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Which character in “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” believes in the Great Pumpkin?
Linus
What do call a man who practices witchcraft?
A warlock
What are the names of the three Sanderson sisters in the movie “Hocus Pocus”?
Winifred, Mary and Sarah
What actor played Laurie Strode in the 1978 movie “Halloween?"
Jamie Lee Curtis
What is the name of the villain in the movie “The Nightmare Before Christmas”?
Oogie Boogie
What year did Charles M. Schulz's classic Halloween TV special, “It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” first air?
1966
What actor and talk show host auditioned for a role in “Poltergeist” but ended up in “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” instead?
Drew Barrymore
Are pumpkins technically a fruit or vegetable?
Fruit
What are the names of the three kidnappers who abduct “Sandy Claws” in the movie “The Nightmare Before Christmas”?
Lock, Shock and Barrel
Before pumpkins, which root vegetable did the Irish and Scottish carve on Halloween?
Turnips
Besides horror, what other genre did “Dracula” author Bram Stoker publish books under?
Romance
What movie serial killer notably wears a red and green striped sweater?
Freddy Krueger from “Nightmare on Elm Street”
What historic weather event occurred on Halloween in 1991?
The “Halloween Blizzard” of 1991, which dumped three feet of snow and two inches of ice across parts of the Midwest
How long did it take to make the movie “A Nightmare Before Christmas"?
Three years
What real-life jelly beans notoriously boast the flavors earwax, grass, rotten egg, dirt, liver, earthworm and booger among others?
Harry Potter Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans
Where does the mask that Michael Myers wears in “Halloween" come from?
It’s a modified Captain Kirk mask from “Star Trek”
How much candy does the average American consume each year?
Roughly 8 pounds, according to a study published in Advances in Nutrition
What was the original title of the movie “Halloween"?
“The Babysitter Murders”
What is having a fear of Halloween called?
Samhainophobia
Which two fears from his own childhood did Steven Spielberg reportedly incorporate into the 1982 movie, “Poltergeist?”
A clown doll and the tree with long branches outside the window of his childhood home
Approximately how much money did Americans spend on candy in 2023?
$3.6 billion
Why was Halloween nearly canceled as a holiday in the 1930s?
Pranksters and vandals were causing millions of dollars of damage to U.S. cities on Halloween night
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, what is another name for an “ugly or grotesque sprite” that's evil and mischievous?
A goblin
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, how many potential stops for trick-or-treaters were there in 2020?
There were 126.8 million occupied homes for trick-or-treaters to visit
When did Halloween start?
Halloween is thought to have started around 600 AD with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain