SPOOKY PLACES AROUND THE WORLD
What Massachusetts town is famously associated with witch trials that occurred in 1692?
Salem
What 1988 horror movie introduced a possessed doll named Chucky?
Child's Play
What term is used for a mysterious object seen flying through the sky that has not been identified?
UFO (Unidentified Flying Object)
What part of the human eye becomes larger in dim lighting to allow more light to enter?
The pupil
Three witches each own a black cat. Each black cat has two kittens. If all the cats and kittens gather around one cauldron, how many eyes are watching the potion?
18 eyes. There are nine cats total.
What island in San Francisco Bay was once home to a notorious federal prison and is rumored to be haunted?
Alcatraz Island
In The Silence of the Lambs, what is the name of the imprisoned psychiatrist who assists FBI trainee Clarice Starling?
Hannibal Lecter
What is the name given to a mysterious creature reportedly living in Scotland's famous lake?
The Loch Ness Monster, or Nessie
What unusual sleep condition causes a person to temporarily be unable to move or speak while waking up or falling asleep?
Sleep paralysis
A haunted clock strikes six times in five seconds. If it strikes twelve times at the same speed, how long will it take?
11 seconds. Six strikes have five intervals, while twelve strikes have eleven
What famous Paris underground attraction contains tunnels lined with the bones of millions of people?
The Catacombs of Paris
In Misery, what is the name of the obsessive fan who holds novelist Paul Sheldon captive?
Annie Wilkes
What American location is famous for alleged UFO sightings and a supposed 1947 spacecraft crash?
Roswell, New Mexico
What scientific term describes the fear of spiders?
Arachnophobia
A gravekeeper discovers three headstones. One reads "Here lies the father." Another reads "Here lies the son." The third reads "Here lies the grandfather." Only two people are buried there, and every inscription is true. How is this possible?
One person is both a father and a son, and the other is both a father and a grandfather. The headstones describe family relationships rather than three different people.
What castle in Romania is frequently marketed as Dracula's Castle?
Bran Castle
In the 1979 film Alien, what is the first name of Sigourney Weaver's character, Ripley?
Ellen
What mysterious 16th-century English settlement became known as the "Lost Colony" after its settlers disappeared?
Roanoke Colony
What is the name for the psychological tendency to recognize faces in random objects, such as electrical outlets or clouds?
Pareidolia
A witch places two identical pumpkins outside. One is hollow and one is completely solid. Without cutting them open or lifting them, how can you determine which is hollow using only your hands?
Knock on them and listen. The hollow pumpkin should produce a more resonant sound
What historic London fortress is associated with ghost stories about Anne Boleyn and other famous prisoners?
The Tower of London
In the 1962 film Carnival of Souls, what instrument does the main character, Mary Henry, play professionally?
The organ
What unexplained radio signal detected in 1977 received its name because an astronomer wrote an excited word on the computer printout?
The Wow! signal
What neurological condition can cause a person to believe that someone close to them has been replaced by an identical-looking impostor?
Capgras syndrome
A vampire, a werewolf, and a witch are questioned about who stole a magical necklace. The vampire says, "The werewolf stole it." The werewolf says, "The witch stole it." The witch says, "The werewolf is lying." Exactly one of them is telling the truth. Who stole the necklace?
The witch. The werewolf tells the truth; the vampire and witch are lying
What 1922 silent horror film, featuring the vampire Count Orlok, was an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula?
Nosferatu