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Harry Potter
1 Point for each correct answer[/color]
10 points available
1, What is the name of Harry Potter's school?
2, What is Dumbledore's full name?
3, In 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' whose diary did Harry find?
4, How many Weasley siblings are there and name them?
5, What position does Harry Potter play on the quidditch team?
6, Which is the only real football team to be mentioned in the "Harry Potter" books?
7, In the 'Harry Potter' series which wizard family is known to live at 12 Grimmauld Place?
8, On which date did Nearly Headless Nick die?
9. Where does Mr Weasley Work?
10. How do you open the Monster Book of Monsters?
Mixed up pets
1 Point for each of the breeds correctly identified 2 per question
20 points available
Naughty Frankenstein decide he would like a dog but couldn’t make up his mind which breed to use, so he mixed them up. Can you name the 2 breeds he used to make these pets
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Halloween
1 Point for each correct answer
9 points available
1. In what year will there be a full moon on Halloween?
2. Halloween came from what Celtic celebration?
3. How did Britain's Queen Victoria traditionally mark Halloween at her Balmoral retreat in Scotland?
4. In what country did trick or treating originate? Happy Halloween
5. Which country celebrates "The Day of the Dead" instead of Halloween?
6. What happened in the Marshall Islands on hallowen 1952
7. Which Great Escapest died on Halloween 1926
8. Which Smith was born on October 31, 1963
9. The ancient Egyptians believed that the spirit left the body
when it died. These ghosts were considered responsible for illnesses and misfortune of the deceased person's family. What was this type of ghost known as ?
Ali Witches
1 Point for each correct answer
5 points available
1. Name the author of "A very Brave Witch" ?
2. Why does Alison, the Tired Witch fly to the moon every night ?
3. Who palys Willow the Witch in Buffy the Vampire Slayer ?
4. Who wrote the article "The little Witch Girl of Rothenburg" ?
5. Name Esme Weatherwax's grandmother and the series of books she is in ?
Can you name the Disney films these Baddies come from?
1 Point for each correct answer
12 points available
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CREEPY CRAWLIES
1 Point for each correct answer
17 points available
1. What is the color of a spider's blood?
2. No two spider webs are the same. True or False?
3. Not all spiders make webs, but all spiders can make silk.True or False?
4. The female black widow spider is known for her ruthlessness. She is one of the most dangerous creatures on earth. Her venom is even more potent than that of what other deadly critter?
A rattlesnake
A tarantula
A king cobra
A wasp
5. Biologists have labeled cockroaches as the most nimble creatures found on earth. How many times the average Cockroach can change its course in a single second:
10
15
20
25
6. If you were to start a roach colony beginning with only two
German Cockroaches, and you allowed the colony to expand for only one year, how many do you think would be roaming around your kitchen cabinets after that amount of time?
fifty thousand
one million
two million
five million
7. Cockroaches have lived on Earth for 350 million years. Many varieties found today look identical to the fossilized record of their ancestors. About how many known varieties of Cockroach would you say there are?
400
4000
40,000
400,00
8. Cockroaches have quite a capacity for survival. If you experimented on one by removing its head, so as to prevent it from bleeding to death, it would more likely die of starvation than decapitation. About how long can a Cockroach survive without its head?
several hours
several days
several weeks
several months
9. Close to 20 percent of all adults in the United States have had a Cockroach living within a certain part of their bodies at one time or another. The roach enters its human home while the host is asleep. What part of your body are we talking about here?
small intestine (your bowels)
inner ear canal
nostrils of the nose
throat (behind the tonsils)
10. Although it is believed a rat can see all around itself in almost a full 360 degree circle without turning its head, it still has a fatal flaw in its eyesight (from our perspective anyway). What is the flaw?
It can't see in 3 dimensions
It can't see in color
It can't see in bright light
It can't see its own shadow
11. Rats reach puberty and begin sexual development at around two months of age. They produce an average of 4 to 7 litters per year at 5 to 12 young (or 'pups') per litter. If just two little rats were left alone in your basement for a period of 18 months, how many of their descendants would be roaming around looking for food?
fifty thousand
one hundred thousand
five hundred thousand
one million
12. Rats have a vertical leap of 3 feet from a stand still. And, without injuring themselves, they can also drop straight on top of your head from heights ranging as high as what?
10 feet
25 feet
50 feet
75 feet
13. Mosquitoes are attracted to one particular color twice as much as any other color. What color is it?
Red
Blue
White
Yellow
14. Only female mosquitoes bite and drink blood. Male mosquitoes like to feed on something else. What is it?
Gnats
The nectar of flowers
Stagnant water microbes
Female mosquitoes
15. How many dust mites would you say can be found residing within a typical mattress of someone's bed?
One hundred thousand
Three million
Six billion
One trillion
16. There are more than 1,450 recorded species of edible insects. Many species of insects are lower in fat, higher in protein, and have a better feed-to-meat ratio than beef, lamb, pork, or chicken. What is the scientific term used to describe insect eating?
Ichthyology
Entodermology
Entomology
Entomophagy
17. Found in the eastern United States and Canada, it is the only bug in these countries to be concerned about if lodged in your ear. It can chew through your eardrum in a matter of minutes. Other bugs can be removed without the same kind of urgency. What kind of bug is it?
A spike moth
An earwig
A Japanese beetle
An arrowworm
Halloween Party
1 Point for each friend
? points available
Little Frankie Stein decided to have a Halloween party for his friends, who did he invite, and what did they come dressed as?
members.lycos.co.uk/alistebull/halloween/halloween.htm
Alfred Hitchtcock
1 Point for each correct answer
10 points available
1. What Alfred Hitchtcock film mentions Pi (math) in it?
2. What was the first Alfred Hitchtcock movie to show a toilet flushing?
3. How does Alfred Hitchtcock make a cameo appearance in Psycho?
4. Who has made the most number of appearances in films directed by Alfred Hitchtcock?
5. During the filming of "Lifeboat" star Tallulah Bankhead caught pneumonia. For being such a good sport, director Alfred Hitchtcock gave her what as a gift?
6. What Hitchtcock film opens with a scene at 3:15 PM in Davidson's Pet Shop?
7. Farley Granger and Robert Walker are the stars of Hitchtcock's Strangers on a Train. What were their characters' names?
8. What was Hitchtcock’s first talking picture?
9. What was Hitchtcock's first colour movie?
10. Why was Hitchtcock afraid of the police?
Which Witch is which
1 Point for each correct name plus 1 point for each correct programme
20 points available
Name the following Witches and the programme they appeared in
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Mythical Beasts
1 Point for each correct answer
12 points available
1. Who found the tomb of the mythical Hermes?
2. What is the name of the mythical Hawaiian dog that roams the Nuuanu Valley?
3. I am a wailing creature whose cry means certain death to certain families. I am an Irish creature. What am I?
4. My singing is so lovely, it lures seafaring men to their doom on my island. I have several sisters and we are all very beautiful, but deadly. What am I?
5. My hair is perpetually a mess, as each strand is a snake. My gaze would turn anyone to stone?
6. Of which beast did Tennyson write - "Below the thunders of the upper deep; Far, Far beneath the abysmal sea, His ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep..."
7. They are Japanese water spirits with monkey like faces and turtle like bodies and are known to feed on human entrails.
8. A diamond choked cave at the Richtersveld in South Africa was guarded by this mythical monster.
9. Buried in Arthurian Legend, this beast had a leopard like body, a forked tongue and feet like a 'hart'.
10. This is a demon who takes the form of a woman in order to seduce men.
11, This is a three-headed dog who guards the gates of Hades.
12, In Norse myth, this serpent is so large that it surrounds the world.
Can you identify these snakes from the photo and description
1 Point for each correct answer
12 points available
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Description: The body is a light buff color with darker brown diamond-shaped markings. The tail has heavy black and white bands.
Length: Average 1.5 meters, maximum 2 meters.
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Description: Beautifully marked with bright blacks, reds, and yellows. To
identify the species, remember that when red touches yellow its this snake.
Length: Average 60 centimeters, maximum 115 centimeters.
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Smooth-scaled snake that is a pale shade of blue with black bands. Its oarlike tail provides propulsion in swimming
Average 75 centimeters, maximum 1.2 meters.
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Description: Yellowish, dark brown, or black uniform top with brown crossbands. Its head is sometimes black.
Average 1.5 meters, maximum 2.5 meters.
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Description: Coloration is gray, brown, or reddish with a dark brown or black zigzag pattern running the length of its back. A dark stripe is usually found behind each eye.
Average 45 centimeters, maximum 90 centimeters.
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Description: Yellowish, light brown, or orange with chevron-shaped dark brown or black bars.
Length: Average 1.2 meters, maximum 1.8 meters.
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Description: Chestnut color dominates overall, with darker crossbands of rich browns that become narrower on top and widen at the bottom. The top of the head is a coppery color.
Length: Average 60 centimeters, maximum 120 centimeters.
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Description: It has a stocky body. Its ground color varies from brown to gray and it has dark brown or black dorsal blotches. It has no pattern on its head.
Length: Average 60 centimeters, maximum 120 centimeter.
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Description: Generally uniformly olive or dark brown, the head is somewhat darker brown.
Length: Average 1.8 meters, maximum 3.7 meters.
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Description: Color is light buff with shades of brown, dull red, or gray. Its sides have a white or light-colored pattern. Its head usually has two dark stripes that start behind the eye and extend to the rear.
Length: Average 45 centimeters, maximum 60 centimeters.
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Description: The body hue is rather pale brown or pinkish, with a series of large bold dark brown or black blotches extending along the body. Its scales are extremely rough.
Length: Average 2.1 meters, maximum 3.7 meters.
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Description: Black or bluish-black with white narrow crossbands and a narrow head.
Length: Average 90 centimeters, maximum 1.5 meters.
Viv Witches
1 Point for each correct answer
10 points available
The following painting are all of Vivien the Witch. Name the painting and the painter.
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Classic Faery Tales
These are the real faery Tales not the cute Disney ones.
1 Point for each correct answer
10 points available
1. The name 'Cinderella' is actually a kinder version of what original 'title.'
2. In the original tale of 'The Little Mermaid,' mermaids do not have souls, but they become foam upon the water. Because she took her life instead of the prince's, she is given the chance to enter heaven. What must she do in order to gain this admittance?
3. In 'Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp', Aladdin's wishes are never given a limit. Not only that, there are two objects which house wish granting genies: a lamp and what else?
4. The 'Sleeping Beauty' that we all know and love ends with the Prince's kiss and the two living happily ever after. Charles Perrault adapted the French tale even further. The Prince did not announce his new bride to his parents until they had already had two children, the eldest of which was about 4. Why did he wait so long?
5. In 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,' we are given the death of the Queen as her falling off a cliff. But originally Snow ordered shoes to be put on her mother as a punishment. What kind of shoes were they?
6. In a story similar to Cinderella, 'Donkey Skin' is the story of a beautiful girl who tends to the animals of a small farm. But she's actually a princess who has run away from home, there's a ring instead of a slipper, they live happily ever after. But why did Donkey Skin run away from home in the first place?
7. In the animated film version of the tale of the Greek God Hercules, he is said to have been born to Zeus and his wife Hera then drained of most of his 'powers' by a jealous Hades. But the real legend of Hercules gives a different excuse for his dual mortal and immortal being.
8. In the original tale of Pinocchio, we see him as an ungrateful little brat from the beginning. Not shown in the film, what does Pinocchio do to Geppetto as he is being carved?
9. In the original tale of Beauty and the Beast. Beauty had several brothers and sisters. When she returned after residing with the beast for some time, they tried to persuade her not to go back. She does return, but what does she find when she arrives?
10. In the movie, Pinocchio saves Geppetto from the belly of a whale. How was Geppetto 'caged' in the Faery Tale?
Monster Word Search
1 Point for each correct Halloween word found
? points available
Trick or Treat surprise
1 Point for each correct answer
5 points available
When Billy and Bobby dressed as a Ghost and ET went Trick or Treating, they didn’t notice little Nikki the Witch taking a bite out of all their goodies. This is what they found when they got home
Can you identify these bitten treats?
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Having a Monster Laugh
1 Point for each correct answer
12 points available
1 What is a ghost’s favourite TV Soap
2 What should you do if you find yourself surrounded by Dracula Frankenstein a zombie and a werewolf?
3 Why does Dracula have no friends
4 What’s Dracula’s favourite dance
5 What do you get if you cross a Dracula with a midget?
6 What kind of ship does count Dracula sail on?
7 What do you call a witch with one leg
8 What goes cackle cackle bonk
9 How can you make a witch itch
10 Where does a witch keep her purse
11. What do you call a witch that drives badly?
12. When a witch falls into a pond what is the first thing she does?
Beware the werewolf
1 Point for each correct answer
9 points available
1 How many nights a month would a werewolf transform into his wolf shape according to traditional western folklore?
2 What is the name of the disease where the affected person believes he or she is really a wolf?
3 What was the name of the Norse wolf god, who is sometimes referred to as the 'God of the Werewolf'?
4 Which Greek king was condemned to live life as a werewolf
5 What is the French for werewolf?
6 Which English monarch was accused of being a werewolf?
7 Where does the word werewolf come from and what does it mean
8 When was the first recorded sighting of a werewolf
9 Who was Quirinus and what was his relationship to a wolf
Mixed up Movies
Can you identify the movie
1 Point for each anagram solved
10 points available
1. A CAD FEELER MINI LORN OWN NOW
2. CHEER SIX TOT
3. A AD DEFT END WHO
4. A HE THING NUT
5. SHEENS TEXT HIS
6. GEE SPLIT ROT
7. A JAR BED COLDS
8. THREE SHOT
9. HEN TIGHT
10. A SHEER RILL
You Horrors You
These anagrams each contain a book by 2 Authors known for their Horror Novels (The same 2 are used throughout )
Can you unscramble the 2 books in each anagram?
1 Point for each Book Correctly named
20 points available
1 LASAGNE DIG HER REMS
2 JAG TAG HECTIC OUTCOME
3 DEFECTED HENS RULING
4 ADMAN SLIME STOOL
5 CLUE HE TRIPS
6 HAIR RENT NIL
7 MAMA TEENY TROOPS
8 EARACHE RID NUT
9 CANTERS TREK HOT SKY MOM
10 A REEK RIFFLE STRUT
Halloween Photos
A photo of each of the following, must have been taken by a TRPD member and not be photoshopped, lifted off the Internet, or taken from a book. ;D
1 Point for each photo
10 points available
1. A picture of the moon.
2. A pub sign with ghost, monster or mythical creature on it.
3. A cat sat beside a carved pumpkin
4. A black dog with a white ghost
5. A TRPD member dressed up as something scary
6. Any pet and a cobweb
7. A Rabbit and a spider
8. A white dog with a black witch
9. A horse with fangs (in the same picture not wearing them )
10. An Alien spaceship
On Tuesday 24th October questions will be posted here.
Each team has seven days to answer as many questions as they can.
PM your answers to Viv or Ali anytime on Tuesday 31st October, before midnight on that day.
Ali and Viv of the Wildcats will be the adjudicators for this quiz and will therefore not be taking part.
Entry is free. The winning team will be the team with the most correct answers.
In the VERY unlikely event of a draw a deciding question will be asked. The prize box will go to the rescue chosen by the winning team.
The maximum points on offer for answering all questions correctly is growing rapidly. The judges, Viv and Ali's decision is final.
Good luck, you WILL need it
And the prizes are (big drum roll)
A 1” wide ‘I Need a Home’ webbing slip lead with sliding/adjustable stop donated by Viv & Ali
A standard length, I Need a Home webbing lead donated by Viv & Ali
A I Need a Home Large dog collar 24" donated by Viv & Ali
200 Poo bags donated by Viv & Ali
A squeaky frisbee dog toy donated by Viv & Ali
2 Cat toys donated by Viv & Ali
36" x 30" Blanket donated by Al
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The MONSTER Quiz
Harry Potter
1 Point for each correct answer[/color]
10 points available
1, What is the name of Harry Potter's school?
2, What is Dumbledore's full name?
3, In 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' whose diary did Harry find?
4, How many Weasley siblings are there and name them?
5, What position does Harry Potter play on the quidditch team?
6, Which is the only real football team to be mentioned in the "Harry Potter" books?
7, In the 'Harry Potter' series which wizard family is known to live at 12 Grimmauld Place?
8, On which date did Nearly Headless Nick die?
9. Where does Mr Weasley Work?
10. How do you open the Monster Book of Monsters?
Mixed up pets
1 Point for each of the breeds correctly identified 2 per question
20 points available
Naughty Frankenstein decide he would like a dog but couldn’t make up his mind which breed to use, so he mixed them up. Can you name the 2 breeds he used to make these pets
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Halloween
1 Point for each correct answer
9 points available
1. In what year will there be a full moon on Halloween?
2. Halloween came from what Celtic celebration?
3. How did Britain's Queen Victoria traditionally mark Halloween at her Balmoral retreat in Scotland?
4. In what country did trick or treating originate? Happy Halloween
5. Which country celebrates "The Day of the Dead" instead of Halloween?
6. What happened in the Marshall Islands on hallowen 1952
7. Which Great Escapest died on Halloween 1926
8. Which Smith was born on October 31, 1963
9. The ancient Egyptians believed that the spirit left the body
when it died. These ghosts were considered responsible for illnesses and misfortune of the deceased person's family. What was this type of ghost known as ?
Ali Witches
1 Point for each correct answer
5 points available
1. Name the author of "A very Brave Witch" ?
2. Why does Alison, the Tired Witch fly to the moon every night ?
3. Who palys Willow the Witch in Buffy the Vampire Slayer ?
4. Who wrote the article "The little Witch Girl of Rothenburg" ?
5. Name Esme Weatherwax's grandmother and the series of books she is in ?
Can you name the Disney films these Baddies come from?
1 Point for each correct answer
12 points available
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CREEPY CRAWLIES
1 Point for each correct answer
17 points available
1. What is the color of a spider's blood?
2. No two spider webs are the same. True or False?
3. Not all spiders make webs, but all spiders can make silk.True or False?
4. The female black widow spider is known for her ruthlessness. She is one of the most dangerous creatures on earth. Her venom is even more potent than that of what other deadly critter?
A rattlesnake
A tarantula
A king cobra
A wasp
5. Biologists have labeled cockroaches as the most nimble creatures found on earth. How many times the average Cockroach can change its course in a single second:
10
15
20
25
6. If you were to start a roach colony beginning with only two
German Cockroaches, and you allowed the colony to expand for only one year, how many do you think would be roaming around your kitchen cabinets after that amount of time?
fifty thousand
one million
two million
five million
7. Cockroaches have lived on Earth for 350 million years. Many varieties found today look identical to the fossilized record of their ancestors. About how many known varieties of Cockroach would you say there are?
400
4000
40,000
400,00
8. Cockroaches have quite a capacity for survival. If you experimented on one by removing its head, so as to prevent it from bleeding to death, it would more likely die of starvation than decapitation. About how long can a Cockroach survive without its head?
several hours
several days
several weeks
several months
9. Close to 20 percent of all adults in the United States have had a Cockroach living within a certain part of their bodies at one time or another. The roach enters its human home while the host is asleep. What part of your body are we talking about here?
small intestine (your bowels)
inner ear canal
nostrils of the nose
throat (behind the tonsils)
10. Although it is believed a rat can see all around itself in almost a full 360 degree circle without turning its head, it still has a fatal flaw in its eyesight (from our perspective anyway). What is the flaw?
It can't see in 3 dimensions
It can't see in color
It can't see in bright light
It can't see its own shadow
11. Rats reach puberty and begin sexual development at around two months of age. They produce an average of 4 to 7 litters per year at 5 to 12 young (or 'pups') per litter. If just two little rats were left alone in your basement for a period of 18 months, how many of their descendants would be roaming around looking for food?
fifty thousand
one hundred thousand
five hundred thousand
one million
12. Rats have a vertical leap of 3 feet from a stand still. And, without injuring themselves, they can also drop straight on top of your head from heights ranging as high as what?
10 feet
25 feet
50 feet
75 feet
13. Mosquitoes are attracted to one particular color twice as much as any other color. What color is it?
Red
Blue
White
Yellow
14. Only female mosquitoes bite and drink blood. Male mosquitoes like to feed on something else. What is it?
Gnats
The nectar of flowers
Stagnant water microbes
Female mosquitoes
15. How many dust mites would you say can be found residing within a typical mattress of someone's bed?
One hundred thousand
Three million
Six billion
One trillion
16. There are more than 1,450 recorded species of edible insects. Many species of insects are lower in fat, higher in protein, and have a better feed-to-meat ratio than beef, lamb, pork, or chicken. What is the scientific term used to describe insect eating?
Ichthyology
Entodermology
Entomology
Entomophagy
17. Found in the eastern United States and Canada, it is the only bug in these countries to be concerned about if lodged in your ear. It can chew through your eardrum in a matter of minutes. Other bugs can be removed without the same kind of urgency. What kind of bug is it?
A spike moth
An earwig
A Japanese beetle
An arrowworm
Halloween Party
1 Point for each friend
? points available
Little Frankie Stein decided to have a Halloween party for his friends, who did he invite, and what did they come dressed as?
members.lycos.co.uk/alistebull/halloween/halloween.htm
Alfred Hitchtcock
1 Point for each correct answer
10 points available
1. What Alfred Hitchtcock film mentions Pi (math) in it?
2. What was the first Alfred Hitchtcock movie to show a toilet flushing?
3. How does Alfred Hitchtcock make a cameo appearance in Psycho?
4. Who has made the most number of appearances in films directed by Alfred Hitchtcock?
5. During the filming of "Lifeboat" star Tallulah Bankhead caught pneumonia. For being such a good sport, director Alfred Hitchtcock gave her what as a gift?
6. What Hitchtcock film opens with a scene at 3:15 PM in Davidson's Pet Shop?
7. Farley Granger and Robert Walker are the stars of Hitchtcock's Strangers on a Train. What were their characters' names?
8. What was Hitchtcock’s first talking picture?
9. What was Hitchtcock's first colour movie?
10. Why was Hitchtcock afraid of the police?
Which Witch is which
1 Point for each correct name plus 1 point for each correct programme
20 points available
Name the following Witches and the programme they appeared in
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Mythical Beasts
1 Point for each correct answer
12 points available
1. Who found the tomb of the mythical Hermes?
2. What is the name of the mythical Hawaiian dog that roams the Nuuanu Valley?
3. I am a wailing creature whose cry means certain death to certain families. I am an Irish creature. What am I?
4. My singing is so lovely, it lures seafaring men to their doom on my island. I have several sisters and we are all very beautiful, but deadly. What am I?
5. My hair is perpetually a mess, as each strand is a snake. My gaze would turn anyone to stone?
6. Of which beast did Tennyson write - "Below the thunders of the upper deep; Far, Far beneath the abysmal sea, His ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep..."
7. They are Japanese water spirits with monkey like faces and turtle like bodies and are known to feed on human entrails.
8. A diamond choked cave at the Richtersveld in South Africa was guarded by this mythical monster.
9. Buried in Arthurian Legend, this beast had a leopard like body, a forked tongue and feet like a 'hart'.
10. This is a demon who takes the form of a woman in order to seduce men.
11, This is a three-headed dog who guards the gates of Hades.
12, In Norse myth, this serpent is so large that it surrounds the world.
Can you identify these snakes from the photo and description
1 Point for each correct answer
12 points available
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Description: The body is a light buff color with darker brown diamond-shaped markings. The tail has heavy black and white bands.
Length: Average 1.5 meters, maximum 2 meters.
2.
Description: Beautifully marked with bright blacks, reds, and yellows. To
identify the species, remember that when red touches yellow its this snake.
Length: Average 60 centimeters, maximum 115 centimeters.
3.
Smooth-scaled snake that is a pale shade of blue with black bands. Its oarlike tail provides propulsion in swimming
Average 75 centimeters, maximum 1.2 meters.
4.
Description: Yellowish, dark brown, or black uniform top with brown crossbands. Its head is sometimes black.
Average 1.5 meters, maximum 2.5 meters.
5.
Description: Coloration is gray, brown, or reddish with a dark brown or black zigzag pattern running the length of its back. A dark stripe is usually found behind each eye.
Average 45 centimeters, maximum 90 centimeters.
6.
Description: Yellowish, light brown, or orange with chevron-shaped dark brown or black bars.
Length: Average 1.2 meters, maximum 1.8 meters.
7.
Description: Chestnut color dominates overall, with darker crossbands of rich browns that become narrower on top and widen at the bottom. The top of the head is a coppery color.
Length: Average 60 centimeters, maximum 120 centimeters.
8.
Description: It has a stocky body. Its ground color varies from brown to gray and it has dark brown or black dorsal blotches. It has no pattern on its head.
Length: Average 60 centimeters, maximum 120 centimeter.
9.
Description: Generally uniformly olive or dark brown, the head is somewhat darker brown.
Length: Average 1.8 meters, maximum 3.7 meters.
10.
Description: Color is light buff with shades of brown, dull red, or gray. Its sides have a white or light-colored pattern. Its head usually has two dark stripes that start behind the eye and extend to the rear.
Length: Average 45 centimeters, maximum 60 centimeters.
11.
Description: The body hue is rather pale brown or pinkish, with a series of large bold dark brown or black blotches extending along the body. Its scales are extremely rough.
Length: Average 2.1 meters, maximum 3.7 meters.
12.
Description: Black or bluish-black with white narrow crossbands and a narrow head.
Length: Average 90 centimeters, maximum 1.5 meters.
Viv Witches
1 Point for each correct answer
10 points available
The following painting are all of Vivien the Witch. Name the painting and the painter.
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Classic Faery Tales
These are the real faery Tales not the cute Disney ones.
1 Point for each correct answer
10 points available
1. The name 'Cinderella' is actually a kinder version of what original 'title.'
2. In the original tale of 'The Little Mermaid,' mermaids do not have souls, but they become foam upon the water. Because she took her life instead of the prince's, she is given the chance to enter heaven. What must she do in order to gain this admittance?
3. In 'Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp', Aladdin's wishes are never given a limit. Not only that, there are two objects which house wish granting genies: a lamp and what else?
4. The 'Sleeping Beauty' that we all know and love ends with the Prince's kiss and the two living happily ever after. Charles Perrault adapted the French tale even further. The Prince did not announce his new bride to his parents until they had already had two children, the eldest of which was about 4. Why did he wait so long?
5. In 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,' we are given the death of the Queen as her falling off a cliff. But originally Snow ordered shoes to be put on her mother as a punishment. What kind of shoes were they?
6. In a story similar to Cinderella, 'Donkey Skin' is the story of a beautiful girl who tends to the animals of a small farm. But she's actually a princess who has run away from home, there's a ring instead of a slipper, they live happily ever after. But why did Donkey Skin run away from home in the first place?
7. In the animated film version of the tale of the Greek God Hercules, he is said to have been born to Zeus and his wife Hera then drained of most of his 'powers' by a jealous Hades. But the real legend of Hercules gives a different excuse for his dual mortal and immortal being.
8. In the original tale of Pinocchio, we see him as an ungrateful little brat from the beginning. Not shown in the film, what does Pinocchio do to Geppetto as he is being carved?
9. In the original tale of Beauty and the Beast. Beauty had several brothers and sisters. When she returned after residing with the beast for some time, they tried to persuade her not to go back. She does return, but what does she find when she arrives?
10. In the movie, Pinocchio saves Geppetto from the belly of a whale. How was Geppetto 'caged' in the Faery Tale?
Monster Word Search
1 Point for each correct Halloween word found
? points available
Trick or Treat surprise
1 Point for each correct answer
5 points available
When Billy and Bobby dressed as a Ghost and ET went Trick or Treating, they didn’t notice little Nikki the Witch taking a bite out of all their goodies. This is what they found when they got home
Can you identify these bitten treats?
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Having a Monster Laugh
1 Point for each correct answer
12 points available
1 What is a ghost’s favourite TV Soap
2 What should you do if you find yourself surrounded by Dracula Frankenstein a zombie and a werewolf?
3 Why does Dracula have no friends
4 What’s Dracula’s favourite dance
5 What do you get if you cross a Dracula with a midget?
6 What kind of ship does count Dracula sail on?
7 What do you call a witch with one leg
8 What goes cackle cackle bonk
9 How can you make a witch itch
10 Where does a witch keep her purse
11. What do you call a witch that drives badly?
12. When a witch falls into a pond what is the first thing she does?
Beware the werewolf
1 Point for each correct answer
9 points available
1 How many nights a month would a werewolf transform into his wolf shape according to traditional western folklore?
2 What is the name of the disease where the affected person believes he or she is really a wolf?
3 What was the name of the Norse wolf god, who is sometimes referred to as the 'God of the Werewolf'?
4 Which Greek king was condemned to live life as a werewolf
5 What is the French for werewolf?
6 Which English monarch was accused of being a werewolf?
7 Where does the word werewolf come from and what does it mean
8 When was the first recorded sighting of a werewolf
9 Who was Quirinus and what was his relationship to a wolf
Mixed up Movies
Can you identify the movie
1 Point for each anagram solved
10 points available
1. A CAD FEELER MINI LORN OWN NOW
2. CHEER SIX TOT
3. A AD DEFT END WHO
4. A HE THING NUT
5. SHEENS TEXT HIS
6. GEE SPLIT ROT
7. A JAR BED COLDS
8. THREE SHOT
9. HEN TIGHT
10. A SHEER RILL
You Horrors You
These anagrams each contain a book by 2 Authors known for their Horror Novels (The same 2 are used throughout )
Can you unscramble the 2 books in each anagram?
1 Point for each Book Correctly named
20 points available
1 LASAGNE DIG HER REMS
2 JAG TAG HECTIC OUTCOME
3 DEFECTED HENS RULING
4 ADMAN SLIME STOOL
5 CLUE HE TRIPS
6 HAIR RENT NIL
7 MAMA TEENY TROOPS
8 EARACHE RID NUT
9 CANTERS TREK HOT SKY MOM
10 A REEK RIFFLE STRUT
Halloween Photos
A photo of each of the following, must have been taken by a TRPD member and not be photoshopped, lifted off the Internet, or taken from a book. ;D
1 Point for each photo
10 points available
1. A picture of the moon.
2. A pub sign with ghost, monster or mythical creature on it.
3. A cat sat beside a carved pumpkin
4. A black dog with a white ghost
5. A TRPD member dressed up as something scary
6. Any pet and a cobweb
7. A Rabbit and a spider
8. A white dog with a black witch
9. A horse with fangs (in the same picture not wearing them )
10. An Alien spaceship
On Tuesday 24th October questions will be posted here.
Each team has seven days to answer as many questions as they can.
PM your answers to Viv or Ali anytime on Tuesday 31st October, before midnight on that day.
Ali and Viv of the Wildcats will be the adjudicators for this quiz and will therefore not be taking part.
Entry is free. The winning team will be the team with the most correct answers.
In the VERY unlikely event of a draw a deciding question will be asked. The prize box will go to the rescue chosen by the winning team.
The maximum points on offer for answering all questions correctly is growing rapidly. The judges, Viv and Ali's decision is final.
Good luck, you WILL need it
And the prizes are (big drum roll)
A 1” wide ‘I Need a Home’ webbing slip lead with sliding/adjustable stop donated by Viv & Ali
A standard length, I Need a Home webbing lead donated by Viv & Ali
A I Need a Home Large dog collar 24" donated by Viv & Ali
200 Poo bags donated by Viv & Ali
A squeaky frisbee dog toy donated by Viv & Ali
2 Cat toys donated by Viv & Ali
36" x 30" Blanket donated by Al