My Head's on Fire Trivia Quiz

Answer: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider is a Marvel Comics character who came into being when Johnny Blaze sold his soul to the demon Mephisto. Though his intents were good (he was attempting to save a loved one from cancer), it didn't work out well for him. At night and around evil, Johnny Blaze becomes Ghost Rider, with his head turning into a skull on fire. Ghost Rider is a 'vengeful justice' type, and eagerly inflicts punishment on the guilty and sinful. Nicholas Cage played Johnny Blaze in "Ghost Rider" (2007), and its sequel "Spirit of Vengeance" (2012). Both movies did well at the box office but were widely panned by critics.

Answer: balrog

Balrogs were among the most terrifying creatures ever imagined by J. R. R. Tolkien in his writings of Middle-earth. The fellowship of nine encountered one while passing through the mines of Moria; it separated Gandalf from the rest of the group, and they eventually killed each other in battle. Balrogs were never described in great detail by Tolkien, so they were conceived anew in 2001 for the "Fellowship of the Ring" movie.

There, a balrog was designed as a demonic, horned entity with skeletal wings and glowing eyes.

It is wreathed in flames, and its mouth appears to open like a fiery chasm.

Answer: Hades

The animated "Hercules" (1997) features an angry, jealous Hades attempting to overthrow Zeus in order to rule Mt Olympus. Hercules is prophesied to stand in his way, which is why Hades (unsuccessfully) attempts to kill him. Hades is animated with blue fire for hair, which occasionally gets blown out.

When angry, his hair turns red and his head erupts in flames. This incarnation of Hades bears little semblance to his original Greek version, which had no particular animosity towards Hercules, and whose portrayal varied greatly but was generally not regarded as evil.

Answer: Pokemon

The "Pokemon" franchise was established by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996. Short for Pocket Monsters, it focuses on critters that can be stored in little balls, and trained for battle. They come in 18 different types, one of which is fire; furthermore, fire types are one of the three available as a starter in each of the main games of the series.

Many fire Pokemon have body parts that are permanently on fire, including the aforementioned Infernape (head), Rapidash (mane and tail), and Emboar (beard -- no, really).

Other Pokemon with fire in places you wouldn't enjoy it include Magmar, Quilava, and Moltres.

Answer: Johnny Storm

Johnny Storm is a Marvel Comics character, and one of the Fantastic Four. All of the Fantastic Four gained their super powers when they were bombarded by cosmic rays while they were in space. Johnny can set himself on fire, and has various fire-related super powers.

He has appeared in numerous movies and television series portraying incarnations of the Fantastic Four. In a 2011 comic issue, he died fighting hordes of the aliens in the Negative Zone, but was later revived by Annihilus, in a bid to use him to open the portal to the Negative Zone.

Answer: Legend of Zelda

Released in 2011, "Skyward Sword" is one of the oldest games in the "Zelda" timeline, chronologically speaking. In it, Link and Zelda are residents of Skyloft, a city that floats above the clouds atop the kingdom of Hyrule. They are dragged to the surface by Ghirahim, who uses Zelda to revive the ancient demon Demise.

When the fire-haired Demise is finally defeated, he warns Link and Zelda that he will reincarnate and plague their descendants. The game's designers have commented that Demise's fiery red hair was done to make him look like Ganondorf, who also has red hair.

Answer: Starfire

Starfire is a DC Comics character first introduced in a 1982 issue of "Tales of the New Teen Titans". Her given name is Koriand'r, and she is a princess from the planet Tamaran. More recently, she was one of the teen titans in the animated "Teen Titans" series, where she wore purple clothes, fired green lasers, and was very naive to Earth culture.

She retained those general characteristics in the 2011 reboot of the DC Universe, but her hair now trails in fire. Her redesign is also highly sexualized, and that has generated its share of controversy.

Answer: Blackbeard

Edward Teach, cognomen Blackbeard, is one of history's most notorious pirates. He was an active pirate from about 1716 until his execution in 1718. Though commonly thought of as brutal and bloodthirsty, he commandeered his ships with the approval of their crews, and there are no known instances of him harming captives. Numerous legends surround Blackbeard's legacy, including the claim that he would set his hair on fire before battle to intimidate his foes.

This is thought to be an exaggeration: he instead put lit fuses in his hair that gave off smoke and fire, and is in fact portrayed as such in modern entertainment.

Answer: Ares and Hestia

The "Percy Jackson" series of books was written by Rick Riordan. It takes place in modern times and tells the stories of kids such as Percy, who are children of the Greek gods. In the series, both Ares and Hestia have flame-filled eye sockets. Ares' fire-eyes represent the rage and bloodshed he is commonly associated with, and he often covers them with a pair of sunglasses.

Hestia's fire-eyes are described as being much more pleasant and homely, representative of the hearth that she is the goddess of.

Answer: Headless Horseman

Ok, so I cheated just a bit on this one: the Headless Horseman technically doesn't have a head, but a flaming pumpkin is often used as a substitute for his missing head. Made famous in Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", the Headless Horseman is said to be a Hessian soldier who lost his head in the American Revolution.

This unknown soldier is said to carry his severed head with him on his saddle. In the original story, a shattered pumpkin was found near where Ichabod Crane disappeared, but was never actually described as a substitute for his original head.