Don't get scared with this Beetlejuice quiz!

By: Tamar Aprahamian
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Don't get scared with this Beetlejuice quiz!
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About This Quiz

Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice!
In which year was Beetlejuice released?
1984
1987
1988
1992
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Beetlejuice was released on March 30, 1988 in the USA.

Who is Adam married to?
Lydia
Barbara
Delia
Cynthia
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Wrong Answer

Adam and Barbara's last name was Maitland.

Which famous actor plays the role of Adam Maitland?
Maurice Page
Michael Keaton
Alec Baldwin
Jeffrey Jones
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Alec Baldwin has acted in more than 100 films.

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Which famous actress plays the role of Barbara Maitland?
Geena Davis
Julia Roberts
Catherine O'Hara
Winona Ryder
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Geena Davis was born in Wareham, Massachusetts.

Adam and Barbara are...
Doctors
Lawyers
100 years old
Dead
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They have died when their car crashed into a river and they drown.

What book does Barbara find on the table in their house?
Guinness Book of World Records
Handbook for the Recently Deceased
How to Die Well
How to Live a Full Life
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They finally realize that they have actually died.

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Who is the Maitland's House sold to?
The Deetz Family
The White Family
The Beetle Family
The Keaton Family
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The Deetz family consists of a husband, wife and one daughter.

What is the name of Charles and Delia's daughter?
Janet
Margot
Lydia
Vanessa
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Lydia has a goth style and comes from Charles' first marriage.

What profession does Lydia aspire to be?
Doctor
Lawyer
Make-up Artist
Photographer
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She generally carries her camera around with her taking random photos everywhere.

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Which famous actress plays the role of Lydia Deetz?
Sylvia Sidney
Winona Ryder
Julia Roberts
Annie McEnroe
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Beetlejuice was just the 3rd film that Winona Ryder acted in!

What is the name of the decorator that Delia hires to spruce up the house to her standards?
Johnny
Beetlejuice
Otho
James
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Otho is played by the late William "Glenn Shadix" Scott who passed away on September 7, 2010.

Once the Deetz family moves in, where do Adam and Barbara stay?
In the basement
In the bathroom
In the attic
In the backyard
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Adam keeps the door locked to keep the new owners out.

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Who finds the extra key to the attic and tries to open the door?
Otho
Lydia
Delia
Charles
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Lydia finds a skeleton key and is a very curious girl.

Who plays the role of Beetlejuice?
Alec Baldwin
James Earl Jones
Brad Pitt
Michael Keaton
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Michael Keaton was born Michael John Douglas and changed his name for professional purposes.

Which famous director directed Beetlejuice?
Tim Burton
Quentin Tarantino
Steven Spielberg
Woody Allen
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Tim Burton is well known for other films such as Edward Scissorhands, Batman, and Sleepy Hollow.

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Who is Barbara and Adam's case worker?
Casper
Sammy
Juno
Jackson
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Juno was played by Sylvia Sidney - it is said that Tim Burton called her directly and begged her to play the role. She passed on July 1, 1999.

How do Barbara and Adam reach the waiting room in the afterlife?
Adam creates a door in the brick wall
They say Beetlejuice three times
They close their eyes and hold hands
They take a bus there
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After consulting with the Handbook for the Recently Deceased, Adam makes the door.

Lydia considers herself to be "strange and ______"
Awkward
Unusual
Weird
Passive
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"Well, I've read through that handbook for the recently deceased. It says: 'live people ignore the strange and unusual". I myself am strange and unusual."

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What is revealed when Lydia snaps polaroids of Adam and Barbara dressed as ghosts?
They have no feet
They are actually alive
They have blood all over them
They are teenagers again
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This confirms to Lydia that they really are ghosts and that she can see them!

Actress Catherine O'Hara play the role of _______ in Beetlejuice.
Sarah
Jane
Delia
Maxie
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Catherine O'Hara is also known as Kevin's Mom in Home Alone!

Where did Adam and Barbara first see Beetlejuice?
On a television ad
In the newspaper
In the attic
In their dreams
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Juno warns them not to take the advice of anyone they saw on television!

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How many times do you have to say Beetlejuice in for for him to appear?
1
2
3
4
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Beetlejuice!! Beetlejuice!! Beetlejuice!!

What do Adam and Barbara have to do to get Beetlejuice out?
Sing
Dance
Dig
Laugh
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Beetlejuice left some shovels and a sign saying 'Dig'.

Why do Adam and Barbara contact Beetlejuice?
To get their heads back to normal
To help them scare the Deetz family
They are thirsty
They want to go to the afterlife
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Their current scare tactics were not working so they thought they should step it up with his help!

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How many people are around the table for Delia's dinner party?
4
5
6
8
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Delia invited them over to check out her new sculptures and artwork.

Which song plays during the famous dinner party scene?
Banana Boat Song (Day O)
Tutty Fruity
Walk This Way
Born to Run
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Banana Boat Song is by Harry Belafonte.

What does the shrimp cocktail turn into during the dinner scene?
Head
Foot
Hand
Leg
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The hands reach up and grab the guests in the face!

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What does Otho pick up from the table and turn into a make-believe drum?
His plate
The ice bucket
His wine glass
A salad bowl
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He picks it up, dumps out the ice and starts hitting the bottom of it like a drum.

What is the name of Charles' boss who comes to dinner?
Maxie
Richard
Bernard
Roger
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Maxie Dean and his wife Sarah came to the Deetz house for dinner.

When Charles pitches his boss on turning the town into a tourist hot spot, what does Maxie want first?
A promotion
A progress report
$5 million
Proof of the ghosts
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Charles thinks that the town's charm and supernatural events will excite people to visit their town.

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Why does Juno reprimand Adam and Barbara?
They broke several rules!
They used foul language
They didn't wait their turn
They don't treat her with respect
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Three rules they broke were having their photograph taken, letting Beetlejuice out, and letting Otho get a hold of the handbook.

Which dinner guest gets a hold of the Handbook for the Recently Deceased?
Maxie
Otho
Juno
Charles
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Otho then wants to perform a seance to get the ghosts to come out.

What does Beetlejuice demand in order for him to rescue Barbara and Adam from Otho's seance?
That Lydia marry him
$1 million
A back rub
A new hairdo
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Lydia agrees and the Maitlands are saved.

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Who is depressed and writes a suicide note during the movie?
Charles
Delia
Lydia
Otho
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Barbara shows compassion and talks her out of it.

Who lives happily ever after in the house?
The Deetzes
The Maitlands
The Deetzes AND the Maitlands
Nobody
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Both families coexist in the house by the end of the movie and Lydia is super happy!

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