Christmas Ghosts In Literature Quiz
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Step into the mysterious world of Christmas spirits and eerie yuletide tales with our paranormal literature quiz. From the foggy streets of Victorian London to the realms of modern fantasy, test your knowledge of ghostly stories and supernatural mysteries that twine through the festive season. Are you ready to uncover the ghostly whispers hidden beneath the jingle of sleigh bells?
1. In Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol', who is the first ghost to visit Ebenezer Scrooge?
2. Which ghostly figure haunts the miserly protagonist in 'The Chimes' by Charles Dickens?
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3. 'The Turn of the Screw' by Henry James starts with a Christmas Eve...
4. What item unleashes a ghostly presence in M.R. James' 'A Warning to the Curious', which was once adapted as a 'Ghost Story For Christmas?'
5. Which novel begins with a Christmas Eve family gathering that leads the protagonist to write about his haunting experiences?
6. In E.F. Benson's 'Between the Lights', the protagonist shares his eerie experience from when?
7. In 'Smee' by A.M. Burrage, what Christmas game turns ghostly?
8. 'The Dead' by James Joyce concludes his collection 'Dubliners' and is set around...
9. In 'A Christmas Carol', Marley's ghost visits Scrooge, but how long does Marley say he has been wandering as a ghost?
10. 'The Christmas Banquet' by Nathaniel Hawthorne centres around a ghostly gathering of individuals who are...
11. In Angela Carter's 'The Snow Child', the Count creates a girl under magical circumstances. What triggers her sudden appearance?
12. Adapted as a BBC 'Ghost Story For Christmas,' in M.R. James' 'The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral', what is the source of the curse that befalls Dr Haynes?
13. 'Krampus: The Yule Lord' by Brom is a novel that reimagines the legend of Krampus. In the story, Krampus is in conflict with which other mythical Christmas figure?
14. The 'Ghost Story For Christmas,' 'The Signal-Man' by Charles Dickens involves supernatural events occurring around...
15. Who wrote 'The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle', a story involving a mystery unraveling during Christmas time?
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