1. What is the term for a ghostly apparition that repeats the same actions over and over?
a) Poltergeist b) Residual Haunting c) Demon d) Shadow Figure
b) Residual hauntings are the most common sort of haunting reported. Where an energy or personality leaves an impression of some form and repeats its actions, emotions or noises.
2. Which famous paranormal investigator couple became the inspiration for the movie “The Conjuring”?
a) Ed and Lorraine Warren b) Zak and Aaron Bagans c) Jason and Grant Wilson d) Hans and Sophie Holzer
a) Ed and Lorraine Warren. A self-taught demonologist, and a clairvoyant – who met, married and left us with some very well-known paranormal case files.
3. In paranormal terms, what does EVP stand for?
a) Extra Visionary Phenomenon b) Electronic Voice Phenomenon c) Ectoplasmic Vibration Pulse d) Enigmatic Voice Projection
b)Electronic Voice Phenomena. Thought by some to be spirit voices, is the transference of electrical energy from somewhere, onto a traditional recording device through unknown or paranormal means.
4. What is the term for the ability to perceive events or information without using the known human senses?
a) Clairvoyance b) Telepathy c) Precognition d) Psychometry
a) Clairvoyance is the claimed supernatural ability to perceive events or information via unknown means.
5. In what year did the mysterious disappearance of the Roanoke Colony occur?
a) 1587 b) 1620 c) 1754 d) 1836
a) 1587 is a guesstimated date, between when the infamous Roanoke Colony was first settled, in 1585, and 1590, when a visiting ship found that all inhabitants of the settlement were nowhere to be found, with no clues as to why.
6. The Tunguska event, a mysterious explosion, occurred in which year?
a) 1908 b) 1945 c) 1929 d) 1912
a) 30th June 1908
7. What is the name of the medieval manuscript filled with mysterious illustrations and an unknown script?
a) The Voynich Manuscript b) The Codex Seraphinianus c) The Devil’s Bible d) The Book of Kells
a) The Voynich manuscript is an, as yet still fully undeciphered, codex (early book) thought to date back to around 1440AD.
8. During which century did the infamous Salem Witch Trials take place?
a) 16th b) 17th c) 18th d) 19th
b) 17 Century
9. The Rosetta Stone was instrumental in deciphering ancient languages. In which country was it discovered?
a) Egypt b) Greece c) Italy d) Turkey
a) Egypt, near a town called Rashid (Rosetta) in 1799. By a French soldier whilst campaigning in the Napoleonic wars.
10. Who was the legendary outlaw associated with Sherwood Forest and the Merry Men?
a) King Arthur b) Robin Hood c) William Tell d) Blackbeard
b) Robin Hood
11. In what year did the Great Fire of London sweep through the city?
a) 1605 b) 1666 c) 1750 d) 1801
b) 1666, the year after the Great Plague.
12. What is the name of the mysterious aircraft that allegedly crashed near Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947?
a) Blackbird b) Enola Gay c) Aurora d) UFO-214
13. Who was the famous English alchemist and astrologer associated with the search for the philosopher’s stone?
a) Paracelsus b) John Dee c) Isaac Newton d) Nicholas Flamel
b) John Dee. Alchemy was the ‘science’ of philosophising how to turn base metals such as lead, into gold, of how to fight illness and disease, and of how to extend life.
14. What ancient civilization built the city of Machu Picchu?
a) Aztec b) Inca c) Maya d) Sumerian
b) Inca. The Inca civilisation lasted in the Peruvian highlands from the early part of the 13th century, until the Spaniards arrived and begun their conquest and lust for gold, in 1532.
15. The Trojan War, as described in Greek mythology, was fought over which woman?
a) Helen b) Medusa c) Athena d) Circe
a) Helen. The wife of Spartan King Menalaus was abducted by Paris, of Troy.
16. The giant geoglyphs in the Peruvian desert, are believed to be created by which ancient civilization?
a) Olmec b) Nazca c) Moche d) Chimu
b) Nazca. This civilisation was cutting the famous Nazca lines from as early as 100BC.
17. What event marked the beginning of the Middle Ages in Western Europe?
a) The Fall of Rome b) The Renaissance c) The Norman Conquest d) The Hundred Years’ War
a) The fall of Rome. By around 400AD, Rome was becoming inundated by non-Roman peoples fleeing from the Huns, who, led by various characters, amongst whom was Attila, were invading the area. The swamping of their culture, decimation of their armies and loss of political and financial power, led to an unstoppable decline in Roman influence.
18. In 1980, a mysterious radio signal was detected from deep space. what name was it given?
a)what signal b)where signal c)why signal d) wow signal
d) The Wow! Signal. This strong narrowband radio signal was first detected in 1977, on August 15th, at the Ohio State University.
19. What cannot be found between Miami, Bermuda and Puerto Rico?
a) the Miami Vice b) the Bermuda Triangle c) the Rico rounder d) the black box
b) The Bermuda Triangle is an area in the north Atlantic Ocean, where there have been many claims of lost shipping and airplanes, with no known causes.
20. Which infamous ship was found in the Azores?
a) Mary celeste b) Lusitania c) Santa Maria d) HMS Terror
a) The Mary Celeste was a two masted sailing vessel, found adrift and unmanned on December 4th, 1872 just off the Azorean Islands.
Good luck! it’s just for fun, but do let us know how many you think you got right. Answers on Sunday.
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