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100

What type of popular Halloween confectionary is made from marshmallows, corn syrup, and sugar and coloured with red, orange, and white food colouring?

Candy Corn

100

Complete the line from Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'.

" It's close to midnight, ..."

(And) something evil's lurking in the dark

100

What is the name of the 2001 film that features blue-furred Sulley and one-eyed Mike?

Monsters Inc.

100

Which actor played the protagonist Arthur Kipps in the film adaptation of 'The Woman in Black' from 2012?

Daniel Radcliffe

100

Breaking a mirror is said to bring you how many years of bad luck?

Seven

200

Complete this quote from the film 'The Silence of the Lambs'. "I ate his liver with....." 

"I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti"

200

Complete the line from 'This is Halloween' from The Nightmare Before Christmas. 

"This is Halloween, This is Halloween,..."

Pumpkins scream in the dead of night

200

In what region of the world are vampire bats found, a type of leaf-nosed bat whose food source is blood?

Latinamerica (Central & South America)
200

According to Spotify, what is the most streamed song on Halloween?

Monster Mash by Bobby Pickett

200

What month does autumn begin in the Southern Hemisphere?

March

300

What is the name of the baked good that is traditionally made for Día de Los Muertos? (extra 50 points for Spanish name!)

Bread of the Dead (Pan de muerto)

300

Complete the line from 'Somebody's Watching Me' by Rockwell.

"All I want is to be left alone in my average home, ..."

But why do I always feel, like I'm in the twilight zone?

300

What is the name for the personification of death, who is often depicted as a berobed skeleton holding a scythe?

The Grim Reaper

300

Which monster originated from a series of Japanese tokusatsu films of the same name?

Godzilla

300

What Halloween tradition was introduced by the Romans to celebrate Goddess Pomona?

Bobbing for Apples

400

Autumn typically brings many people into forests to forage for mushrooms. What is the name of the mushroom, fatal to humans, that can be found in forests and is easily confused with edible mushrooms?

Death Cap Mushrooms (Amanita Phalloides)

400

Complete the line from 'Time Warp' from the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

"Well, I was walking down the street just a-having a think..."

When a snake of a guy gave me an evil wink

400

What is the name of Dracula's fanatically devoted servant, who is featured in multiple movies since the 1920's?

Renfield (R.M. Renfield)

400

Which hit song by American band Green Day contains an autumnal month in its song title?

Wake Me Up When September Ends

400

Before pumpkins were used to carve Jack O'Lanterns, a more available vegetable in Ireland was used to carve them. What is this vegetable?

Turnip

500

Barmbrack, or Bairín Brack, is a bread associated with the Irish celebration of Halloween. This traditionally contained various objects baked into the bread and was used as a fortune-telling game for the year ahead. What did the following objects tell about the future of the finder?

1. Pea

2. Matchstick

3. Thimble

4. Cloth

5. Coin

6. Ring

1. Pea = the finder wouldn't be getting married anytime soon

2. Matchstick = your marriage will be an unhappy one/ a major argument is coming your way

3. Thimble = a woman finding this would mean you were doomed to be a spinster forever

4. Cloth = your life would be marred with bad luck and poverty

5. Coin = blessed with good luck and fortune

6. Ring = you would 'hear wedding bells' for the next 12 months to come/ get married within a year

500

Complete the final two lines of verse 2 from Stevie Wonder's 'Superstition'.

"Keep me in a daydream, Keep me going strong, ..."

You don't want to save me, sad is my song

500

Which beast, mentioned in the bible in the Book of Job, has come to be used for any extremely large or powerful entity?

Behemoth

500

What are the first AND last names of Scooby-Doo's friends, also known as Mystery Incorporated?

Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, Norville 'Shaggy' Rogers

500

According to long-standing superstition, a person born on Halloween gains what particular ability?

The ability to see and talk to spirits

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