The Jaycee
Haunted House Quiz
Just how
well do you know the Foxboro Jaycees Haunted House? Find out by taking this quiz first posted in
2004 and updated since. Highlight the sentence after "Answer:"
to see the answer!
1. Pauline
Brown chaired "The Haunted Village" in 1998. How did she greet the
crowd each night?
Answer: Her
face was lit up by red light as the two large pumpkins to either side of her strobed. Thunder clapped and she would laugh hysterically
like a mad scientist.
2. In 1999,
what famous horror movie star told Lynda Walsh our haunt was better than Spooky
World?
Answer: Kane
Hodder
3. In 2000,
in the race horse stable, Old Man Hickey's nemesis was Mark Emery, whose
character name was ___________? Mark used his gun to shoot something off the
wall - what was that?
Answer: "Black
Mark." He shot a pan off the wall.
4. During
the 2001 haunt, what song opened every haunt at 7:00pm?
Answer: The
National Anthem; this was less than a month after 9/11. ("Time Warp" is also correct as we played
that while the crowd gathered in line)
5. What year
did Spooky World arrive in Foxboro?
Answer: 1999
6. In 2000,
Tom Whiffen played Colonel Lee ___________?
Answer: Johnson.
7. Paul Lanza was famous for playing
what female guide?
Answer: Mrs.
Penderghastly (also called Widow Penderghastly).
8. What
guide often goes by the character name of "Birdy?"
Answer: Jane
Webster.
9. Name two
guides who called themselves "Raven."
Answer: Bob
Gillis and Laureen House.
10. Tom
Sawran's "mirror" scare was used in at least five of his rooms. Can
you name all five?
Answer: 1.
Saloon in Old England-1993, 2-Saloon in the old west-2000, 3-Theater-1994,
4-Stagecoach-199?, 5-Unobtanium mine-2001. 6-Walpole Mall-2005. 7-Orpheum Theater-2006. Chris Mullen used the mirror in his cornfield scare as well.
11. Where
can you find some unobtainium?
Answer: In
the mine, 2001.
12. Where
(what location) was the stargate buried before the Jaycees
found it? Whose tomb was it found in?
Answer: It
was found on Foxboro Common in the tomb of the great dead king, Inky-Minky.
13. Who was
"the bear?"
Answer: Keith
Magovern.
Bonus: What gave away he was not a real bear?
Answer: His
very visible wristwatch.
14. She's
played Miss Primrose, Cassie the cheating wife and the murder victim in Psycho.
Name her.
Answer: Sandy
Smith.
15. Who
said, "Beware the Corn?"
Answer: Chris
Mullen.
16. There
was a sign at the old hospital makeup room which indicated the bathroom. What
did the sign say?
Answer: "
17. She's
won "best guide" so often we should name the award after her. Who is
she?
Answer: Tami
Comeau.
18. George
Gould's pirate was named from a character in what movie?
Answer: "The
Princess Bride." He was "The Dread
Pirate Wesley." The character of Wesley
in the movie called himself "The dread pirate Roberts" because "Dread Pirate
Wesley" didn’t sound very intimidating.
19. Who
said, "The Eyes! Follow you around!"
Answer: Derek
House in his portrait gallery.
20. He was abducted
nightly in Paul Lanza's UFO. Who is he?
Answer: Brenden
Pentilla.
21.
"Dead Man's Bank" was the first room she chaired. Name her.
Answer: Niki Mellish.
22.
"Peace mission? They're ready for war!" Who said that?
Answer: Paul
O’Sullivan and Mark Emery, aboard the Starship
23. Dave
Conti's $4000 monster was named what?
Answer: Ultimate
Evil.
24. Who does
the best Doctor Evil impression?
Answer: Phil
Wright.
25. "I
am Legion and we are _________"
Answer: Many.
26. Veronica's
hamster kept getting lost. What was the hamster's name?
Answer: Harry.
27. In 2002,
who told two people they would have to purchase tickets to the show, only to
realize that the two people were chairman Derek House and assistant Kathy
Brady?
Answer: Linda
Magovern.
28.
"This is the asylum in which I hide, who ___________________?"
Answer: Let
you clowns inside? (Tom Whiffen’s "clown" room)
29. True or
false, the old state hospital had a small bowling alley?
Answer: True.
30. "As
you can see," is often the beginning of whose skit?
Answer: Ken
Wills.
31. Bob
Webster's caveman was chased by a dinosaur that he called __________"
Answer: Da Kruga.
32. True
story, what woman realized that the only way she could see her boyfriend in
October was to work his room with him? Hint: They are still together.
Answer: Yvonne
Carl; she later married Gerry McNamara.
33. In 1999,
what was the name of the ax-wielding camp counselor played by Chris Mullen?
Answer: Stewart.
34. Bob
Webster plays a guide named Reverend Bob. Can you name another Jaycee who
played a priest or holy man at the Haunted House? How about one who played an
Evangelist at a revival?
Answer: Paul
Lanza played Father Damien in the Exorcist skit. Mark Emery and Bob Hickey in the tent
revival.
35. What
Christmas item made its way into Dave Conti's graveyard in 2002?
Answer: Statues
from the Common Nativity set.
36. Where
was the Pith helmet?
Answer: In
the swamp, 2003.
37. He's been
a rainforest official, a camp counselor, a mad scientist, an undertaker, and a
barber. Name him.
Answer: Ken
Wills.
38. When he
played "Legion," Tom Whiffen told kids he
made his eyes white how?
Answer: He
bleached them.
39. Dave
Reid will tell you these people have the best candy.
Answer: Strangers.
40. Gerry
and Kenny's room featured a refrigerator in 2004. Name another room where we
used a refrigerator (hint: this one goes back a few years!)
Answer: Sweeney
Todd’s wife (1993), Haunted Museum Dining Hall (1995)
41. He
created guide training. Who is he?
Answer: Bob
Webster
42. He was a
tinkerer, what you might call a traveling salesman.
Name him.
Answer: Kevin
Coleman in the "Haunted Village"
43. What
unusual and impressive prop did Derek House use when he guided in 1998? Hint:
He used it to catch errant kids.
Answer: A
huge butterfly net.
44. There
were four references to "The Da Vinci Code"
in Bob Gillis and Lauren Bitar's room in 2004. Name all four.
Answer: Besides
that the room is a museum, the room features the Mona Lisa and three clues from
the book: "Oh Lame Saint, O Draconian Devil," "PS Find Robert Langdon" and "Hiterto shall thou go and no further."
45. In
keeping with the "Old West" theme of 2000, what replaced chain saws
at the end of the tour?
Answer: Hand
Saws. THEN the chainsaws came out!
46. What did
the vampires in Château du Vampris
use to simulate the blood of their victims?
Answer: Strawberry
Syrup.
47.
According to Phil Wright, exactly how many pancakes DOES it take to shingle an
elephant?
Answer: 32,
because that’s the number of flavors at Baskin-Robbins.
48. Who
shaved his head in 2001 to make his character look more authentic?
Answer: Paul
Lanza.
49. They like
to play with fire set to music. Who are they?
Answer: Jett Pirtle and Fish Giannelli
50. This Haunted House featured attacking birds, an exorcism, and a murder in a shower.
Answer: Haunted Hollywood, 1994.
51.
Who created the Mini-Haunt concept?
Answer: Yvonne McNamara
52.
True or false, we once had over 1200 visitors at the Haunted House in one night.
Answer:
True, in 1998.
53.
Which Haunted House entrance featured a bookcase?
Answer: The
haunted university, 1997.
54.
She's played an Egyptian queen, Susie, a crazed cafeteria lady, and a bartender.
Name her.
Answer:
Lynda Walsh
55.
Who played an alien named Zowie?
Answer:
Sue Gillis
56.
In 2002, what aspect of Tom Whiffen and Dave Fisler's room was so scary that
some patrons steadfastly refused to enter the cabin?
Answer:
The
room was a funhouse with clowns, and the patrons were terrified
of clowns. The patrons saw the huge clown face and refused
to enter. We needed to walk them around.
57.
She's been Harmony, Pippy, and Rose the dead bride. Name her.
Answer:
Monica Rigamonti.
58. Lauren Bitar played
Madame Bijou in 2004 in the haunted museum. Where else does the name
"Bijou" appear at Camp Lincoln Hill?
Answer:
On
a large sign above the door on the small cabin next to Gerry McNamara's
cabin--the same cabin the bear came out of.
59.
What is the ideal room skit?
Answer:
"Boo. Get out."
60.
What's a GWAP?
Answer:
A Group Without A Pulse. This is any group of people who come through the house and do not react at all -- no scares, no laughs, they just walk through.
61.
Who is the Susan Lucci of the Guides?
Answer:
Bob Gillis. He’s never won best guide, but is quick to remind everyone he did win “Best Guide Honorable mention” in 1998.
62.
In 2006, Tom Sawran's ghost name was created using the names of the Haunted House chairman. What was the name?
Answer:
Mr. Webbingham, named after Bob Webster and Bill Cunningham.
63.
Who told Bob Gillis "I've performed in Shakespearian plays shorter than your skit."
Answer:
Daniel Kozar
64.
When Kathy Brady chaired concessions, she had a special name for a combination snack, what did she call it?
Answer:
A "Creepy Meal," like the McDonalds' "Happy Meal."
65.
In 2006, who displayed "beautiful pirate paraphernalia from the production of Pirates of Penzance?"
Answer:
Niki Mellish
66.
In 2004, Tom Whiffen's time elevator took you to two places -- what were they?
Answer:
The time of the dinosaurs (a jungle) and a medieval torture chamber.
67.
Two people are known for saying: "La-la la-la-la, you're gonna diiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeee {evil laugh}" Name them
Answer:
Joe LaRosa and Fish Giannelli, the straightjacket guys.
68.
She's been cooking / preparing our Haunted House meals for years. Name her.
Answer:
Karen Apgar. Thank you Karen!
69.
While several people have chaired the Haunted House more than once, this person is the only one to do it two years in a row.
Answer:
David Fisler
70. Last
question. What was the one thing a guide could do at the old Payson road
Haunted House to immediately make EVERY room start screaming at them?
Answer: Turn on a flashlight or wear too much glow makeup.