Halloween Movies
Halloween History
Halloween Songs
Halloween Candy
Halloween Potpourri
100
How many times do you have to have to say Beetlejuice’s name to get him to show up?
A.. One
B. Three
C. One Hundred
B. Three
100
In which country did Halloween originate?
A. England
B. America
C. Scotland
D. Ireland
D. Ireland
100
According to the song, which family were 'creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky'?
A. The Munsters
B. The Addams Family
C. The Simpsons
D. The Boxtrolls
B. The Addams Family
100
This person founded the Hershey company
A. Hershey T. Walker
B. Milton S. Hershey
C. Harry Hersh
B. Who was Milton S. Hershey?
100
What was the first horror movie to be nominated for an Academy Award?
A. Paranormal Activity
B. The Exorcist
C. Godzilla
D. It
B. The Exorcist
200
In the movie, Hocus Pocus, which spice protects Max, Dani, and Allison from the Sanderson Sisters?
A. Salt
B. Pepper
C. Chili
D. Paprika
A. Salt
200
The first Jack-o-Lanterns were made out of what?
A. Watermelons
B. Cantaloupe
C. Turnips
D. Pumpkins
C. Turnips
200
Who sings Disturbia?
A. Rihanna
B. Alicia Keys
C. Beyonce
A. Rihanna
200
M&M candies are from a factory near Mt. Olive, NJ. How many are made in each eight hour shift?
A. 1 million
B. Ten thousand
C. Two billion
D. 100 million
C. Two billion
That works out to 4 million M&Ms a minute. That’s almost enough made each day to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool, which would need about 2.4 billion M&Ms in order to become a deliciously eccentric Olympic event.
200
On average each pumpkin contains how many seeds?
A. 100
B. 300
C. 500
D. 1,000
C. 500
300
What is the name of the town terrorized by the Headless Horseman?
A. Sleepy Hollow
B. Blithe Spirit
C. Blithe Hollow
D. Flanders
A. Sleepy Hollow
300
In which decade did trick or treating became popular?
A. 1930's
B. 1940's
C. 1950's
C. What are the 1950's?
300
What song do these lyrics come from: "If there's something strange in your neighborhood, who ya gonna call?"
A. Frankenweenie, by Adele
B. Thriller, by Michael Jackson
C. Ghostbusters, by Ray Parker Jr.
D. Casper? Not all that friendly, by Foo Fighters
C. Ghostbusters, by Ray Parker Jr.
300
The slogan: “Hungry? Why wait?” is from which candy?
A. Butterfinger
B. Milky Way
C. Snickers
D. Twix
C. Snickers
300
What is the most popular Halloween candy in America?
A. Snickers
B. Skittles
C. Reese's
B. Skittles
400
This is the name of the father in "The Addams Family."
A. Gomez
B. Gordon
C. Lurch
A. Who is Gomez Addams?
400
Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
A. Fruit
B. Vegetable
C. Mineral
A. Fruit
400
Vince Guaraldi wrote and performed the music for this famous Halloween cartoon that is played every year.
He also scored these characters famous Christmas T.V. special.
What is "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown"
400
How many calories are in an average trick-or-treater’s Halloween stash?
A. About 11,000
B. About 100
C. About 1,000
A. About 11,000
400
What were the first-ever fun-size candy bars?
A. Snickers
B. Three Musketeers
C. Reese's
D. Almond Joy
A. Snickers
(& Milky Way!!)
500
What is the most commercially successful horror movie of all time?
A. It
B. Halloween
C. Hocus Pocus
A. It
500
"Jack o'lantern" comes from the Irish legend of.....
A. Sleepy Hollow
B. Stinky Jack
C. Jack Lantern
D. Stingy Jack
D. Stingy Jack
500
How much did Michael Jackson's "Thriller" music video cost?
A. 1 thousand dollars
B. 1 million dollars
C. A half a million dollars
D. 1 billion dollars
C. A half a million dollars
The most expensive music video ever made.
500
This is what the two M's stand for in the M&M's logo
A. Matt and Monkey
B. Mars and Murrie
C. Milton and Murrie
B. What is Mars and Murrie?
500
Transylvania is a region in which country?
A. Germany
B. Romania
C. Hungary
D. Yugoslavia
B. Romania
600
What is the name of the serial killer in the "Halloween" series?
A. Freddy Krueger
B. Michael Myers
C. Harry Potter
D. Annabelle
B. Michael Myers
600
What is the fastest time to carve a pumpkin according to the Guinness World of Records?
A. 32.93 seconds
B. 3.18 seconds
C. 16.47seconds
D. 43.59 seconds
C. 16.47 seconds
The fastest time to carve a pumpkin is 16.47 seconds achieved by Stephen Clarke (USA) on PIX11 Morning News in New York, New York, USA, on 31 October 2013. The jack-o'-lantern is required to have a complete face, including eyes, nose, mouth and ears. Clarke broke his Guinness World Record of 16.47 seconds for speed carving a single pumpkin by carving a Jack O’ Lantern in 9.4 seconds in front of an enthusiastic outdoor audience at a Fall Harvest party at Waynesboro, Virginia in 2020.
600
Finish the lyrics from “monster Mash”: “I was working in the _____ late on night, when my eyes beheld an eerie sight.”
A. Basement
B. Attic
C. Lab
C. Lab
600
The average American household spends how much on Halloween candy each year?
A. $28
B. $35
C. $44
D. $52
C. $44
600
What is a group of witches called?
A. Gaggle
B. Flock
C. Murder
D. Coven
D. Coven
700
What town does Hocus Pocus take place in?
A. Sleepy Hollow
B. Casper, Wyoming
C. Salem, Massachusetts
D. Tombstone, Arizona
C. Salem, Massachusetts
700
Who famously died on October 31, 1926
A. Harry Houdini
B. Charles Lindbergh
C. Elvis Presley
D. Marilyn Monroe
A. Harry Houdini. (Initially considered a hoax)
700
In the movie "Hocus Pocus", what song do the Sanderson sisters sing at the Halloween party?
A. Ghost Busters
B. Zombie
C. I Put a Spell on You
D. Witchcraft
C. I Put a Spell on You
700
What's the color order of a piece of candy corn (base to point)
Yellow (base), orange (middle), and white (top)
700
How much does the world’s biggest Pumpkin weigh?
A. 2,096 Lbs
B. 1,036 Lbs
C. 382 Lbs
D. 9,721 Lbs
A. 2,096 Lbs
800
How much was the mask Michael Myers wears in the original Halloween?
A. $100
B. $10
C. $2
D. $1000
C. $2
800
Which Country are Vampire Bats from?
A. Argentina
B. Germany
C. Romania
D. Moldova
A. Argentina
Unlike what most people believe, vampire bats (the ones that actually exist and can give you a form of rabies) are actually found in Southern Argentina
800
Who sings these lyrics: "'Cause this is thriller, thriller night, and no one's gonna save you from the beast about strike"?
A. Ed Sheeran
B. Michael Jackson
C. Frank Sinatra
D. Ariana Grande
B. Michael Jackson
800
What was the occupation of William Morrison, the inventor of cotton candy?
A. Dentist
B. Butcher
C. Baker
D. Candlestick Maker
A. Dentist
In 1897, dentist William Morrison (a candy maker and dentist, respectively) partnered with confectioner John C. Wharton to devise a machine that used centrifugal force to turn sugar into cotton-like strands. The result was cotton candy, but that name didn’t come until the 1920s. Morrison and Wharton called their treat “Fairy Floss.”
800
What is the first name of Dr. Frankenstein?
A. Freddy
B. Victor
C. Frank
D. George
B. Victor