It's Sweater Weather!
And the award goes to...
Around The World
🎃 Spooky Season 👻
Mystery Category??? (Anything goes!)
100
What does "PSL" stand for?
Pumpkin Spice Latte
100
Who are the winners of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup?
Spain
100
Lemurs are endemic (native and exclusive to) to what island country?
Madagascar
100
What fruit is commonly associated with "bobbing" on Halloween?
Apples
100
As of right now, who is the richest person in the world?
Elon Musk
200
Cashmere wool (which is used to make sweaters!) is made from the wool from the Cashmere species of what animal?
Goat
200
At the 2023 Oscars, this film won Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress.
Everything Everywhere All At Once
200
What country's official flag is not rectangular/square?
Nepal
200
Name the traditional colours of candy corn in order from top (tip of triangle) to bottom.
White, Orange, Yellow
200
What is the largest species of fish in the world?
The Whale Shark
300
In New York City, there is an annual Thanksgiving Day parade presented by this department store chain...
Macy's
300
At the Grammy Awards, what is the difference between Record of the Year and Song of the Year?
Record of the Year -> artists
Song of the Year -> songwriters
300
According to Statista.com's 2023 data, what are the 4 most spoken languages in the world?
English, Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi, Spanish
300
What is the highest-grossing horror movie franchise of all time?
(Hint: its latest film was released near the beginning of September!)
The Conjuring Universe
300
What is the official SUMMER sport of Canada?
Lacrosse
400
"Sweater Weather" is the name of a hugely popular 2012 song released by what American alternative band?
The Neighbourhood
(fun fact: this song has over 2.3 billion streams on Spotify!)
400
What the name of the award show devoted to the worst films of the year?
The Golden Raspberry Awards (aka The Razzies)
400
Name 5 capital cities of the world that start with the letter "B"
(There are over 20!)
Buenos Aires, Baku, Bridgetown, Brussels, Belmopan, Brasilia, Bandar Seri Begawan, Bangui, Beijing,
Bogotá, Brazzaville, Berlin, Banjul, Bissau, Budapest, Baghdad, Bishkek, Beirut, Bamako, Bucharest, Belgrade, Bratislava, Bern, Bangkok
400
Google's 2022 FrightGeist report calculated a list of the most popular/searched for Halloween costumes in the U.S. Name ONE of the costumes in the top 10.
(Hint: one costume is based on a DC character, one is based on a Marvel character, and one is based on the entire cast of a popular Netflix series!)
- Witch
- Spider-Man
- Dinosaur
- Stranger Things characters
- Fairy
- Pirate
- Rabbit
- Cheerleader
- Cowboy
- Harley Quinn
Fun fact: So far, "Barbie" is the most popular costume of 2023!
400
On October 17th 2023, the Guinness Book of World Records crowned "Pepper X" as the new hottest pepper in the world. Before then, what pepper species was known as the hottest there is?
Carolina Reaper
500
Outside of Germany, which city hosts the largest Oktoberfest celebration in the world? (Hint: it's in Canada!)
Kitchener-Waterloo
500
Who was TIME Magazine's Person of the Year in 2006?
YOU!
500
What is the current internationally-recognized youngest country in the world? (Hint: it was declared independent in 2011)
South Sudan
500
According to the National Retail Federation (NRF) in the U.S, what is the most popular Halloween costume for PETS in both 2021 and 2022?
Pumpkin
500
Van Gogh's Starry Night is located in the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in NYC. Name ONE other painting currently housed at the MOMA.
(Hint: one of them is Salavdor Dali's arguably most famous painting)
The Persistence of Memory (Dali), Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (Picasso), Campbell's Soup Cans (Warhol), Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair (Kahlo)....
