The Witches (1990) Movie Trivia Trivia Quiz - Trivia Quiz

1 Who directed The Witches (1990)?

A. Tim Burton

B. Nicolas Roeg

C. Terry Gilliam

2 Which actress plays the Grand High Witch?

A. Glenn Close

B. Meryl Streep

C. Anjelica Huston

3 What is the name of the witches’ child-transforming potion?

A. Serum 13 Child-Changer

B. Elixir 99 Rat-Maker

C. Formula 86 Delayed-Action Mouse-Maker

4 Into what animal is Luke transformed at the hotel?

A. Rat

B. Cat

C. Mouse

5 What are the names of Luke’s pet mice?

A. Bonnie and Clyde

B. William and Mary

C. Tom and Jerry

6 What is the name of the seaside hotel where the witches gather?

A. The Grand Budapest Hotel

B. Hotel Excelsior

C. The Overlook Hotel

7 Under what cover organization do the witches hold their conference?

A. National Child Welfare League

B. Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

C. Society for the Care of Orphans

8 Who portrays the hotel manager, Mr. Stringer?

A. Rik Mayall

B. John Cleese

C. Rowan Atkinson

9 Which actress plays Luke’s grandmother, Helga?

A. Julie Walters

B. Maggie Smith

C. Mai Zetterling

10 Which effects team created the film’s memorable creature makeup and puppetry?

A. Industrial Light & Magic

B. Weta Workshop

C. Jim Henson’s Creature Shop

11 What treat do the witches use to lure Bruno Jenkins to their meeting?

A. A toy car

B. Chocolate

C. Ice cream

12 Which distinctive physical trait helps identify witches in the film?

A. They have forked tongues

B. They have square, toeless feet

C. They cast no shadows

13 How are most of the witches at the banquet ultimately defeated?

A. They are arrested by the police

B. Their soup is spiked with Formula 86, turning them into mice

C. They are trapped in a kitchen fire

14 What major difference does the film’s ending have compared to Roald Dahl’s book?

A. The story is moved from England to the United States

B. The grandmother dies at the end in the film

C. Luke is turned back into a human boy by a reformed witch

15 Whose novel is The Witches (1990) based on?

A. Roald Dahl

B. Neil Gaiman

C. C. S. Lewis