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Trick or Fact
HauntedHaus
Dress up!
Get Down!
Get Down!
100
According to ancient European folklore, this metal is the primary weakness & lethal to werewolves?
Silver
100
What is the name of the cursed cat in Hocus Pocus? Cat form, if you know human form-DOUBLE POINTS!!
Binx
Thackeray Binx
100
When candy corn was first created, in 1880, what was it originally called?
Chicken feed
100
Canonically, Camp Crystal Lake is located in what state?
New Jersey
100
What is widely considered the ultimate classic, low-budget DIY Halloween costume that has been a staple of pop culture for generations?
Bedsheet Ghost
200
Before carving pumpkins, what root vegetable was carved as jack-o-lanterns in Scotland & Ireland?
Turnip
200
Who directed the 1978 slasher film, introducing the unstoppable killer Michael Myers?
John Carpenter
200
Traditionally, what do the colors orange and black symbolize in Halloween's historical iconography?
Autumn harvest & the darkness of death/winter
200
Approximately how many human remains are estimated to be housed within the underground labyrinth of the Paris Catacombs?
6 million
200
What was the original purpose of wearing costumes and disguises during ancient Celtic festivals like Samhain?
To blend in with spirits & avoid being harmed by them
300
Bram Stoker’s legendary literary creation, Count Dracula, is widely believed to have been inspired by which historical 15th-century Romanian prince?
Vlad The Impaler (Vlad III)
300
What apocalyptic 1978 zombie movie takes place in a mall?
Dawn Of The Dead
300
Which candy is most “requested” on Halloween?
Reese’s cups
300
This mansion famously kept construction workers building additions to for 38 years, due to the owner believing it would help avoiding running into the ghosts of their family’s invention.
The Winchester Mansion
300
The infamous white mask worn by Michael Myers in the 1978 horror classic Halloween was actually a modified, inexpensive mask of which famous character?
Captain Kirk
400
What Celtic festival, celebrating the end of harvest & the beginning of winter, is Halloween based on?
Samhain
400
Who directed The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Henry Selick
Tim Burton created & produced it
400
On average how many seeds are in a pumpkin?
500
400
Stephen King found the inspiration for the Overlook Hotel in The Shining while staying at which real-world Colorado hotel in 1974?
The Stanley Hotel
400
The iconic Ghost Face mask from the 1996 slasher movie Scream was originally manufactured as a standard novelty item by which company before being chosen for the film?
Fun World
500
The popular autumn party game of bobbing for apples is believed to have originally celebrated which ancient Roman goddess?
Pomona, the goddess of fruitful abundance and orchards
500
Which celebrity is known as “The Queen of Halloween”, because of her elaborate costumes & Halloween party?
Heidi Klum
500
What is the name of the fear of Halloween?
Samhainophobia
500
What haunted prision is located in Macy’s hometown? Famous movies like Shawshank Redemption, music videos by Lil Wayne, & 2 Ghost Adventures episodes were shot here
The Ohio State Reformatory
500
What was the most popular costume of 2025?
A witch