Mad Science
Are pumpkins a fruit or a vegetable?
Fruit
Which famous magician died on Halloween?
Harry Houdini
A lycanthrope is more commonly known as what?
A Werewolf
How many seeds does the average pumpkin contains?
500
What is the name of the haunted hotel in "The Shining"?
The Overlook Hotel
What color is spider blood?
Clear or Pale Blue
Who first sang the song "Monster Mash"?
Bobby Prickett in 1962
How many witches are featured in Shakespeare's "Macbeth"?
3
What was the weight of the largest pumpkin ever recorded? (lbs)
2,749 lbs
This American horror movie was the first to ever show a toilet on the big screen.
Psycho
Rank these types of plague from highest to lowest mortality rates.
A.) Pneumonic
B.) Bubonic
C.) Septicemic
1.) Septicemic (blood infection 100%)
2.) Pneumonic (lung infection 90%)
3.) Bubonic (Lymph nodes 50%)
Which first lady was the first to decorate the White House for Halloween? Hint: 1958
Mamie Eisenhower
Who wrote the novel "Frankenstein" in 1818?
Mary Shelley (she was only 20 years old when it was published!)
How many pounds of candy corn are produced every single year?
35 million pounds (9 billion pieces)
Which horror film was the first of its kind to be nominated for an academy award?
"The Exorcist" earned 10 Oscar nominations in 1974
A spider's web is made of what chemical substance?
A.) Protein
B.) Starch
C.) Sugar
D.) Lipid
Protein (spider silk)
When was Halloween first celebrated in the US and what brought it on?
Around the 1840s a large influx of Irish immigrants brought the tradition
A 1845 Edgar Allen Poe poem famously references a talking ______ that repeats the word "nevermore".
Raven
How long can a cockroach survive without its head?
Approximately 3 weeks
What year did "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" first air?
1966
What pigment gives pumpkins their orange color?
A.) Flavonoid
B.) Carotene
C.) Chlorophyll
Carotene
How many people were killed in the Salem Witch Trials?
20 (19 hanged & 1 crushed)
Where did the story of the Headless Horseman originate?
Author Washington Irving created the character in 1820 in his short story called "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." The horseman was the ghost of a soldier decapitated in the Revolutionary War.
What is the estimated dollar amount of Halloween spending in the US in 2025?
$13.1 Billion
What was the original title going to be for the movie "Halloween"?
The Babysitter Murders