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Quiz about City of the Dead
Quiz about City of the Dead

City of the Dead Trivia Quiz


An eerie tale about Witchcraft played out in 1962. This one will make you think twice about travelling alone especially off the beaten track! Note: It was released in America as, "Horror Hotel".

A multiple-choice quiz by knowledgequest. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
394,841
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
8 / 15
Plays
96
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Question 1 of 15
1. For much of his career this actor starred in one horror flick after another. Who played Dr. Driscoll? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Why did Nan go to Whitewood? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Who pointed Nan in the direction of Whitewood and suggested that she stay at the Raven's Inn? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Who was Eliabeth Selwyn? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. After finding a dead bird in her drawer and a sprig of woodbine on her door in the hotel, what happened to Nan? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. What did Lottie give Pat? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. What happened to Nan's boyfriend on this way to Whitewood? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Nan's brother was not concerned about her absence until he did what? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Pat was related to whom in Whitewood? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Why did Pat visit with Dr. Driscoll? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. After finding a dead sparrow and woodbine on her door, Pat and her grandfather left Whitewood.


Question 12 of 15
12. Nan's brother discovered something in the hotel room after hearing chanting. What was it? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. To save Pat, what did the Reverend tell Richard to do? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. With Richard pinned down by the witches and Pat about to become the next victim, who managed to save them both? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. At the movie's very end what happened to Mrs. Newless? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. For much of his career this actor starred in one horror flick after another. Who played Dr. Driscoll?

Answer: Christopher Lee

Lee's first picture for Hammer Studios was "The Curse of Frankenstein" playing the part of the monster. Lee played a history professor in "City of the Dead". His students are unaware that he practices what he preaches.
2. Why did Nan go to Whitewood?

Answer: Research material for her college thesis

Nan was one of Driscoll's students. After a lecture, she decided that visiting an old New England town would provide her with a better feel for life there and perhaps pay additional dividends with new "findings" about witchcraft.
3. Who pointed Nan in the direction of Whitewood and suggested that she stay at the Raven's Inn?

Answer: Dr. Driscoll

Among the students attending the lecture, Nan seemed to be the one interested in pursuing further knowledge about witchcraft. Without giving it another thought, she immediately made plans to spend her vacation in a remote New England village.
4. Who was Eliabeth Selwyn?

Answer: A witch

Elizabeth was a reincarnated witch burned at the stake in 1692. Salem, MA will live on in infamy as the town that put to death many of its own family and friends, believing that they made a pact with the devil. In the movie, Selwyn, while burning and before dying put a curse on the town.
5. After finding a dead bird in her drawer and a sprig of woodbine on her door in the hotel, what happened to Nan?

Answer: She was sacrificed by the witches.

According to Nan's research, both the bird and woodbine marked the witch's intended sacrificial victim. Up to this time in the movie, Nan exhibited no concern at all about the odd things occurring.
6. What did Lottie give Pat?

Answer: Nan's bracelett

Lottie was the Inn's housekeeper. She was not deaf but could not speak. For all her efforts to warn people of pending danger, she ended up dead at the hands of the witches.
7. What happened to Nan's boyfriend on this way to Whitewood?

Answer: Got in a car accident

Bill is not wild about Nan's decision to go to Whitewood thinking that they would be spending their vacation together. Alarmed by Nan's absence at the birthday party, he decides to follow Nan's brother to Whitewood.
8. Nan's brother was not concerned about her absence until he did what?

Answer: Called operator to get the Inn's number and learned that it was not listed.

Richard visited Dr. Driscoll to find out more information about the Inn and Whitewood. He decided to go to Whitewood to search for Nan.
9. Pat was related to whom in Whitewood?

Answer: The Reverend

Pat was the Reverend's granddaughter. She was in town to sort through her Grandmother's belongings after her recent death.
10. Why did Pat visit with Dr. Driscoll?

Answer: To find out where Nan's brother lived

Pat lent Nan a book entitled, "A Treatipede on Devil-Worship in New England". When Nan failed to return the book, Pat stops by the Inn and learned that Nan was no longer staying there. Dr. Driscoll offered to bring the item to Nan's brother but Pat wisely decided to do so herself.
11. After finding a dead sparrow and woodbine on her door, Pat and her grandfather left Whitewood.

Answer: False

After Richard left, Pat found the witches calling cards, a dead bird and woodbine on the door. Her grandfather insisted that they leave Whitewood at once and immediately both head for her car which would not start. Finding that the witches have tampered with the car engine, they headed back to the house but was too late.
12. Nan's brother discovered something in the hotel room after hearing chanting. What was it?

Answer: A trap door leading into the basement of the Inn

After finding the Woodbine on her door, Nan heard chanting coming from the basement and tried to open the trap door. Her brother found the same door leading to the basement steps. With gun in hand, he descended into the basement, found the dead body of Lottie and stumbled onto a coven of witches about to kill Pat.
13. To save Pat, what did the Reverend tell Richard to do?

Answer: Fight the witches using the shadow of a cross

Back at the Inn, Richard got a call from a very upset Pat. The call was interrupted by screaming, prompting Richard to jump into action and run to the Reverend's house. He was too late, the witches had taken her.
14. With Richard pinned down by the witches and Pat about to become the next victim, who managed to save them both?

Answer: Nan's boyfriend

Although severely wounded as a result of the car accident and a knife stuck in his back, Bill managed to pull out a cross from the graveyard and staggered towards the witches. One by one they all went up in flames, except for Mrs. Newless.
15. At the movie's very end what happened to Mrs. Newless?

Answer: She died

Her burned body was discovered by Pat and Richard, slumped in a chair in the Raven's Inn at the site of her demise in 1692. Failing to fulfill her pact with Lucifer, Elizabeth was reduced to the burnt corpse she was 260 years ago.
Source: Author knowledgequest

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