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1. No quiz about hauntings in Arkansas can leave out the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs. What is the name of the Crescent Hotel's well-known resident ghost?
2. The King Opera House in Van Buren is a theater that dates back to the late 1800s. Its resident ghost is a young actor who had fallen in love with the daughter of a local doctor in the early 1900s. The actor was attempting to run away with the girl when her father caught up with the couple and killed the young man. The actor did not die at the King Opera House, although that is the place that he is said to haunt. Where did he actually die?
3. The Gurdon Light is a phenomenon that has been seen in modern times as well as in the past. It has been featured on both local and national television. The light is best viewed on dark, overcast nights. Where in the town of Gurdon is the mysterious light always seen?
4. The Old State House in Little Rock was at one time the State Capitol Building. In 1837, John Wilson, Speaker of the House, ruled that a representative named Anthony was out of order while speaking in the Assembly . Anthony, who regularly disagreed with Wilson, refused to be silent. Due to this refusal, an event took place that culminated in Speaker Wilson's spirit wandering the halls of Arkansas's Old State House. What did Speaker of the House Wilson do about Rep. Anthony's refusal to be silent?
5. For 21 years (1875-1896), Judge Isaac Parker presided over the courts at Fort Smith, Arkansas. During this period, 79 men were hanged for various offenses. It is said that Judge Parker began to haunt the old courthouse after his own death. Even in his day, Judge Parker had acquired a nickname relating to his record in the courts. What was his nickname?
6. Let's go back to the Crescent Hotel for a minute. Quite often, ghostly nurses and a ghostly doctor have been seen by guests at the Crescent Hotel. Why in the world would ghosts of nurses and a doctor appear at a hotel?
7. North Little Rock is rumored to have a very unusual haunted location. What is that location?
8. Legend says that Petit Jean Mountain was named for a young woman who disguised herself as a boy and followed her lover during the French explorations of the New World. She became ill and died during the exploration and her grave was placed at the top of Petit Jean Mountain. According to the story, her ghost has been seen wandering the mountain top, and mysterious lights have appeared at night in the area of her grave. Petit Jean is obviously a name that dates from the French exploration in the early days, but which of the following is also a name in Arkansas that dates from that period?
9. Legend has it that in the 1930s, a young woman attended Harding University and majored in music. She fell in love with a fellow student who was later killed in a car accident. From then until her death later in the same semester, she spent most of her time playing the piano on the third floor of the music building. After her death, her piano was still heard playing on the third floor. Later, the music building was demolished and replaced by a new two-story music building--yet her piano was still heard! On which floor was the piano heard in the new building?
10. Since this quiz is about Arkansas hauntings, I will return once more to the Crescent Hotel. In 2005, one TV show about the paranormal managed to capture a full-figure apparition on video. Which TV show captured this eerie video?
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