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100

Salem Witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts from February of what year until May of what year?

1692 and 1693

100

What was the name of the black cat in the movie Hocus Pocus (extra points for first and last name)

Thackery Binx

100

What year did Reese's sell its first Peanut Butter cups?

1928

100

According to traditional European folklore, what material is said to prevent a werewolf from healing or kill it outright?

Silver

100

When is the first day of Autumn in the Northen Hemispher?

September 23

200

The phrase Trick-or Treating was recorded in 1927 in Alberta, Canada in what year was it a widespread saying in the US?

1930s

200

Who plays Marnie in Halloween town series?

Kimberly Brown

200

Which candy was originally marketed as a "penny candy"?

Tootsie Rolls

200

What urban legend involves a spirit that appears in a mirror if you chant her name 3 to 5 times?

Bloody Mary

200

Which US state is the largest pumpkin grower?

Illinois

300

When was Halloween first celebrated in the US?

1840s

300

In what year was the original movie Halloween released?

1978

300

What year were M&M's introduced?

1941

300

In Irish folklore what type of fairy is known for it's piercing wail which warns that death is coming to a household?

Banshee

300

In Ancient Greece who was the goddess of harvest?

Demeter

400

Where was the first city-wide celebration of Halloween?

Anoka, MN in 1921

400

What movie does the dog Zero belong to?

Nightmare before Christmas

400

Which treat did children receive during the "souling" tradition?

Soul cakes or sweet cakes

400

Which member of The Beatles was the subject of a famous 1960s urban legend claiming he had died and been replaced by a look-alike?

Paul McCartney

400

What root vegetable was traditionally used to carve Jack-O-Lanters?

Turnip

500

Halloween descends from an ancient Celtic festival 2000 yr old Gaelic celebration marking the end of what and the start of what?

End of harvest and start of winter

500

What was the full name of the red-haired doll possessed by a serial killer in Child's Play?

Charles Lee Ray

500

What candy was first created in 1949?

Jolly Ranchers

500

What phrase is famously written on the wall or mirror in the "Roommate's Death" urban legend, discovered by surviving roommate?

Aren't you glad you didn't turn on the light?

500

What does the popular rhyme "Double, Double toil, and trouble" come from

Macbeth

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