Q 01/05

In which Massachusetts town do the Sanderson sisters return from the dead in Hocus Pocus?

A) Plymouth

B) Salem

C) Concord

D) Ipswich

Answer · why

B) Salem

Salem, Massachusetts: the Sanderson sisters were hanged there in 1693 and return exactly 300 years later, on Halloween 1993, when a teenager relights ...

Q 02/05

What object does Max light to accidentally resurrect the witches in Hocus Pocus?

A) The Cursed Lantern

B) The Witch's Torch

C) The Black-Flame Candle

D) The Salem Pyre

Answer · why

C) The Black-Flame Candle

The Black Flame Candle revives the witches when a virgin lights it on Halloween night under a full moon; skeptical newcomer Max lights it to impress A...

Q 03/05

Thackery Binx, cursed by the Sandersons in 1693, spends three centuries in what form?

A) A raven

B) A stone gargoyle

C) A black cat

D) A candle flame

Answer · why

C) A black cat

Thackery Binx is turned into an immortal black cat in 1693 after failing to save his sister Emily, and guards the Sanderson cottage for 300 years.

Q 04/05

In which month of 1993 was Halloween staple Hocus Pocus originally released to US cinemas?

A) July

B) October

C) September

D) December

Answer · why

A) July

Hocus Pocus opened in US cinemas on July 16, 1993; the summer release is one reason it flopped, reportedly losing Disney about $16.5 million before ho...

Q 05/05

Which future Shape of Water star plays the zombie Billy Butcherson in Hocus Pocus?

A) Andy Serkis

B) Doug Jones

C) Javier Botet

D) Warwick Davis

Answer · why

B) Doug Jones

Doug Jones, later the Amphibian Man in The Shape of Water, plays Billy Butcherson, Winifred's lover, poisoned by her in 1693 and dug up with his mouth...