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Welcome to the International Halloween Quiz from GRVR Attorneys. This quiz consists of 25 multiple choice questions and covers Halloween topics from around the world.

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1. Who is this?

[ ] a. a. a self-mummified Japanese priest

[ ] b. b. the high priestess of death at London's Wax Museum

[ ] c. c. the burnt remains of a KKK revival gone bad

2. What is the Chinese version of Halloween?

[ ] a. a. Spring Festival

[ ] b. b. Chongyang

[ ] c. c. Teng Chief

3. Chupacabra is

[ ] a. A. A werewolf

[ ] b. B. A vampire of ruminant mammals

[ ] c. C. A fallen angel

4. The Modern Prometheus is another name for:

[ ] a. a. The creation of a 19-year old Romantic woman.

[ ] b. b. The largest online halloween costume company on earth.

[ ] c. c. A new superhereo from Japan.

5. Who has Godzilla not fought?

[ ] a. A. Smog monster

[ ] b. B. Iron Masked Marauder

[ ] c. C. Bambi

6. Cutting up a corpse and scattering the parts on a mountaintop for the birds to eat is:

[ ] a. a. The Tibetan funerary practice

[ ] b. b. A Somalian curse against those who have wronged you

[ ] c. c. A ritual said to be performed by the Druids

7. In Guanajuato, Mexico, what happened when people stopped paying for the upkeep of crypts?

[ ] a. a. Drug lords used the crypts to hide their merchandise.

[ ] b. b. Funeral homes started to sell off body parts.

[ ] c. c. Their dead relatives were exhumed and put on museum display as mummies.

8. What did the ancient Egyptians do with the human heart during mummification?

[ ] a. A. Nothing.

[ ] b. B. Placed in a canopic jar.

[ ] c. C. Mummified it.

9. The ancient Greeks buried their dead with a coin on the lips or in the mouth. Why?

[ ] a. A. It was a tip to the grave diggers.

[ ] b. B. To discourage grave robbers.

[ ] c. C. It was a boat toll.

10. Who was Titibuta?

[ ] a. A. The African name for Tabitha, the girl from Bewitched

[ ] b. B. An accused witch slave

[ ] c. C. The Nigerian goddess of the night

11. How are corpses classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States?

[ ] a. a. Under religious tangibles

[ ] b. b. Under personal belongings and funerary items

[ ] c. c. They are not classified under the HTSUS

12. The French tell of the incubus and the succubus. What are they?

[ ] a. A. Noctural sexual predators. The incubus attacks men and succubus attacks women.

[ ] b. B. Noctural sexual predators. The incubus attacks women and succubus attacks men.

[ ] c. C. The eggs of hellish creatures.

13. Rasputin, known as the Mad Monk of Tsarist Russia, is legendary because he just refused to be killed. In December 1916, he finally succumbed to his assassins. Which of the following was not used in the assassination?

[ ] a. a. stabbing

[ ] b. b. shooting

[ ] c. c. poisoning

[ ] d. d. drowning

14. In Germany, this is a terrible omen.

[ ] a. A. Meeting your cosmic twin.

[ ] b. B. Stepping on a cat's tail.

[ ] c. C. Swallowing grapes without chewing.

15. What is this?

[ ] a. A. Jolly Roger

[ ] b. B. One of Madonna's tattoos

[ ] c. C. Hazardous biochemical warning

16. Halloween originated in Ireland. What do the Irish use for jack-o'-lanterns?

[ ] a. A. Pumpkins, of course

[ ] b. B. Turnips

[ ] c. C. Potatoes

17. Mexico celebrates El Dia De Los Muertos or the Day of he Dead, a happy celebration honoring the dead. What other event coincides with this celebration?

[ ] a. A. Semi-annual exorcism festival.

[ ] b. B. The blooming of the flower of the dead.

[ ] c. C. Flying bugs return.

18. What happened with the Ghost Dance that the Sioux practiced?

[ ] a. A. The Sioux refused to adopt it as dancing was seen as evil.

[ ] b. B. It got Sitting Bull killed.

[ ] c. C. It became part of a Broadway musical.

19. King Kong's from Skull Island. Where is Skull Island?

[ ] a. A. Next to Sumatra.

[ ] b. B. Off the Ivory Coast in Africa.

[ ] c. C. Next to Japan's Monster Island.

20. In the cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and owlet's wing,

This witches curse comes from:

[ ] a. A. Shakespeare

[ ] b. B. Disney

[ ] c. C. Scooby Doo

21. `Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou,' I said, `art sure no craven.
Ghastly grim and ancient raven wandering from the nightly shore -
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!'
Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.'

This is from Edgar Allen Poe's poem, the Raven. What does "Night's Plutonian shore" refer to?

[ ] a. A. The afterlife

[ ] b. B. Outerspace

[ ] c. C. A Disney beach retreat

22. In The Exorcist, the Catholic Church calls in Father Merrin, an elder Jesuit priest, to peform the exorcism on a possessed girl. Where was Father Merrin living when he received the message?

[ ] a. A. Georgetown (Washington, DC)

[ ] b. B. Africa

[ ] c. C. Iraq

23. These are the Daggers of Megiddo from the movie, The Omen. Where is Megiddo?

[ ] a. A. Megiddo, England

[ ] b. B. Jerusalem

[ ] c. C. Sumatra

24. Harry Houdini

[ ] a. A. was born in Brooklyn and died on Halloween

[ ] b. B. died in Detroit from drowning

[ ] c. C. was born in Budapest, Hungary

25. If you suffer from lyncanthropy,

[ ] a. A. you come back to life after you're dead.

[ ] b. B. you have an insatiable thirst for blood.

[ ] c. C. you're likely to howl at the moon.

You're almost done!

Here is how to grade yourself according to the number of correct answers:

20-25 Monster master
15-19 Exceptional expert
10-14 Standard scamp
5-9 Rotten rat
0-4 Brainless Zombie

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Proceed to your score.