Trivia: Dracula’s home is reportedly located in what European country?
Germany
Spain
Russia
Romania
Correct Answer: Romania
So why is this answer correct? : Dracula’s home territory, Transylvania, has been a part of Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Germany at different points in time. But currently, that region is found in Romania — which author Bram Stoker never even visited.
Trivia: What mythical beast suffers from a condition known as lycanthropy?
Vampires
Werewolves
Zombies
Mummies
Correct Answer: Werewolves
So why is this answer correct? : Symptoms of lycanthropy include rapid hair growth, cravings for raw meat, and a more active nocturnal calendar. Basically, lycanthropy is a fancy term for becoming a Werewolf, which makes sense as the word comes from the Greek words lykos meaning “wolf ” and anthropos, meaning “man.”
Trivia: What fictional spirit was said to haunt a real-life New York village?
The Headless Horseman
The Woman in Black
The Canterville Ghost
Casper
Correct Answer: The Headless Horseman
So why is this answer correct? : Washington Irving’s 1820 ghost story has been cemented in horror culture, particularly for its haunting antagonist — The Headless Horseman. In the story, a young schoolteacher, Ichabold Crane, is chased by the headless rider after moving to the real-life New York village of Sleepy Hollow, adjacent to Tarrytown and north of New York City.
Trivia: The monster in Stephen King’s “It” is also known as Pennywise the what?
Killer King
Sad Jester
Dancing Clown
Cruel Joker
Correct Answer: Dancing Clown
So why is this answer correct? : The horrifying monster in Stephen King’s “It” can take the form of anything that frightens its victims, but he’s mainly known as Pennywise the Dancing Clown. It also introduces himself in the novel as Mr. Bob Gray.
Trivia: Which of these is NOT traditionally used to repel vampires?
Sunlight
Holy water
Garlic
Silver
Correct Answer: Silver
So why is this answer correct? : According to legend, vampires hate the sunlight, all things holy (from water to crucifixes), and the stinking rose — aka garlic. But it’s werewolves that are said to be repelled by pure silver, as well as a plant called wolfsbane.
Trivia: Legend has it that the Loch Ness Monster occupies a lake in what country?
Scotland
Iceland
Ireland
England
Correct Answer: Scotland
So why is this answer correct? : The first written account of a sea-serpent creature in the waters of Loch Ness was way back in 565 AD, in a biography of St. Columba. The legend grew after a couple claimed to see a dragon-like creature cross the road and dive into the lake in Scotland, 1933, and Nessie has remained an icon of Scotland ever since.
Which one of the following men did NOT serve as Secretary of the Army or Acting Secretary of the Army during George W. Bush’s tenure as president?
Gregory Dahlberg
Joseph Westphal
Francis Harvey
Eric Fanning
Thomas White
Correct Answer: Eric Fanning
Michael P. W. Stone — the only Secretary of the Army to have previously been in a foreign military — served as an aviator in what country’s navy during World War II?
Canada
Australia
France
South Africa
United Kingdom
Correct Answer: United Kingdom
Who became the first U.S. Secretary of the Army in 1947 when the office of Secretary of War was abolished?
Frank Pace
Robert T. Stevens
Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr.
Wilber M. Brucker
Kenneth Claiborne Royall
Correct Answer: Kenneth Claiborne Royall
Trivia: A farmer has 20 cows and all but six run away. How many are left?
6
12
14
20
Correct Answer: 6
So why is this answer correct? : If the farmer started with 20 cows and six remain, that means 14 ran away.