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Quiz about Spooky and Fun Songs for Halloween

Spooky and Fun Songs for Hallowe'en Quiz

There's something either spooky, funny, or spooky/funny about all of these songs, whether it's the words, the music, the theme, or a combination of these. Hallowe'en is one of my favourite times of the year, and I thought I'd make this quiz to celebrate.

A multiple-choice quiz by spiritseeker. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
spiritseeker

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
274,399

Updated
Mar 09 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. This fun song is familiar to most of us. In which song would you find these spooky lyrics?

"From my laboratory in the castle east
To the master bedroom where the vampires feast
The ghouls all came from their humble abodes
To get a jolt from my electrodes ." Hint

Monster Mash

The Crypt-Kicker Five

Graveyard Smash

I Was Working in the Lab Late One Night

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Question 2 of 15

2. What Michael Jackson song and video contain these heart-stopping lyrics?

"It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the dark
Under the moonlight you see a sight that almost stops your heart" Hint

Something Evil's Lurking

Close to Midnight

Thriller

Horror Looks You Right Between the Eyes

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Question 3 of 15

3. Name the Creedence Clearwater Revival song that contains these lyrics.

"Hope you got your things together.
Hope you are quite prepared to die.
Looks like we're in for nasty weather.
One eye is taken for an eye."
Hint

An Eye for an Eye

Nasty Weather

The End is Coming Soon

Bad Moon Rising

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Question 4 of 15

4. Name the Eagles' song that contains these bewitching lyrics.

"Raven hair and ruby lips
Sparks fly from her finger tips
Echoed voices in the night
She's a restless spirit on an endless flight." Hint

Restless Spirit

Witchy Woman

Endless Flight

Moon in Her Eye

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Question 5 of 15

5. Name the Johnny Cash song that contains these ghostly lyrics.

"As the riders loped on by him he heard one call his name
If you want to save your soul from Hell a-riding on our range
Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride
Trying to catch the Devil's herd, across these endless skies." Hint

Cowboys in the Sky

Devil Herd

Ghost Riders in the Sky

The Ghostly Ride

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Question 6 of 15

6. What Charlie Daniels song contains these devilish lyrics?

"Fire on the mountain. Run, boys, run.
The devil's in the House of the Rising Sun." Hint

The Devil's in the House of the Rising Sun

Deal With the Devil

The Devil Went Down to Georgia

Give the Devil His Due

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Question 7 of 15

7. What devilish song by Cliff Richard contains these lyrics?

"Crystal ball on the table
Showing the future, the past
Same cat with them evil eyes
And I knew it was a spell she cast." Hint

Devil Woman

Crystal Blue Persuasion

Devil Cat

Evil Eyes

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Question 8 of 15

8. "Moonlight Sonata" is one of the spookiest instrumentals I've ever heard. Who composed this beautiful but haunting piece? Hint

Beethoven

Brahms

Bach

Wagner

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Question 9 of 15

9. David Allan Coe's "The Ride" is a spooky song which refers to the ghost of which famous country singer?

Hint

Patsy Cline

Gene Autry

Johnny Cash

Hank Williams Sr.

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Question 10 of 15

10. Alan Jackson also wrote a song about the ghost of that country singer. The video for this song is really spooky.
Do you know the name of this song?

"Cause when the wind is right, you'll hear his songs
Smell whiskey in the air
Midnight in Montgomery
He's always singing there." Hint

I"m So Lonesome I Could Cry

He's Always Singing There

Midnight in Montgomery

Was He Ever Really There?

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Question 11 of 15

11. What name is missing from the lyrics of this song from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"?

"There's a light.
Over at the ______ place.
There's a light.
Burning in the fireplace
There's a light, a light
In the darkness of everybody's life."

Hint

Dracula

The Thing

The Mummy

Frankenstein

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Question 12 of 15

12. What television series, hosted by Rod Serling, is referred to in these lyrics to a Rush song?

"Wake up lost in an empty town
Wondering why no one else is around
Look up to see a giant boy
You've just become his brand new toy." Hint

Night Gallery

The Twilight Zone

The Sixth Sense

The Art of Film

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Question 13 of 15

13. What's the name of this spooky song by AC/DC?

"Black widow weavin' evil notions
Dark secrets bein' spun in your web" Hint

Evil Walks

Spider's Web

Black Widow

Dark Secrets

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Question 14 of 15

14. What type of monster from horror films is the subject of the Warren Zevon song, which contains these lyrics?

"If you hear him howling around your kitchen door
Better not let him in." Hint

werewolf

vampire

mummy

ghost

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Question 15 of 15

15. Ray Stevens is known for his humorous songs and videos. Which of these songs/videos features a corpse which sits up in a coffin? Hint

It's Me Again, Margaret

Mississippi Squirrel Revival

Sittin' Up With the Dead

Along Came Jones

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This fun song is familiar to most of us. In which song would you find these spooky lyrics? "From my laboratory in the castle east To the master bedroom where the vampires feast The ghouls all came from their humble abodes To get a jolt from my electrodes ."

Answer: Monster Mash

"Monster Mash" was recorded by Bobby "Boris" Pickett and The Cryptkickers in 1962.
It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1962, number 91 in 1970, and number ten in 1973.

The Cryptkickers consisted of Gary Paxton, Leon Russell, Johnny McCrae and Rickie Page. Gary Paxton had a hit with "Alley Oop" in 1960.

2. What Michael Jackson song and video contain these heart-stopping lyrics? "It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the dark Under the moonlight you see a sight that almost stops your heart"

Answer: Thriller

The video for "Thriller" was directed by John Landis, who directed such films as "National Lampoon's Animal House", "The Blues Brothers", "An American Werewolf in London", and "Trading Places". Vincent Price, star of numerous horror films, appeared in the "Thriller" video. The video features such spooky sights as werewolves, cemeteries, and zombies.

"Thriller" reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1984.

3. Name the Creedence Clearwater Revival song that contains these lyrics. "Hope you got your things together. Hope you are quite prepared to die. Looks like we're in for nasty weather. One eye is taken for an eye."

Answer: Bad Moon Rising

"Bad Moon Rising" was released by Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) in 1969, and reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The lyrics for this song, written by John Fogarty, were inspired by a 1941 movie entitled "The Devil And Daniel Webster", in which a hurricane wipes out most of a town.

4. Name the Eagles' song that contains these bewitching lyrics. "Raven hair and ruby lips Sparks fly from her finger tips Echoed voices in the night She's a restless spirit on an endless flight."

Answer: Witchy Woman

"Witchy Woman" was written by Don Henley and Bernie Leadon. It's the only song on the Eagles' debut album which has Don Henley on lead vocals.

"Witchy Woman" was released as a single in 1972. It reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

5. Name the Johnny Cash song that contains these ghostly lyrics. "As the riders loped on by him he heard one call his name If you want to save your soul from Hell a-riding on our range Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride Trying to catch the Devil's herd, across these endless skies."

Answer: Ghost Riders in the Sky

Johnny Cash released "Ghost Riders in the Sky" in 1979. It reached number two on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.

"Ghost Riders in the Sky" has also been sung by Tom Jones, Marty Robbins, the Outlaws, Eddy Arnold, Slim Whitman, Frankie Laine and Walter Brennan, to name but a few. Burl Ives sang it originally, in 1949.

6. What Charlie Daniels song contains these devilish lyrics? "Fire on the mountain. Run, boys, run. The devil's in the House of the Rising Sun."

Answer: The Devil Went Down to Georgia

Charlie Daniels released "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" in 1979. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.

7. What devilish song by Cliff Richard contains these lyrics? "Crystal ball on the table Showing the future, the past Same cat with them evil eyes And I knew it was a spell she cast."

Answer: Devil Woman

"Devil Woman" was released by Cliff Richard in 1976. It reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart and number six on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

8. "Moonlight Sonata" is one of the spookiest instrumentals I've ever heard. Who composed this beautiful but haunting piece?

Answer: Beethoven

"Moonlight Sonata" is more properly called "Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor "Quasi una fantasia". Ludwig van Beethoven completed the composition of this sonata in 1801.

9. David Allan Coe's "The Ride" is a spooky song which refers to the ghost of which famous country singer?

Answer: Hank Williams Sr.

"As I stepped out of that Cadillac, I said, Mister, many thanks.
He said, You don't have to call me 'Mister', Mister;
The whole world called me Hank."

If you haven't heard this song, you really should check it out.

"The Ride" was released by David Allan Coe in 1983 and reached number four on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.

10. Alan Jackson also wrote a song about the ghost of that country singer. The video for this song is really spooky. Do you know the name of this song? "Cause when the wind is right, you'll hear his songs Smell whiskey in the air Midnight in Montgomery He's always singing there."

Answer: Midnight in Montgomery

"Midnight in Montgomery" reached number three on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.
"Midnight in Montgomery" was included on Alan Jackson's second album entitled "Don't Rock the Jukebox", which was released in 1991.

11. What name is missing from the lyrics of this song from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"? "There's a light. Over at the ______ place. There's a light. Burning in the fireplace There's a light, a light In the darkness of everybody's life."

Answer: Frankenstein

The "Rocky Horror Picture Show" was released in 1975. It is a cult classic, and is still shown at midnight in some places.

Many people at showings of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" dress up as characters from the film, and audience participation throughout the midnight showings includes dancing, throwing pieces of toast, and holding up lighters (during the song "Over at the Frankenstein Place").

12. What television series, hosted by Rod Serling, is referred to in these lyrics to a Rush song? "Wake up lost in an empty town Wondering why no one else is around Look up to see a giant boy You've just become his brand new toy."

Answer: The Twilight Zone

"The Twilight Zone" was released in 1972. It was included on Rush's album entitled "2112".

The lyrics listed above refer to an episode of the television series "The Twilight Zone" from 1961. The episode was entitled "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?"

The song also refers to another episode of the television series, entitled "Stopover in a Quiet Town", as shown in these lyrics.
"A pleasant-faced man steps up to greet you
He smiles and says he's pleased to meet you
Beneath his hat the strangeness lies
Take it off, he's got three eyes."

The television series "The Twilight Zone" aired from 1959 - 1964.

The other television series listed in the answers were either hosted or narrated by Rod Serling.

13. What's the name of this spooky song by AC/DC? "Black widow weavin' evil notions Dark secrets bein' spun in your web"

Answer: Evil Walks

"Evil Walks" by AC/DC was included on the album entitled
"For Those About to Rock We Salute You", which was released in 1981. The album has sold over four million copies.

14. What type of monster from horror films is the subject of the Warren Zevon song, which contains these lyrics? "If you hear him howling around your kitchen door Better not let him in."

Answer: werewolf

"Werewolves of London" by Warren Zevon reached number twenty-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978.

This song has also been recorded by the Grateful Dead.

15. Ray Stevens is known for his humorous songs and videos. Which of these songs/videos features a corpse which sits up in a coffin?

Answer: Sittin' Up With the Dead

"The lightnin' flashed and the house went black
and the chain 'round old Uncle Fred went 'snap'
and rattled and fell to the floor with a thump
and Uncle Fred just sat right up."

Like most of Ray Stevens' songs and videos, this one is absolutely hilarious. One of my personal favourites is "It's Me Again, Margaret".

Ray Stevens is also well-known for other hits, such as "The Streak", "Ahab the Arab", and "Gitarzan".

Source: Author spiritseeker

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