in nearly every culture in which there are moving conveyances.
2. From which local landmark does Resurrection Mary get her name?

Answer: Resurrection Cemetery

Resurrection Cemetery is located on Archer Avenue on Chicago's Southside, the same stretch of road on which the less well-known St. James-Sag Cemetery is also found. Even before the birth of the Resurrection Mary legend, Archer Avenue was considered one of Chicago's most haunted areas.
3. Which location does Resurrection Mary always give as her desired destination?

Answer: Archer Avenue

Resurrection Mary is usually "picked up" near the area in which she supposedly died, just a few miles from a popular dance hall. She then asks to be taken to Archer Avenue, along which Resurrection Cemetery is located, but never gives a definite address. It is only when the cemetery comes into view that she asks the driver to stop and let her out.
4. Those who claim to have seen Resurrection Mary typically describe her as a pretty girl wearing a certain article of clothing in a specific color. What does Mary wear while haunting the traffic lanes?

Answer: white dress

Resurrection Mary is always seen in the white dress and white dancing shoes she was wearing on the night she died. Some witnesses also report seeing a small clutch purse in her hand.
5. Resurrection Mary doesn't always catch her rides on the fly. She has been known to approach men inside the club where she supposedly spent the last hours of her life. What is it about her that most of her would-be suitors find odd?

Answer: her cold skin

Some male witnesses to the Resurrection Mary phenomenon insist their adventure began when they were approached by a pretty girl in a white dress at a dance hall near Archer Avenue. Initially charmed by her good looks and shy manner, they soon became alarmed after dancing with her and finding her skin to be ice cold. However, they all ended up giving her a ride "home" anyway!
6. In which decade is Resurrection Mary believed to have died?

Answer: 1930s

Although no one seems to know exactly who Resurrection Mary once was, the consensus is that she is the ghost of a girl who died in the 1930s. This is based mostly on the style of her clothing and the opinion of researchers who have traced the origin of the legend back to that era.
7. What was the original name of the dance hall in which Resurrection Mary is believed to have spent her final hours?

Answer: Oh Henry Ball Room

The Oh Henry Ballroom has undergone several incarnations since Resurrection Mary's time, but at last report was known as The Willlowbrook.
8. According to the legend, how is Resurrection Mary supposed to have died?

Answer: hit and run accident

Most versions of the Resurrection Mary legend state that she and her boyfriend were at the O Henry Ballroom when they argued and she ran out into the night, only to be hit by a car (or truck) a few minutes later. At least one alternate scenario places her alone inside the ballroom, looking for a dancing partner who never showed up.
9. According to most witnesses, what is the color of Resurrection Mary's hair?

Answer: blonde

Most of those who claim to have seen Resurrection Mary describe her as having blonde hair and blue eyes. She is also said to be on the tall side and very thin. One male witness who reported seeing her walking along Archer Avenue said that she had no face at all. (Maybe she hadn't had time to put it on yet that night.)
10. After she accepts a ride from a well-meaning stranger, Resurrection Mary invariably disappears. At what point does she usually make her exit?

Answer: after entering the cemetery gates

Most encounters with Resurrection Mary end when the driver pulls up in front of Resurrection Cemetery, she exits, and then strolls through the cemetery gates where she disappears in front of her baffled benefactor's eyes.

http://www.prairieghosts.com/resurcem.html has some more information
Source: Author gretas

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