T59 A GHOST OF A CHANCE QUIZ

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in the film Ghost?
WHOOPI GOLDBERG
2 Which 1979 film was advertised with the line, For God’s Sake Get Out?
THE AMITYVILE HORROR
3 Which was the first ghost to visit Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol?
JACOB MARLEY
4 Which British TV series was screened in the USA under the title of My Partner the Ghost?
RANDELL AND HOPKIRK DECEASED
5 Which children’s TV show featured the characters of Timothy Claypole and Hazel the McWitch?
RENT A GHOST
6 Who performed the theme for Ghostbusters?
RAY PARKER JR.
7 In which 1982 film did the Freeling family move to a haunted house?
POLTERGEIST
8 Who has three uncles called Fatso, Stretch and Stinkie?
CASPER
9 Which singer had a 1974 hit with the song There’s A Ghost in my House?
R. DEAN TAYLOR
10 Which ghost haunts the girl’s toilets in the Harry Potter novels?
MOANING MYRTLE
11 Which car company produced a model called the Silver Ghost?
ROLLS ROYCE
12 In which 1999 film did the character of Cole Sear say, “I see dead people”?
THE 6TH SENSE
13 What were the first names of the characters played by Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore in Ghost?
SAM AND MOLLY
14 In which 2001 film did Nicole Kidman live in a haunted house on the island of Jersey?
THE OTHERS
15 What P word is the name given to the fear of ghosts?
PHASMOPHOBIA
16 Which actor’s surname means “white ghost” in Russian?
DAVID DUCHOVNY
17 Which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical features the song Music of the Night?
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
18 In folklore which ghost ship haunts the Cape of Good Hope?
THE FLYING DUTCHMAN
19 Which musical tells the story of a ghostly Scottish village that appears once every hundred years?
BRIGADOON
20 Which author is said to haunt the grounds of Rochester Castle?
CHARLES DICKENS
21 Who wrote the novella The Canterville Ghost?
OSCAR WILDE
22 Which pop trio recorded the 1981 album, Ghost In the Machine?
THE POLICE
23 How many ghosts in total visited Ebenezer Scrooge?
FOUR
24 What E word is the name given to the study of ghosts?
EIDOLOGY
25 What takes its name from the French and German words for yes?
OUIJA BOARD

[godoubleblues]

Q1 - Whoopi Goldberg
Q6 - Ray Parker Jr
Q11 - Rolls Royce
Q22 - Police

[Thiele]

12. Sixth Sense

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1 - Whoopi Goldberg
Q6 - Ray Parker Jr
Q11 - Rolls Royce
Q22 - Police

ALL CORRECT GDB

[magpie in the 80's]

12. Sixth Sense

CORRECT THIELE

[JAS]

Q2 Would it be The Amityville Horror
Q3 Old Marley
Q4 Randel and Hopkirk Deceased
Q5 Rent-a-ghost
Q8 Casper
Q14 The Others
Q17 Phantom of the Opera
Q18 Flying Dutchman
Q23 4
q25 Ouija board

Regards
JAS

[Interceptor]

7. Poltergeist?

[Kahuna]

19/ Brigadoon

[redandblack]

25 Ouija Board

[magpie in the 80's]

Q2 Would it be The Amityville Horror
Q3 Old Marley................CLOSE ENOUGH
Q4 Randel and Hopkirk Deceased
Q5 Rent-a-ghost
Q8 Casper
Q14 The Others
Q17 Phantom of the Opera
Q18 Flying Dutchman
Q23 4
q25 Ouija board

Regards
JAS

ALL OTHERS CORRECT JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

7. Poltergeist?

CORRECT INTERCEPTOR

[magpie in the 80's]

19/ Brigadoon

CORRECT K

[magpie in the 80's]

25 Ouija Board

CORRECT RANDB

[JAS]

Q10 Moaning Mirtle/Mertle (how the heck do spell her name)

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q10 Moaning Mirtle/Mertle (how the heck do spell her name)

Regards
JAS

CORRECT JAS

[panthergurl]

13. Sam and Molly

[Turkeywizz]

15 polterphobia??

[magpie in the 80's]

13. Sam and Molly

CORRECT PG

[magpie in the 80's]

15 polterphobia??

INCORRECT TW

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in the film Ghost?
WHOOPI GOLDBERG
2 Which 1979 film was advertised with the line, For God’s Sake Get Out?
THE AMITYVILE HORROR
3 Which was the first ghost to visit Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol?
JACOB MARLEY
4 Which British TV series was screened in the USA under the title of My Partner the Ghost?
RANDELL AND HOPKIRK DECEASED
5 Which children’s TV show featured the characters of Timothy Claypole and Hazel the McWitch?
RENT A GHOST
6 Who performed the theme for Ghostbusters?
RAY PARKER JR.
7 In which 1982 film did the Freeling family move to a haunted house?
POLTERGEIST
8 Who has three uncles called Fatso, Stretch and Stinkie?
CASPER
9 Which singer had a 1974 hit with the song There’s A Ghost in my House?
R. DEAN TAYLOR
10 Which ghost haunts the girl’s toilets in the Harry Potter novels?
MOANING MYRTLE
11 Which car company produced a model called the Silver Ghost?
ROLLS ROYCE
12 In which 1999 film did the character of Cole Sear say, “I see dead people”?
THE 6TH SENSE
13 What were the first names of the characters played by Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore in Ghost?
SAM AND MOLLY
14 In which 2001 film did Nicole Kidman live in a haunted house on the island of Jersey?
THE OTHERS
15 What P word is the name given to the fear of ghosts?
PHASMOPHOBIA
16 Which actor’s surname means “white ghost” in Russian?
DAVID DUCHOVNY
17 Which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical features the song Music of the Night?
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
18 In folklore which ghost ship haunts the Cape of Good Hope?
THE FLYING DUTCHMAN
19 Which musical tells the story of a ghostly Scottish village that appears once every hundred years?
BRIGADOON
20 Which author is said to haunt the grounds of Rochester Castle?
CHARLES DICKENS
21 Who wrote the novella The Canterville Ghost?
OSCAR WILDE
22 Which pop trio recorded the 1981 album, Ghost In the Machine?
THE POLICE
23 How many ghosts in total visited Ebenezer Scrooge?
FOUR
24 What E word is the name given to the study of ghosts?
EIDOLOGY
25 What takes its name from the French and German words for yes?
OUIJA BOARD

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ