Oct. 27, 2025

Halloween Trivia - Dracula

Halloween Trivia - Dracula
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Kicking off Halloween week with trivia about the most famous vampire in literary and film history, from his Gothic novel origins to his iconic portrayals and the legends that surround him.

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Callaroga Shark Media. Greetings trivia fans. I'm Mark Ellison and

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welcome to Halloween Week. Today we're sinking our teeth into

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trivia about Dracula, the most famous vampire in literary and

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film history. Question one. Who wrote the eighteen ninety seven

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Gothic novel Dracula that introduced the world to Count Dracula.

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Question two? In what region of Romania is count Dracula's

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castle located? Question three? Which Hungarian actor became the most

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iconic portrayal of Dracula in Universal's nineteen thirty one film.

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Question four? What is the name of the vampire hunter

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and professor who leads the fight against Dracula? Question five?

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According to vampire legend, what common kitchen item can be

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used to repel or harm vampires like Dracula. We'll be

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right back with these bloodthirsty answers after this break. Welcome back,

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trivia fans. Let's reveal today's answers. Question one. Who wrote

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the novel Dracula? Answer Bram Stoker, The Irish author published

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Dracula in eighteen ninety seven, creating one of the most

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enduring characters in horror fiction. Stoker never visited Romania, but

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researched Eastern European folklore extensively for the novel. Question two,

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Where is Dracula's castle located? Answer? Transylvania. The novel places

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Castle Dracula in the Carpathian Mountains of Transylvania, a region

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in central Romania. The real life brand Castle in Transylvania

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is often marketed as Dracula's Castle to tourists, though Stoker

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likely never knew of it. Question three which actor became

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the iconic nineteen thirty one Dracula? Answer? Bella Lugosi. The

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Hungarian actor's portrayal set the template for vampire performances for decades.

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His thick accent, dramatic cape, and hypnotic stare became the

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definitive image of Dracula, though he was initially reluctant to

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take the role. Question four Who is the vampire hunter

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professor in the novel? Answer? Professor Abraham van Helsing. The

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Dutch doctor and professor is an expert in obscure diseases

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and becomes the leader in the fight against Dracula. The

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character has appeared in countless adaptations and inspired many vampire

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hunter characters in popular culture. Question five what kitchen item

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repels vampires? Answer garlic. According to folklore, garlic wards off

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vampires and can cause them harm. In Stoker's novel, Van

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Helsing uses garlic flowers to protect Lucy Westenra from Dracula's attacks.

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Other traditional vampire repellents include holy water, crucifixes, and mirrors.

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That concludes today's five Daily Trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison.

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See you tomorrow.