Banshee Quiz

Try out this Banshee quiz to test your knowledge. Banshee trivia explores the famous female spirit of Irish folklore said to foretell a family member’s death through screaming, wailing, shrieking, or keening.

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Question 1 · Easy · 10 pts
In Irish folklore, what kind of being is a banshee?
Question 2 · Easy · 10 pts
What is a banshee traditionally known for announcing in a family?
Question 3 · Easy · 10 pts
How is a banshee’s cry often described?
Question 4 · Easy · 10 pts
Which word is also used to describe the sound of a banshee’s cry?
Question 5 · Easy · 10 pts
If a banshee were on a spooky soundboard, which noise would fit best?
Question 6 · Easy · 10 pts
What Irish term is banshee derived from?
Question 7 · Easy · 10 pts
In the phrase bean sí, what does bean mean?
Question 8 · Easy · 10 pts
In bean sí, what does sí refer to?
Question 9 · Easy · 10 pts
A banshee belongs to the folklore of which place?
Question 10 · Easy · 10 pts
The banshee is strongly associated with what form of lament?
Question 11 · Easy · 10 pts
The Irish sí are linked with ancient what in the landscape?
Question 12 · Easy · 10 pts
What longer Irish form is commonly anglicized as banshee?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
According to tradition, banshees are said to follow what kind of families?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
Which family name is often linked with a banshee in Irish legend: O'Neill, Kennedy, or Murphy?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
Which family is frequently named among those said to have a banshee?

In Irish folklore, what kind of being is a banshee?

What is a banshee traditionally known for announcing in a family?

How is a banshee’s cry often described?

Which word is also used to describe the sound of a banshee’s cry?

If a banshee were on a spooky soundboard, which noise would fit best?

What Irish term is banshee derived from?

In the phrase bean sí, what does bean mean?

In bean sí, what does sí refer to?

A banshee belongs to the folklore of which place?

The banshee is strongly associated with what form of lament?

The Irish sí are linked with ancient what in the landscape?

What longer Irish form is commonly anglicized as banshee?

According to tradition, banshees are said to follow what kind of families?

Which family name is often linked with a banshee in Irish legend: O'Neill, Kennedy, or Murphy?

Which family is frequently named among those said to have a banshee?