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The Bizarre and Supernatural

The Ultimate Test of Disreputable Knowledge
(The Sandy Ryan Memorial Bonus)

UFOs

  1. What U.S. President is noted for having filed a report of a UFO sighting?
    Jimmy Carter.

  2. What man ran for President in 1960 & 1972 backed by alien supporters?

  3. Define these terms:
    1. Close encounter of the 1st kind--
      A visual sighting.

    2. 2nd kind--
      Physical evidence of a visit.

    3. 3rd kind--
      Actual contact with aliens.

  4. Which Biblical prophet experienced this possible UFO encounter? "As I looked, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, and a great cloud with brightness about it, and fire flashing forth continually, and in the midst of the fire, as if it were gleaming bronze. And from the midst came four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the form of men, but each had four faces, and each of them had four wings."

  5. What was the code name of the government task force that investigated UFO reports from 1948-1969? From what Air Force base was it run?
    Majestic 12

  6. What archetype did Carl Jung claim that UFOs were spontaneous visions of? (What is its name, and what concept did it embody?)

  7. Have you ever seen an alien? Draw it.
    The drawing should have (classically) a spindly white body with a large, ovoid head. The head features a tiny mouth and nose, but large, shining black eyes.

SPIRITS, PHANTOMS, AND DEVILS

  1. According to the Irish, what does the visit of a banshee mark?
    An imminent death.

  2. What is a fetch?
    The wraith of a living person.

  3. Who is Ewen MacLaine?

  4. Regarding poltergeists: when are they most active, and what do they prefer to haunt?

  5. What psionic phenomena are poltergeists often attributed to?
    Telekinesis

  6. Which Presidents are said to haunt the White House?
    Abraham Lincoln

  7. What stage personality, seeking to contact his dead mother, dedicated himself to exposing fraudulent mediums?
    Harry Houdini.

  8. What best-selling-novel-turned-horror-movie describes the hauntings of George and Kathy Lutz?
    "The Amityville Horror."

  9. What is the Flying Dutchman?
    A legendary Dutch ship that appeared near the Cape of Good Hope in stormy weather. It was a bad omen; supposedly the captain of the ship had to sail until Judgment Day for his sins.

  10. What were the names of the two girls from Hydesville, NY who became the first "spirit mediums" through their mystical rappings?

  11. What organization, modelled after MADD, is the primary media source for materials that oppose fantasy games because they lead to devil worship?

  12. What was the first heavy metal group brought to trial for allegedly having subliminal Satanic messages in their music?
    Judas Priest.

  13. If summoned properly, what does the demon Ronwe grant?

  14. According to Roman Catholic ritual, what holy implements are to be used in exorcism?
    Bell, book and candle

  15. What color stole should the priest wear during an exorcism?

  16. What book contains the official procedure for exorcism?

DIVINATION

  1. What do the following Tarot cards correspond to (modern day suit and element).....

  2. Match the following odd forms of divination with their proper names:

    1. by examining chicken innards

    2. by the inspection of urine

    3. by the reflection of sunlight on the fingernails

    4. by the coagulation of cheese

    5. by boiling a donkey's head

    6. by contemplating one's navel

  3. What American patented the Ouija board? What company bought the rights in 1966 and sells it today?

  4. How did the Ouija get its name?
    From the French and German words for "yes"--- "oui" and "ja."

  5. During World War II, Great Britain tried to decrease enemy morale by smuggling pamphlets containing prophecies by __________ behind enemy lines, interpreting them to mean that the Allies would win. Germany planned to do the exact same thing, claiming that the prophecies meant that they would win.
    Nostradamus.

  6. What alleged prediction does Jean Dixon's fame rest primarily upon?
    Predicting the assassination of John F. Kennedy before it happened (supposedly).

  7. Who was the Reagans' astrologer?

  8. What day does the Astrological New Year fall on?

  9. Which planet is said to influence eloquence?

  10. Which Heavenly body rules Aquarius and Capricorn?

VISUAL

  1. Identify the following lines:
    (NOTE: There was a drawing of a human hand, with five lines labelled A-E.)

MAGIC

  1. Mating with a pure white mare (which represented the goddess) was a requirement of what ancient Celtic ritual?

  2. Does a witch float or sink?
    According to the classic test--- if she floats, she's a witch (and must be killed); if she drowns, she wasn't a witch (and is thereby exonerated).

  3. Who were the two girls who started the accusations of the Salem witchhunts?

  4. What was the name of the most popular witch hunter's handbook of the Middle Ages and Renaissance?

  5. What is the most popular neopagan religion practicing witchcraft today?

  6. Two pagan ceremonies are publicly observed by Williams students-- May Day and Halloween. What are the proper names of these rites, and where are they both held?

  7. What is the origin of the magical powers of the word Abracadabra?
    It was a cabalistic word written in triangular form, to prevent or cure ills.

  8. How does a basilisk come into being?

  9. What member of the Hermetic order of the Golden Dawn was dubbed the wickedest man in the world?
    Aleister Crowley.

  10. According to him, what is the whole of the law (of magic)?
    "Do what thou wilt."

  11. What is a voodoo priestess called?

  12. What is the active ingredient in zombie powder?

  13. What semi-precious stone is thought to prevent intoxication if the drinker ornaments his/her cup with it?

  14. What does the Philosopher's stone do?
    It can transmute any base metal into gold.

MISC

  1. We all know that Nessie haunts Loch Ness, but what are the names of the creatures that live in the following bodies of water?

    1. Loch Morar:

    2. Lake Champlain:

    3. Chesapeake Bay:

    4. Lake Tahoe:

    5. Lake Oknagon:

  2. What disease is now thought to have been the basis for werewolf and vampire myths?

  3. Name as many talismans that keep away vampires as you can.
    A crucifix or any cross-like image, garlic, sunlight, and wolfsbane are four.

  4. What type of photography "captures auras"?

  5. What is the Backster effect?

  6. During an out-of-body experience, where do the body and spirit stay joined, causing the "silver cord"?

  7. What are Zener cards?

  8. What do they look like?

  9. What psychic's claim to fame is fork and spoon bending?
    Uri Geller.

  10. Shirley MacLaine has three mystical books out-- what are they?

  11. What is the name of the spirit Jane Roberts channels?
    Ramthar.

  12. On August 16 & 17 of 1987, thousands of psychics gathered to release their collective positive energies. What was this occurrence called?
    The Harmonic Convergence.

  13. Why is it considered bad luck to break a mirror?

  14. In the Western tradition, why is 13 unlucky?
    Because it represents Judas, the treacherous 13th member of the Last Supper.

  15. Why, when you spill salt, should you throw some over your left shoulder?

  16. Name a headline from the most recent National Enquirer.

  17. For all you clairvoyants and telepaths out there-- what will the next Hour Bonus be?
    Sports.

  18. Draw in the Bermuda Triangle.
    (NOTE: A map of Florida, the Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico, and much Atlantic Ocean was beneath Question #66.)