General trivia
Which country does Halloween originate from?
UK
How many Americans (in percents) believe in ghosts?
a) 35% b) 41% c) 52%
BONUS: How many believe in werewolves and vampires?
41% in ghosts
6% in both werewolves and vampires
To protect yourself from a vampire, folklore suggests hanging bundles of this smelly kitchen vegetable.
garlic
How many bones are in an adult human skeleton?
206
What do the Halloween colors (orange and black) represent?
Black - dark part of the year / death
Orange - harvest / candlelight in darkness
In the famous 1818 novel by Mary Shelley about a scientist who successfully revives a corpse, what is the name of the monster that he creates?
He has no name, Frankenstein is the name of the scientist. He refers to himself as Adam once in the story.
This monster is wrapped in white bandages and originates from ancient Egyptian tombs.
mummy
How big is the biggest pumpkin on record?
a) 1431 kg / b) 1793 kg / c) 1368 kg
a) 1431 kg
The word ‘witch’ comes from an old English word that meant:
a) wise woman / b) wicked woman / c) old woman
wise woman
In The Addams Family, what is the name of the daughter who always wears dark clothes?
Wednesday.
These night-flying mammals are the only mammals capable of true, sustained flight.
Bats
What percetage of parent admits to stealing some of their kids' candy?
a)52% / b) 79% / c) 85%
b) 79%
Before pumpkins became popular in America, people in Ireland carved jack-o'-lanterns out of this round root vegetable.
turnip
Ireland (Romania is only the setting, Bram Stoker was Irish)
Which country does the original idea of a zombie come from?
a) Brazil / b) Haiti / c) Mexico
Haiti
(closest guess wins)
Overall average: 500
What is a popular Halloween game?
a) musical chairs / b) charades / c) apple bobbing
Apple bobbing
What are sewn over the eyes of Coraline, in the animated kids horror film?
Buttons
What do you call a group of witches?
a) A coven
b) A pack
c) a herd
A coven
How many million of children in the US dress as Spider-Man this year?
(closest guess wins)
4.6mil