Zombies And Voodoo QUIZFree Trivia Questions and Answers - Printable Trivia
Click the question mark found beside each question for the answer. What is a zombie?
a. A psychologically and physically traumatized slave laborer b. Someone whose soul is under the control of another. c. A kind of monster one might see in a horror movie. d. All of the Above
All of the Above - Zombies are often referred to as the living dead.
Voodoo includes practices and rituals of what religious tradition?
a. Buddhism b. Catholicism c. Satanism d. Judaism
Catholicism - Haitians see nothing odd at all with practicing Voodoo and Catholicism side by side.
Which is the name of a voodoo deity?
a. Sobo b. Mystere c. Loa d. All of the Above
All of the Above - There are thousands upon thousands of Voodoun Gods.
According to believers in Haiti, why are people turned into zombies?
a. It is a punishment for breaking specific social rules. b. They did the devil's bidding. c. They offended a mountain spirit. d. They drank bad moonshine.
It is a punishment for breaking specific social rules. - Most modern, cultural anthropologists working in Haiti discount stories about zombies.
If you were a Haitian with a zombie sister, what would you do for her?
a. Pray b. Call a doctor c. Ask for the mercy of the spirits d. Nothing, ignore her
Nothing, ignore her - Haitians believe that dishonest relatives are in danger of being turned into zombies.
What language is typically spoken in voodoo ceremonies?
a. Latin b. English c. Pidgin Dutch d. French Haitian Creole
French Haitian Creole - Damballah-Wedo's hissing - unintelligible language often spoken during possession.
Who are the Tonton Macoute?
a. Spirits of dead uncles b. Voodoo Priests c. Zombies d. Independent security forces in Haiti
Independent security forces in Haiti - A paramilitary death squad literally given a license to kill by Haitian President 'PapaDoc' Duvalier.
Which is an unlikely description of a Haitian zombie?
a. Brain damaged b. Spirited and happy c. Undead d. Deranged
Spirited and happy - Although capable of physical activities, Zombies have no cognitive abilities.
The movie 'The Serpent and the Rainbow' was based on the research of which anthropologist?
a. Wade Davis b. Marija Gimbutas c. Peter Long d. Margaret Mead
Wade Davis - A native of British Columbia, Davis wrote the book that the movie was based on.
Erzulie is a goddess of?
a. Love b. Death and decay c. Healing and magic d. Rain
Love - The Haitian Goddess of Love whose roots go back to West Africa.
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