The Poltergeist 30th Anniversary Quiz
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What song is playing on the TV immediately before the station signs off and Carol Anne approaches it?
Rock Around the Clock
The Star Spangled Banner
America the Beautiful
Bach's Minuet in G Major
ANSWER: The national anthem also plays behind the opening credits. The national anthem also plays behind the opening credits.
2 of 12
What notable action does Steven take in the final scene when the family checks into the hotel?
Calls out for The Beast
Requests a room with no nearby trees
Puts the TV on the balcony
Throws out Carol Anne's doll
3 of 12
Within the house, where does the portal start and end?
The closet to the living room
The kitchen to the closet
The living room to the pool
The bottom of the stairs to the kitchen
ANSWER: The family, with Tangina's help, throw tennis balls to figure out where the portal is. The family, with Tangina's help, throw tennis balls to figure out where the portal is.
4 of 12
Fill in the blanks in this famous speech by Tangina:
”A terrible presence is in there with her … It keeps Carol Anne very close to it and away from the spectral light. It lies to her, it says things only a child could understand. It has been using her to restrain the others. To her, it simply is ___________. To us, he is the beast.”
Another mother
A friend or a toy
The lovely light
Another child
5 of 12
There are lots of questions about Steven Spielberg's real role on the film, with many cast and crew members claiming he acted well above his credited role. What was Spielberg's official role (or roles)?
Producer
Casting director
Writer and producer
Writer and composer
ANSWER: Spielberg's contract with Universal prohibited from directing another movie while working on E.T., so he settled to be a writer and producer for Poltergeist. Still, the film's crew and cast said that he was the "de facto" director rather than credited director Tobe Hooper. Spielberg's contract with Universal prohibited from directing another movie while working on E.T., so he settled to be a writer and producer for Poltergeist. Still, the film's crew and cast said that he was the "de facto" director rather than credited director Tobe Hooper.
6 of 12
What affliction does Diane admit to have suffered from when she was a child?
Sleepwalking
Vivid hallucinations
Fear of her toys
Memory loss
ANSWER: Diane tries to explain why Carol Anne may have been getting up at night by telling a story of her own sleepwalking bout when she was 10, including a night when she fell asleep in the back of a stranger's car. Diane tries to explain why Carol Anne may have been getting up at night by telling a story of her own sleepwalking bout when she was 10, including a night when she fell asleep in the back of a stranger's car.
7 of 12
According to Dr. Lesh and Marty, which of the following is NOT a key difference between a poltergeist and a haunting?
Poltergeists have a shorter duration than haunting
Hauntings don’t usually affect anything outdoors or in nature
Hauntings don’t usually revolve around living people
Poltergeists are usually associated with a person, while hauntings are associated with a place
ANSWER: The team says that poltergeist disturbances usually only go on for a couple of months, are connected with a specific area or house and generally revolve around living people. The team says that poltergeist disturbances usually only go on for a couple of months, are connected with a specific area or house and generally revolve around living people.
8 of 12
Where does the team of parapsychologists -- Dr. Lesh, Marty and Ryan -- come from?
The American Psychological Association
The Center for UFO Studies
The FBI
UC Irvine
9 of 12
What is the name of the California development where the Freelings move?
Cuesta Verde
Rolling Hills
Pacific Paradise
Sudden Valley
10 of 12
The movie's only death happens early in the film. Who is the victim?
Tweety, the family's bird
Andrew, the Freelings' neighbor
Dr. Lesh, a parapsychologist
Dana, the Freelings' third daughter
ANSWER: Tweety's funeral closes with Carol Anne asking if she can get a goldfish. Tweety's funeral closes with Carol Anne asking if she can get a goldfish.
11 of 12
Which of these objects does NOT start moving during the movie?
A steak
A toy clown
The mailbox
A table
ANSWER: The scene where a toy clown strangles Robbie has become known as one of the gilm's scariest moments. The scene where a toy clown strangles Robbie has become known as one of the gilm's scariest moments.
12 of 12
How many follow-up films were released in the Poltergeist series?
1
2
3
4
ANSWER: Poltergeist II: The Other Side and Poltergeist III establishes the backstory of Reverend Henry Kane as the Beast. Poltergeist II: The Other Side and Poltergeist III establishes the backstory of Reverend Henry Kane as the Beast.
