QUIZ WHIZ

1. Spanish for “goat-sucker,” which of these legendary creatures was reportedly first seen in Puerto Rico in 1995?

A. Sasquatch

B. Yeti

C. Jackalope

D. Chupacabra

2. Mary Shelley conceived which enduring tale during a ghost story competition with friends?

A. Frankenstein

B. The Island of Dr Moreau

C. The Phantom of the Opera

D. The Tell-Tale Heart

3. Later altered thanks to a typo, which of these works was originally going to feature a character named Lestan?

A. Interview with the Vampire

B. The Exorcist

C. ‘The Raven’

D. Twilight

4. Famously portrayed on-screen by Lon Chaney, a lycanthrope is which kind of creature?

A. Mermaid

B. Mummy

C. Vampire

D. Werewolf

5. In Greek mythology, which monster regrows two heads whenever one is cut off?

A. Cyclops

B. Medusa

C. Cerberus

D. Hydra

6. A stay at the supposedly haunted Stanley Hotel inspired Stephen King to write which novel?

A. It

B. The Shining

C. The Stand

D. Carrie

7. In Bram Stoker’s Dracula, what does the monster allegedly need from his home country to stay healthy?

A. Bedding

B. Food

C. Dirt

D. Clothing

8. In The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving, what is thrown at Ichabod Crane that he mistakes for a severed head?

A. A pumpkin

B. A doll

C. A stone

D. An animal skull

9. Which filmmaker’s work largely developed the modern zombie?

A. John Carpenter

B. Wes Craven

C. George A. Romero

D. Sam Raimi

10. J.R.R. Tolkien described which creature as a “dark figure streaming with fire”?

A. The Balrog

B. The Jabberwock

C. Gollum

D. Viserion

11. An esteemed 18th-century cabinetmaker who turned to burglary to fund his gambling problem was the inspiration for which monster?

A. Mr. Hyde

B. Freddy Kruger

C. The Invisible Man

D. Pennywise

12. In the poem Beowulf, the monster Grendel is said to be a descendant of which infamous person?

A. Genghis Khan

B. Vlad the Impaler

C. Cain

D. Brutus

13. Perhaps best known for “The Lottery,” which author was a National Book Award finalist in 1960 for a novel about a haunted house?

A. Arthur Miller

B. Shirley Jackson

C. Ray Bradbury

D. William Faulkner