1. Are ghosts dead?
a) How else can a ghost be a ghost if it is not dead?
b) Of course they are, stone cold dead!
c) The vision of a spirit person that we call a ghost is as alive as we are. They just live in another dimension.
d) Ghosts are alive in The Twilight Zone and return to scare us

2. What is a haunting?
a) When the dead return to frighten the living.
b) A haunting happens when ghosts appear and scare people.
c) It is when a house becomes possessed by spooks. And then things go bump in the middle of the night.
d) A haunting can have many explanations. For example a discarnate entity is present.

3. Do poltergeists exist?
a) Poltergeist phenomena exists, though what a poltergeist is has yet to be fully explained.
b) Yes, they smash things and make horrible sounds.
c) I believe that there are poltergeists and they are dangerous.
d) I think the films about poltergeists are just one big joke. Poltergeists are not real.

4. Why do you think old castles might be haunted?
a) Because they are built of stone.
b) Castles might be haunted because they are spooky looking places, ideal to hang out in if you are a ghost.
c) I don't think castles are haunted, nor anywhere else for that matter.
d) Castles could be haunted because spirits return to the place where they died or were put to death.

5. Is using a Ouija board dangerous?
a) Not really, they are just a bit of fun. Rather like dodging cars on the freeway, that's fun too, for a while.
b) Only if you believe in what they tell you. If you don't then there is nothing to be concerned about. Like if you don't believe in rain, you won't get wet, will you?
c) It depends on the kind of spirit that speaks through your Ouija board. You might get a really nice one. On the other hand you could be seriously damaged.
d) Very, VERY dangerous and not to be messed with.

6. How do PsychicWorld.net investigate reports of haunted houses?
a) They conduct a scientific search of the property using psychic mediums linked to scientists using technical aids such as magnetometers.
b) They send John G. Sutton round for a cup of coffee and a talk with the house owners.
c) They sprinkle salt around the building and watch as the ghosts run out. Ghosts are scared of salt.
d) The P.W. team all sit in a circle holding hands and singing. John G. has such a lovely voice that the ghosts come out to dance.

7. What is a phantom?
a) A spook that has lost its head.
b) Another name for an apparition or ghost.
c) A long dead human being returning from the grave.
d) A misty white floating thing that is there to scare people.

8.  Why are psychics so called?
a) Because they are psychic.
b) Because they have paranormal powers linked to the psyche or soul, hence psychic.
c) Psychics call themselves that name. There are others that fit some of them much better.
d) Some so called psychics are not really psychic at all. So who knows why they are called psychic? Perhaps the Psychic Friends Network can answer that one.

9. What is precognition?
a) A mechanical fault in the engine of motor vehicle.
b) A failure of the brain to recognise facts.
c) A form of prediction or previous knowledge of an event in the future.
d) A parapsychological term used to explain past-life regression.

10. What, in terms of spirits, is materialization?
a) The human form of a spirit entity seen in a materialised shape, usually through or involving a medium.
b) A white shroud used in darkened rooms by fraudulent mediums who wave it about and pretend that this is a spirit being.
c) The production of a misty white substance from the mouth or other orifices of the body of a spirit medium.
d) The worship of material goods such as cars, big expensive houses etc.

11. What is Spiritualisim?
a) A belief in the existence of spirits or ghosts.
b) A religious movement founded in 1893 which teaches that spirits can communicate through Spiritualist mediums.
c) A form of self-delusion in which the individual thinks they are in contact with a spirit.
d) A system whereby bereaved people can talk to their dead friends or relatives through a medium.

12. What is phrenology?
a) The scientific study of microscopic psychic pherenomes.
b) A branch of parapsychology dealing with stigmatic individuals who are presenting symptoms associated with pherenomic reactions.
c) The study of bumps on peoples heads to detect character traits. Invented by Franz J. Gall the German physician.
d) A twelve point score in Scrabble.

13. What are the Fox sisters Katherine, Leah and Margaret, famous for?
a) They were a 19^th century rapping version of The Spice Girls.
b) They are credited with being the founders of modern day Spiritualism. They lived in Hydesville, New York, now Rochester, and claimed to communicate with spirits.
c) They were the founders of The Order of Dual Dimensionalism ODD. This teaches that ones mind can be made to be in two places at once, very odd.
d) Katherine, Leah and Margaret Fox are better known as The Three Witches of Hydesville. They practised black magic and were burnt at the stake.

14. What is faith healing?
a) The practice of praying for a cure to some ailment. Usually by the sufferer.
b) The laying on of hands by a psychic. Sometimes these hands require to be crossed with silver before the 'healing' can begin.
c) The practice of utilising supposedly divine intervention from the world beyond channelled through an individual who is said to have the gift of healing.
d) A form of delusion in which people believe they have been cured by their faith in mystical powers. Such beliefs predominate in Christian Science.

15. What is a chakra?
a) A position adopted in the practice of yoga.
b) A point in the human body thought in Tantric anatomy to hold power. There are said to be seven chakra points.
c) A modern dance made popular by The Crystals.
d) A black magic potion that makes money for the Chakra Master.

16. What is witchcraft?
a) A dubious form of magic in which practitioners cast spells and claim to conjure up spirits to help them.
b) A method of deceiving others into believing in magical powers. This usually involves dressing up in elaborate clothing and muttering mumbo jumbo. Witchcraft is not alone in this practice.
c) An arcane practice that involves the practitioners being burned alive at the stake. This has been less popular in the 20^th century than previously.
d) A cottage industry sometimes called wicca-work.

17. What is psychometry?
a) The psychological study of someone with psychic powers.
b) A form of fortune telling using a psychometer.
c) The gaining of information from an inanimate object through sensing vibrations using psychic powers.
d) nvisible writing that can be seen in the dark. But only by a person with psychic powers.

18. What is a gnostic?
a) An elemental being with long ears sometimes called a Goblin.
b) A parapsychological instrument used to measure gnomic alpha waves.
c) A term used in parapsychology to describe James Randi. Usually preceded by 'ex-magican claiming to be a'
d) A person having esoteric or hidden knowledge of mysteries such as life and death.

19. What is automatic writing?
a) The statement of account demanding payment that you automatically receive from credit card companies each month.
b) Communication from the spirit world through the higher consciousness of an individual by use of a pen held by them on a sheet of plain paper.
c) When a pen or other capable instrument floats upright and writes a message on a wall.
d) Signs, symbols and words that appear on clouds or in the sky without obvious explanation.

20. In ancient times what was celebrated on Halloween?
a) The custom of shouting Hallo! to the walking dead who appeared on All Hallows Eve.
b) The worship of satan or the devil.
c) It is an ancient Indian rite in which the dead rise out of their graves.
d) Originally a Druidic festival in which Saman the Lord of Death was thought to call forth and deal with the souls of evil people who had died.

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