Halloween
History of Halloween
Poisons
Songs
Serial Killers
200

Another name for a carved pumpkin

Jack-O-Lantern

200

What 2 colors are mainly associated with Halloween? One represents harvest and autumn, and the other represents death and darkness.  

Orange and black

200

Which toxic metal, once used to make felt hats, is the popular explanation for the expression mad as a hatter?

Mercury

200

If there's somethin' strange in your neighborhood
Who you gon' call?

If there's somethin' weird, and it don't look good
Who you gon' call?  

Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters

200

Which serial killer was associated with his cannibalistic tendencies? 

Jeffrey Dahmer

400

What city is known as the "Witchcraft Capital"? 

Salem, Massachusetts 

400

What was the original purpose of wearing costumes on Halloween?

To ward off spirits

400

This poisonous herb (also known as monkshood), is often said in legend that it can severely harm or even kill werewolves.

Wolfsbane

400

I was working in the lab, late one night
When my eyes beheld an eerie sight
For my monster from his slab, began to rise
And suddenly to my surprise

Bobby Pickett - Monster Mash

400

Ted Bundy was executed in Florida in January 1989 by what method?

Electric Chair

600

What do you call a group of witches? 

A coven

600

What is the other name for Halloween?

All Hallows' Eve

600

Which colorless, odorless gas poisons people by binding to hemoglobin so that the blood cannot carry oxygen?

Carbon Monoxide

600

It's close to midnight
And something evil's lurking in the dark
Under the moonlight
You see a sight that almost stops your heart

Thriller - Michael Jackson

600

What nickname was given to the unidentified killer responsible for the 1888 Whitechapel murders?

Jack the Ripper

800

What is the #1 selling candy on Halloween?

Reese's PB Cups

800

Halloween originated in this country

Ireland

800

Which garden plant has edible stalks but leaves made poisonous by high levels of oxalic acid?

A: Celery

B: Fennel

C: Rhubarb

D: Asparagus

C: Rhubarb

800

They're creepy and they're kooky
Mysterious and spooky
They're all together ooky

Andrew Gold - The Addams Family

800

Which famous unidentified killer sent letters containing cryptograms to newspapers?

Zodiac Killer

1000

What is the only mammal that can fly?

Bats

1000

Which vegetable was commonly carved into lanterns in parts of Europe before pumpkins became the Halloween favorite?

A. Turnip

B. Cucumber

C. Lettuce

D. Onion


A: Turnip

1000

Which tall garden flower supplies digitalis, the heart medicine first described in English by William Withering in 1785?

A: Foxglove

B: Hollyhock

C: Delphinium

D: Lupine

A: Foxglove

1000

I'm just an average man with an average life
I work from nine to five, hey, hell, I pay the price
All I want is to be left alone in my average home
But why do I always feel like I'm in The Twilight Zone?

Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me

1000

What is the name of the serial killer (known as "The Butcher of Plainfield") who created furniture from the body parts of his victims? 

Ed Gein

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