Ohio State
Halloween
Pop Culture
General Knowledge
About Your Host
100

He is currently the university's president.

Who is Ted Carter?

100

This year, Halloween is on this day of the week.

What is Friday?

100

A song from this artist currently holds the top spot on the Billboard 100 chart.

Who is Taylor Swift?

100
This number is the only one that is both even and prime.

What is 2?

100

This is the current year of study that your host is in here at Ohio State.

What is senior?

200

This man was the university's first president.

Who is Edward Orton Sr?

200

This is the most popular Halloween movie on Disney+?

What is Hocus Pocus?

200

Sabrina Carpenter hosted SNL last week, leading Marcello Hernandez to reprise his role as this character from a viral skit from Sabrina's last appearance on the show.

Who is Domingo?

200

This scientist’s experiments with peas established the basic laws of inheritance and probability in genetics .

Who is Gregor Mendel?

200

This insurance company is where your host has been an intern for two years.

What is Grange Insurance?

300

The university was founded in this year.

What is 1870?

300

This is the most popular Halloween candy in the U.S. based on sales. 

What are Reese's Peanut Butter Cups?

300

This singer won the 2025 Grammy for Best New Artist.

Who is Chappell Roan?

300

One of the earliest civilizations with known records, Mesopotamia, was established between these two rivers.

What are the Tigris and Euphrates?

300

This is the NFL team that your host cheers for.

Who are the Cincinnati Bengals?

400

These cities are home to the university's regional campuses. (must name at least 4 out of 5)

What are Lima, Mansfield, Marion, Newark, and Wooster?
400

This is the last name of the family of witches in the movie Halloweentown.

What is Cromwell?

400

TikTok users recently began joining this viral group, originally created by Sophia James to promote a new song.

What is group 7?

400

This city that shares its name with a nearby river is located in Ontario and is the capital of Canada.

What is Ottawa?

400

This is your host's favorite color.

What is green?

500

The number of undergraduate students enrolled at the Columbus campus as of the start of the AU25 semester (within 2,000).

46,627

500

Before pumpkins were commonly used, these vegetables were often used to make Jack-O-Lanterns.

What are turnips?

500

This couple was voted off of Dancing With the Stars last night.

Who are Scott and Riley?

500

This country located in Asia is the only one in the world with a non-rectangular flag.

What is Nepal?

500

This is your host's last name. (yes, you have to spell it right)

What is Sroczynski?

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