Halloween Quiz

Quest

IIM Kashipur Quiz Club

ByMohit Mohan, Snehanth Nath & Siddhartha Talukdar

Rules

• Senior Quiz club members from the 2013-15 batch are not allowed toparticipate. Junior club members are allowed

• Every question is given equal weightage

• In case of tie, the team with the highest number of starred questions(with asterisk mark) will be the winner.

• If there is still a tie, teams completing first will be adjudged thewinner.

• There will be only winner

• The decision of the quiz master will be final

• Exceeding past the deadline time, will lead to a direct disqualification.

*1. This practice has been mentioned by Shakespeare in his comedy “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” where one character accuse the other of whining like a beggar during Halloween. The custom of wearing costumes and masks during tis practice at Halloween goes back to Celtic traditions of attempting to copy the evil spirits or placate them. In Mexico where this practice is also prevalent, they say “me da mi calaverita” which means “Can you give me my little skull?” Identify the practice.

Trick or treat

2.Identify the connection-

Gomez

Morticia

Wednesday

Pugsley

Fester

Thing

Addams Family

3.Dia de Muertes is a Mexican holiday observed in Mexico and some other parts ofthe world. People go to cemeteries to be with the souls of the departed and buildprivate altars containing the favorite foods and beverages, as well as photos andmemorabilia, of the departed. The intent is to encourage visits by the souls, so thesouls will hear the prayers and the comments of the living directed to them. Whatdoes Dia de Muertes translate to?

Day of the dead

4.This is a game which is popular in Halloween. The game is played byfilling a tub with water and putting X in the water. X float on the surfaceand the objective is to catch one of these with a teeth without usingyour arms.

It also finds a mention in one of Agatha Christie’s novelHallowe'enParty, which is about a girl who drowns while doing it.

Apple bobbing

5.Which popular horror show had a special celebrity 8 episode seriosnamed 'Maut ka Khel' where 12 celebrities had to spend time in ahaunted house in Satara?

Aahat

*6.According to folklore, X was chased by some villagers from whom he has stolen.He encountered upon Satan who claimed it was his time to die. He tricked Sataninto a plan so that they could further enrage the villagers. Satan turned into a silvercoin and X put the coin n his wallet and shut with a cross which stripped Satan ofhis power.

X agrees to free Satan only if he agrees never to take his soul. After a while the thiefdied. Of course, his life had been too sinful for X to go to heaven; however, Satan hadpromised not to take his soul, and so he was barred from hell as well. X now hadnowhere to go. He asked how he would see where to go, as he had no light, andSatan mockingly tossed him an ember from the flames of Hades, that would neverburn out. Identify X in Halloween culture.

Jack o’ lantern

7.Connect

• Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington

• The Baron

• The grey Lady

• The fat friar

House ghosts of Hogwarts

8. In the Halloween movie franchise, Mike Myers wears a mask which was based on someone’s face. Hint: Star Trek

William Shatner

9.Identify the movie.

The Shining

*10.Connect

From left to right- Federico Fellini, Indira Gandhi,Harry Houdini.All died on Halloween Day

*11.Identify the most famous character thatthis person plays. His name is Robert Englund.

Freddy Krueger

12.Connect them

Ramsay Brothers

*13.In horror films, A slasher film is a subgenre of thriller and horror film, typicallyinvolving a psychopathic killer stalking and murdering a sequence of victims ina graphically violent manner, often with a bladed tool such asa knife, machete, axe, scythe, or chainsaw. Below are the top three slashers. Giveme the name of the person who is topping the list.

3. Freddy Krueger-58 career kills

2. Halloween killer Mike Myers- 111 career kills

1. ????????-158 career kills

Jason Voorhees

14.In which movie franchise would you find a vengeful ghost whosereal name is Samara Morgan?

The Ring

15.The first horror film to be nominated for a Best Picture Academyaward. It also has the distinction of being Warner Brother’s highestgrossing R-rated movie when adjusted for inflation.

The Exorcist