October Dates
October 31st
Halloween
What is the traditional name for the holiday from which Halloween is a contraction?
All Hallow's Eve
Ghostbusters
Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
"He slimed me..."
Ghostbusters
"You start to freeze
As horror looks you right between the eyes
You're paralyzed"
Thriller by Michael Jackson
The second Monday in October
Columbus Day
What's the most popular Halloween costume in the U.S. this year?
Witch OR Cat (either answer will suffice)
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Freddie Krueger
"Are you sure they're real lemons?"
"Yes."
"Well, I'll tell you what. I'll buy a cup if you buy a box of my delicious girl scout cookies. Do we have a deal?"
"Are they made from real Girl Scouts?"
The Addams Family
"An invisible man
Sleepin' in your bed
Ow, who you gonna call?"
Ghostbusters by Ray Parker, Jr.
On October 14, 1964, this man became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He donated the $54,000 in prize money to the Civil Rights movement.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
What historical figure was rumored to be the inspiration for Dracula?
Vlad the Impaler
Sleepy Hollow
The Headless Horsemen
"The Horseman comes, and tonight he comes for you."
Sleepy Hollow
"Whatever happened to my Transylvania twist?"
Monster Mash by Bobby "Boris" Pickett
On October 19, 1781, as their band played The World Turned Upside Down, the British Army marched out in formation and surrendered to the Americans at this Virginia port, effectively ending the Revolutionary War.
Yorktown
What Hollywood bombshell actress was the only one to survive in the original Halloween?
Jamie Lee Curtis
Halloween
Michael Myers
"They're here..."
Poltergeist
"I'm just an average man with an average life
I work from 9 to 5, hey hell, I pay the price
All I want is to be left alone, in my average home
But why do I always feel
Like I'm in the Twilight Zone?"
Somebody's Watching Me by Rockwell
NOTE: Michael Jackson sang background
On October 5th, 1877, following a 1,700-mile retreat, the Nez Perce Indians surrendered to U.S. Cavalry troops near Chinook, Montana. This chief said:
"From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever."
Chief Joseph
What famous old horror movie actor played narrator in Michael Jackson's Thriller video?
Vincent Price
It
Pennywise the Clown
"Everyone tells me you are a fake, but I believe in you. P.S.: if you really are a fake, don't tell me. I don't want to know."
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
"Raven hair and ruby lips
Sparks fly from her fingertips"
Witchy Woman by the Eagles