(Horror)
Which one of these movies came out first?
A. Scream
B. Evil Dead
C. A Nightmare on Elm Street
D. Child's Play
B. Evil Dead (1981)
Scream (1996)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Child's Play (1988)
The name of this category (Rock Is Not The Devil's Work) is a reference to a song from what band, with this band colloquially referring to themselves as "Kage" and "Jables"?
Tenacious D
Bourbon needs to meet three criteria in order to be considered bourbon. Name one of them.
Made in the U.S.
51% corn mash
Aged in new charred oak barrels
Besides his live action role as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, Mark Hamill is best known for which of his voice acting roles?
The Joker
The Jewish star, or Star of David, in Hebrew is referred to as "Magen David". The literal translation of this is actually ____ of David, with that blank being what six letter word, a word that is also the name of the organization led by Nick Fury in the MCU?
Shield
What is my astrological sun sign?
Cancer
Which of the following is NOT a way that Jason Voorhees has been brought back to life?
A. He is cryogenically frozen and thawed out 400 years in the future
B. Telekinetic powers from an unsuspecting girl awaken him
C. An underwater power cable is broken by a ship anchor, electrocuting him back to life
D. Hell wouldn't accept his tainted soul and spat him out into the land of the living
D. Hell wouldn't accept his tainted soul and spat him out into the land of the living
While Jason did visit Hell and was later resurrected, it was Freddy Kreuger who brought him back, not Hell itself.
Name one of the "Big Four" bands of thrash metal
Anthrax, Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer
Which of the following is NOT an ingredient in an Old Fashioned?
A. Absinthe
B. Whiskey
C. Sugar
D.Bitters
A. Absinthe
Absinthe is an additional ingredient in the Sazerac, a close cousin to the Old Fashioned
Which of the following is NOT a specialized bending technique from Avatar: The Last Airbender?
A. Metal Bending
B. Bone Bending
C. Lightning Bending
D. Plant Bending
B. Bone Bending
Reinheitsgebot, the German purity law for beer, is one of the world's oldest active food laws, having been established as far back as the 16th century. The original text of this law states that "the only ingredients used for the brewing of beer must be Barley, Hops and Water." Interestingly, this leaves out what key ingredient necessary for brewing beer?
Yeast
What was my favorite Brooklyn distillery, before it recently closed?
Van Brunt Stillhouse (RIP)
Bolero Snort's Halloween themed sour beer "Libera Te Tutemet Ex Inferis", meaning "save yourself from hell", is a reference to the movie Event Horizon. The titular spacecraft from this movie disappeared on its maiden voyage, testing a proprietary gravity drive engine, only to reappear seven years later orbiting which planet in our solar system, with this planet sharing its name with the Roman God of the Sea?
Neptune
Despite being known for their storytelling and rich lyrics, Rush's only true concept album wasn't released until what year?
2012 (Clockwork Angels)
The term "Dry" in a Dry Martini originally began as a reference to what aspect of the drink, rather than the amount of vermouth that it's used to distinguish in modern times.
The gin.
Before the invention of the London Dry style of gin, gins tended to be sweeter and fruiter, thus a distinction was needed.
Despite having the name "The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo" and also having 13 episodes, this show featured how many of the titular ghosts?
A. Less than 13 ghosts
B. More than 13 ghosts
A. Less than 13 ghosts
The initial show had only 12 ghosts, with the 13th ghost being revealed 35 years later in the 2019 film "Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost"
The Lego Taj Mahal is one of the largest Lego sets ever sold. Originally released in 2008 with 5,922 pieces, it held the record for the set with the most pieces for almost a decade. It was re-released in 2017, almost cruelly, alongside the set that dethroned it, The UCS Millenium Falcon. How many pieces did this Millenium Falcon set have?
7,541
According to me, rank these animated sitcoms from best to worst:
A. Bob's Burgers
B. Futurama
C. Family Guy
D. American Dad!
C. Family Guy
A. Bob's Burgers
B. Futurama
D. American Dad!
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise spells "Chainsaw" as one word in the titles of all nine of the movies, except for one. Which movie spells "Chain Saw" as two words?
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Which of the following is NOT a movie that's been covered by an Ice Nine Kills song?
A. Saw
B. Carrie
C. Cabin Fever
D. Silent Night, Deadly Night
B. Carrie
While Ice Nine Kills does have a song based on Carrie, it's based on the book specifically, not the movie
For 400 points each, name one country that uses "whiskey" with an 'e' and one country that uses "whisky" with no 'e'. The choices are:
United States
Ireland
Canada
Scotland
Japan
Whiskey - United States and Ireland
Whisky - Canada, Scotland, Japan
Which anime is well known for its horrifying and heart breaking episode in which an alchemist creates a chimera by fusing a little girl named Nina and a dog named Alexander?
Fullmetal Alchemist
Competitive marching bands most often perform on football fields with yard lines that mark every five yards. In order to maintain consistent formations while marching, a standard step size is needed. This is referred to as a ___ to 5 step size, with that blank being how many steps per five yards?
A. 16
B. 8
C. 4
D. 3
B. 8
Which of the following is NOT a horror franchise that I've seen in its entirety?
A. Alien
B. Hellraiser
C. The Conjuring Universe
D. Romero's Living Dead
B. Hellraiser
Due to it's shoestring budget, the iconic Michael Myer's mask from the original Halloween was actually a repurposed mask of what famous sci-fi 60s television character?
Captain Kirk
The title song of progressive metal band Dream Theater's Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence album is a 42 minute epic split into 8 parts, each dedicated to what?
A. The deaths of loved ones from the main character's life
B. Mental Illnesses
C. Organs that are shutting down as a comatose patient slowly dies
D. The stages of grief
B. Mental Illnesses
I. Overture
II. About to Crash (bipolar disorder)
III. War Inside My Head (post-traumatic stress disorder)
IV. The Test That Stumped Them All (schizophrenia)
V. Goodnight Kiss (post-partum disorder)
VI. Solitary Shell (autism)
VII. About to Crach (Reprise) (bipolar disorder)
VIII. Losing Time/Finale (dissociative identity disorder)
What is peat?
A. A type of vegetation that is burned to dry the malted barley in certain regions of Scotland
B. A byproduct of steeping hops in scotch for added flavor
C. A tree whose wood, when made into barrels, imparts a distinct taste on the scotch aged therein
D. A subset of scotch, as bourbon is to whiskey
A. A type of vegetation that is burned to dry the malted barley in certain regions of Scotland
True or False:
Though they were both featured in the animated show Star Wars: Rebels, Ahsoka and Darth Vader do not come face to face following the fall of the Jedi until they meet in the live action Ahsoka Disney+ show, with Hayden Christensen reprising his role as Anakin.
False.
Ahsoka duels Darth Vader in a Sith temple in the season 2 finale of Rebels.
League of legends is a videogame in the "MOBA" subgenre of videogames. MOBA is an acronym standing for what?
Multiplayer Online Battle Arena
Whether created by me or someone else, how many Spotify playlists do I have saved in my library in total?
***Check numbers live***