Halloween is here and if you fancy something a little different to the usual spooky traditions, we've got a creepy quiz for you to try your hand at.
For many people, Halloween is one of the best days of the year - and it offers the perfect excuse to scoff on chocolates and sweets, while watching a scary film or two. It also sees a lot of us exercising our creativity with spooky costumes and nods to our favourite frightening characters.
For children, there's the added joy of trick-or-treating, and getting to venture out at night dressed as a witch, devil, ghoul or all manner of dark and terrifying characters from popular culture. Whether you're a fan of All Hallows' Eve, or loathe the entire tradition and everything that comes with it, we bet you'll still be partial to our quiz.
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This October 31, we're testing your spooky trivia knowledge with questions on everything from the location of a popular slasher film franchise, the name of an iconic 'scream queen', what one creepy Liverpool building was initially built and used as, as well as the author of a famous book series. Do you dare to try it?
Be honest and let us know in the comments how well you did - no cheating! You can also tweet us @echowhatson or get in touch via our Facebook page.
Questions
- What fictional town is the Scream franchise predominantly set in?
- Where does the name 'jack-o-lantern' originate from?
- Which Merseyside tunnel was used as the location for a scene in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1?
- What's the name of Jamie Lee Curtis' character in the Halloween franchise?
- Actor Johnny Depp made his feature film debut in what 1984 horror film?
- What year was the first Hocus Pocus film released?
- Liverpool's Newsham Park Hospital was originally built in 1879 as what?
- In the hit television series Sabrina the Teenage Witch, what's Sabrina's talking black cat named?
- Approximately how many people were accused of practising witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials?
- What's the name of the 12-year-girl, played by Linda Blair, who is possessed in 1973's The Exorcist?
- In the Friends episode 'The One with the Halloween Party', what costume does Monica arrange for Chandler to wear, much to his dismay?
- According to the National Trust, the headless ghost of which former Queen of England is believed to roam Blickling Hall in Norfolk?
- The television series Bates Motel, starring Freddie Highmore, serves as a prequel to which classic horror film?
- In Stephen King's It, what's the name of the clown who terrorizes children?
- Liverpool's Adelphi hotel is said to be haunted by a ghostly figure. What is his name?
- What question does Scream villain Ghostface typically ask his victims on the phone?
- Hit supernatural television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer is set in what fictional town?
- Which author wrote the Goosebumps book series?
- In Stephen King's classic Carrie, what supernatural power does Carrie possess?
- Which iconic singer played the Goblin King Jareth in 1986's Labyrinth?
- How many witches feature in Shakespeare's Macbeth?
Answers
- Woodsboro
- An old Irish folktale about a man named 'Stingy Jack' who made a deal with the devil
The Queensway Tunnel
Laurie Strode
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1993
An orphanage
Salem
More than 200
Regan MacNeil
A pink bunny suit
Anne Boleyn
Psycho
Pennywise
George
"What's your favourite scary movie?"
Sunnydale
R.L Stine
Telekinesis, the ability to move things with her mind
David Bowie
Three
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