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130 Ghostbusters Trivia Questions, Answers, and Fun Facts

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1 What is the name of the first ghost the girls encounter?
Answer: Gertrude Aldridge

The tour guide tells them about how Gertrude killed the servants and was locked in the basement to spare the family public humiliation. Her father once said, "I know God makes no mistakes, but I believe he may have been drunk when he built Gertrude's personality."
  From Quiz: Ghostbusters (2016)
2 The first ghost to appear in "Ghostbusters" is a female apparition seen where?
Answer: Library

In "Ghostbusters", a librarian is spooked after seeing a ghost in the library. The Ghostbusters are called in; they question the witness, collect evidence, and meet a female spirit, who request their silence as she is engaged in a book.
  From Quiz: The Ghosts of "Ghostbusters"
3 "All right, I'm gonna turn over the next card. Concentrate. I want you to tell me what you think it is." Choose the character who said this quote from these multiple choices.
Answer: Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray)

In this scene college professor Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray) is showing cards to two student subjects and is asking them to tell him what is on the side they can't see. His subjects are a pretty girl (Jennifer Runyon) and a nerdy boy (Steven Tash) who Dr. Venkman apparently enjoys shocking with an electrical jolt, even when he gets the right answer. The girl is always told she is correct, even when she is wrong! When the male asks Dr. Venkman what he is studying, he replies, "I'm studying the effect of negative reinforcement on ESP ability."
    Your options: [ Winston Zeddmore (Ernie Hudson) ] [ Dr. Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis) ] [ Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray) ] [ Dr. Raymond Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) ]
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4 In the beginning Peter is conducting his experiment. Who does Peter keep shocking, the male subject or the female subject?
Answer: Male

Peter even shocks him when he gets the answers right. While the girl answers all the questions wrong and is never shocked.
  From Quiz: Who You Going to Call? "Ghostbusters"
5 The movie takes place in what major city?
Answer: New York

There are many sites of New York used in the making of the film. They include City Hall, Tavern on the Green, Central Park and the New York Library. Sigourney Weaver was born in New York.
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6 When we first see the ghost in the library, what is it doing?
Answer: Reading

She tells the guys to be quiet when they try to talk to her. Apparently ten people witnessed it at 1:40 PM on 5th Avenue.
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7 Finish this line : 'We got the tools, we got the talent ________ ' ?
Answer: It's Miller Time!
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8 In what useful catalogue is the name 'Zuul' found?
Answer: Tobin's Spirit Guide
  From Quiz: We Love 'Ghostbusters'!
9 In the ESP test, what picture does the lad answer correctly?
Answer: wavy lines
  From Quiz: Do you know "Ghostbusters"?
10 What is the name of the Ghostbuster who worked for Columbia University?
Answer: Erin Gilbert

Dr. Erin Gilbert was a professor at Columbia University until she was fired for a video Abby posted of her screaming about ghosts being real. When she was a little girl she saw a ghost and it sparked her interest in the paranormal. Erin Gilbert is played by Kristen Wiig.
  From Quiz: Ghostbusters (2016)
11 While sleeping in the firehouse that is now the Ghostbusters' place of business, which guy dreams he has an intimate encounter with a spirit?
Answer: Ray

In "Ghostbusters", the team turn an old firehouse into the Ghostbusters' business residence. While catching some z's in the dorms, Raymond Stantz dreams there is a presence in his bed.
    Your options: [ Peter ] [ Winston ] [ Egon ] [ Ray ]
  From Quiz: The Ghosts of "Ghostbusters"
12 "Alice, I'm going to ask you a couple of standard questions, okay? Have you or any of your family been diagnosed schizophrenic? Mentally incompetent?" Choose the character who said this quote from these multiple choices.
Answer: Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray)

In this scene Dr. Venkman (Bill Murray), one of three professors specializing in parapsychology, is questioning Alice Drummond, a librarian in the NY Public Library, about things she saw while putting books back on the shelves in the basement. Alice has encountered a ghost, books levitating across the aisle and flying catalog cards. The three professors witness the transparent form of an elderly lady librarian, reading a book. When Dr. Venkman begins to talk to her, she shushes him. After Dr. Raymond Stantz proclaims he knows what to do, they stealthily approach the ghost and then Ray yells "get her!" The librarian ghost then changes into an angry, ghoulish, skeletal apparition that snarls at them. The trio has the daylights scared out of them and they run from the library!
  From Quiz: Quotes from "Ghostbusters"
13 What does the male subject answer correctly?
Answer: Waves

When he gets it right Peter shocks him without showing him the card. While the girl gets none of them right and he never shows her the cards. He then later asks her on a date for 8:00 that night.
  From Quiz: Who You Going to Call? "Ghostbusters"
14 What color is Slimer?
Answer: Green

Slimer is a digitally created actor who appears in "Ghostbusters" 1 and 2. Slimer is green and we first meet him at the Sedgewick Hotel, on the 12th floor. The first official call the Ghostbusters received is because of Slimer. The ghost lady in the New York Library happens before Ray, Peter, and Egon become official Ghostbusters.
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15 What was the librarian's name?
Answer: Alice

Alice was played by Alice Drummond.
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16 What was Louis Tully?
Answer: Key Master
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17 What are the names of the individuals that Lewis Tully introduces to the other guests at his party?
Answer: Ted and Annette
  From Quiz: We Love 'Ghostbusters'!
18 How many mortgages did Ray have on the house his parents gave him after the one he took out in the film?
Answer: three

'Everybody has three mortgages now-a-days.'- Bill Murray
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19 What does Ray say is his plan to capture the 1st ghost in the library?
Answer: get her
  From Quiz: Do you know "Ghostbusters"?
20 Which Ghostbuster co-wrote the book "Ghosts from Our Past: Both Literally and Figuratively: The Study of the Paranormal" with Erin?
Answer: Abby Yates

Abby Yates worked at the Kenneth T. Higgins Institute of Science. She has a love of Chinese food and soup. She often gets annoyed with the delivery boy Benny who is always late and often messes up her soup-to-wonton ratio. Abby Yates is played by Melissa McCarthy.
    Your options: [ Kevin Beckman ] [ Jillian Holtzmann ] [ Abby Yates ] [ Patty Tolban ]
  From Quiz: Ghostbusters (2016)
21 What form does Gozer the shapeshifting spirit take on?
Answer: Stay Puft Marshmallow Man

Dana Barret and her nerdy neighbor Louis are possessed by evil spirits sent to prepare the way for a demonic god named Gozer. Gozer is a shapeshifter who will take any form that comes to mind. The team try to clear their heads when they come up against Gozer, but Ray cannot help himself and before they know it Gozer is a giant Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. It is a sticky "Ghostbusters" ending when the guys roast Gozer with their streams.
  From Quiz: The Ghosts of "Ghostbusters"
22 "You've never been out of college. You don't know what it's like out there. I've worked in the private sector. They expect results." Choose the character who said this quote from these multiple choices.
Answer: Dr. Raymond Stantz (Dan Aykroyd)

In this scene the three professors are discussing forming a business that specializes in ghost removal, after they are thrown out of their college by Dean Yager (Jordan Charney) because of their "highly suspect findings, sloppy research, and highly questionable conclusions." Dr. Raymond Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) is not so sure about starting a business, however, and comments with this quote.
    Your options: [ Janine Melnitz (Annie Potts) ] [ Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray) ] [ Dr. Raymond Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) ] [ Dr. Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis) ]
  From Quiz: Quotes from "Ghostbusters"
23 What do Ray and Winston talk about in the car, near the end of the movie?
Answer: The end of the world

This scene shows that Winston likes Jesus' style. Ray and Winston also talk about all the recent ghost activity; the sea is giving up her dead in the movie. This is in the book of "Revelation", found in the "Holy Bible".
  From Quiz: Ghostbusters
24 Finish the quote: 'I'd like to work with you some more, why don't you come by this evening say _________.'
Answer: 8:00

Jennifer (cutting in): 'Eight o'clock?'
Venkman: 'I was just going to say, eight o'clock...'
    Your options: [ 9:00 ] [ 10:00 ] [ 7:00 ] [ 8:00 ]
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25 What does the graffiti written on the Ghostbusters lab door say in the beginning of the film?
Answer: Venkman burn in hell
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26 Venkman describes Gozer as, 'A nimble little...' what?
Answer: Minx
  From Quiz: We Love 'Ghostbusters'!
27 What was the name the creature in Barret's refrigerator yelled at her?
Answer: Zuul
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28 On what floor did they find Slimer?
Answer: 12
  From Quiz: Do you know "Ghostbusters"?
29 Which Ghostbuster builds all of their ghostbusting equipment?
Answer: Jillian Holtzmann

Holtzmann is the engineer of the group and is often the one driving Ecto-1. She worked with Abby at the Kenneth T. Higgins Institute of Science until they were fired. Holtzmann is rarely called by her first name and often goes by Holtz or Holtzy. Jillian Holtzmann is played by Kate McKinnon.
    Your options: [ Patty Tolan ] [ Abby Yates ] [ Jillian Holtzmann ] [ Rowan North ]
  From Quiz: Ghostbusters (2016)
30 When the Ghostbusters are on trial, which ghostly siblings make a court appearance?
Answer: The Scoleri Brothers

In "Ghostbusters II", an underground investigation leads to a blackout and finds Peter, Ray and Egon on trial. Judge Wexler shows no pity when handing out sentences, and his outburst of anger is enough to activate the slime presented as evidence resulting in the appearance of the Scoleri brothers, two murderers put to death by the electric chair.
    Your options: [ The Fratelli Brothers ] [ The Facinelli Brothers ] [ The Cornelli Brothers ] [ The Scoleri Brothers ]
  From Quiz: The Ghosts of "Ghostbusters"
31 "You're not gonna lose the house. Everybody has three mortgages nowadays." Choose the character who said this quote from these multiple choices.
Answer: Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray)

In this scene the three professors are leaving a bank, having obtained financing for their new business. This proposed business is financed by mortgaging the house of Dr. Stantz and he protests, "My parents left me that house. I was born there." Dr. Venkman reassures him with this quote.
    Your options: [ Winston Zeddmore (Ernie Hudson) ] [ Dr. Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis) ] [ Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray) ] [ Dr. Raymond Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) ]
  From Quiz: Quotes from "Ghostbusters"
32 Who says this? "Ray, when someone asks you if you're a god you say yes!"
Answer: Winston

Winston says this after they stand up from the attack. Winston is not part of the original three Ghostbusters but is later hired. Winston proves he knows much about the Bible when having a judgement day discussion with Ray.
  From Quiz: Who You Going to Call? "Ghostbusters"
33 What happens at Louis Tully's party?
Answer: A creature jumps out of Louis' bedroom.

Louis has guests over for his party and takes their coats. When he puts their coats in the bedroom he throws them on a creature, making it angry. Then in the movie we hear a loud growl from the creature just before he bursts out of the bedroom. The creature then chases Louis down and out of the apartment building. Later we see Louis at Tavern on the Green and the creature turns Louis into the Keymaster.
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34 What were the Ghostbuster's room number at the university?
Answer: 205A

It's clearly seen on the door when they're being kicked out.
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35 In Dana's building Ray asks "Hey...where do these stairs go?" Venkman answers: _________________ ?
Answer: They go up
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36 What is the number plate on the Ghostbusters car?
Answer: Ecto1
  From Quiz: We Love 'Ghostbusters'!
37 What was the name of the EPA inspector that came by the Ghostbuster's headquarters to look at the 'storage facility'?
Answer: Walter Peck

'My name is Peck!'
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38 What must you not do with the proton packs?
Answer: cross
  From Quiz: Do you know "Ghostbusters"?
39 Which Ghostbuster worked for the MTA?
Answer: Patty Tolan

Patty Tolan meets the Ghostbusters after she sees a ghost on the subway tracks. She has a love of New York history and often says interesting facts about the places they go. Patty is also the first Ghostbuster to meet Rowan. Patty Tolan is played by Leslie Jones.
    Your options: [ Kevin Beckman ] [ Rowan North ] [ Patty Tolan ] [ Abby Yates ]
  From Quiz: Ghostbusters (2016)
40 Winston is run through by the ghost of what transportation device?
Answer: Train

In "Ghostbusters II", while doing an underground investigation in an abandoned subway line, Ray, Egon and Winston hear the sound of a train engine. Ray and Egon clear the tracks but poor Winston is frozen in fear as the train passes through him.
  From Quiz: The Ghosts of "Ghostbusters"
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