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Spooky films quiz
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Who you gonna call?
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- 1. Who you gonna call?
- A. The A-Team
- B. Ghostbusters (answer)
- C. Scooby-Doo
- D. The Avengers
The original Ghostbusters film was released in 1984. - 2. In 'The Shining', which actor says "Here's Johnny!"?
- A. Jack Nicholson (answer)
- B. Robert De Niro
- C. Al Pacino
- D. Anthony Hopkins
The Overlook Hotel in 'The Shining' is fictional. - 3. Who directed 'Psycho' (1960)?
- A. Stanley Kubrick
- B. Alfred Hitchcock (answer)
- C. John Carpenter
- D. Orson Welles
Alfred Hitchcock made a brief cameo in many of his films. - 4. What is the name of the hotel in 'The Shining'?
- A. Bates Motel
- B. The Overlook (answer)
- C. The Grand Budapest
- D. The Stanley Arms
The Overlook Hotel was inspired in part by the real Stanley Hotel in Colorado. - 5. Which three witch sisters star in 'Hocus Pocus'?
- A. The Sanderson sisters (answer)
- B. The Halliwell sisters
- C. The Owens sisters
- D. The Weird sisters
The Sanderson sisters first appeared in the 1993 film 'Hocus Pocus'. - 6. Which Addams Family member is a disembodied hand?
- A. Lurch
- B. Thing (answer)
- C. Cousin Itt
- D. Pugsley
Thing has appeared in Addams Family stories since the original cartoons. - 7. In 'Beetlejuice', how many times must you say his name to summon him?
- A. Two
- B. Three (answer)
- C. Five
- D. Seven
The name Beetlejuice is also commonly written as 'Beetle Juice'. - 8. Which John Carpenter film from 1978 shares its name with the holiday?
- A. Halloween (answer)
- B. Samhain
- C. All Hallows
- D. Trick or Treat
John Carpenter composed the film's distinctive music as well as directing it. - 9. In 'E.T.', what is the children's Halloween costume trick for sneaking E.T. outside?
- A. Dressing him as a pumpkin
- B. Putting him under a ghost sheet (answer)
- C. Hiding him in a witch hat
- D. Painting him green
'E.T.' was released in 1982. - 10. Who directed 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'?
- A. Tim Burton
- B. Henry Selick (answer)
- C. Wes Anderson
- D. Guillermo del Toro
Tim Burton created and produced it; Henry Selick directed. - 11. What is the name of the pumpkin king in 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'?
- A. Jack Skellington (answer)
- B. Oogie Boogie
- C. Zero
- D. Sally
Jack Skellington is known as the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town. - 12. Which Stephen King novel features Pennywise the clown?
- A. Carrie
- B. It (answer)
- C. Misery
- D. Cujo
Stephen King's novel 'It' was first published in 1986.
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