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100

Thomas Harris's 1981 novel "Red Dragon" features a notorious serial killer famously portrayed by Anthony Hopkins a decade later.

Who is Hannibal Lecter?

100

The decade-long Trojan War was instigated by the eloping of what famous couple?

Who are Helen and Paris?

100

 Mike Meyers, Cameron Diaz, and Eddie Murphy.

What is Shrek?

100

What is the oldest known manga, dating back to the 12th century?

What is Chōjū-giga (Scrolls of Frolicking Animals)?

Extra 10+ points if you name four main animals.

100

List the “Golden Age of Movie Monsters” in order

Who are Frankenstein’s Creature, Dracula, the Wolf Man, The Invisible Man, and the Mummy?

200

"The Cricket on the Hearth" is a holiday novel, not nearly as well known as "A Christmas Carol," by what British author?

Who is Charles Dickens?


200

Which actor played Sam Wheat in Ghost?


Who is Patrick Swayze?

Extra 100 points if you describe the story backwards

200

Jodi Benson, Christopher Daniel Barnes, and Pat Carroll are the three most prominent voice actors in which 1989 Disney animated film.

What is The Little Mermaid?

200

In Neon Genesis Evangelion, what is the true purpose of the Human Instrumentality Project?

What is "To merge all human souls into one collective being and end individual suffering"?

200

What is the video game "Bloodborne" based on?

What is H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos?

300

First appearing in the children's book "Cecily G. and the Nine Monkeys," what is the most famous character created by H.A. and Margaret Rey?

Who is Curious George

300

In Dirty Dancing, what does Baby’s father do for a living?

What is Doctor?

300

Michael Myers’s mask in Halloween is based on which actor’s face?

Who is William Shatner?

300

Which manga inspired the Western comic Scott Pilgrim vs. The World?

What is Ranma ½?

300

Which open-world game features the Mothman and Flatwoods Monster as real in-game cryptids?

What is Fallout 76?

400

Agatha Christie's "By the Pricking of My Thumbs" and Ray Bradbury's "Something Wicked This Way Comes" are two novels that take their titles from lines in what Shakespeare play?

Who is Macbeth?

400

In what year was Romeo + Juliet, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Daines, released?

What is 1996?

400

Which American singer-songwriter, nicknamed the “Piano Man”, provided the voice of Dodger in the 1988 Disney movie “Oliver & Company?”

Who is Billy Joel?

400

Which manga artist is married to the creator of Sailor Moon?

Who is the creator of Sailor Moon?

Who are Yoshihiro Togashi (creator of Hunter × Hunter) and Naoko Takeuchi

400

What is the name of the ghostly green creature in The Real Ghostbusters who often eats ectoplasm and is known for his messy habits?

Who is Slimer?

500

In his obituary in 1991, the New York Times said "English was too skimpy for his rich imagination," and that "his meter was irresistible." Who is this children's author?

Who is Dr. Seuss?

500

Who wrote the '50 Shades of Grey' series of books? And who wrote the novel 'Rebecca'?

Who are E. L. James & Daphne du Maurier?

500

Who was the first Black person to win an Oscar?

Who is Hattie McDaniel?

500

Who is often called the “God of Manga”?

Who is Osamu Tezuka?

500

In Freudian literary analysis, vampires are often interpreted as representing what repressed human drive?

What is Sexual desire and death instinct?

20 points if you explain why.