Famous Ghost Stories

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Instructions: Famous haunted places, legends, and ghost stories

1.
The Tower of London is said to be haunted by the ghost of which famous queen who was beheaded there in 1536?
A
Lady Jane Grey
B
Anne Boleyn
C
Catherine Howard
D
Mary Queen of Scots
2.
Which Charles Dickens novella, published in 1843, features the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come?
A
Oliver Twist
B
The Old Curiosity Shop
C
Great Expectations
D
A Christmas Carol
3.
The 'Flying Dutchman' is a legendary ghost ship said to haunt which body of water?
A
The Cape of Good Hope
B
The Atlantic Ocean
C
The Caribbean Sea
D
The North Sea
4.
Which famous hotel in Colorado inspired Stephen King to write 'The Shining'?
A
The Broadmoor
B
The Brown Palace
C
The Stanley Hotel
D
Hotel Jerome
5.
The Winchester Mystery House, with its endless staircases and doors to nowhere, is located in which U.S. state?
A
Connecticut
B
California
C
Massachusetts
D
Virginia
6.
Which ancient Roman city, buried by a volcanic eruption in 79 AD, is often described as one of the most haunted places in Italy?
A
Herculaneum
B
Ostia Antica
C
Paestum
D
Pompeii
7.
Henry James wrote which classic ghost story about a governess who believes her charges are being haunted?
A
The Haunting of Hill House
B
The Turn of the Screw
C
The Woman in Black
D
The Canterville Ghost
8.
The Bell Witch haunting, one of America's most famous ghost stories, took place in which state in the early 1800s?
A
Virginia
B
North Carolina
C
Tennessee
D
Kentucky
9.
Which famous London theater is said to be haunted by the 'Man in Grey,' a ghost seen in the upper circle?
A
Palladium
B
Globe Theatre
C
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
D
The Old Vic
10.
The Amityville Horror story involves a haunted house on Long Island. In which year did the events supposedly take place?
A
1975
B
1979
C
1972
D
1969
11.
Which White House president reportedly encountered the ghost of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Bedroom?
A
Dwight Eisenhower
B
Franklin D. Roosevelt
C
Harry Truman
D
Winston Churchill (as a guest)
12.
Oscar Wilde wrote which humorous ghost story about an American family living in a haunted English manor?
A
The Importance of Being Earnest
B
The Picture of Dorian Gray
C
The Canterville Ghost
D
Salomé
13.
The 'Headless Horseman' is a famous ghost from which Washington Irving story?
A
Rip Van Winkle
B
Bracebridge Hall
C
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
D
The Devil and Tom Walker
14.
Borley Rectory, once called 'the most haunted house in England,' was located in which English county?
A
Norfolk
B
Essex
C
Kent
D
Suffolk
15.
The Greenbrier Ghost case of 1897 is unique because a ghost's testimony was reportedly used in what?
A
A property dispute
B
A medical investigation
C
A murder trial
D
A church exorcism

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