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What is the name of the villain in the movie “The Nightmare Before Christmas”?
Oogie Boogie
What ghoulish 1984 song returned to the charts on Billboard's “Hot 100” in October of 2024?
Michael Jackson's “Thriller”
What food group are pumpkins in?
Fruit
What country is well known for celebrating Day of the Dead around the same time as Halloween?
Mexico
What is the only mammal that can fly?
A bat
Which horror movie is considered the first “slasher” film?
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
How long did it take to make the movie “A Nightmare Before Christmas"?
3 years
From top to bottom, what are the three colors in candy corn?
White, orange, then yellow
What two countries popularized Halloween costumes for trick-or-treating?
Scotland and Ireland.
What is the most popular Halloween costume for pets?
A pumpkin
What was the first horror movie to be nominated for an Academy Award?
The Exorcist
Where is Transylvania, otherwise known as home to Count Dracula, located?
Romania
What’s the most popular kids' Halloween candy?
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
What U.S. state produces the most pumpkins each year?
Illinois
What's another name for a lycanthrope?
A werewolf
What are the names of the three Sanderson sisters in the movie “Hocus Pocus”?
Winifred, Mary and Sarah
What is The Simpsons' annual Halloween special called?
Treehouse of Horror
What is another name for a pumpkin seed?
Pepita
What candy was given to soldiers in battle in the Korean War?
Tootsie Rolls
What is the deadliest spider in the world?
The funnel-web spider
What was the original working title of the movie “Beetlejuice?”
House Ghosts
In 2023, Travis Gienger nabbed the Guinness World record for the heaviest pumpkin. How much did it weigh?
2,749 pounds
Before pumpkins, which root vegetable did the Irish and Scottish carve on Halloween?
Turnips
Which U.S. president told a group of schoolkids that the White House was haunted by the ghost of Abraham Lincoln?
George H.W. Bush
What is the name of the Scottish spirit that preys on travelers at night?
The Banshee