What Thriller Is That?
Double!!! This question is worth 200 points. "Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”"
Hint: What do witches usually have hanging around them besides black cats? This animal happens to be the title of the poem!
What is the poem "Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe?
I am black and beautiful with mysterious green eyes. I am beloved by witches but hated by most people. I am considered bad luck if you cross my path.
What is a black cat?
Our adult supervisor, who also happens to be the high school librarian and an excellent teacher.
Who is Mrs. Murr-Pinskar?
The main character of the Last Fallen Star.
Who is Riley Oh?
Another word for spirits, often depictated as dead people who are unable to pass on. They cannot be touched or can touch others, but can oftentimes touch other objects and haunt people.
What are ghosts?
“Listen to me," this man-made creature. "You accuse me of murder; and yet you would, with a satisfied conscience, destroy your own creature. Oh, praise the eternal justice of man!”
Hint: It's green and is a very famous movie based on the book.
What is "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley?
I am round, but can be carved. Nobody cares about me until the Halloween season. I can grow to be very large, but mold a few days after being carved. You have to use me as close to Halloween as possible.
What is a pumpkin?
Every project we do in our book club is this word, plus fun! It is the antonym of mandatory.
What is optional?
The name of the main character's adorable white Samoyed puppy in the story.
Who is Mong?
This holiday is right after Halloween, which the church adapted when they conquered the Celts. It is a Christian holiday that celebrates the saints.
What is All Saint's Day?
"And as she arched her neck she actually licked her lips like an animal till I could see in the moonlight the moisture
Then lapped the white, sharp teeth.
Lower and lower went her head. I closed my eyes in a languorous ecstasy and waited. ”
Hint: The man just bit the women with sharp, white teeth on her neck.
What is "Dracula" by Bram Stoker?
I am small and nimble, but my bite can fall even the strongest of people. You can find me everywhere, but I am still a prominent symbol of Halloween. I am often found in cobwebs.
What is a spider?
This game is what we use to keep the book club fun and engaging. We were originally considering Gimkit as well, but ruled it out later on. Sorry!
What is Blooket?
The Korean word that means a person without magic.
What is a saram?
Double!!! This question is worth 600 points. This is the day of the week that Halloween is on next year.
What is Friday?
“She might even be your lovely school-teacher who is reading these words to you at this very moment. Look carefully at that teacher. Perhaps she is smiling at the absurdity of such a suggestion. Don't let that put you off. It could be part of cleverness. I am not, of course, telling you for one second that your teacher actually is a witch. All I am saying is that she might be one. It is most unlikely. But—here comes the big "but"—not impossible.”
Hint: What people are being mentioned?
What is "The Witches" by Roald Dahl?
Double!!! This question is worth 800 points, whether you get it correct or incorrect. I am tall and green, but most people don't recognize that I am pure evil. I have feelings and a brain, but am a monster, regardless of any movie says, and was created by a madman. Most people think I only grunt, but this is untrue. I come from a book in 1818.
Who is Frankenstein?
The date of our first meeting.
What was September 19th?
The six patron goddesses belong to this world, ruling over the Mortalrealm but watched over by Mago Halmi.
What is the Godrealm?
These people brought the tradition of Halloween with them when they immigrated to America, originally from their native lands.
Who are the Irish?
"You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded — with what caution — with what foresight — with what dissimulation I went to work!"
Hint: The quote is taking place when the main character is dismantling another person's heart.
What is "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe?
I am something everybody has, but cannot see. I am a vital part of you, and can be easily broken. I am a symbol of Halloween because I symbolize death and remains.
What is a skeleton?
Double! This question is worth 1,000 points. But be careful; you don't want to get it incorrect! This is the interval of time which we have special lessons from Mrs. Murr-Pinskar.
What is every other week (every 2 weeks)?
The author of the Last Fallen Star.
Who is Graci Kim?
The earliest name for Halloween, when people believed that the lines between the human world and the dead were blurred and protected themselves by disguising as evil spirits themselves.
What is Samhain?