{"id":22737,"date":"2014-10-07T05:12:34","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T10:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/?p=22737"},"modified":"2015-03-20T16:27:40","modified_gmt":"2015-03-20T21:27:40","slug":"trivia-tuesday-46","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/?p=22737","title":{"rendered":"Trivia Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. This Slavic hag flies around in a mortar, carries a pestle, and lives in a cottage that stands on chicken legs.<\/li>\n
  2. 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 ______.”
    \nA) Rosemary
    \nB) Bay
    \nC) Lavender
    \nD) Mint
    \nE) Basil<\/li>\n
  3. 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.<\/li>\n
  4. In 1981 Siouxsie Sioux began a percussion-heavy side project with Banshees’ drummer Budgie. What was the name of their act?
    \nA) Bella Morte
    \nB) This Ascension
    \nC) Temple of Rain
    \nD) The Creatures
    \nE) Mephisto Waltz<\/li>\n
  5. What is the name of the sunken city where “dead” Cthulhu sleeps until the stars come right?<\/li>\n
  6. The movie Monster Squad<\/i>, 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?
    \nA) Count Dracula
    \nB) Invisible Man
    \nC) Frankenstein’s Monster
    \nD) Gill-Man
    \nE) Mummy<\/li>\n
  7. Which of the Bront\u00eb sisters wrote Wuthering Heights<\/i>?<\/li>\n
  8. In this seminal survival-horror video game, protagonist Harry Mason searches a monster-filled town for his daughter Cheryl.
    \nA) Corpse Party
    \nB) Haunting Ground
    \nC) Fatal Frame
    \nD) Parasite Eve
    \nE) Silent Hill<\/li>\n
  9. In Ghostbusters<\/i> Egon and Ray decide to look for the name Zuul in “the usual literature,” mentioning Spates Catalog<\/i> and this other important guide.<\/li>\n
  10. This 2010 horror comedy turns the “college kids killed by deranged hillbillies” trope on its ear, making the hillbillies the well-meaning good guys.
    \nA) 35 Miles from Normal<\/i>
    \nB) Into the West<\/i>
    \nC) Tucker & Dale vs. Evil<\/i>
    \nD) Mountain Men<\/i>
    \nE) Cottage Country<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    (Answers below the fold)<\/p>\n

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    1. Baba Yaga<\/li>\n
    2. E) Basil<\/li>\n
    3. The ‘Burbs<\/i><\/li>\n
    4. D) The Creatures<\/li>\n
    5. R’lyeh<\/li>\n
    6. B) Invisible Man<\/li>\n
    7. Emily<\/li>\n
    8. E) Silent Hill<\/li>\n
    9. Tobin’s Spirit Guide<\/i><\/li>\n
    10. C) Tucker & Dale vs. Evil<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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