Can We Guess What Ghost of the Past Whispers in Your Ear?

E-maginne Grant

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About This Quiz

There are countless YouTube videos, high earning films, award winning TV shows and endless novels devoted to this very subject. The world is obsessed with the supernatural. Maybe it's what we do not know that intrigues us the most. The supernatural intrigues us so much that there is now a solidified occupation devoted to ghost hunting.

Don't worry, you don't have to load up your truck with ghost fighting equipment. We've got you covered! Just take this quiz to find out which ghost from the past haunts you. Believe it or not, how far you've traced your family history can give us a clue as to whether or notto a ghost is attached to you — and if so, which one.

Whether you believe in the supernatural or not, this quiz could lead to some chilling results. How much do you have in common with a failing movie star? Could you be connected to someone immortal? Answer these quiz questions to find out these answers and so much more. The questions are exciting, and some answers are haunting, but the results are satisfyingly accurate.

Take this quiz and be surprised by your results. Next, have your best friend take it. Find out if you know them as well as you think you do.

Do you experience lucid dreams?

I look forward to them.

What are lucid dreams?
I do not enjoy them.

Never had one

Have you ever had a ghostly encounter?

So many I can't count

I had a really pleasant one.
It was terrifying.

I haven't had one.

Which family member from your past do you feel oddly connected to?

My great-great-grandfather

All of them
No one

My great-grandmother

What word would you use to describe a haunting?

Empowering

Entertaining
Impossible

Chilling

Tell us what happened to your last relationship?

We're still in love.

They cheated.
They disappeared.

I cheated.

Will a good chilling paranormal movie be enough for you?

I couldn't watch one.

Just enough
Not enough

I could watch them all day.

A nightly graveyard visit is just the thing to give you chills. Have you been to a graveyard at night?

I practically live there at night.

I've been once or twice.
I've never been.

It's open at night?

What would make your Halloween night perfect?

Trick or treating with children

Watching scary movies at home
Scaring my family members

It's just another day.

You get invited to a seance! What do you wear?

Bright colors

All white
I'm not going.

All black

If you could call on someone from the past as a lifeline on a game show, who would you call?

Socrates

Gandhi
Abraham Lincoln

Susan B. Anthony

How far back can you trace your family history?

To my grandmother

Three generations
My parents

The future is all that matters.

You hear a door slam in the middle of the night. What do you suspect?

It's definitely a ghost.

It's probably the wind.
A neighbors door

It's nothing.

Who would you want to fight supernatural crime with?

Ghost Busters

I'm a lover, not a fighter.
Ed and Lorraine Warren

Myself

What is your favorite mystic TV show?

"True Blood"

"Supernatural"
"Scooby-Doo"

"Charmed"

What comes to mind when you hear the word "paranormal"?

Demons and poltergeists

Fake stories of ghosts
Friendly ghosts and spirits

A spiritual haunting

Have you ever visited a psychic?

Yes, for fun

I've been several times.
I am psychic.

Occasionally for guidance

What type of otherworldly beings do you believe in?

I don't believe in otherworldly beings.

Angels and demons
Spirits that watch over you

Spirits with unfinished business

Who is your favorite crusader from the past?

Godfrey of Bouillon

Peter the Hermit
Joan of Arc

King Edward I

If you were a ghost stuck on this Earth, what would you be doing?

Guiding my friends and family

Waiting to cross over
Haunting all my enemies

Hoping for my next leap home

What would the Ghost of Christmas Past say to you?

"A little charity can make a great difference."

"Would you so soon put out with worldly hands the light I give?"
"A solitary child, neglected by his friends, is left there still."

"Like a child: yet not so like a child"

You wake up in the middle of the night, and you see a ghostly figure in front of you. What do you do?

Record it

Cast it away
Run!

Try to communicate with it

Pick your "I'm haunting you tonight" hairstyle?

Natural and free

A buzz cut
Hair?

In a witch hat

You're fighting ghosts with the famous Ghost Busters! What's your weapon?

A book of pagan rituals

Ghost detector
Magnetic flux trap

A flashlight

Ed and Lorraine Warren, the demon-fighting couple, invite you to an exorcism. What role do you play?

Assistant to the exorcist

Getaway driver
Babysitter

First aid standby

What is your outlook on the afterlife?

There is a heaven.

Reincarnation
Lights out

Immortality

Who would you bring back to life?

No one

A dear friend
A family member

Elvis

What color would you wear to a funeral?

Purple

White
Black

The deceased's favorite color

If you wanted to scare someone, how would you do it?

Pretend to be possessed

Pretend to be hurt
Wear a mask

Pretend to be dead

What is your all time favorite scary movie?

"The Ring"

"Freddy Krueger"
"The Conjuring"

"Us"

How would you outsmart an evil spirit?

Sprinkle holy water on it

Perform an exorcism
Recite a spell

Run away

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