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Halloween Odds and Ends
100
The first jack o' lantern was carved from this vegetable.
What is a turnip?
100
Mummies originate in this country.
What is Egypt?
100
This animal was believed to protect witches' powers from negative forces.
What are black cats?
100
This horror movie character is a serial killer possessing a doll.
Who is Chucky?
100
Medieval stone carvers crafted these to ward off evil spirits from the tops of tall buildings.
What are gargoyles?
200
Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
What is a fruit? (In fact, it's a berry. Pumpkins belong to the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes cucumbers, melons, squash, and gourds. Within this family is the genus Cucurbita which includes gourds, winter and summer squash, and all varieties of pumpkin.)
200
This was the first country to celebrate Halloween.
What is England?
200
A male witch called this.
What is a Warlock?
200
This movie had the famous line "do you like scary movies?"
What is "Scream?"
200
Experts say that costumes based on this movie will be the most popular costumes (especially for females) for 2014.
What is Frozen?
300
They rank as the most popular Halloween candy, followed by Life Savers, Baby Ruth, Tootsie Rolls and Milky Way. M&Ms and Hershey bars are also very popular.
What are Reese's Peanut Butter Cups?
300
This famous magician died on Halloween, 1926.
Who is Harry Houdini?
300
The typical job of a "ghoul" is this.
What is to rob graves?
300
In this movie, if you watch a certain video you'll die in 7 days.
What is "The Ring?"
300
"Thriller" by this artist hit No. 4 on the Hot 100 in 1984 and is the most-downloaded Halloween-themed hit of all-time.
Who is Michael Jackson?
400
In this country kids enjoy eating chocolate skulls.
What is Mexico? (Day of the Dead is an interesting holiday celebrated in central and southern Mexico during the chilly days of November 1 & 2. Even though this coincides with the Catholic holiday called All Soul's & All Saint’s Day, the indigenous people have combined this with their own ancient beliefs of honoring their deceased loved ones.)
400
To avoid crossing paths with a black cat, walking under a ladder, and not stepping on cracks in the sidewalk are all these.
What are superstitions?
400
Vampire bats are found only on this continent.
What is South America?
400
This 1959 TV series had viewers "zoning" in on scary plot twists and was No. 26 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
What is the Twilight Zone?
400
In 2012, Avengers character costumes took the top four spots with males, with this character's costume edging out the other characters from summer's box office hit for the No. 1 spot.
Who is Thor?
500
This was the first wrapped candy in America.
What is Tootsie Roll? (The recipe used to produce America's first wrapped penny candy is still the same over 100 years later.)
500
In 1962, a society was established for this well known vampire.
Who is Count Dracula?
500
The lycanthrope is commonly called this.
What is a werewolf?
500
With a staggering twelve films this movie franchise follows the murderous rampage of the psychotic and utterly terrifying Jason Voorhees and has become one of the longest running horror franchises of all time.
What is "Friday the 13th."
500
The corpse flower gets its name from its ___?
What is its smell.
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