Sports
Which NBA star famously jumped over an opposing player while dunking the basketball during the 2000 Summer Olympics?
Vince Carter
What was used before pumpkins to make jack o’lanterns?
The Irish, who started the tradition, first used potatoes and turnips for jack o’lanterns before finding that pumpkins were actually much easier to carve. In England, large beets were sometimes used.
What was candy corn originally called?
chicken feed
Who sang the original “Monster Mash?”
Bobby Pickett
Where was the entire trilogy of Lord of the Rings filmed?
New Zealand
In Tennis, the first to score after deuce is said to have what? (Usually shortened to 2 letters)
Advantage (ad)
How many people were hanged during the Salem Witch Trials?
19
How many pounds of candy corn are produced each year?
A whopping 35 million pounds of candy corn is made every year—amounting to about 9 billion pieces.
What item is banned only during Halloween from 12am October 31st to 12pm November 1st in Hollywood California?
Silly String
Which movie is the first non-English language film to win an Oscar for Best Picture?
Parasite
Who is the only NFL player to have also played in the MLB World Series?
Deion Sanders
Why did people start dressing up in Halloween costumes?
Many Europeans, including the Celtics, dressed in costumes to repel spirits that they believed came back to Earth on what we now know as Halloween.
What color mask does Michael Myers wear in the original Halloween?
It was a $2 William Shatner mask that they spray painted white. (small budget so they used the cheapest mask they could find)
What costume does Lindsay Lohan’s character wear to the Halloween party in the movie Mean Girls?
She’s the Bride of Frankenstein, which stands in contrast to the sexy costumes worn by her peers.
What horror movie was the first American film ever to show a toilet on screen?
The horror classic Psycho, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and released in 1960.
Who was the starting point guard for the Miami Heat during their 2012 and 2013 championship seasons?
Mario Chalmers
Who was the first First Lady to decorate the White House for Halloween?
Mamie Eisenhower in 1958
From which region in the world do pumpkins originate?
Central America
What two countries popularized Halloween costumes for trick-or-treating?
Scotland and Ireland
Name one of the six horror movies to ever be nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture.
The Exorcist (1974), Jaws (1976), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), The Sixth Sense (1999), Black Swan (2010) and Get Out (2017)
Which player graced the cover of the videogame "Madden NFL 12"?
Peyton Hillis
What popular fall festival activity did the Romans bring to Britain when they invaded?
Bobbing for apples
Where is the world’s longest haunted house?
The Haunted Cave in Lewisburg, Ohio, is a whopping 3,564 feet long and located 80 feet underground!
Who wrote the classic novel Dracula
Bram Stoker
How many hours per day did it take to get Jim Carrey to look like the Grinch for the film How the Grinch Stole Christmas? (+- 1 hour)
8 hours