Horror Movie Trivia
In Beetlejuice, how many times must someone say the title character's name to summon him?
What is three times?
This prefix means slow.
What is brady-?
This pigment gives skin, hair, and eyes much of their color.
What is melanin?
Before treating an injured person, you should first check this to make sure you can help without putting yourself in danger.
What is scene safety?
On what date is Halloween celebrated each year?
What is October 31st?
This 1973 horror film follows a young girl whose possession leads to an attempted exorcism.
What is The Exorcist?
This suffix means inflammation.
What is -itis?
This part of the nervous system controls many involuntary functions, including digestion and heart rate.
What is the autonomic nervous system?
This is the recommended immediate response to a minor thermal burn.
What is cooling the burn with cool running water?
These two colors are most traditionally associated with Halloween.
What are orange and black?
In the Texas chainsaw massacre, this masked killer is known for wearing a mask made from human skin.
Who is Leatherface?
This term describes difficulty breathing.
What is dyspnea?
This type of muscle tissue makes up the walls of many internal organs and works without conscious control.
What is smooth muscle?
This emergency medication is used to treat severe allergic reactions and is delivered using an auto injector when prescribed.
What is epinephrine?
Before pumpkins became the familiar choice for jack-o'-lanterns, people in Ireland carved these root vegetables.
What are turnips?
This 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film features the famous shower scene at the Bates Motel.
What is Psycho?
This term describes an abnormally increased heart rate in an adult at rest.
What is tachycardia?
This cellular process allows damaged or unnecessary cells to undergo controlled, programed death.
What is apoptosis?
A person with diabetes becomes confused and sweaty, and their blood glucose is dangerously low. What is this condition called?
What is severe hypoglycemia?
This 19th century Scottish poem by Robert Burns describes traditional Halloween customs and helped preserve accounts of the celebration.
What is Halloween?
In The Thing (1982), what makes the alien organism especially difficult to identify among the Antarctic research team?
What is its ability to imitate other organisms?
This term describes a reduced number of circulating platelets.
What is thrombocytopenia?
These tiny structures on the fingertips help create the patterns used in fingerprint identification.
What are friction ridges?
A person has severe bleeding from a limb. After activating emergency services, what direct first aid measure should be applied immediately?
What is firm, direct pressure on the wound?
In this Scottish Halloween tradition, people in disguise performed songs, jokes, or tricks in exchange for treats.
No, it's not trick or treat.
What is guising?