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Ghosts of the British Isles Trivia Quiz

With a long and often bloody history, the British Isles are among the most haunted areas in the world. The ghosts that appear here are sometimes more gruesome and disturbing than other places in the world.

A multiple-choice quiz by foxbarking. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
foxbarking

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
201,483

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1075

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 71 (6/10), Guest 88 (5/10), Guest 173 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. The name of this ghost is Ewen of the Little Head. Haunting Scotland, this ghost appears in Lochburie and torments the MacLaine clan. What is distinctive about this ghost? Hint

He is a falconer and even has a spectral falcon on his arm.

He plays the bagpipes late at night.

He is a headless horseman.

He only haunts the moors of Scotland.

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Question 2 of 10

2. This is the ghost of one of the early reigning Queens of England. She haunts the battlements of the Salt Tower of the Tower of London. Hint

Anne I

Mary I

Lady Jane Grey

Elizabeth I

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Question 3 of 10

3. On Vicarage Farm in the English village of Waresly, the ghost of this boy has appeared and made residents cry out the last word he ever spoke while alive: 'Mummy!' Hint

Francis Herbert

Tommy Tuckett

Pippen Vicarage

Johnny Minney

4. This repulsive ghost haunts only Wales and is a forebringer of death. She is said to appear as a hideous old woman with matted hair, a beak nose, penetrating eyes and tusklike teeth. She is known to claw and scrape at windows during the night. Hint

The Hag of the Dribble

Witchy Adams

The Crone of Westerbrook

The Welsh Banshee

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Question 5 of 10

5. In his 'Don Juan' Lord Byron refers to this ghost that haunts Newstead Abbey as "By the marriage-bed of their lords, 'tis said, s/he flits on the bridal eve; And 'tis held as faith, to their bed of death s/he comes-but not to grieve." Hint

Catherine of Aragon

The Bishop of Newstead

The Black Friar

George Gordon

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Question 6 of 10

6. People have reported seeing her at Craignethan, Loch Leven, and Hermitage castles, and it is believed by some that the "pink lady" who haunts Stirling Castle could be her as well. Who is this Ghost? Hint

Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary of Guise

Catherine of Aragon

Anne of Cleves

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Question 7 of 10

7. Corstorphine Castle is haunted by a white lady. Who is this ghost thought to be? Hint

The lady of Stirling

Queen Jane

A chambermaid of Mary Stuart

Lady Christian Nimmo

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Green Jean" is one is one of many emerald-coloured spirits, said to haunt Ashintully Castle. How did she die? Hint

She died in childbirth

She was executed for Heresy

Her uncle murdered her

She had the Black Death

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Question 9 of 10

9. This pub in Wales is not only the oldest in Wales, but it is also the most haunted. Over 180 men were hung to death under the staircase. What is it's name? Hint

The Nantyffin

The Tynlliadiart Arms

Hunters Moon Inn

The Skirrid Mountain Inn

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Question 10 of 10

10. She was cruelly murdered by her husband in the 18th century and her unhappy spirit took to wandering through the village of Marford in Wrexham, terrifying the inhabitants. Who is she? Hint

Catrin Tudur

A cousin of Elizabeth I

Jane Gwynant

Lady Margaret Blackbourne

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The name of this ghost is Ewen of the Little Head. Haunting Scotland, this ghost appears in Lochburie and torments the MacLaine clan. What is distinctive about this ghost?

Answer: He is a headless horseman.

Ewen was the heir to the Maclaine chiefhood. But the father and son began feuding. They both went to battle in 1538 against each other, and the son was beheaded by one of his father's men. From then on, many have witnessed the headless Ewen harvesting the souls of Lochburie.

2. This is the ghost of one of the early reigning Queens of England. She haunts the battlements of the Salt Tower of the Tower of London.

Answer: Lady Jane Grey

She was only queen for nine days. Mary I, the rightful heir, quickly took back the throne. Jane Grey was beheaded in the tower of London, the day after her husband got the same treatment.

3. On Vicarage Farm in the English village of Waresly, the ghost of this boy has appeared and made residents cry out the last word he ever spoke while alive: 'Mummy!'

Answer: Johnny Minney

Johnny Minney died in 1921 of meningitis. One night before he died, he cried out 'mummy!' in pain throughout the whole night. He died at the age of four.

Answer: The Hag of the Dribble

Her name is gwrach-y-rhibyn; which is translated as Hag Of the mist. Some also refer to her as the dribbling Hag. But, the Hag of the Dribble is the most common name for this horrific witch.

Answer: The Black Friar

George Gordon is actually the real name of Lord Byron. The Pope refused to recognize Henry VIII's annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, so Henry purchased Newstead Abbey and gave it to the Byrons. The Black Friar is thought by some to be a representative of the of Newstead Abbey's curse on the usurpers of the land.

Answer: Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots, was thought to have a stronger claim on the crown than Elizabeth I. She spent 19 years imprisoned before she was beheaded. Elizabeth was hesitant to execute her, but finally gave in.

7. Corstorphine Castle is haunted by a white lady. Who is this ghost thought to be?

Answer: Lady Christian Nimmo

Lady Christian Nimmo who was tried and executed for murdering her lover.

8. "Green Jean" is one is one of many emerald-coloured spirits, said to haunt Ashintully Castle. How did she die?

Answer: Her uncle murdered her

It is believed that her uncle murdered her so he could inherit her lands.

9. This pub in Wales is not only the oldest in Wales, but it is also the most haunted. Over 180 men were hung to death under the staircase. What is it's name?

Answer: The Skirrid Mountain Inn

The Skirrid Mountain Inn in Monmouthshire made it to the top of the shortlist after it successfully met a host of paranormal activity indicators. Locals are aware the 800-year-old inn was the venue for 182 hangings. And several customers have felt the terrifying sensation of an invisible noose being slipped around their necks, as well as a host of ghostly pranks.

10. She was cruelly murdered by her husband in the 18th century and her unhappy spirit took to wandering through the village of Marford in Wrexham, terrifying the inhabitants. Who is she?

Answer: Lady Margaret Blackbourne

Marford was once so badly haunted that the houses, and even the pub, had crucifixes put on them to scare off the ghost!

Source: Author foxbarking

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