(No prizes, but if you can answer them all without googling you get bragging rights.)

1. What actor played Daniel “Oz” Osbourne, guitar-player and werewolf, on Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
2. What was the very first mainstream Hollywood werewolf movie?
   A) The Wolf Man
   B) London After Midnight
   C) The Mad Monster
   D) I Was a Teenage Werewolf
   E) Werewolf of London
3. The word “lycanthropy” is said to derive from the name of this mythical Greek king who was turned into a wolf as punishment for serving Zeus human flesh in an attempt to disprove his omniscience.
4. This late-70s cartoon was essentially “Scooby-Doo with Werewolves.” It detailed the adventures of a group of teenagers, one of whom turned into a wolf whenever he saw anything resembling the moon, who drove around in their “Wolf-Buggy” and solved crimes.
   A) Fangface
   B) Wolf Patrol
   C) My Favorite Monster
   D) Jabberjaws
   E) Turbo Teens
5. In the 2000 movie Ginger Snaps, what is the first thing that Ginger and Brigitte use to try and cure Ginger’s lycanthropy?
6. This Slavic cross between a vampire and a werewolf returns from the grave specifically to have sex with its widow. Its name translates as “wolf’s hair.”
   A) Votyak
   B) Kashub
   C) Libahunt
   D) Vukodlak
   E) Borzoi
7. In 1985’s Teen Wolf, Michael J. Fox plays an average high school student whose newfound lycanthropy allows him to become the star player on his team. What sport does he play?
8. In the DC comic series Fables, the Big Bad Wolf is now Bigby Wolf, a shapeshifter who holds what occupation in Fabletown?
   A) Mayor
   B) Chef
   C) Preacher
   D) Farmer
   E) Sheriff
9. Who sang the 1978 hit “Werewolves of London”?
10. “Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and…” what?

(Answers below the fold)

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Fiber artist Jennifer Strunge makes unique monsters, heavy on the eyeballs, out of recycled clothing and linens. They’re made without a pattern, so each one is unique.

Her monster “breeds” include Watchful Eyes (which can be hung on the wall to stare at you), Bottom Feeders, and Space Bugs; many designs include a hidden pocket in their mouths for storing…whatever one would store in a plush monster’s mouth. According the the FAQ, although they may pretend to eat your arm, they prefer broccoli.

Her site lists a couple of brick-and-mortar places in the U.S. that sell her designs, but it’s probably easier to find them in her Etsy shop. She also has a blog where she writes about her monsters and lots of other crafty stuff.