Dracula's origins

What year was Bram Stoker's novel 'Dracula' published?

• 1897

• 1887

• 1907

• 1917

Who is believed to be the real-life inspiration for Dracula according to popular opinion?

• Prince Vlad III of Wallachia

• King Henry VIII

• Julius Caesar

• Napoleon Bonaparte

What does the name 'Dracula' mean according to the theory related to Vlad the Impaler?

• Son of Drac

• Son of a Dragon

• Son of a Devil

• Son of a Prince

What supernatural race in Irish mythology is mentioned as possibly inspiring Stoker's 'Dracula'?

• The Sidhe

• The Banshee

• The Leprechauns

• The Druids

What does the Irish word 'dreach-fhoula' mean?

• Bad or tainted blood

• Blood feud

• Vampire

• Blood drinker

Who is the Irish folklorist mentioned in the passage?

• Owen Harding

• Seamus Heaney

• William Butler Yeats

• James Joyce

What strange practice during the Irish famine is mentioned as possibly influencing 'Dracula'?

• Sucking blood from dead or nearly dead bodies

• Eating raw meat

• Drinking animal blood

• Performing dark rituals