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Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your Werewolf Stories?

6 questions to test your werewolf knowledge

Howling, hairy, hyper-violent beasts.

From scary to funny, you’ve got to love werewolf stories.

But how well do you know these 6 stories?

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1. Movie: Bubba the Redneck Werewolf (2014)

What is the real name of the Devil?

Lucifer Mammon the First of His Name

Nope. Try again.

Bladderick Rasputinstein the Third, Jr.

Yes. You’re correct. Bladderick Rasputinstein the Third, Jr. is the name of the Devil in Bubba The Redneck Werewolf.

Vlad Bellizebub Senior

Nope. Try again.

What this movie’s about

Bubba Blanch sells his soul to the Devil for bravery, strength, and hair. What he gets in return is that he’s turned into a werewolf. Bubba takes on the Devil when he doesn’t like his plan to destroy Cracker County.

Watch out, the theme song will get stuck in your head.

2. Short story: There Shall Be No Darkness (1950) by James Blish

Who is the unexpected second werewolf?

Paul Foote

Nope. Try again.

Doris Gilmore

Nope. Try again.

Caroline Newcliffe

Yes. You’re correct. Bladderick Rasputinstein the Third, Jr. is the name of the Devil in Bubba The Redneck Werewolf.

What this story’s about

Tom Newcliffe invites a group of friends and artists to his Scottish manor for the weekend. One of the guests starts to believe that the concert pianist is a werewolf.

There Shall Be No Darkness can be read online at archive.org in the Magazine Of Horror #25 v05n01 [1969-01].

3. TV: Hemlock Grove (2013)

In Season 1, who is the actual killer?

Christina

Yes. You’re correct. Christina is revealed as the actual killer in the first season of Hemlock Grove.

Olivia

Nope. Try again.

Roman

Nope. Try again.

What this TV show’s about

The town of Hemlock Grove is full of secrets and is a mixture of extreme wealth and extreme poverty. Peter, a Romanian gypsy boy recently moved to Hemlock Grove, is rumoured to be a werewolf and suspected of the brutal death of a teenage girl during a full moon.

4. TV: Being Human (2008)

In the UK series, what job does George have?

Bus driver

Nope. Try again.

Butcher

Nope. Try again.

Hospital porter

Yes. You’re correct. Both George and Mitchell are hospital porters in Being Human.

What this TV show’s about

Friends Mitchell, a vampire, and George, a werewolf, are long-time friends even though the two races are supposed to hate each other. They move into a house in Bristol and discover Nina, a ghost, is already living there.

5. Movie: Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)

What is the name of the vampire group that hunts werewolves?

Death Dealers

Yes. You’re correct. The Death Dealers are the group that hunts down werewolves in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.

Vampire Warriors

Nope. Try again.

Werewolf Hunters

Nope. Try again.

What this movie’s about

The third movie in the Underworld franchise, Rise of the Lycans is a prequel to the first movie. It explains the Lycan rebellion against the vampire overlords and the ongoing feud between the two races. Lucian is the first Lycan, a werewolf who can turn take human form. Lucian struggles to free the werewolf slaves and to be with his illicit love Sonja, Viktor’s vampire daughter.

6. Book: Sisters Red (2011) by Jackson Pearce

What was playing on the television when the man selling citrus fruits came to the door?

Jeopardy

Nope. Try again.

The Price is Right

Yes. You’re correct. The Price is Right was playing on the television at the start of Sisters Red.

Wheel of Fortune

Nope. Try again.

What this novel’s about

Scarlett and Rosie March are sisters who hunt the Fenris, werewolves who prey on teenage girls. The sisters lure the Fenris with red cloaks and meet them with razor-sharp hatchets in hand. Then Rosie starts to dream of a life without all this violence and she begins to fall for Silas, a young woodsman, who is also Scarlett’s only friend.

Published: 27 August 2022

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