Ah yes, **Mothman**—West Virginia’s winged weirdo, the cryptid equivalent of a cryptic Facebook status. Buckle up, buttercup, because we’re diving into red eyes, bad omens, and probably someone’s furry awakening.

### 🦋 REGULAR QUESTIONS

**1.** In what U.S. state was Mothman first reportedly sighted?  
**Answer:** West Virginia  
_Taglines:_

- Almost heaven, definitely haunted.
    
- Where banjos scream and moths judge.
    
- The only state with both coal mines and cryptids.
    
- He came for the coal, stayed for the screams.
    
- West Virginia: Home of terrifying roadside legends.
    

**2.** What year was the first reported Mothman sighting?  
**Answer:** 1966  
_Taglines:_

- Same year Batman went full camp.
    
- Mothman: groovier than your hippie uncle.
    
- Pre-moon landing, post-human dignity.
    
- Red eyes in '66, red flags ever since.
    
- The Summer of Screams.
    

**3.** What was the name of the town where Mothman was most famously sighted?  
**Answer:** Point Pleasant  
_Taglines:_

- The irony? It's anything _but_ pleasant.
    
- Where “small town” meets “giant winged menace.”
    
- I give it 3 out of 5 screams.
    
- Tourist trap or gateway to hell? You decide.
    
- No points for peacefulness.
    

**4.** What disaster is Mothman allegedly linked to as a harbinger?  
**Answer:** The Silver Bridge collapse  
_Taglines:_

- The bridge fell, the legend soared.
    
- Red eyes, white knuckles.
    
- Coincidence? Or cryptid conspiracy?
    
- Mothman: Now in civil engineering.
    
- “Infrastructure problems” the paranormal edition.
    

**5.** Which author wrote the book _The Mothman Prophecies_?  
**Answer:** John Keel  
_Taglines:_

- Dude basically wrote a fever dream.
    
- Fact, fiction, or well-researched acid trip?
    
- John Keel: the OG Mothman hype man.
    
- Available where all weirdness is sold.
    
- Not related to Keebler. Probably.
    

### ✏️ FILL-IN-THE-BLANK QUESTIONS

**6.** The Mothman is often described as having glowing _______ eyes.  
**Answer:** Red  
_Taglines:_

- Like a stoplight of doom.
    
- Red eyes, no soul, still somehow sexy?
    
- Warning lights for your nightmares.
    
- Demon chic.
    
- On trend with Satan’s color palette.
    

**7.** The creature reportedly has a wingspan of up to _______ feet.  
**Answer:** 10  
_Taglines:_

- Bigger than your excuses.
    
- Like a condor but with trauma.
    
- That’s two toddlers laid end to end.
    
- Wingspan goals.
    
- Also the size of your anxiety.
    

**8.** Every year, Point Pleasant hosts the _______ Festival.  
**Answer:** Mothman  
_Taglines:_

- Come for the merch, stay for the existential dread.
    
- It’s like Coachella, but for conspiracy theorists.
    
- All hail the bug boy.
    
- Face painting, deep-fried cryptids, and fear.
    
- This year's theme: "Oops, it’s real!"
    

### 🤔 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

**9.** [Difficulty: 2] Which of the following is NOT a common Mothman trait?  
A. Red eyes  
B. Giant wings  
C. Glowing skin  
D. No visible neck  
**Answer:** C. Glowing skin  
_Taglines:_

- Not radioactive… probably.
    
- He’s spooky, not sparkly.
    
- Wrong monster, Twilight.
    
- Glowing? He’s not a rave flier.
    
- No skin care routine confirmed.
    

**10.** [Difficulty: 3] What 2002 film starred Richard Gere and was based on the Mothman legend?  
A. Mothman Lives  
B. Red Eyes  
C. The Mothman Prophecies  
D. Wings of Doom  
**Answer:** C. The Mothman Prophecies  
_Taglines:_

- Richard Gere and one hell of a cryptid.
    
- The only movie where a moth steals the spotlight.
    
- Still better than “Gigli.”
    
- One man’s trauma, another’s Netflix pick.
    
- Now streaming in your darkest nightmares.
    

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