Halloween
What colors are traditionally used in candy corn
White, Orange, Yellow
Rice's residential colleges are known for playing pranks on each other. What are these pranks called?
Jacks
Are pumpkins technically a fruit or vegetable?
Fruit
What do you call a group of witches?
A coven
Which residential college at Rice is known for throwing a campus-wide Halloween party in March?
Hanszen
What continent are pumpkins native to?
North America
Who wrote the classic 1818 book “Frankenstein?”
Mary Shelley
Rice's namesake, William Marsh Rice, died in a real-life murder mystery. How did he die?
Poison
On average, how many seeds are there in a pumpkin? (Margin of 100)
500
In what country is Transylvania located?
Romania
Hanszen is known for having a 12-foot skeleton in its commons. What is that skeleton's name?
Harry Femur Hanszen
Which state in the US is known as the "Pumpkin Capital of the World"?
Illinois
Which character in “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” believes in the Great Pumpkin?
Linus
Which building on campus has its namesakes buried underneath?
Cohen House
What year did Starbucks first launch the Pumpkin Spice Latte? (2-year margin)
2003