Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Christmas Horror?
He knows when you are sleeping.
He knows when you’re awake.
Sounds like a horror story to me.
Here are six quiz questions to test your knowledge of Christmas horror.
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1. Movie: Sint (2010)
Why is the Sinterklaas tradition celebrated on 5 December?
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Yes. On 5 December 1492, villagers kill former-bishop Niklas and his gang because they can’t put up with the gang’s looting and killing any longer.
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What this movie’s about
2. Movie: Black Christmas (1974)
How does Clare die?
Nope. Try again. Barb is stabbed with a glass unicorn figurine.
Nope. Try again. Mrs MacHenry, the housemother, is struck in the face by a crane hook and hanged.
Yes. Clare is suffocated with a plastic dress bag.
What this movie’s about
See: 13 Christmas Horror Movies to Die For: Black Christmas (1974)
3. TV: Supernatural (2007)
In Season 3, Episode 8 ‘A Very Supernatural Christmas’, what are the wreaths over the victims’ fireplaces made of?
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Yes. Meadowsweet is a herb often used in pagan rituals to lure gods to a human sacrifice.
What this TV show’s about
Supernatural is a dark fantasy road trip monster-hunter horror series that ran from 2005 to 2020.
Sam and Dean Winchester follow their father’s footsteps and travel America hunting supernatural beings. They deal with a plethora of monsters, including ghosts, demons, angels, gods, vampires, werewolves, and just about every other mythical creature you can name.
4. TV: Buffy (1998)
In Season 3, Episode 10 ‘Amends’, what do Buffy and her mom go shopping for?
Yes. Buffy and her mom go shopping for a Christmas tree. While at the lot, Buffy spots a bunch of trees that died, seemingly without reason, and the salesman offers her a ‘hell of a deal’.
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What this TV show’s about
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a supernatural monster-hunter horror series that ran from 1997 to 2003.
Buffy is the latest in a line of young women called ‘Vampire Slayers’ who battle vampires, demons, and other creatures of the dark.
Buffy just wants to lead a normal life, but over the course of the series she learns to embrace who she is with the help of her friends.
5. Book: NOS4A2 (2013) by Joe Hill
What does the anaesthetic chemical smell like?
Yes. Manx and Bing use gingerbread-scented sevoflurane to sedate their victims.
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What this book’s about
6. Book: A Christmas Carol (1843) by Charles Dickens
What is the name of Scrooge’s sister?
I know this book is not technically horror but there are ghosts so I’m shoehorning it in just this once.
Nope. Try again. Belle is the name of his fiancée.
Yes. Fan is Scrooge’s beloved dead sister.
Nope. Try again. Everyone seemed to be called Mary back then, except for Scrooge’s sister.
What this book’s about
Ebenezer Scrooge is an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come.
You can read this for free on Project Gutenberg: A Christmas Carol
Published: 21 December 2022
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