1. A pumpkin is a?
A. Squash
B. Mushroom
C. Citrus fruit
2. The mushroom Agaricus bisporus is often found on pizza. Common names for the mushroom are?
A. Mold/Blue Cloister
B. Tower Mushroom/Epaulette
C. Portobello/Champignon
3. Hänsel and Gretel are not just names of culinary dishes that witches love, but also two given names. But in most cases they are diminutive nicknames of:
A. Wilhelm and Dornröschen
B. Hans and Greta
C. Johannes and Margarete
(Both B and C can be considered correct because Hans and Greta are short forms of Johannes and Margarete)
4. In the fictive Harry Potter world there is an Acromantula spider called Aragog. What type of real spider is Aragog based on?
A. Wolf spider
B. Lynx spider
C. Crab spider
5. Ghosts may leave some ectoplasm residue in movies, but what is real ectoplasm?
A. A slime some central-american flowers use to attract insects.
B. The outer part of a biological cell's cytoplasm.
C. A Vodka drink with lemon and pumpkin juice.
6. The 1984 song and movie theme "Ghostbusters", was written and performed by:
A. Ray Charles
B. Stevie Wonder
C. Ray Parker Jr.
7. Which name is NOT a Rolls-Royce car model?
A. Phantom
B. Rabbit
C. Ghost
8. Skeletons are dead, but that doesn't stop them from stalking the protagonist in games like
A. Castlevania and Zelda
B. Hitman and Dirt Rally
C. Frogger and Othello
9. In Disney comics there is a criminal disguised as a black ghost. What is he called?
A. Black Shadow
B. Phantom Blot
C. Mr. Spook
10. Buzz Aldrin is a retired:
A. Astronaut
B. Ghost hunter
C. Toy Story character
11. The Bufo bufo has been associated with witchcraft and ill omens, but what is it?
A. The East-European Raven
B. The American Spiral snail
C. The common European toad
12. This is the last question, because the next number would be... What's the name of the fear or avoidance of that number?
A. Tetrahedron
B. Triceratops
C. Triskaidekaphobia
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