Halloween Culture
Halloween Movies
Plays & Musicals
Drama Board
Miscellaneous
100
This popular coffee flavor makes its comeback right before Halloween Season.
Pumpkin spice!
100
If you’ve had a Gower class during Halloween, you’ve probably watched this Tim Burton Halloween movie as you do your work. La la la la la la, la la la la laaaaaaaa.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
100
This cult-classic movie turned musical had its Off-Broadway revival in 2025. Outside of New York, you can probably hear “Candy Store” or “Seventeen” being belted in the wings during a tech rehearsal.
Heathers
100
From lighting to student director to an urchin, this Drama Board member is multi-faceted, and still has a year and a half to go!
Harmony/Harmon Gree/HBoogie
100
After starring in 13 on Broadway in 2008, this global superstar returned to the theatrical world in November 2024. Look, it’s Glinda!
Ariana Grande
200
In a 2023 poll, which Halloween candy was revealed as America’s favorite?
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
200
This actress played a lead role in a very witchy Halloween movie, and also played a lead character on Broadway with a hard knock life. Such a Carrie Bradshaw type…
Sarah Jessica Parker
200
The longest running musical ran for 13,981 performances, whilst the longest running play ran for only 3,224 performances. Musicals tend to run longer than plays. Name one play currently running on Broadway.
Acceptable Answers:
ART
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Liberation
Little Bear Ridge Road
Oh, Mary!
Punch
Stranger Things
Waiting for Godot
200
It was at our Fall 2023 PaperMill Trip that this Drama Board member realized one of their dream roles, and they’ll be leaving their home in high school theatre at graduation..
Lucas Branquinho
200
Last year, the dance team did a workshop with the football team to improve their footwork. Name one Super Bowl winner from the past five years.
Acceptable Answers:
Kansas City Chiefs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Philadelphia Eagles
Los Angeles Rams
300
A witch hunt occurred in Salem in this classic 1953 play by Arthur Miller.
The Crucible
300
Of all horror movies, this 2017 movie is the highest-grossing of them all. Grossing $704 million, it features a very famous killer clown. Name the movie AND the clown’s name.
It and Pennywise
300
From Evita to Jesus Christ Superstar to Sunset Boulevard and Phantom, this composer wrote the music for many Broadway hits of the 20th century, because Jellicles do what Jellicles can!
Andrew Lloyd Webber
300
Of all of the Drama Board members, who is NOT a theatre major?
Ben Jacobson
300
In last year’s production of Little Shop of Horrors, one of the most quotable moments was Jada’s “ALAAAARM!!!” Finish the lyrics up to the chorus. Double points if the person finishing the lyrics was not in the cast last year.
Alarm goes off at 7
And you start uptown
You put in your 8 hours
For the powers that have always been
Till it’s 5pm
Then you go
400
We hear many Halloween songs each October. Which one has the most streams on Spotify?
This question is worth a lot of points, no hints!
Thriller by Michael Jackson
400
This main character from a 1966 Halloween movie always gets a rock.
Charlie Brown
400
This infamous actress played Joanne in the 2021 revival of Company. Known for roles like Eva Peron and Mama Rose, you love her renditions of “The Ladies Who Lunch” and “Rose’s Turn,” but she’s very controversial in the press…
Patti LuPone
400
Unscramble the name of this drama board member/Disney character.
MCKONE ADSINDO
Addison McKeon!
400
Although Ms. Gower is our lord and savior, many people go into running a show. Name five production head positions.
Acceptable Answers:
Stage Manager
Student Director
Marketing Director
House Manager
Head of Costuming
Head of Hair & Makeup
Sound Supervisor
Lighting Supervisor
500
Use the GIF below to help you figure out the original name for Candy Corn!
Chicken Feed
500
Who says Halloween movies can’t be musical? Name two movie musicals that would be fun to watch on Halloween.
Acceptable Answers:
Sweeney Todd
Nightmare Before Christmas
Phantom of the Opera
Little Shop of Horrors
Disney’s Zombies Movies
Rocky Horror Picture Show
500
As a drama club, we put on two mainstage productions each year. Name five shows we have put on. You must include one show from when you were not enrolled at OTHS to receive points.
Gower Judge this one
500
5 out of 6 Drama Board members have starred in a mainstage production. Name at least ONE role each member has played.
E.J - Lonny in ROA, Oliver in PUFFS, Aaron in Mean Girls, Husband in Machinal, Dentist in Little Shop, Lenny in Rumors.
Harmony - Cookie in Rumors, Chiffon in Little Shop
Addison - Harry in Puffs, Mrs. George in Mean Girls, various roles in Machinal, Audrey II in Little Shop, Claire in Rumors
Lucas - Damian in Mean Girls, various roles in Machinal, Seymour in Little Shop
Sophia - Anita Bath in ROA, Cady in Mean Girls, Mother in Machinal, Ronette in Little Shop,
500
Solve this limit:
The limit of [x2 + x - 30 / x-1] as x ->1
Hint: Don't be scared, just persist.
THE LIMIT DOES NOT EXIST!