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Quiz about Spirits and Specters
Quiz about Spirits and Specters

Spirits and Specters Trivia Quiz


Ghosts and spirits have been included in many forms of entertainment, not always in a negative manner. How's your paranormal perception?

A photo quiz by CmdrK. Estimated time: 2 mins.
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Author
CmdrK
Time
2 mins
Type
Photo Quiz
Quiz #
380,590
Updated
Jul 14 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
1333
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 82 (9/10), Guest 50 (8/10), Guest 204 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. A couple finds themselves dead and decide to have some fun. Which movie is this? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which character in Shakespeare's play "All's Well that Ends Well" was a 'ghost character'? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In which series of books will you find Moaning Myrtle? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which musical group was known for having some skeletons in the closet? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Blinky, Inky, Pinky and Clyde were ghosts in which video game? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What is this odd-looking device called? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. On which TV show would the appearance of a ghost not be unexpected? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which of these is an opera by Richard Wagner? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who had a hit record with the song "Spirit in the Sky"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which movie might this photograph remind you of? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. A couple finds themselves dead and decide to have some fun. Which movie is this?

Answer: Topper

"Topper" was a 1937 comedy movie in which the devil-may-care Kerbys (Cary Grant and Constance Bennett) die in a sports car crash and find they have not gone to Heaven or Hell because they haven't done anything good or bad in their lives. They decide to loosen up their stuffy old friend Cosmo Topper (Roland Young) as their ticket into heaven.
2. Which character in Shakespeare's play "All's Well that Ends Well" was a 'ghost character'?

Answer: Violenta

Ghost in this case means a character who appears onstage but does nothing. Violenta appears in Act III; she enters with the Widow, and may be her daughter but we don't find out. Ghost characters are considered to have been those included in the cast but the playwright, for whatever reason, purposely or inadvertently, didn't give them any dialogue.
3. In which series of books will you find Moaning Myrtle?

Answer: Harry Potter

Featured in three of the "Harry Potter" books, Moaning Myrtle was a former Ravenclaw student who haunted one of the girls bathrooms. She was killed in 1943 by a basilisk under Tom Riddle's orders.
4. Which musical group was known for having some skeletons in the closet?

Answer: Grateful Dead

The Grateful Dead had an album named "Skeletons from the Closet: The Best of the Grateful Dead" in 1974. Skeletons and skulls were always part of the band's image. The band grew out of a California jug band and supposedly picked the name from a dictionary.
5. Blinky, Inky, Pinky and Clyde were ghosts in which video game?

Answer: Pac-Man

Blinky, Inky, Pinky and Clyde, whose 'real' names were Shadow, Bashful, Speedy and Pokey, respectively, were part of the landmark video game "Pac-Man". Developed in Japan by Namco in 1980, the player's avatar toured a game board, eating dots and fruit and being chased by the ghosts. The arcade game has become a cultural touchstone for the '80s.
6. What is this odd-looking device called?

Answer: ouija board

Ouija boards, also known as spirit boards, have been in use since circa 1100 AD in China. They are touted as a means to communicate with spirits or the dead. Placing hands on the often heart-shaped planchette will sometimes cause it to move and spell out words.

It was used during the time of the Song Dynasty in China but was considered so spooky the Qing Dynasty outlawed it. Among the movies it has appeared in are "The Exorcist" (1973), "What Lies Beneath" (2000) and "A Haunted House" (2013).
7. On which TV show would the appearance of a ghost not be unexpected?

Answer: X-Files

"The X-Files" starred David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson as FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, who investigated unsolved FBI cases, many involving the paranormal. Among the ghost episodes in the series were "Ghost in the Machine", "Triangle" and "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas".
8. Which of these is an opera by Richard Wagner?

Answer: The Flying Dutchman

Wagner's opera was an adaptation of a scene in Heinrich Heine's novel "The Memoirs of Mister von Schnabelewopski". The Flying Dutchman was a ghost ship, doomed to never make port and sail the seas forever. The musical style Wagner used in the opera would influence many of his later works.
9. Who had a hit record with the song "Spirit in the Sky"?

Answer: Norman Greenbaum

Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky" was a major hit record in much of the world in 1970. It was a reference to Jesus Christ and the afterlife. Greenbaum was inspired to write it after seeing country singer Porter Wagoner perform a gospel song.
10. Which movie might this photograph remind you of?

Answer: The Amityville Horror

"The Amityville Horror" was a 1979 movie about two newlyweds, George and Kathy Lutz (James Brolin and Margot Kidder), who bought a home in Amityville, New York. A mass murder had been committed in the house the year before and paranormal events began to happen soon after they moved in. The house in the picture is the model for the house used in the film and advertising materials.
Source: Author CmdrK

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