Assassinations
For students: Gavrilo Princip shot this man in 1914, touching off a big time war.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand? Bonus: What war?
Because of this 1996 slasher movie, caller ID sales increased.
What is "Scream"? 100-point bonus: name the lead actor.
This musical movie adaptation directed by Tim Burton stars Johnny Depp as a murderous barber out for revenge.
What is Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street? 100-point bonus: sing a few lines
This infamous pseudonym was given to an unidentified serial killer who murdered at least five women in the Whitechapel district of London in 1888.
Who is Jack the Ripper?
Jack Skellington kidnaps Santa in this 1993 film.
What is The Nightmare Before Christmas? Bonus: name two other characters. Bonus: who was the director?
For students: This president was shot while watching a play.
The Japanese horror film “Ju-On” was the inspiration for this American horror film?
What is "The Grudge"?
For students: This 2019 musical was scary because, according to many critics, the feline CGI made the actors look weird.
What is Cats? Bonus: name two people in the movie.
In 1884, France sent this to the US as a big copper token of friendship.
What is the Statue of Liberty?
This game sucks! Vlad the Impaler became the inspiration for this fictional character.
For students: This character kills Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series. His motivations were complex.
Who is Severus Snape?
Coming back like a 90s trend! This particular villain had many cuts, rips, and pins in his clothing (and his dome).
Who is Pinhead? Bonus: name the movie franchise.
For students: In this musical, a blood thirsty plant tells the protagonist Seymour to "feed me all night long!"
What is Little Shop of Horrors? Bonus: what's the name of the plant and/or sing a few lines from a song.
This serial killer terrorized Northern California in the late 1960s, claiming to have murdered dozens while sending cryptic letters and ciphers to police and newspapers.
Who is the Zodiac Killer? 100-point bonus: name all the zodiac signs.
The evil wicked witch tells Dorothy "I'll get you my pretty, and your little dog" named this.
What is Toto?
Charles Guiteau said this party was responsible for his role in shooting U.S. President James Garfield?
For students: Quoting a famed talk show host, Jack Nicholson says this after breaking down a door during a murderous rampage.
What is "here's Johnny!" Bonus: name the movie.
In the musical the Phantom of the Opera, the Phantom refers to himself as this.
What is the Angel of Music? 100-point bonus: sing a few lines, any song.
This decade was considered to be the “Golden Age of Serial Murder” in the United States.
What is the 1970s? 100-point bonus: name three killers.
Ouch! Brutus was allegedly the last man to stab Caesar on this day in 44 BC.
What are the Ides of March?
This man shot William McKinley at the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York as part of the 1901 Pan-American Expo. Goddman impossible ET!!!
Who is Leon Czolgosz? For real tho, who is Leon Czolgosz? Extra 100 points if you can pronounce his last name. And who was William McKinley?!
What up dawg? This canine is the title character from Steven King's 1981 book.
Who is Cujo? Bonus: name two other King books.
What was the event that gave author Gaston Leroux to write the Phantom of the Opera in 1910?
After being granted a search warrant, police found 30 bodies buried in a four-foot crawl space under his home. He became known as the killer clown and was executed by lethal injection in 1994.
Who is John Wayne Gacy?
For students: In the 1931 movie, Victor Frankenstein exclaims this when the monster awakens.
What is "It's alive! It's alive!" Bonus: Who wrote the 1818 novel Frankenstein?