Paranormal Guess The Year Quiz
September 27, 2023 1:00 AM ‐ Games • Paranormal
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From eerie encounters to cult-classic films, we've gathered a compendium of mysterious moments that have left both skeptics and believers intrigued, as well as shaping the paranormal world. Your mission is to match each paranormal event or cultural milestone with its correct year.
1. Ed and Lorraine Warren investigated the Amityville haunting, and the movie 'Carrie' premiered. What was the year?
2. The movie 'The Blair Witch Project' was in the cinemas, popularising the found-footage genre in horror films.
3. The 'Amityville Horror' book was published, recounting the supposed experiences of the Lutz family in their new home.
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4. The first photographs of Cottingley Fairies were taken, which fooled many, including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
5. The Bell Witch legend, one of the most famous hauntings in American folklore, began to spread.
6. The Mothman was first reported in Point Pleasant.
7. The Heaven's Gate cult commits mass suicide, believing they would be taken to a better life by a spacecraft following the Hale-Bopp comet.
8. The first Ouija board was commercially introduced by Elijah Bond. What was the year?
9. The 'Phoenix Lights' captivated Arizona, and the film 'Men in Black' was released.
10. The Loch Ness Monster reportedly was photographed for the first time, in what became known as the "Surgeon's Photograph."
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11. The film 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose' was released, inspired by the Anneliese Michel case.
12. The film 'Poltergeist' was released, scaring audiences with its tale of a haunted family home.
13. The Enfield poltergeist case gained media attention, and the film 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' hit the cinemas.
14. The movie 'Ghostbusters' was released, becoming a cultural phenomenon and inspiring a generation of paranormal enthusiasts.
15. The Fox sisters first claimed to communicate with spirits, kickstarting the Spiritualism movement.
16. The infamous Roswell UFO incident occurred, and the Kenneth Arnold UFO sighting also made headlines.
17. The Betty and Barney Hill abduction case became one of the most famous reported alien abductions.
18. The first 'X-Files' episode aired, bringing government conspiracies and paranormal investigations into living rooms.
19. The first season of 'Most Haunted,' a British paranormal reality TV series, aired.
20. Sarah Winchester died leaving behind the Winchester Mystery House, a sprawling mansion said to be designed to confuse spirits.
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