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100
Name three famous halloween monsters...
e.g. Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolf Man, The Mummy etc..
100
What vegetable did people make lanterns out of before we used pumpkins?
Turnips
100
Which Celtic festival, marking the end of harvest supposedly inspired Halloween?
A) Beltane
B)Samhain
C)Imbolc
B) Samhain
100
What is the name of the film series that the Cullen family are from?
Twilight
100
In which country is Transylvania located?
Romania
200
Name two famous witches of TV or movies.
e.g. Hermione Granger (Harry Potter), The Sanderson Sisters (Hocus Pocus), The Wicked Witch of the West/Glinda (The Wizard of Oz), Sabrina Spellman (Sabrina the Teenage Witch), etc...
200
On average, how many seeds are in a pumpkin
A) 500
B) 100
C) 400
D) 800
500
200
In which European country did Halloween originate?
Ireland/ Scotland (Celtic, pagan areas)
200
Name 3 Stephen King films.
e.g. It, The Shining, Misery, Carrie
200
What is the only mammal that can fly?
a bat
300
Where do the Ghostbusters set up their headquarters?
Firehouse
300
What is the most popular chocolate product bought on Halloween in the US?
Reece's peanut butter cups
300
Why did people start wearing Halloween costumes?
to confuse ghosts who had crossed the boundary or scare them away
300
What is the name of the blue and green van used by the Scooby Doo gang?
The Mystery Machine
300
How many bones are in the human body?
206
400
Who wrote the classic horror novel Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley
400
How many colors of M&Ms are there in a normal bag?
Six (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and brown)
400
Where does the name Halloween come from?
the evening before the Catholic celebration 'All Hallows' Day', which is called 'All Hallows' Eve'
400
Which US city is known as the "Witchcraft Capital"?
Salem, Massachusetts
400
What do you call a group of witches?
a coven
500
Which cartoon ghost has appeared in comics since 1945?
Casper the friendly ghost
500
What is the traditional reason people play apple bobbing in the UK?
to predict who your romantic partner will be
500
What are the origins of trick-or-treating?
The practice of 'souling' where 'soulers' would walk around town exchanging soul cakes for prayers for dead family members
500
Known as the “Queen of Halloween,” which former supermodel hosts a high-profile Halloween bash each October?
Heidi Klum
500
How many calories are there in an average trick-or-treat's haul (bag)? (IN THE US)
About 5,000 (reaching up to 11,000)