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In 2014, Hollywood made a movie about the creepiest thing ever to be sold in toy stores -- the Ouija board! Now, test your memories of this teen thriller with our quiz. If you get stuck, maybe the spirits will help you out!
The movie's three rules for using a Ouija board are: never play alone, never play in a graveyard, and always do what?
wear a crucifix
keep the lights on
say goodbye
We doubt that asking the spirit if it is evil would do much good. "Why, yes! Thanks for asking!"
ask the spirit if it is evil
Shortly before her death, what does Debbie tell Laine the Ouija board told her?
that her death is imminent
that an evil spirit is inside her
the she has opened an un-closeable portal
Debbie doesn't say
Debbie has just burned the Ouija board, and she implies to Laine that using it has unnerved her. However, she doesn't say what happened when she used it.
What appears on Debbie's bed that upsets her?
a torn photo of her
a noose
the Ouija board
The planchette, meanwhile, is on the floor. She looks through its center magnifying glass in an attempt to see if there is a ghost in the room with her. That's when her eye turns milky white and she is possessed.
a creepy doll
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What does Debbie hang herself with?
clothesline
a string of white lights
Watch for the memorial scene, in which Laine goes into Debbie's room and the lights are back around the mirror. This seems to be a continuity error, since it would be in very poor taste for someone to re-hang them.
a garden hose
a long silk scarf
What are Debbie and Laine's boyfriends' names, respectively?
Tom and Pete
Pete and Trevor
The actors, Douglas Smith and Daren Kagasoff, look a good bit alike. Pete (Smith) is the one with curlier hair and puppy-dog eyes.
Pete and Jimmy
Jerry and Tom
What is Isabelle's job?
diner waitress
It's possible that Isabelle comes from a humbler background than the other friends, none of whom seem to work. But her home, the one time it's featured, looks as comfortably middle-class as the rest.
dog-rescue volunteer
library assistant
bartender
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When Laine's father texts her to come home "ASAP," what does she think is the issue?
her grandmother is ill
her father needs the car
her sister is acting up
Laine says that her younger sister causes "chaos wherever she goes." It'll soon turn out, though, that Debbie's death is the reason for Mr. Morris's text.
Laine's in trouble for some reason
What is Laine's sister's name?
Laura
Lindsey
Lana
Sarah
Sarah was played by Ana Coto. As of 2016, "Ouija" was her biggest role.
Why did Debbie start using the board again?
just because she found it in the attic
Laine watches video Debbie took of herself, complaining about having to clean the attic. She comes back down with the board, however, seeming happy she found it.
because her beloved grandmother had died
because she's always been interested in spiritualism
because she was seeking beauty tips from Marilyn Monroe
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Why does Sarah, who doesn't get along with Laine, go to the seance with her?
she misses Debbie
she has a crush on Pete
she's interested in the occult
Laine doesn't trust her to stay home alone
Just before leaving, Laine chases off Sarah's older boyfriend, whose car was idling outside the house. It's then that Laine demands that Sarah accompany her to Debbie's house.
At Debbie's house, who is pushed into a mirror?
Isabelle
Laine
Pete
All the lights go out after the seance. Pete decides that this is his cue to go upstairs, by himself. Maybe the unseen force pushing him into the mirror was Debbie saying, "Get a clue! You're in a horror movie!"
Trevor
What phrase do the friends see in various places?
"Goodbye"
"Hi Friend"
This is the phrase with which "Debbie" greeted them. At least, they believe it was Debbie.
"Come Back"
"Help Me"
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Who figures out that the spirit is not really Debbie?
Isabelle
Laine
Pete
Pete makes up a story about where he and Debbie actually went on their first real, private date. The spirit claims to remember going to "the Lookout" -- but it never happened.
Sarah
What is unusual about the girl Laine sees through the planchette?
her eyes are milk white
she is levitating off the floor
her mouth is sewn shut
The girl identifies herself as "D.Z." She also tries to warn the five about a malevolent spirit coming.
she is dressed as a boy
Who is (apparently) the evil spirit in the house?
Debbie
D.Z.
"Mother"
D.Z. sends the five the message, "Run ... Mother is coming." An angry woman does appear, and the Ouija board flies into the air with no one touching it.
it is never named
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How does Isabelle die?
she drowns in her bathtub
she cracks her head against the sink
Isabelle becomes possessed while drawing a bath. A drowning looks imminent, but instead she levitates and then falls abruptly, her head hitting the sink with fatal force.
she cuts her throat with a razor blade
she drowns in the pool at Debbie's house
Who finds the information about D.Z.'s disappearance?
Laine
Pete
Pete finds an article about the disappearance of "Doris Zander." Doris's mother was suspected, and in fact, Doris's older sister later killed the mother -- possibly to stop her evil deeds.
Sarah
Trevor
Where does Laine find Paulina Zander, the older sister?
in a women's prison
in a halfway house
in a psychiatric hospital
Laine goes to the hospital to perform a horror-movie classic: Visiting the Last Living Witness in an Asylum. The location filmmakers used was Eichen House, from MTV's "Teen Wolf."
in a trailer park
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Who played Paulina Zander?
Jamie Lee Curtis
Charmian Carr
Lin Shaye
Shaye is an old hand in the horror business. She played a wise and competent psychic in the "Insidious" films.
Joan Sutherland
Doris Zander served as what for her mother?
a promoter for her seances
a housemaid
a scapegoat for everything that went wrong
a vessel for the spirits
Mrs. Zander was a devout spiritualist. In time, Doris wanted to help, and began channeling the spirits for her mother.
Why did Mrs. Zander sew Doris's mouth shut?
because she talked back
to silence the spirits
According to Paulina, once Doris began channeling spirits, they grew too powerful and omnipresent. Mrs. Zander, who was losing her mind, sewed Doris's mouth shut and later killed her.
just out of cruelty
Doris did that to herself
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In what way was Debbie using the Ouija board in "a graveyard"?
her house stood on an Indian burial ground
her house stood on an early settlers' cemetery
Mrs. Zander's body was still in the house
Doris's body was still in the house
Mrs. Zander had a secret room in the basement. That's where Laine will find Doris's body, Paulina explains.
What does Paulina tell Laine she needs to do?
destroy the board
destroy the board and Doris's body
use the board to contact and appease "Mother"
cut the stitches from Doris's mouth
Laine does this, and it seems to work. Doris's spirit rises up from the desiccated body and screams, and "Mother" is instantly vaporized.
Who does Pete see in his room before he dies?
Debbie
Pete sees Debbie, with her signature blond braid, standing near his desk. Then, his eyes go white and ... well, you know the deal.
Doris
Isabelle
Mrs. Zander
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When Laine returns to the psychiatric hospital, what does she learn?
that Paulina has died
that Paulina has been released
that Paulina tricked her into freeing the evil Doris
Some viewers undoubtedly saw this coming. As a character on "Firefly" once said, "Curse your shocking but inevitable betrayal!"
that the woman she talked to wasn't really Paulina
How does Trevor die?
he drowns in his kitchen sink
he drowns in the pool at Debbie's house
Trevor is thrown into the pool by an unseen force. He can't escape because he gets trapped in the pool cover, a kind of floating tarpaulin that wraps around him.
the ghost of Doris strangles him
we never actually learn this
Who briefly appears to help Laine fend off Doris?
Debbie
Doris is about to sew Sarah's mouth shut when Laine distracts her by using the Ouija board. Debbie's spirit shows up during a struggle for control of the planchette.
Paulina, after a change of heart
Mrs. Zander
Trevor
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What turns up in Laine's room at the movie's end?
the Ouija board
the Ouija planchette
The planchette turns up in odd places more often even than the board. It's like Laine and Debbie are part of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Planchette!
the curved suturing needle
a letter from Paulina
Which character wasn't in the entire first finished version of the film?
Pete
Nona
Paulina
"Ouija" underwent extensive re-shoots -- approximately 50 percent of the film is new material. The "Paulina" character was added as part of this retooling.
Sarah
While none of the cast were teenagers, which of the film's actors was the youngest?
Olivia Cooke
Cooke, a British actress, was 21. The oldest of the core cast was Douglas Smith, who was 28 at the time of filming.
Daren Kagasoff
Bianca A. Santos
Douglas Smith
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Bianca A. Santos, who played Isabelle, is known for a role on what successful Freeform series?
"Guilt"
"The Fosters"
Santos plays Lexi Rivera on the show, which is about a lesbian couple who have one biological and four adopted children. "Freeform," if you weren't aware of the name change, is the old ABC Family Channel.
"Pretty Little Liars"
"Shadowhunters"
Ouija trivia bonus round: Where did the board get its name?
the board gave itself that name, supposedly meaning "good luck"
it's a Sanskrit word for "contact"
it's a combination of the French and German words for "yes"
both #1 and #3
An early manufacturer claimed that the board itself communicated the name to him. A later promoter gave the more mundane explanation about combining the words "oui" and "ja." We'll let you decide which is more likely.
Ouija trivia bonus round, part 2: Are there spirit boards other than Ouija boards?
sure!
no, Ouija is the universal name
Like "Band-Aid," Hasbro's "Ouija" has become almost synonymous with "talking board" or "spirit board." But you could make your own talking board with pen and paper, if you wanted to.
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Ouija trivia bonus round, part 3: According to the scientific community, what is causing the movement of the planchette?
gravity
magnetism
subtle muscle movements
Muscle movements too fine to detect consciously are called ideomotor movements. If you've ever played the parlor game of making a pendant swing from your hand just by staring at it, you've experienced this. Tie the pendant to a stationary object and don't touch it, and the "magic ability" just goes away.
they can't explain it
Last question: In 1917, a novelist claimed her book was dictated from the afterlife by which American author?
Edith Wharton
Henry James
Mark Twain
Best marketing gimmick ever! We're surprised it hasn't caught on, and that we're not reading new bestsellers from J.R.R. Tolkien and Margaret Mitchell!
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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