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Halloween Quiz for children: What kind of creature is Shrek?

Test your knowledge of ghosts, ghouls, Voldemort and Frankenstein and you could win a prize

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Name that kind of beast: Shrek at Halloween

To be in with a chance to win a family pass to Wild Lights at Dublin Zoo this winter, answer the 20 questions in our special Halloween quiz.

Closing date is Friday, November 10th, 2023, and at 10pm GMT. Terms and conditions apply. The winner and quiz answers will be published in The Irish Times Weekend Review section on Saturday, November 23rd. Best of luck.

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Children’s Halloween Quiz Terms & Conditions
  1. The competition is open to residents of Ireland aged under 18 years except families of the Promoter, agents or anyone professionally connected with the competition.
  2. A valid entry consists of a completed entry form with all questions correctly answered, accompanied by the entrant’s name, email address of parent / guardian and phone number of parent / guardian.
  3. No applications from agents, third parties, organised groups or applications automatically generated by computer will be accepted. No incomplete, illegible, or corrupted entries will be accepted. No entries not in accordance with the entry instructions will be accepted. The prize winners will be drawn at random from those entries with the most number of correct answers.
  4. The competition will run until 10pm on Friday November 10th, 2023
  5. All entries must be received by the Promoter by no later than 10pm on the Closing Date. All competition entries received after the Closing Date are automatically disqualified.
  6. Competition limited to one entry per person. No entrant will win more than one prize.
  7. By submitting an entry to the Promoter, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms and conditions.
  8. Responsibility will not be accepted for entries lost, damaged or delayed as a result of any network, computer hardware or software failure of any kind. Proof of sending is not proof of receipt. Entries will become the property of the Promoter.
  9. The prize is a family pass to visit Wild Lights at Dublin Zoo. A family pass consists of 2 adult and 2 child tickets. There will be five winners.
  10. All prizes will be subject to any additional terms and conditions of the supplier of the prize to the Promoter. It cannot be refunded or redeemed for cash.
  11. The Promoter shall not be liable for any loss, damage or consequential damage of any nature in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise caused by the acceptance of the terms and conditions or in connection with the prize.
  12. In the event of unforeseen circumstances the Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize for an alternative of equal or greater value.
  13. The parent / guardian of each winner will be notified by email or by phone. The parent / guardian must claim the prize within 30 days of the notification. If the prize is unclaimed after this time, it will lapse and the Promoter reserves the right to offer the unclaimed prize to a substitute winner selected in accordance with the competition rules.
  14. The promoters’ decision is final and binding in all matters and no correspondence will be entered into.
  15. The winners’ details (name and county) will be made available on The Irish Times website.
  16. The Promoter will only process your personal information as set out in https://www.irishtimes.com/policy-and-terms/privacy-policy and as set out in these terms and conditions.
  17. Prizes are non transferrable and cannot be exchanged for cash.
  18. These terms and conditions shall be governed by Irish law and the Courts of the Republic of Ireland shall have exclusive jurisdiction.
  19. Promoter and Data Controller: The Irish Times DAC, The Irish Times Building, P.O. Box 74, 24 - 28 Tara Street, Dublin 2.
  20. The Promoter reserves the right to hold void, suspend, cancel or amend the competition where it becomes necessary to do so.
Eoin Butler

Eoin Butler

Eoin Butler, a contributor to The Irish Times, writes about life and culture