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Next week is noteworthy for two reasons: Get an extra hour of sunlight in the morning, and we will no longer have to see what ads all the time? 

election, shopping

election

100

Halloween is actually “All Hallows Eve” because it is the evening before the “All Hallow’s” Day” or “All _______ Day.” 

Saints’, Sinners’

Saints’

100

What is the major problem caused by people who text while they walk?

 bump into people, hit by a car

bump into people

100

One headline describing the 2022 World Series was “the juggernaut vs. the upstart.” What team is the upstart? 

Brewers, Phillies

 Phillies

100

What item is the top selling product at Halloween?

 candy, costumes

candy

200

Last Sunday in 1990 for the first time since the Ice Age, what European nation was connected with the European continent, via a new rail tunnel under the English Channel?

Great Britain, Iceland

Great Britain

200

Thousands of holiday pecan pies will be made in the next several weeks. What state is the nation's largest supplier of pecans, accounting for a third of U.S. pecan production? 

Georgia, Hawaii, South Carolina

Georgia

200

Nickelodeon announced that what newer Korean animated series for preschoolers will be made into a movie? 

Baby Shark, It’s Pony, The Loud House

Baby Shark

200

Last Friday night, the 2022 World Series opened at what ballpark? 

Citizens Bank Park, Minute Maid Park, Target Field

Minute Maid Park

200

The price of what household product is expected to rise in the next few months because Russia cut its exports of birchwood, a key ingredient in making the product?

 kitchen sponges, toilet paper, Windex and 409

toilet paper

300

American History Question: This Tuesday in 1846 in Boston, what first U.S. women’s school opened? 

four-year college, high school, medical school

medical school

300

Halloween Candy History Question: In 1896, what was the first wrapped chocolate treat and, therefore, the first wrapped trick or treat candy? 

chocolate covered peanut, chocolate kisses, Tootsie Roll

Tootsie Roll

300

What artist broke a streaming record as the first female artist to have three singles on an album to reach a billion streams on Spotify? 

Gabby Barrett, Olivia Rodrigo, Rihanna, Saweetie

Olivia Rodrigo

300

Of the 12 teams that participated in the 2022 MLB playoffs, what team was the youngest and had the lowest total salaries? 

Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres

Cleveland Guardians

300

For several years, what have been the two bestselling Halloween treats? 

Dots and Red Licorice, Milky Ways and Dots, Reese’s P.B. Cups and Snickers, Thin Mints and Lolli-Pops

 Reese’s P.B. Cups and Snickers

400

Vocabulary Question: The National Anthem reads: “…Through the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming….” What is a rampart? 

blackouts, bright light, embankment of ground, loud explosion, red glare, side of a ship

embankment of ground

400

U.S. Geography Question: Considering all 50 states, what is the farthest south U.S. state? 

Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii

Hawaii

400

Halloween is a time for scary movies. At what age does a person normally begin to not be afraid of scary movies anymore? 

11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

16

400

The college basketball season opens up this weekend. What men’s college basketball team is pre-season ranked #1? 

Duke, Kansas, North Carolina, Stanford

North Carolina

400

Halloween store owners say two things are important for a great Halloween costume, makeup and a what?

 bag, mask, partner, shoe, sword, weapon, wig

mask

500

North Korea is known to fire off test missiles each time an American dignitary visits South Korea. How many decades has the current family ruled communist North Korea? 

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11

7

500

Houston Astros MLB star Jose Altuve had a great year again and is proof that anyone of any size can play professional baseball. How tall is Jose? 

4’10”, 5’ 0”, 5’ 2, 5’ 4”, 5’ 6”, 5’8”

5’ 6”

500

Arts History Question: Last Sunday in 1938, what Orson Welles dramatized radio broadcast panicked millions when they depicted a Martian invasion of New Jersey?

 Armageddon, Arrival, Lucy in the Sky, Martian, Sputnik, The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds

500

Sports History Question: This Monday in 1950, what man became the first African American to play in a National Basketball Association (NBA) game when he took the floor for the Washington Capitals in Rochester, New York? 

Cassius Winston, Cazzie Lloyd, Cazzie Russell, Curly Floyd, Earl Lloyd, Lloyd Winston

Earl Lloyd

500

There will be (were) an estimated 50 million trick-or-treaters ages 5 to what age?

 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

14

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