Trivia Tuesday
- This Slavic hag flies around in a mortar, carries a pestle, and lives in a cottage that stands on chicken legs.
- John Keats’ poem about a woman who keeps the head of her murdered lover in a pot of herbs is entitled, “Isabella, or the Pot of ______.”
A) Rosemary
B) Bay
C) Lavender
D) Mint
E) Basil - In this dark comedy starring a young Tom Hanks, the residents of a quiet cul-de-sac begin to suspect that their new neighbors might be serial killers.
- In 1981 Siouxsie Sioux began a percussion-heavy side project with Banshees’ drummer Budgie. What was the name of their act?
A) Bella Morte
B) This Ascension
C) Temple of Rain
D) The Creatures
E) Mephisto Waltz - What is the name of the sunken city where “dead” Cthulhu sleeps until the stars come right?
- The movie Monster Squad, in which the immortal line, “Wolfman’s got nards!” is uttered, features a group of horror movie-loving kids trying to defeat a team of classic movie monsters. Which of these is NOT amongst the monsters?
A) Count Dracula
B) Invisible Man
C) Frankenstein’s Monster
D) Gill-Man
E) Mummy - Which of the Brontë sisters wrote Wuthering Heights?
- In this seminal survival-horror video game, protagonist Harry Mason searches a monster-filled town for his daughter Cheryl.
A) Corpse Party
B) Haunting Ground
C) Fatal Frame
D) Parasite Eve
E) Silent Hill - In Ghostbusters Egon and Ray decide to look for the name Zuul in “the usual literature,” mentioning Spates Catalog and this other important guide.
- This 2010 horror comedy turns the “college kids killed by deranged hillbillies” trope on its ear, making the hillbillies the well-meaning good guys.
A) 35 Miles from Normal
B) Into the West
C) Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
D) Mountain Men
E) Cottage Country
(Answers below the fold)
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