Halloween Quiz 2021 - Sunday Quiz

Round 1: Witches and Wizards

Which character appearing in several of the Discworld novels is a failed student at the Unseen University for wizards, and is often described by scholars as "the magical equivalent to the number zero"?

Who was the half-sister of Arthur, originally a kind-hearted individual, who became evil after being betrayed by her former-friend Merlin?

With characters including Quentin Coldwater, and Julia Wicker, what television series aired on Syfy and is based on the 2009 novel of the same name?

What Disney character is based on the evil fairy godmother character in Charles Perrault's fairy tale Sleeping Beauty?

Which character in A Song of Ice and Fire is a priestess of the Lord of Light and a close advisor to King Stannis Baratheon?

Probably best known in the 1996 live-action TV show with her black cat Salem, what is the surname of Sabrina the Teenage Witch?

Who is the villainous sea witch who offers a mermaid princess named Ariel a temporary opportunity to become human so that she may earn the love of Prince Eric?

Sarah Bailey is the name of a witch in which 1996 American horror film that follows four outcast teenage girls who pursue witchcraft?

The leader of the wizards and of the White Council that opposed Sauron, who held Gandalf captive in Isengard in the Lord of the Rings?

Just the name is fine, no need for full titles.

Playing an integral role within the inner circle of friends—called the Scooby Gang—who support Buffy Summers, which actress played the character Willow?

Round 2: Ghosts

Possibly the world's best-known non-human ghost, what name is given to the seventeenth-century merchant ship said to haunt the high seas?

How many ghosts visit Ebenezer Scrooge in the Dickens novella A Christmas Carol?

Which white-outlined, smiling ghost was often joined by friends such as Wendy the Good Little Witch and Hot Stuff the Little Devil?

Just the first name is fine, no need for the full name.

In which novel by Alice Sebold is Susie Salmon murdered, and her spirit watches over her family as they search for answers about what happened?

In The Lord of the Rings which men abandoned their oath to Isildur, and were cursed to haunt Middle Earth until they fulfil their oath?

In Harry Potter, each Hogwarts house has a ghost, Nearly-Headless Nick, Fat Friar, the Bloody Baron, and the Grey Lady for Ravenclaw. What is the name of the mischievous poltergeist?

In Shakespeare's Hamlet how many times does the ghost of Hamlet's father appear?

Famous for its twist ending, in The Sixth Sense, what is the surname of the Doctor played by Bruce Willis?

What famous actor played the role of Sam Wheat in the 1990 Ghost?

In which novel by Oscar Wilde does a family move into a castle that's haunted by a dead nobleman, who, much to his growing annoyance, cannot scare them no matter how hard he tries?

Round 3: Picture Round - Horror Film Anagrams

Work out the film title either from the picture or from the anagram supplied.

What film is this?

Anagram: Heated devil