Halloween Movies
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
In which country did Halloween originate?
A. England
B. America
C. Scotland
D. Ireland
D. Ireland. Halloween has its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (a Gaelic word pronounced “SAH-win”), a pagan religious celebration to welcome the harvest at the end of summer, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.
According to the song, which TV and movie family was "creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky"?
A. The Munsters
B. The Addams Family
C. The Simpsons
D. The Boxtrolls
B. The Addams Family
What is the most desirable candy to find in your trick-or-treat bag, according to a 2016 poll?
A. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
B. Snickers
C. Twix
D. Deli
A. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
What phobia do you suffer from if you have an intense fear of Halloween?
A. Phasmophobia
B. Samhainophobia
C. Wiccaphobia
D. Halloweenophobia
B. Samhainophobia
What is the name of the killer in the 1978 film Halloween?
A. Michael Myers
B. Freddie Kreuger
C. Jason Vorhees
D. Leatherface
A. Michael Myers
The first jack-o-lanterns were made out of what?
A. Watermelons
B. Cantaloupe
C. Turnips (kvaky)
D. Pumpkins
C. Turnips
In 1980 singer Roky Erickson released the song "I Walked with a ______"
A. Vampire
B. Zombie
C. Werewolf
D. Gorgon
B. Zombie
M&M candies are from a factory near Mt. Olive, New Jersey. 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’s almost enough 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.
In a traditional Halloween party game, a partygoer bends his or head forward into a basin and tries to grab a piece of fruit using only their teeth. What is this game known as?
A. Bending for Brains
B. Bobbing for Apples
C. Pitching for Pumpkins
D. Dunking for Oranges
B. Bobbing for Apples
In the 1984 film Gremlins, what happens when someone throws water on the gremlins?
A. They die
B. They freeze
C. They multiply
D. They become cute
C. They multiply
In which decade did trick-or-treating become popular?
A. 1930s
B. 1940s
C. 1950s
D. 1960s
C. 1950s
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.
The slogan: “Don’t let hunger happen to you” is from which candy?
A. Almond Joy
B. Snickers
C. Three Musketeers
D. Mounds
B. Snickers
What was the name of Dracula's sidekick?
A. Vernon
B. Renfield
C. Fischer
D. Jeeves
B. Renfield
This is the name of the father in "The Addams Family."
A. Gomez
B. Gordon
C. Lurch
D. Herman
A. Gomez Addams
What do the Halloween colors orange and black signify?
A. Orange: Fire and autumn; Black: darkness
B. Orange: Pumpkins; Black: Witches
C. Orange: Harvest and squash; Black: Death
D. Orange: Christianity; Black: the Occult
A. Orange: color of fire and the autumn season, since the hue is reminiscent of harvest.
Black: representative of darkness (Halloween was always thought of as a night-time holiday)
Jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi wrote and performed the music for which famous American Halloween cartoon?
A. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
B. Garfield's Halloween Adventure
C. The Halloween Tree
D. Witch's Night Out
A) It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
In the movie "E.T.," what was the candy that Elliot used to find E.T.?
A. Reese's Pieces
B. Skittles
C. M&M's
D. Gummy worms
A. Reese's Pieces
Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
A. Fruit
B. Vegetable
A. Fruit. From a botanist's perspective, a pumpkin is a fruit because it's a product of the seed-bearing structure of flowering plants. Vegetables, on the other hand, are the edible portion of plants such as leaves, stems, roots, bulbs, flowers, and tubers.
What does the spell LUMOS mean in the Harry Potter movies?
A. Wand Lighting Charm
B. Flying Charm
C. Invisible Charm
D. Transformation to a frog Charm
A. Wand Lighting Charm
The Celtic tradition of putting food out to appease spirits evolved into what modern-day Halloween tradition?
A. Decorating a house to appear haunted
B. Halloween parties
C. Trick-or-treating
D. Wearing costumes
C. Trick-or-Treating
Lady Gaga had a hit with this song:
A. Who's at the Door?
B. Frank
C. Monster
D. Trick or Treat!
C. Monster
What do the two M's in the M&M's logo stand for?
A. Matt and Monkey
B. Mars and Murrie
C. Milton and Murrie
B. Mars and Murrie
Transylvania is a region in which country?
A. Germany
B. Romania
C. Hungary
D. Slovakia
B. Romania
In the 2020 movie "Scoob!", what is Velma’s Halloween costume?
A. The knight Sir Lancelot
B. Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg
C. The singer Rihanna
D. Supergirl
B. Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg
This popular Halloween term is rooted in an Irish folktale about a man who tricked the devil so many times that when he died, he was forced to wander the earth with just a carved-out turnip and a piece of coal.
A. Bobbing for apples
B. Jack-o'-lantern
C. Haunted house
D. Trick or treat
B. Jack-o'-lantern
Finish the lyrics from “The Monster Mash”:
“I was working in the _____ late one night,
When my eyes beheld an eerie sight.”
A. Basement
B. Attic
C. Lab
D. Study
C. Lab
The average American household spends how much on Halloween candy each year?
A. $28
B. $35
C. $44
D. $52
C. $44
What is a group of witches called?
A. Gaggle
B. Flock
C. Murder
D. Coven
D. Coven
What is the name of the dog in the movie Frankenweenie?
A. Shelly
B. Victor
C. Sparky
D. Max
C. Sparky
If you want to see a witch at midnight on Halloween, you should wear your clothes inside out and do what?
A. Chant an incantation
B. Raise a black cat over your head
C. Walk backwards
D. Make a star with coal on the floor
C. Walk backwards
The superstition is steeped in folklore surrounding witches. At midnight, if you are wearing your clothes inside out and walking backward, you will see a witch, but only on Halloween.
Which song is from the Irish rock band The Cranberries?
A. The Purple People Eater
B. Zombie
C. Haunted
D. Witchcraft
B. Zombie
What's the color order of a piece of candy corn (base to point)?
A.) Orange, White, Yellow
B.) White, Yellow, Orange
C.) Yellow, Orange, White
D.) White, Orange, Yellow
C.) Yellow (base), orange (middle), and white (top)
What 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.
Is the Nightmare Before Christmas about Christmas or Halloween?
A. Christmas
B. Halloween
C. Both
C. Both
Why was dressing up as ghosts and spirits for Halloween first done?
A. As a disguise
B. To worship spirits
C. As a way to steal things
D. To play a trick on neighbors
A. As a disguise. Those following Celtic tradition believed that dressing up like spirits as a disguise would keep them safe from actual spirits sent to take them away on Halloween.
The song “Werewolves of London” was made famous by which singer?
A. Ed Sheeran
B. Warren Zevon
C. Frank Sinatra
D. Ariana Grande
B. Warren Zevon
What was Cotton Candy originally called?
A. Sugar Wool
B. Angel Hair
C. Unicorn Tail
D. Fairy Floss
D. Fairy Floss
What is the first name of Dr. Frankenstein?
A. Freddy
B. Victor
C. Frank
D. George
B. Victor