Movies
Movies Pt. 2
Weather
History
Music
100
Which author of scary books holds the record for the most book-to-movie adaptations in the horror genre?
Stephen King
100
What is the name of the killer in the Scream franchise?
Ghostface
100
What marks the official start to the fall season in the Northern Hemisphere?
The autumnal equinox
100
What decade did trick or treating become a popular custom of Halloween in the United States?
1950s
100
Complete the lyrics from "This is Halloween" in The Nightmare Before Christmas: "This is Halloween, this is Halloween. _____ scream in the dead of night."
Pumpkins
200
In The Ring, how long do people have to live after watching the video tape?
7 days
200
What is the highest-grossing horror movie of all time?
It
200
What happens if hay bales get too wet?
They can spontaneously combust.
200
The modern word ‘Halloween’ comes from the ancient name for the holiday...
‘All Hallows’ Eve‘
200
Finish the lyrics from the famous Addams Family theme song: "Their house is a _____ where people come to see 'em."
Museum
300
What year was the first Saw movie released?
2004
300
Which horror movie has the most sequels?
Friday the 13th
300
What was the season "Fall" originally called?
Harvest
300
Pumpkin carving traditions originated in Ireland, but they didn't carve pumpkins. Instead, they carved...
Turnips
300
In Rockwell’s spooky 1984 hit "Somebody's Watching Me," which famous pop artist provides the uncredited falsetto chorus?
Michael Jackson
400
Which actor appears in all these horror movies: The Purge, Sinister and The Black Phone?
Ethan Hawke
400
In Halloween, Michael Myers, as a child, kills his teenage sister. What was her name?
Judith
400
What is the official word for the sound of leaves and trees rustling in the wind?
Psithurism (pronounced sith-yuh-riz-uhm)
400
Halloween is believed to be the one night a year when what occurs?
The gap between our world and the world of the gods/spirits of the dead was blurred
400
Who sang the iconic 1984 theme song for the movie Ghostbusters?
Ray Parker Jr.
500
What line is written over and over in Jack’s manuscript in The Shining?
“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”
500
Which two slashers faced off against one another in a movie released in 2003?
Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees
500
What pigment is responsible for trees with red and purple leaves?
Anthocyanins
500
Many Halloween traditions started with the ancient Celtic festival called...
Samhain (“sow-wen”)
500
What singer-songwriter penned the classic novelty hit "Werewolves of London"?
Warren Zevon