Spooky Season
Films
Art (described by Dom)
Newark
Spooky Season II
100

Which film in the Paranormal Activity franchise was the most commercially successful?

Paranormal Activity 3

100

In this film, a reclusive grump  decides to ruin Christmas for the cheery citizens of the town by swiping everything holiday-related

How The Grinch Stole Christmas

100

It's a portrait of a young lady barey smiling. The hype was about how the background wasn't the original background of the setting. 

Mona Lisa

100

What is the Newark airport code? 

EWR

100

What was candy corn originally called?

Chicken Feed

200

What is the most popular Halloween candy in America?

Skittles

200

An alien couple finds themselves trapped on Earth, where they have to blend in, set up a new life, and evade two low ranked government agents. 

Cone Heads

200

"Can you believe this guy"

"He's hogging all the bread"

"Bro"

"There's plenty for everyone

"Back up off my mans bro"

"What's he whispering about"

"Woah"


The Last Supper

200

Who is the mayor of Newark?

Mayor Ras Baraka

200

What is the most commercially successful horror movie of all time?

It

300

What group of people associated black cats with witch craft, tainting them with the false belief that they are bad luck

The Puritans

300

A stoner witnesses a murder then runs for his life with his weed men after learning their weed can be traced back to them. With a crooked cop and a drug lord on their heels, the two have a crazy adventure around town. 

Pineapple Express

300

It's at the shore of an island. The main focus is a naked lady with long red hair standing on a huge seashell. There's an angel and two other women in it, all focused on the red head. 

The Birth of Venus

300

This park is the oldest county park in the United States and is home to the nation's most diverse collection of cherry blossom trees 

Branch Brook Park

300

What were the first-ever fun-size candy bars?

Snickers and Milky Way (I take either or both)

400

 Why did people start dressing up in Halloween costumes?

To repel spirits who came back to Earth on Halloween

400

In the 1960s, a teenager is torn between living a straight life like his father or following his mentor, a mobster. All the while dealing with his friends' peer pressure and falling for the wrong girl. 

A Bronx Tale

400

A farmer, his old lady, and a pitch fork, standing in front of their house

American Gothic

400

Name 3 colleges in Newark

Rutgers, NJIT, Essex County College, Seton Hall School of Law

400

 One particular serial killer inspired Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Psycho and Silence of the Lambs. Who was it?

Ed Gein

500

In what state is it a misdemeanor to dress up as a clergy member for Halloween, with a fine of $500

Alabama 

500

Outraged Americans try to censor a foreign film to protect their youth, who are drawn to it due to the stars. When the censorship fails, the US and the foreign country go to war! The American youth decide to stop the war and clear the stars of the film. 

South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut

500

Game night with the good ole boys, playing poker, drinking, smoking. Chips on the table. 

A Friend in Need

500

Delicious Oreo cookie stuffing was invented by a Newarker named

Sam Porcello

500

What medieval English tradition inspired trick-or-treating?

Souling on All Souls Day (the poor would knock on doors and pray for deceased family members in exchange of food)

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