More Archeology, More Faces

You Know, I’ve been meaning to add two people’s faces to this, for a while, now, and as they’ve both given their permission …

Cindy, on the left, and Cara, on the right are too old friend’s and workmate who both proved sort of critical to the quiz as key junctions. Cara managed to help out in the very early days by just double checking those early answer-sheets, and supplying early references – and importantly, reference links – back when I started.

Equally as importantly, Cindy – splatterpunk and Stephen King fan that she is – managed to come up with some of the literature questions in the the first Halloween quiz for me.

So, while I’ve the chance, I’ll say Thank You, to both of them!

And wish Cindy well, as her, her partner, Richard, and their family’ll be emigrating to New Zealand, soon. (Cara, say something!!!!!!)

But with that in mind, here’s the original Hutton Halloween quiz, from 2005. And that Book of Counted Sorrows questions is Cindy’s.

Round One. General Knowledge.

Q1) Who was the author of international bestseller, “Stupid White Men”?

A1) Michael Moore.

Q2) What is 103?

A2) 1000

Q3) Which country of the UK is home to the deep fried, battered Mars Bar?

A3) Scotland.

Q4) OMD released “Enola Gay,” about the bombing of Hiroshima. Which other 80’s synth band also released one?

A4) Ultravox. (“Hiroshima, Mon Amour,” prior to Midge Ure joining.)

Q5) Which county, out of Kent, Durham, & Suffolk, is part of East Anglia?

A5) Suffolk.

Q6) Who played Rachel, in “Friends”?

A6) Jennifer Aniston.

Q7) Which is the world’s biggest producer of wine, Italy, France, or the USA?

A7) Italy.

Q8) How many faces would a dozen dice have?

A8) 72.

Q9) Which has most sides, a hexagon, a pentagon, or a quadrilateral?

A9) A hexagon.

Q10) What side of a ship is starboard?

A10) The right.

Round Two. Gruesome Movies.

Q11) In the original film version of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” who played Buffy?

A11) Kristy Swanson.

Q12) In hit film, “Death Becomes Her,” which star played the male lead?

A12) Bruce Willis.

Q13) Who played Keanu Reeves’ devilish boss, in “The Devils’ Advocate”?

A13) Robert De Niro.

Q14) “The Bird With The Crystal Plumage,” was the 1st horror film directed by which Italian director?

A14) Dario Argento.

Q15) The world’s most successful British horror films were made by which company?

A15) Hammer.

Q16) Jack Nicholson appears as a murderous caretaker; in which film?

A16) “The Shining.”

Q17) Who directed the original “A Nightmare On Elm Street”?

A17) Wes Craven.

Q18) Which “Lord of the Rings” star directed, & starred in, a film about the real world Dracula?

A18) Christopher Lee.

Q19) Which 1940’s horror star was buried in his Dracula costume?

A19) Bela Lugosi.

Q20) Who’s the villain, in “Friday the 13th, Part One”?

A20) Jason’s mother, Mrs Voorhees.

Round Three. Horrible Novels.

Q21) Robert Louis Stevenson wrote which classic horror novel?

A21) “Dr Jeckyll & Mr Hyde”.

Q22) The “Hellraiser” movies are based on a short story by which writer?

A22) Clive Barker.

Q23) Mary Shelley was on holiday, when she wrote “Frankenstein”; – in which European country?

A23) Switzerland.

Q24) Which poet was Mary Shelley married to?

A24) Percy Shelley.

Q25) What was the title of James Herbert’s 1st novel?

A25) “The Rats.”

Q26) “Dracula,” is one of the most filmed novels ever written. Who wrote it?

A26) Bram Stoker.

Q27) In which fictional New England town does Stephen King base most of his books?

A27) Castle Rock.

Q28) Stephen King has also written under which pseudonym?

A28) Richard Bachman.

Q29) Which literary vampire is Anne Rice’s most famous creation?

A29) Lestat.

Q30) Splatterpunk writer, Dean Koontz quotes poetry from which book, in his work?

A30) “The Book Of Counted Sorrows”.

Round Four. Spooky Songs.

Q31) Famed director, John Landis, directed the video for which Michael Jackson song?

A31) “Thriller”.

Q32) Which Ghanaian Reggae star claims to have once been cursed by a witch doctor?

A32) Eddie Grant.

Q33) “The Exorcist” used which Mike Oldfield album, in its soundtrack?

A33) “Tubular Bells”.

Q34) What spooky song was the 2nd Number 1 for The Specials?

A34) “Ghost Town”.

Q35) What was the only hit for Bobby Picket & The Cryptkicker 5?

A35) “The Monster Mash”.

Q36) Which 80’s goth band released “Bela Lugosi’s Dead”?

A36) Bauhaus.

Q37) What was the name of Siouxie Sioux’s backing band?

A37) The Banshee’s.

Q38) Captain Sensible, of “Happy Talk” fame, was originally with which band?

A38) The Damned.

Q39) Which band had a hit with “Grimley Fiendish”?

A39) The Damned.

Q40) Which goth band’s only UK hit was called “A Love Like Blood”?

A40) The Killing Joke.

Round Five. Scary Monsters, & Nasty Nature.

Q41) Which mythological creature has the wings & feet of a vulture, and the head & body of a woman?

A41) The Harpy.

Q42) In ancient Greek myth, which ferryman was paid to ferry the souls of the dead across the river Styx?

A42) Charon.

Q43) David Soul starred in the TV version of “Salem’s Lot”. What type of blood-sucking monsters also appear in it?

A43) Vampires.

Q44) Loup Garou is an old French term for what, vampires, werewolves, or ghosts?

A44) Werewolves.

Q45) Zombies come from which Carribean island?

A45) Haiti.

Q46) According to Scottish legend, Saint Andrew was the 1st person to see which monster?

A46) The Loch Ness Monster.

Q47) What ape-like creature is said to live in the Himalayas?

A47) The Yeti. (Accept Abominable Snowman.)

Q48) Dartmoor, and Bodmin Moor, are said to be haunted by what, big cats, black dogs, or both?

A48) Both.

Q49) In Greek myth, what’s the name of the 3 headed dog that guards the gates to hell?

A49) Cerberus.

Q50) Which mythical creature is said to rise from its own ashes?

A50) The Phoenix.

Round Six. General Knowledge.

Q51) Following the nursery rhyme, how many blackbirds would you bake into two pies?

A51) 48.

Q52) A Jack O’Lantern is made from a hollowed out what?

A52) Pumpkin.

Q53) What colour of magic would a wicked witch use?

A53) Black.

Q54) “The Mummy” is set in which middle eastern country?

A54) Egypt.

Q55) The Acropolis is in which Greek city?

A55) Athens.

Q56) Pete Sampras was born in which US city?

A56) Washington DC.

Q57) Pope Benedict the 16th was born in which European country?

A57) Germany.

Q58) How many lines are there, in a limerick?

A58) Five.

Q59) Name That Tune; - “I love the little girl, & I’ll love her ’til the day she dies.”

A59) “Scary Monsters,” by David Bowie.

Q60) Monaco borders which European country?

A60) France.

Enjoy!

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Oh, and I couldn’t resist this …