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What day is Halloween always on?

October 31

100

Why do we trick or treat?

As a reward for not being pranked
100

What is the name of the pumpkin king in The Nightmare Before Christmas?

Jack Skellington

100

What Halloween candy was originally referred to as chicken feed?

Candy corn

100

Who is the author of the Goosebumps series

R.L. Stine

200

Why are Halloween colors orange and black?

Orange is for pumpkins and harvest and black is for night and death

200

When did Halloween start?

Around 600 AD

200

Which famous movie features the line "Do you like scary movies?"

Scream

200

What is the most popular candy during Halloween?

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

200
In what Stephen King book does a family move into a haunted hotel?

The Shining

300

What does the word "Halloween" mean?

All Hallows Eve

300

What was the original purpose of bobbing for apples during Halloween?

The first person to get an apple was thought to be the first person to get married

300

In Twilight, what year did Edward Cullen turn into a vampire?

1918

300

Before pumpkins, what root vegetables did the Irish and Scottish carve on Halloween?

Turnips

300

Who wrote the 1818 classic book Frankenstein?

Mary Shelley

400

Which U.S. City host the world's largest Halloween parade?

New York City

400

What is the Celtic name for Halloween?

Samhain

400

What year did "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" first air?

1966

400

What vegetable was once thought to have supernatural powers on Halloween?

Cabbage
400

Where does the quote "Double, double toil and trouble" come from?

Macbeth by William Shakespeare

500

Which Roman Goddess is thought to be honored on Halloween?

Pomona

500

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

Mamie Eisenhower, in 1958

500

What was the original title for the movie "Halloween?"

The Babysitter Murders

500
In 2023, Travis Gienger nabbed the Guinness World Record for the heaviest pumpkin. How much did it weigh?

2,749 pounds

500

What 1845 poem by Edgar Allen Poe Features a talking bird that repeats the word "Nevermore"?

"The Raven"

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