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100

This iconic drug store was listed in "Southern Living’s Top 100 Things to Do Before You Die."


What is Toomer's Drug Store?

100

Former dean and professor, this faculty member received the Alumni Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award in 2019. He also donated a TV for tailgates in 2022. 

Who is Dr. Schneller?

100

This accounts for about 90% of the pumpkin.

What is water?

100

This actor plays Wednesday in the recent Netflix series "Wednesday."

Who is Jenna Ortega?

100

With the recent debut of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, this costume is the most popular costume of 2024 according to USA Today.

What is Shrunken Head Bob?

200

With over $50 million in research expenditures and over 70 research doctorates granted each year, AU is classified as an R_ institution. 

What is R1?

200

For reserving rooms, scheduling classes, or sending mass emails, you'll probably contact this person (name). 

Who is Jake Horigan?

200

The chemical symbols of these 5 periodic table elements spell "spooky."

What are Sulfur, Polonium, Oxygen, Potassium, Yttrium?

200

This is the name of the town in which the events of ‘Silent Hill’ take place. 

What is Silent Hill?

200

If Kevin, from The Office, were a wizard/witch, he would have probably made his chili in one of these. This is another name for a kettle or pot. 

What is a Cauldron? 

300

With 220 locations in the south, this restaurant was started by an Auburn alumna. 

What is Chicken Salad Chick?

300

This former graduate student (now doctor) recently won the 2024-2025 Distinguished Dissertation Award from the Graduate School this month. 

Who is Dr. Chidinma Odili?

300

This is the color of a lobster's blood. 

What is blue?

300

This author holds the record for the most book-to-movie adaptations in the horror genre.

Who is Stephen King?

300

The name of this supernatural spirit translates literally to "knocking spirit" in German. These spirits are notorious for throwing random objects. 

What is a Poltergeist?

400

Auburn University's most recent National Championship was in this sport (specify gender).

What is Men's Golf?

400

These two faculty members recently earned a multi-institutional grant from the USDA totaling at almost $1.6 million. 

Who are Evert Duin and Steve Mansoorabadi?

400

This is the structure that Chase is drawing on the whiteboard. This is one compound that causes the musty, pungent smells of a rotting corpse. 

What is Indole?

400

This 2017 film is the highest-grossing horror film worldwide. 

What is "It." 

400

This is another name for a lycanthrope. 

What is a Werewolf? 

500

This rock, recycled from the stairs of Ross Hall, serves as the base of the planters for all the trees at Toomer's Corner.

What is Granite?

500

This is the university from which Dr. Harshman received his PhD

What is Miami University (2015)?

500

This amino acid is the reason for spider silk's elasticity. 

What is Glycine?

500

Name of the horror movie that led to the creation of the MPAA PG-13 rating.

What is Gremlins (1984, Joe Dante)? 

500

This Gaelic festival is usually attributed to the creation of Halloween.

What is Samhain? 

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