General Halloween Knowledge
Name the 3 colors of a candy corn from TOP to BOTTOM. (Top is the smallest point on the candy corn)
White, Yellow, Orange
Watch the follow video and name the title of the book.
"It" by Stephen King
Name the title of the book that these characters appear in:
Lucy
Mina
Renfield
Jonathan Harker
Van Helsing
"Dracula" by Brom Stoker
How old is the NGC library?
A. 10 years
B. 14 years
C. 16 years
D. 20 years
B. 14 years
Poe wrote a short story about a man who committed murder, hid the body beneath the floorboards of his home, and then proceeded to drive himself mad as he swore he could hear the beating heart of the dead man still beating beneath the floors.
What is the title of this story?
"The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe
Every Halloween, Charlie Brown helps his friend Linus wait for what character to appear?
The Great Pumpkin
Watch the video and then name the title of the book.
"Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
Name the title of the book that these characters appear in:
Charlie
Jacob
Bella
Edward
"Twilight" by Stephanie Meyer
How many books can a student checkout at a time?
4 Books
A writer and his family move into a scenic hotel to work as caretakers in the offseason. But there is a sinister force haunting the family and it slowly begins to drive the man insane and convinces him to try to kill his own family. "Redrum"
What is the title of this story?
"The Shining" by Stephen King
Which state in the US produces the most pumpkins each year?
Illinois- It produces over 40% of the nation's pumpkins.
Watch the video and then name the title of the book.
"Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark"
Name the title of the book that these characters appear in:
Mr. Tall
Desmond Tiny
Steve
Darren Shan
"Cirque Du Freak" by Darren Shan
What nickname did the librarians give to their resident library ghost?
A. Bob
B. Dave
C. Pat
D. Marley
C. Pat
(He likes to knock over books when no one is around them.)
When a serial killer known as "Buffalo Bill" begins hunting and killing women, a young female FBI agent must seek the help of another notorious serial killer, infmaous for eating his victims, to help her figure out who Buffalo Bill is and stop him before he can kill again.
What is the name of this book?
"The Silence of the Lambs" by Thomas Harris
In which country did Halloween originate?
A. Ireland
B. England
C. Romania
D. Mexico
A. Ireland
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving
Name the title of the book that these characters appear in:
Emma Bloom
Enoch O'Connor
Jacob Portman
Miss Alma Peregrine
"Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
What is the name of the app that allows you to check out and read ebooks on your iPad?
Sora
A 13 year old boy doesn't believe the crazy ghost stories about a witch who lives up on the Hill with Bloody Bones, her razorback hog. But when the boy's 7 year old sister begins acting strangley and talking to her look-alike doll, he begin to get nervous. When his sister disappears into the woods one day, the boy knows that something it terribly wrong.
What is the title of this book?
"Took" by Mary Downing Hahn
In which Shakespearean play do the witches say the famous lines, "Double, double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble"?
"Macbeth"
Watch the video and name the book.
"Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
Name the title of the book that these characters appear in:
Danny
Max
Allison
Winifred
"Hocus Pocus" by A.W. Jantha
What is the official name of the library club?
Epsilon Beta
A woman and her two young children must travel 20 miles downriver in a canoe while blindfolded. Anyone who removes their blindfold sees something so horrible it drives them to unthinkable violence. So the woman and her children must rely on their wits and their ears to surivive.
What is the name of this book?
"Bird Box" by Jodh Malerman