Local Lore
The movie "Hocus Pocus" was filmed in this city/town.
Where is Salem, MA?
This person wrote the novel Frankenstein.
Who is Mary Shelley?
Name any one of the 12 most haunted places around Boston (according to "Boston Uncovered", 2024)
Hooper-Lee-Nichols House, George Parkman House, Kilachand Hall, Omni Parker House Hotel, Fort Warren, Cutler Majestic Theater, Granary Park Burying Grounds, The Pilot House, Charlesgate Hotel, Salem MA, New Boston Inn, Lizzie Borden's House
Jack 'O Lanterns were originally made from this vegetable.
What are turnips?
In the movie "Mean Girls", Lindsey Lohan's character Cady wears this costume to a Halloween party.
What is an "ex-wife"?
This number of individuals were put to death for being accused of witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials.
What is 20?
Halloween originated in this country.
Where is Ireland?
In the original 1974 movie "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre", this many people are killed by a chain saw.
What is one?
Skelly the Skeleton's 8 digit BU ID Number.
What is U12341234?
This first lady was the first to decorate the White House for Halloween.
Who is Mamie Eisenhower?
David Bowie played the Goblin King in the movie "Labyrinth". Name one of the five songs he recorded for this movie.
Underground, Magic Dance, Chilly Down, As the World Falls Down, or Within You
The oldest bar in Massachusetts, Warren Tavern, opened in 1780, in this Boston neighborhood.
Where is Charlestown?
The pumpkin that set the Guinness World Record for heaviest pumpkin (in 2023) weighs this many pounds (rounded to the nearest 100).
What is 2700 lbs?
In the movie Twilight, Edward Cullen is said to have turned into a vampire on this year.
When is 1918?