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100

What year was the song “Monster Mash” released? 

1901

1950

1962

1989

Answer: 1962

100

For which fruit do you traditionally bob for on Halloween?

Prunes

Raisions 

Apples

Apricots

Bobbing for apples
100

Why did the mummy go to jail?

he had a long wrap sheet

100

What do witches study in school?

Spelling!

100

What's a ghost's favorite dessert?

Iscream!

200
  • What U.S. city is known as the “Witchcraft Capital?” 

Answer: Salem, Massachusetts

200
  • On average, how many seeds are there in a pumpkin?
  • 30 seeds
  • 100 seeds
  • 500 seeds
  • 2,000 seeds

Answer: 500

200

What do you call a group of witches? 

Pod  

Coven

Broomers

Watchers


Answer: A coven

200

Victorians used to put what inside their coffins, just in case?

Socks

Bell

Flashlight

Jewelry

Answer: Bells - if they happened to be buried alive

yikes!

200
  • What was the most popular Halloween costume in the U.S. in 2023 according to Google?

Cat

Barbie

Power Ranger

IT

Pumpkin

 Answer: Barbie!

300

Which first lady was the first to decorate the White House for Halloween?

  • Martha Dandridge Custis Washington.
  • Hillary Clinton.
  • Eleanor Roosevelt
  • Jacqueline Kennedy

 Answer: In 1958, Mamie Eisenhower decorated the White House for a Halloween luncheon

300
  • How much candy does the average American consume each year?

1 lb

3 lb

8lb

11 lbs

Answer: Roughly 8 pounds, according to a study published in Advances in Nutrition

300

What is the only mammal that can fly? 

  • A Bat
  • A flying squirrel
  • A Witch
  • A 

Answer: A bat

300
  • Approximately how much money did Americans spend on candy in 2023? 

20 million

500 million

1 billion

4 billion

Answer: $3.6 billion, per the NRF

300

What is the most popular Halloween candy in the United States as of 2023? 

Reese's Peanut butter cups

Hersey kiss

Butterfinger

Twizzlers



Reese's Peanut butter cups

400

When selling a house, is the homeowner obligated to disclose that it's haunted?

Yes or No

 No. A majority of states don't require sellers to disclose paranormal activity or any other dubious stigmas like murder or ghosts

400
  • Before pumpkins, which root vegetable did the Irish and Scottish carve on Halloween?'
Squash

Turnip

Onion

Potato


Turnips!

400

What percentage parents who's children under 18 confess that they usually eat at least a few pieces of their child/children's Halloween candy?

10%

25%

50%

80%

99%

Most! almost 80%! oops

400

Which movie tops the list of the Scariest Horror Movies Ever? 

The Shining

 “The Exorcist”

Chuckie

Beetlejuice

Answer: “The Exorcist”

400

What was the original reason people wore costumes and lit bonfires, during the Celtic festival which eventually led to Halloween?

So they wouldn't be accused of witchcraft

To ward off ghosts

For wealth and good fortune


To ward off ghosts!

500

Which famous magician died on Halloween?

Answer: Harry Houdini

Oct 31st 1926

died of peritonitis resulting from appendicitis

500

Which Halloween candy was originally referred to as “chicken feed?”

Liquorice

Candy Corn

M&Ms

Raisinets

 Answer: Candy corn!

500

What's Frankenstein's real name?

Johnathan

Little Timmy

Victor 

Tickle

Victor Frankenstein!

500

Some end up wearing their clothing inside out on Halloween - why is that?

Allegedly, wearing your clothes inside out on Halloween and walking backward means you could see a witch at midnight.

500

This ginormous pumpkin was presented at the 50th World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off

How much did it weigh?

20 lbs

500 lbs

1,200 lbs

2,800 lbs

2,749 pounds!

weighing the same as a hippopotamus!

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