Q 01/05

Which pungent plant is the classic folk ward against vampires?

A) Garlic

B) Rosemary

C) Sage

D) Basil

Answer · why

A) Garlic

Garlic is the classic ward: in Stoker's Dracula, Van Helsing hangs garlic flowers around Lucy's room and neck to keep the Count out, echoing Balkan fo...

Q 02/05

Which actor played the Count in Universal's 1931 film Dracula?

A) Boris Karloff

B) Lon Chaney

C) Bela Lugosi

D) Vincent Price

Answer · why

C) Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi played Dracula in Tod Browning's 1931 Universal film, reprising the role he had created on Broadway in 1927; his Hungarian accent became t...

Q 03/05

In Stephenie Meyer's Twilight novels, what do vampires do when the sun hits them?

A) They turn to ash

B) They fall asleep

C) They become invisible

D) They glitter

Answer · why

D) They glitter

It is one of the series' most-mocked and most-loved inventions, and the reason the Cullens keep to the perpetually overcast Pacific Northwest.

Q 04/05

Which Sesame Street Muppet is a purple vampire obsessed with numbers?

A) Cookie Monster

B) Telly Monster

C) Count von Count

D) Herry Monster

Answer · why

C) Count von Count

Count von Count, performed first by Jerry Nelson, debuted on Sesame Street in 1972; each time he finishes counting, thunder cracks and lightning flash...

Q 05/05

Vampire bats are the only mammals that feed exclusively on what?

A) Blood

B) Nectar

C) Insects

D) Fruit

Answer · why

A) Blood

Vampire bats are the only mammals that live entirely on blood; they make a small incision with razor-sharp incisors and lap the blood rather than suck...