"Treehouse of Horror" Quotes Trivia Quiz

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Oh, I wish I wish I hadn't killed that fish."

Answer: Time And Punishment

Homer moaned this classic quote after accidentally sitting on a prehistoric fish. Which, as he later discovers, made Bart and Lisa into giants in his time. Although, the first thing that Homer killed in the past was a mosquito, which resulted in a present in which Ned Flanders ruled over a false-utopia, in which those who didn't meet with his standard of happiness were given a full frontal lobotomy.

2. "Tell you what: We come back and everyone's slaughtered, I owe you a Coke."

Answer: The Shinning

Declared by Mr. Burns after Smithers warned him that perhaps cutting off the supply of cable TV and beer in the cabin (in which the Simpsons were staying) might have been a bad idea. Though ultimately the fate of the Simpsons is unknown.

3. "That board with a nail in it may have defeated us, but the humans won't stop there. They'll make bigger boards and bigger nails. Soon they'll make a board with a nail so big it will destroy them all!"

Answer: The Monkey's Paw

The foreboding words of Kang after he and Kodos are chased away from Earth, which they had invaded after seeing the vulnerability caused by world peace, by Moe wielding a wooden board with a nail in it.

The original story of The Monkey's Paw was written by W. W. Jacobs, and published in 1902.

4. "It all started on the 13th hour, of the 13th day, of the 13th month."

Answer: Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace

"We were there to discuss the misprinted calendars the school had purchased." The 13th month was "Smarch." This line was narrated by Marge. Other subjects discussed in the meeting were a schedule of the school's menus for the week, so parents can avoid preparing the same meal for dinner, and saving Groundskeeper Willie's life.

Unfortunately, by the time his turn to speak had come around, he had been reduced to a skeleton, swearing that he will get revenge on everyone present by coming after their children, even though Principal Skinner, who hosted the meeting, doesn't have any children.

5. "I thought dabbling in the Black Arts would be good for a chuckle. How wrong I was."

Answer: Dial Z for Zombies

Bart said this in reference to when he and Lisa resurrected Springfield's dead while attempting to bring back Snowball I earlier in the episode. They do this after Bart chooses a book of magic from the occult section of the library for his book report, which turns out to have a spell for resurrecting the dead. He was alternatively considering a "Where's Waldo" book for his report.

6. "This chair be high, says I."

Answer: The Devil and Homer Simpson

Growled by the gruff pirate Blackbeard, sitting in Maggie's baby chair. He was in the Simpson household because he was summoned by The Devil (Ned Flanders) to be a juror in the case of The Devil vs. Homer Simpson.

7. "Well, if isn't little... um... boy."

Answer: Bart Simpson's Dracula

Spoken by Mr. Burns as Bart is delivered to him by his vampire minions. Bart is captured after pulling the lever labeled "Super Fun Happy Slide," which turns the stairs he is standing on into a slide, throwing him into the clutches of Burns' minions.

8. "Look at them up there, plotting our doom. They could force us to commit wanton acts of carnality."

Answer: Easy Bake Coven

Said by a worried Maude Flanders, paranoid of the witches (Marge, Patty, Selma) that swarmed about, as she cuddled her husband, Ned. Carnality refers to physical and sexual appetites. This inspired the witches to do just that: The witches went door to door to take the neighborhood children, but are given treats instead, which became an annual tradition, eventually becoming the holiday we know today as Halloween.

9. "Anyone from a species that has mastered intergalactic travel, raise your hand."

Answer: Hungry are the Damned

This was Kodos' comeback to Homer's dismissal of their "crowning achievement in entertainment technology." This great victory in the field of science was Pong (the 1972 video game). Other amenities featured on their ship include a chef with an unpronounceable name, and a cable TV setup (not including HBO).

10. "Well, okay... If it'll end horror."

Answer: Attack of the 50-Foot Eyesores

This quote was Homer's reluctant agreement with Marge to give his giant donut back to the giant Lard Lad. Sadly, it did not end horror, not one bit. Although a song performed by Paul Lanka and Lisa did.

11. "The toppings contain potassium benzoate... that's bad."

Answer: Clown Without Pity

The toppings are for the free frozen yogurt (called "frogurt" by the creepy shop owner) that comes with the cursed Krusty doll. Potassium benzoate is actually the potassium salt of benzoic acid, and a food preservative that inhibits the growth of mold, yeast, and some bacteria.

12. "Stop! We have reached the limits of what rectal probing can teach us."

Answer: Citizen Kang

Exclaimed by Kodos, horrified at an abducted Homer's bare rear end. Kang and Kodos then proceed to slather Homer with rum so nobody will believe him if he tries to tell them about his alien encounter.

13. "And hillbillies want to be called 'Sons of the Soil,' but it ain't gonna happen."

Answer: The Thing and I

Spoken by Dr. Hibbert when recalling the history of Hugo, Bart's then-assumed-evil conjoined-twin, as a reply to Lisa's complaint regarding use of the phrase "Siamese-twins," as opposed to the less-offensive "conjoined-twins." But, in the end it turned out that Bart was the evil twin.

14. "Tell me what thy lordly name is on the night's Plutonian shore!"

Answer: The Raven

Bart's response was, of course, "eat my shorts!" Lisa met Bart's choice of words with much chagrin. The Raven is also a poem written by Edgar Allen Poe, published in 1845, upon which this segment is based.

15. "Actually, we're Quantum Presbyterians."

Answer: Starship Poopers

This quote originates from Kang, who was correcting Homer, who believed the aliens (Kang and Kodos) at his door were Mormons. Although, in Treehouse of Horror XVIII, Kodos is said to be Jewish.

Source: Author Fuzzy_Slippers

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Questions		Choices
1. "Oh, I wish I wish I hadn't killed that fish."		The Thing and I
2. "Tell you what: We come back and everyone's slaughtered, I owe you a Coke."		Bart Simpson's Dracula
3. "That board with a nail in it may have defeated us, but the humans won't stop there. They'll make bigger boards and bigger nails. Soon they'll make a board with a nail so big it will destroy them all!"		Starship Poopers
4. "It all started on the 13th hour, of the 13th day, of the 13th month."		Dial Z for Zombies
5. "I thought dabbling in the Black Arts would be good for a chuckle. How wrong I was."		Easy Bake Coven
6. "This chair be high, says I."		The Raven
7. "Well, if isn't little... um... boy."		Hungry are the Damned
8. "Look at them up there, plotting our doom. They could force us to commit wanton acts of carnality."		Time And Punishment
9. "Anyone from a species that has mastered intergalactic travel, raise your hand."		The Devil and Homer Simpson
10. "Well, okay... If it'll end horror."		The Shinning
11. "The toppings contain potassium benzoate... that's bad."		Citizen Kang
12. "Stop! We have reached the limits of what rectal probing can teach us."		Attack of the 50-Foot Eyesores
13. "And hillbillies want to be called 'Sons of the Soil,' but it ain't gonna happen."		The Monkey's Paw
14. "Tell me what thy lordly name is on the night's Plutonian shore!"		Clown Without Pity
15. "Actually, we're Quantum Presbyterians."		Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace

Let's see if you can identify which "Treehouse of Horror" segments these quotes appeared in. Good luck!