Classic Horror Movies
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TV & Sitcom Halloween
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100

What 1978 film features the masked killer Michael Myers?

Halloween

100

According to legend, what would people place in windows to ward off spirits?

Jack-o’-lanterns

100

Name the colors of a candy corn starting from top to bottom (starting on the pointy end)

White, Orange, Yellow

100

What character does Jenna Ortega play in The Addams Family spin-off series?

Wednesday Addams

100

What national park is home to the “Smoky Mountain Lights” — mysterious glowing orbs on mountain ridges?

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park

200

Which sci-fi horror movie stars Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix?

Signs

200

The Salem witch trials took place in what U.S. state?

Massachusetts

200

What is the most common Halloween candy that is bought for the holiday?

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup

200

In "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", who does Linus mistake for the Great Pumpkin?

Snoopy

200

What battle site in Chattanooga is said to be haunted by ghostly soldiers?

Chickamauga Battlefield

300

Where do the Ghostbusters set up their headquarters?

A fire station

300

What day follows Halloween and is celebrated in many Christian traditions?

All Saints' Day

300

What was the most popular Halloween costume in 2023?

Barbie

300

In Friends, who famously wears a “spud-nik” costume?

Ross

300

The ghostly “Lady in White” of the Smokies is most often seen near what mountain pass?

Newfound Gap

400

What is the name of the hotel in The Shining?

The Overlook Hotel

400

In Irish folklore, who is the ghostly figure said to wail before someone’s death?

The Banshee

400

In Stranger Things, what costume do the boys wear to school for Halloween in Season 2?

Ghostbusters costumes

400

In The Office’s final Halloween episode, which character is seen in a “bookworm” costume?

Kevin Malone

400

What abandoned town in Tennessee was evacuated due to a flood and is now rumored to be haunted?

Loyston (now under Norris Lake)

500

Johnny Depp plays this nervous investigator sent to uncover a series of mysterious murders in Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow.

Ichabod Crane

500

According to superstition, if a bat flies around your house on Halloween night, what is it said to mean?

Spirits or ghosts are nearby

500

Which candy bar was named after a family horse?

Snickers

500

In How I Met Your Mother, every Halloween Ted Mosby waited on his buildings rooftop for this mysteriously costumed woman he met at a party in 2001.

The Slutty Pumpkin

500

Appalachian legend tells of a woman cursed to become a half-cat creature for spying on a sacred ceremony. What is the name of this creature?

Wampus Cat

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