Ghost Lab: Ghost Hunter Quiz 101

A ghost hunter is someone who investigates reports of ghosts and ghost activity. Test your knowledge of how ghost hunters work.

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According to a 2005 Gallup Poll, how many Americans believe in ghosts?

12 percent

22 percent

32 percent

More than half

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What's more, more than one-third of Americans believe that houses and buildings can be haunted.

True or False: The term "ghost hunters" is interchangeable with "ghost buster."

True

False

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Busting a ghost assumes that one exists, and this has never been conclusively proven. Ghost hunters are often called "paranormal investigators."

What tools do ghost hunters typically use to detect ghosts?

Candles, Ouija boards, tarot cards and crystal balls

A technological toolkit containing a radar gun, a proton pack, a cyclotron and more.

A camera, notebook and evidence collection kit.

Psychedelic drugs, such as mescaline and peyote.

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Some ghost hunters use more sophisticated technology (like data loggers), but most simply interview witnesses, document events and record any evidence of ghost activity.

True or False: Seeing a ghost while in bed may be the result of a hypnagogic hallucination.

True

False

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Also known as a "waking dream," a hypnagogic hallucination occurs on the threshold between sleep and waking and is usually accompanied by total body paralysis.

Which of the following refers to a noisy spirit?

Yeti

Sprite

Minion

Poltergeist

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Derived from the German word poltern ("to rumble" or "make noise") and geist ("ghost"), the term denotes a spirit or ghost that manifests itself through the making of noise.
In the 1984 film Ghostbusters, what tool did the characters use to capture ghosts?

Proton Packs

Isotonic diffusers

Cyclotrons

Vaporizers

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The proton packs were particle accelerators worn on the back and connected to a wand that fired positively charged particles aimed at ghosts, holding them in place long enough to be captured.

“Ghostly voices and sounds” that are recorded are called:

EVP or Electronic Voice Phenomena

EVD or Electronic Voice Device

ERS or Electronic Recording System

ESP or Electronic Sound Particle

You chose: You chose:

An EVP is short for Electronic Voice Phenomena.

Correct

So, how'd you do?

 

50-70 percent:  Great job! You're closet ghost hunter.


40-20 percent:  Not bad. There’s hope in your ghost-hunting future.


0-10 percent:  Better luck next quiz.


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