The Librarian Next Door

In honor of the fact that Halloween is a week away, I present to you, fellow bookworms, a eerie exam of your Halloween-related literary knowledge. Post your answers in the comments and come back next week to see if your head is full of brains…..or pumpkin mush.

1. In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, what kind of animal/creature was Shelob?

2. In Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, who does the Headless Horseman pursue through the night?

3. According to Arthurian legends, this wizard served as Arthur’s advisor until the Lady of the Lake traps him.

4. Who conquers a group of fearsome monsters with one scary look, becoming King of the Wild Things?

5. In what Roald Dahl book does each witch make it a goal to vanquish at least one child a week?

6. This hero’s parents died on Halloween, but he mysteriously survived and became known as “the boy who lived.”

7. He was a Transylvanian nobleman who lived in a decaying castle in the mountains and had three wives.