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100

The color orange is associated with Halloween because it represents this, a major element of the harvest season.

What is the fall harvest or autumn leaves?

100

In Beetlejuice (1988), this mischievous ghost is summoned to help a recently deceased couple haunt their former home 

Who is Beetlejuice?

100

This classic novel by Mary Shelley features a scientist who creates a living being from dead body parts, often considered the first science fiction novel.

What is Frankenstein?

100

This legendary creature is known for its insatiable thirst for blood and is often depicted as a pale figure with fangs.

What is a vampire?

100

In Oracle ERP, this type of "phantom" cost may haunt your financials if costs are not allocated correctly.

What is an "unallocated or unapplied cost"?

200

What country celebrates "Day of the Dead" around the same time as Halloween?

Mexico

200

In The Nightmare Before Christmas, what is the name of the Pumpkin King who rules Halloween?

Jack Skellington

200

This horror novel by Stephen King tells the chilling story of a family staying in a haunted hotel and features the infamous character Jack Torrance.

What is The Shining?

200

In folklore, this creature is said to transform from a human into a wolf during the full moon.

What is a werewolf?

200

In Oracle HCM, this term refers to employees who have left the company but whose data remains, haunting your employee records.

What is a "terminated employee" or "ex-employee record"?

300

Who brought the Halloween tradition to the United States?

The Irish

300

Which famous Halloween movie features the line “Do you like scary movies?”

Scream

300

In Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven," this mysterious bird symbolizes death and loss, repeatedly uttering a haunting word.

What is "Nevermore"?

300

This undead creature is typically portrayed as a reanimated corpse that feeds on human flesh.

What is a zombie?

300

This financial process can feel like raising the dead when you generate reports on old transactions from archived data.

What is "reporting on historical data" or "using Archive Retrieval"?

400

This famous Halloween candy, originally called "chicken feed," was introduced in the 1880s and has remained a popular treat ever since.

What is candy corn?

400

In Hocus Pocus (1993), these three Sanderson sisters come back to life in Salem and need a child’s soul to survive.

Who are Winifred, Mary, and Sarah Sanderson?

400

In Washington Irving's short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," this headless character haunts the town of Sleepy Hollow.

Who is the Headless Horseman?

400

In folklore, this large, hairy creature is said to roam the wilderness and is often referred to as:

What is Sasquatch or Bigfoot?

400

In SQL, which keyword can be used to bring back the "dead" or hidden records from your data?

What is UNION (or JOIN)?

500

The tradition of carving pumpkins comes from an Irish legend about a man named Jack who tricked the devil. What are these carved pumpkins called?

What are Jack-o'-lanterns?

500

This 1999 horror movie, filmed in a found-footage style, follows three students as they get lost in the woods searching for a legendary witch.

What is The Blair Witch Project?

500

In "Something Wicked This Way Comes" by Ray Bradbury, two boys encounter a sinister carnival that comes to their town, led by this dark character.

Who is Mr. Dark?

500

In Celtic mythology, this creature is often depicted as a tiny woman with wings, associated with nature and magic.

What is a fairy?

500

This terrifying error in Oracle EPM can strike during the financial close process when the system fails to pull all data into consolidation.

What is "consolidation failure" or "missing consolidation data"?

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