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100
What is a common horror technique in films and TV designed to startle the audience by suddenly revealing a frightening image or creature, usually paired with a loud, aggressive sound effect?
A jump scare
100
What do dressed up kids say door-to-door when asking for candy and other sweet treats?
Trick or treat
100
Which natural phenomenon can make the sky glow green, red or purple, almost like a supernatural light show in the night sky?
Aurora Borealis (Northern lights)
100
What is the name of a set of cards that are used by fortune tellers to tell your fortune?
Tarot
100
Which Mexican holiday often associated with Halloween is celebrated primarily on the 1st and 2nd of November?
Dia de los Muertos
200
Which famous horror movie franchise with 13 movies (first movie released in 1978), often associated with Halloween; has this musical theme?
Halloween
200
Which of the following Halloween outfits has Axel never worn?
Pumpkin, Gangster, Prisoner, Basketball player, Goblin, Stephanie (Lazytown), Joker (The Joker), Joker (The Dark Knight)Prisoner
200
Halloween began as a harvest festival called Samhain (pronounced sow-in); in which European country?
Ireland
200
What is the most popular/frequently worn Halloween costume of all time?
Cat, Zombie, Vampire, Pumpkin, Witch, Mummy, or Ghost
Witch (Spider-Man is the most popular when it comes to specific characters)
200
Which of the following does NOT repel or harm vampires?
Wooden stakes, Rosemary, Salt, Garlic, Crucifixes, Sunlight
Rosemary
300
From which horror/gore movie franchise is this main character, named Jigsaw?
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Saw
300
Which Finnish children’s television show aired on Yle TV2 originally in 1986 originally (has had re-runs all the way to the early 2010s), starring Allan ”Allu” Tuppurainen; depicting a magical humanlike creature on forest adventures?
Rölli
300
Which Romanian region is famously associated with the legend of Dracula?
Transylvania, Romania
300
Michael Jackson's 1982 Thriller is the best selling album of all time, how many Grammys did the album win?
8, one of them being Album of the Year
300
What is the name of a supernatural creature that lures people into mountains or forests in Nordic/Scandinavian mythology?
A troll
400
What is the name of the fictional town where the TV series Stranger Things takes place? (50 bonus points if you know the state)
Hawkins, Indiana
400
Halloween is a holiday that celebrates the end of the harvest and beginning of the winter months. Finland has its own version of this celebration, what is it?
Kekri
Perinteinen sadonkorjuun ja vuodenvaihteen juhla, tämä mainitaan jo Mikael Agricolan kirjoituksissa vuodelta 1551
400
Which state in the U.S. is known for the Salem witch trials in the late 1600's?
Massachusetts
400
The Queen of Halloween, Heidi Klum; has dressed every year (for the past 24 years) into very extravagant and over the top Halloween costumes and flaunts them on the red carpet. What did she dress up as in 2025?
Medusa
400
In an old legend, one can conjure (make appear) a phantom of a woman by reciting a certain phrase in the mirror. What is the exact phrase?
"Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary"
500
Which famous horror movie serial killer wields this weapon?
Freddy Krueger from Nightmare on Elm Street
500
On October 10th 2026, Ron Wallace broke the record for growing the heaviest pumpkin in history; how heavy was the pumpkin in kg? (margin of error within 50 kg)
1 431.5 kg (3 156 pounds)
500
Which European country has a town called Hell, famous for postcards that say “Greetings from Hell”?
Norway
500
What is the name of the Wicked Witch of the West in the broadway musical Wicked? (50 bonus points if you know the name of The Good Witch in the same musical)
Elphaba Throop (Glinda the Good)
500
What did early celebrators of Halloween carve before pumpkin carving became a staple?
Turnip