Test Your Witchy 90s Trivia Skills!

October 31, 2024

Witches seemed to be all over popular culture in the 1990s. From The Craft to Charmed, there was a slew of movies and TV shows that showcased wiccan rituals and magic. And there was literally something for everyone – kid friendly witch movies, teen witch movies, witch-romcoms, TV movies, and TV shows. Just in time for Halloween, let’s test your trivia skills with these witchy questions provided by History of the 90s.

1. Where did the character Sabrina from the beloved 90s TV show Sabrina the Teenage Witch first appear?

1. Bewitched
2. Archie Comics
3. Kiki’s Delivery Service
4. The Worst Witch

2. Who was originally cast to play Pheobe Halliwell on The WB show Charmed?

1. Britney Spears
2. Tori Spelling
3. Lori Rom
4. Courteney Cox

3. Who did the outcast teen girls who pursue witchcraft worship in the 1996 movie The Craft?

1. Bellenus
2. Frigg
3. Manon
4. Morrigan

4. Which actor was first offered the role of Max Dennison in the 1993 Halloween movie Hocus Pocus?

1. Leonardo DiCaprio
2. Freddy Prinze Jr.
3. Skeet Ulrich
4. Josh Hartnett

5. Who wrote the book that the 1990 movie The Witches was based on?

1. Stephen King
2. Beverly Cleary
3. J.K. Rowling
4. Roald Dahl

1. B) Archie Comics. The character Sabrina first appeared in Archie Comics in 1962. But she wasn’t like the Sabrina we know from the 90s TV show. In the comic, she used her magic to entice men and to torture her rivals.
2. C) Lori Rom. Actress Lori Rom was originally cast as Phoebe for the series and even filmed the pilot. But that version never aired. Rom quit the show before the episode made it to the screen and she was soon replaced by Alyssa Milano.
3. C) Manon. The girls in The Craft worshiped a powerful earth deity called Manon. The fictional Pagan deity provides the wannabe witches with their powers until they start abusing their powers and lost their connection with Manon.
4. A) Leonardo DiCaprio. Leo was offered the role of Max but turned it down for a role in the movie What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. Omri Katz played Max instead and Leo went on to nab an Oscar nomination for Gilbert Grape!
5. D) Roald Dahl. The children’s author wrote the 1983 book of the same name and reportedly despised the 1990 movie adaptation calling it vulgar and unnecessarily terrifying.

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