Access/QA/PAA Team Meeting - October 2023

What is Wednesday Addams called in Latin America?

• Miercoles

• Merlina

• Chica Goth

• La Wednesday

Answer explanation

In the Spanish language, she is referred to as “Merlina,” which is derived from the Spanish word for “blackbird.” This nickname is fitting for Wednesday, given her dark and mysterious personality. It also ties into the Addams Family's love of everything macabre and unusual.

What is the name given to this creature known to attack farm animals and drain their blood?

• Hyena

• Desert Dog

• Vampiro

• Chupacabra

Answer explanation

Chupacabra means "goat sucker" in Spanish, and according to reports, the creature acts much like a vampire, killing animals by sucking their blood. Though similar stories date back several decades, the first major wave of alleged chupacabra sightings came from farmers in Puerto Rico in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

To play the role of Joker in Christopher Nolan's 2008 film The Dark Knight, what scary thing did actor Heath Ledger do to help prepare?

• Performed as a clown at kids shows on weekends for 6 months

• Went to every show at Just for Laughs fest

• 43 days of isolation

• Stopped eating and bathing for a week to understand the suffering of the character he was to play

Answer explanation

Ledger locked himself up in a cheap motel room for 43 days to prepare for the Joker’s insane, fantasy-driven worldview – one that is also completely isolated from the real world. He wanted to feel the kind of dissociative state, out of touch with reality, that Joker lives in full-time. So realistic was his process, that according to reports his personal relationships unfortunately suffered from the experience.

What is M3GAN short for?

• Me Gangsta

• Model 3 Generative Android

• Master of 3 Ghastly Answers

• Manipulate and Engage

Answer explanation

In the film, a tween-sized robot named M3GAN — an acronym for “Model 3 Generative Android” — is created by a roboticist to be a companion to her newly orphaned niece, Cady.

Who is Pennywise the clown afraid of?

• A Lion

• A Turtle

• A Serpent

• Tax Collectors

Answer explanation

IT has a nemesis called The Turtle (called Maturin). The Turtle, like It, is an ancient being, but one that has actually been good for the most part.

It believes it is a superior being, with The Turtle coming close in regards to their overall level of superiority. Humans are described as merely toys to play with, far inferior to It and The Turtle.

What is the name of the Freddy Krueger's Bollywood counterpart?

• Ghutan

• Red Fred

• Karan

• Mahakaal

Answer explanation

The Ramsay Brothers, who have been dubbed the unofficial Kings of Indian Horror released Mahakaal in 1993. The Ramsays stay pretty close to the Nightmare formula. There’s also a bunch of singing, dancing, and some inexplicable mysticism thrown in for good measure, too.

What year was Dracula born?

• 1782

• 1897

• 1936

• He's real?!

Answer explanation

Count Dracula was introduced in Bram Stoker’s novel, Dracula (1897), he remains the most famous vampire of all time.

Which of these is famously spooky Canadian ghost tale?

• The Baldoon mystery

• The crying gypsy in Hamilton

• The Prairie poltergeist

• The Vancouver valley visitor

Answer explanation

The Baldoon mystery received a great deal of interest when it emerged in the late 1820s in the vacant Baldoon sheep-farming settlement between Wallaceburg and Chatham, in southwestern Ontario. A classic poltergeist haunting, the phenomena included bullets, stones and lead pellets raining down upon a farmer’s home, as well as fire from the sky. Brickbats smashed windows as if of their own accord; a baby in its cradle was rocked madly by an unseen hand. Chairs slid across floors. These events ceased after the home burned down in 1831.

What year was the first Halloween movie released?

• 1978

• 1965

• 1971

• 1991

Answer explanation

In 1978 from a budget of $300,000 over a 20 day shoot, the film went on to gross $47 million at the US box office. In 2008, takings that would be the equivalent of $150 million, making 'Halloween' one of the most successful independent films of all time.

Who are these dark figures and where are they from?

• Darth Vader's brothers, Star Wars

• Ken's financial advisors, Barbie

• The Razgul, Harry Potter

• The Nazgul, Lord of the Rings

Answer explanation

The Nazgûl also known as the Black Riders or simply The Nine, were the dreaded ring-servants of the Dark Lord Sauron in Middle-earth.