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50 free Beetlejuice trivia questions with answers. Are you a true Beetlejuice fan? Put your knowledge of Tim Burton's cult classic to the test with our comprehensive 124-question trivia quiz. From iconic quotes to behind-the-scenes facts, this quiz covers everything about the 1988 horror-comedy masterpiece. See how many questions you can answer correctly!
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Q 01Who directed the 1988 supernatural comedy film "Beetlejuice"?
Tim Burton
Tim Burton, known for his distinctive gothic style, directed the original "Beetlejuice" film, which became a critical and commercial success.
Q 02Which actor played Adam Maitland, one of the recently deceased homeowners, in Beetlejuice (1988)?
Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin played Adam Maitland, who ran Maitland Hardware in Winter River; the scale model of the town he built as a hobby ends up housing Betelgeuse for much of the film.
Q 03What is the name of the goth teenager who can see the Maitland ghosts in the 1988 film Beetlejuice?
Lydia Deetz
Lydia Deetz, played by Winona Ryder, is the Deetzes' black-clad, camera-toting daughter; she photographs the house and, alone among the living, can see the Maitland ghosts.
Q 04Who composed the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical "Beetlejuice"?
Eddie Perfect
Australian comedian and musician Eddie Perfect wrote the original music and lyrics for the "Beetlejuice" stage musical, earning a Tony nomination for his work.
Q 05In 'Beetlejuice', who is the Maitlands' afterlife caseworker who advises them on haunting?
Juno
Juno, the Maitlands' afterlife caseworker, chain-smokes in a cramped office as smoke curls out of her slit throat; she scolds the couple for a feeble haunting and warns them to keep away from Betelgeuse.
Q 06Which actor famously portrayed the titular "bio-exorcist" ghost in the 1988 film "Beetlejuice"?
Michael Keaton
Michael Keaton delivered an iconic performance as the crude and chaotic ghost Betelgeuse, pronounced "Beetlejuice."
Q 07Which sport's dead players crowd the afterlife waiting room with their coach?
Football
A football team killed with its coach sits in the waiting room in uniform; the coach still cannot grasp that they are dead and asks about the showers.
Q 08How did the animated series change the relationship between Beetlejuice and Lydia Deetz from the film?
They were best friends.
The cartoon recast him as a prankster and gave Lydia a quirkier, more upbeat personality; she can still summon him by saying his name three times.
Q 09In an early Beetlejuice screenplay, what fate was intended for Betelgeuse?
He was destroyed in an exorcism ritual
That draft also shrank the Maitlands down to live inside Adam's model of the house; the very first draft made Betelgeuse a winged demon who wanted to kill the Deetzes rather than scare them.
Q 10Whose calypso music features in the "Dinner Party" scene of Beetlejuice (1988)?
Harry Belafonte
Two of his vintage recordings heard in the film, 'Man Smart, Woman Smarter' and 'Sweetheart from Venezuela', were left off the soundtrack album; the screenwriter had originally specified R&B tunes.
Q 11What was the official opening date of the "Beetlejuice" musical on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre?
April 25, 2019
The musical officially opened on April 25, 2019, at the Winter Garden Theatre after previews from March 28; it ran there until the pandemic shutdown of March 2020.
Q 12Which actress played Delia Deetz, Lydia's eccentric stepmother, in the 1988 film "Beetlejuice"?
Catherine O'Hara
Catherine O'Hara played Delia Deetz, Lydia's stepmother, fresh from SCTV; she met her future husband, the film's production designer, on the set and married him in 1992.
Q 13The 1988 film Beetlejuice won its only Academy Award in which craft category?
Best Makeup
Q 21Which creators of 'Wednesday' wrote the screenplay for 2024's 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'?
Alfred Gough and Miles Millar
Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, the Wednesday showrunners, wrote the screenplay for Burton, who built the story around wondering what became of Lydia; their Wednesday star Jenna Ortega joined the cast as Lydia's daughter.
Q 22The film's outdoor scenes were shot in the village of East Corinth, in which US state?
Vermont
East Corinth, Vermont, stood in for Winter River; the Maitland house exterior was a shell built on a hill above the village and taken down after the shoot.
Q 23In the "Beetlejuice" musical, who wrote the book (the script) for the production?
Best Makeup went to Ve Neill, Steve LaPorte and Robert Short for the film's ghouls, shrunken heads and Betelgeuse's moldy look; Burton wanted the effects to look deliberately cheap, like the B movies he grew up on.
Q 14How do the living summon Betelgeuse in the film?
Saying his name three times
Barbara uses the same trick in reverse, banishing him back into the model by saying his name three times after he turns the banister into a snake.
Q 15Which interior designer botches a séance in Beetlejuice?
Otho Fenlock
His seance goes wrong because he mixes the summoning spell with an exorcism, leaving the Maitlands aging and decaying until Lydia calls in Betelgeuse.
Q 16In Beetlejuice, what is the title of the book the Maitlands find in their home after their deaths?
Handbook for the Recently Deceased
Handbook for the Recently Deceased is what the Maitlands find after noticing they have no reflections; losing it to Otho is one of the things their caseworker berates them for.
Q 17The animated series "Beetlejuice" originally premiered on which television network?
ABC
The cartoon premiered on ABC on September 9, 1989, in its Saturday-morning lineup; from 1991 it also ran on Fox's weekday afternoon block, briefly airing on two broadcast networks at once.
Q 18What kind of creature guards the outer reaches of the afterlife in the film Beetlejuice?
Sandworms
Giant striped sandworms patrol the desert that lies just outside the house's doors; one later swallows Betelgeuse whole when Barbara rides it into the wedding.
Q 19Which studio released the original film in US cinemas in March 1988?
Warner Bros. Pictures
The studio disliked the title and wanted to call the film House Ghosts; Tim Burton jokingly countered with Scared Sheetless and was horrified when it was seriously considered.
Q 20In Beetlejuice, what is the profession of Lydia's father, Charles, when he buys the Maitlands' house?
Real estate developer
Real estate developer Charles has fled New York for peace after a breakdown, yet once the haunting amuses his dinner guests he schemes to sell Winter River as a supernatural attraction.
Scott Brown and Anthony King
Scott Brown and Anthony King wrote the book, earning a 2019 Tony nomination for Best Book of a Musical; the show's full marketing title was 'Beetlejuice The Musical. The Musical. The Musical.'
Q 24What is the primary goal of Adam and Barbara Maitland after they realize they are ghosts?
Scare the new owners out
The Maitlands want to scare the new owners out of their house, but Charles and Delia cannot even see them; the possessed dinner party they stage only delights the guests.
Q 25Who was Tim Burton's original choice to play Betelgeuse before Michael Keaton?
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr. was Burton's first pick for Betelgeuse; producer David Geffen then suggested Michael Keaton, whose work Burton did not know until the two met.
Q 26In Beetlejuice's epilogue, Betelgeuse tries to steal a numbered ticket in the afterlife waiting room from whom?
A witch doctor
A witch doctor whose ticket Betelgeuse tries to take shrinks his head in revenge, leaving him stuck in the waiting room while Lydia, back home, floats up the stairs to 'Jump in the Line'.
Q 27Which actress played Barbara Maitland, Adam's wife, in the 1988 film Beetlejuice?
Geena Davis
Geena Davis declined the 2024 sequel, noting ghosts stay the age they died; Roger Ebert wished the script had kept more of the couple's 'sweet romanticism'.
Q 28The 2024 sequel "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" introduces Lydia Deetz's daughter. What is her name?
Astrid
The sequel "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" introduces Astrid Deetz, Lydia's rebellious teenage daughter, played by Jenna Ortega.
Q 29What is the location of the Maitlands' house in the film?
Winter River, Connecticut
Winter River, Connecticut, is the film's fictional New England village, where Adam ran the hardware store and built a scale model of the town; the Deetzes arrive from New York within months of the Maitlands' deaths.
Q 30Which composer wrote the original film's score and arranged its theme for the animated series?
Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman wrote the 1988 score, his second collaboration with Burton after Pee-wee's Big Adventure; his main title was reworked as the cartoon's theme, and he returned to score the 2024 sequel.