Famous Criminals
Halloween Fun Facts
On This Day
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This criminal, nicknamed "Scarface," drove a bullet-proof Cadillac that FDR took for his famous speech the day after the Pearl Harbor attacks.

Who is Al Capone?

100

In the movie Halloween, the stabbing sounds were created by stabbing this fruit with a knife.

What is a watermelon?

100

The second Monday in October is a holiday named in honor of this man who was born on Halloween in 1451.

Who is Christopher Columbus?

200

This man shot JFK, but don't look into it too much, you might get sucked down the rabbit hole.

Who is Lee Harvey Oswald?

200

The tradition of carving pumpkins was brought to the United States in the 1800s when people practicing the tradition of carving turnips immigrated from this country suffering from a massive famine.

What is Ireland?

200

On Halloween night in 2004, the New England Patriots had their at the time NFL record 21-game winning streak snapped at the hands of the Pittsburgh Steelers and this rookie quarterback.

Who is Ben Roethlisberger?

300

In 1962, Frank Morris, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin successfully escaped this famous, now closed, maximum-security prison, never to be found.

What is Alcatraz?

300

The highest grossing Halloween movie of all-time comes from a 1986 novel written by Stephen King of the same name.

What is It?

300

This famous magician died on Halloween in 1926 as a result of appendicitis brought on by being punched multiple times in the stomach earlier in the week.

Who is Harry Houdini?

400
In the early 2000s, Bernie Madoff scammed investors in such a way that early investors were paid with money from later investors to create the illusion of big profits. This name of this scheme came from a man who attempted a similar scheme almost a century earlier.

Who is Charles Ponzi?

400

According to research, the most popular Halloween candy this year is the famous bite-size candy produced by the Mars candy company.

What is M&M's?

400

Vanilla Ice, born on Halloween in 1967, is perhaps most famous for his 1990 debut single, "Ice Ice Baby," which sampled this famous 80s hit by Queen and David Bowie.

What is Under Pressure?

500

This person, known only by an alias, executed the only unsolved airplane hijacking in history in 1971, when he successfully hijacked a plane, received $200,000 ransom, and parachuted out of the plane never to be seen again.

Who is DB Cooper?

500

According to Spotify, this 1962 hit from Bobby "Boris" Pickett is the most popular Halloween song of all-time.

What is Monster Mash?

500

This famous New York Yankee earned the nickname Mr. November after hitting a walk-off home run in Game 4 of the 2001 World Series shortly after midnight on Halloween night.

Who is Derek Jeter?

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