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What is the largest island in the Caribbean?
Cuba.
Before WhatsApp became widely popular, what three-letter messaging service was especially associated with BlackBerry phones?
BBM.
Halloween is celebrated on October 31. What ancient festival is most commonly linked to its origins?
A) Saturnalia
B) Samhain
C) Oktoberfest
D) Beltane
B) Samhain
In this horror movie franchise, a masked killer known as Ghostface calls victims before attacking them.
What is Scream?
How many months of the year have at least 28 days?
All 12 months.
Which planet in our solar system has the most confirmed moons?
Saturn, according to recent astronomical counts.
What social media website let you customize your profile with music and choose a “Top 8” friends list?
MySpace.
Before pumpkins became popular Halloween lanterns, which vegetable was traditionally carved in Ireland?
A) Turnips
B) Potatoes
C) Beets
D) Carrots
A) Turnips
In this 1990 supernatural comedy, two recently deceased people hire an unusual spirit to scare the new owners out of their house.
What is Beetlejuice?
What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?
A clock.
How many hearts does an octopus have?
Three.
Before music streaming, what portable cassette player made it possible to listen to your favourite songs on the go?
The Sony Walkman.
The word 'Halloween' evolved from which expression?
A) Holy Winter
B) Hallows' Eve
C) Harvest Moon
D) Hallow's Moon
B) Hallows' Eve
In this 1999 horror film, a group of students enter the woods to investigate a local legend and leave behind found-footage recordings.
What is The Blair Witch Project?
A rooster lays an egg on the roof. Which side does the egg roll down?
Neither. Roosters don't lay eggs.
What is the largest organ in the human body?
The skin.
What Canadian children's television channel aired shows like Degrassi, Radio Active, and The Odyssey?
YTV.
What was one purpose of wearing disguises during early Halloween-related traditions?
A) To honour the harvest king
B) To hide from or confuse spirits
C) To identify royal families
D) To celebrate the spring equinox
B) To hide from or confuse spirits
In this 2002 horror film, a videotape is said to cause the viewer's death seven days after watching it.
What is The Ring?
An electric train is travelling north while the wind blows south. Which way does its smoke blow?
It doesn't produce smoke if it's an electric train.
Which two countries share the world's longest international land border?
Canada and the United States.
Before Spotify and Apple Music, what file-sharing program was famous for downloading songs like “Crazy Frog” and other hits onto your computer?
LimeWire.
Which older tradition is considered one of the historical influences on modern trick-or-treating?
A) Giving soul cakes in exchange for prayers for the dead
B) Exchanging Christmas stockings
C) Lighting birthday candles for ancestors
D) Leaving shoes outside for winter visitors
A) Giving soul cakes in exchange for prayers for the dead
In this classic 1978 slasher film, a masked killer escapes from a psychiatric hospital and returns to his hometown on Halloween night to stalk a group of teenagers.
What is Halloween 🎃.
TRUE OR FALSE: A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.
TRUE! 🪐
Fun fact: Venus takes about 243 Earth days to rotate once on its axis, but only about 225 Earth days to orbit the Sun.