Autumn/ Halloween
Brain Teasers
General Knowledge
90s Trivia
100

Which ancient Celtic festival is considered the precursor to modern Halloween?

What is Samhain?

100

What has to be broken before you can use it?

What is an egg?

100

How many continents are there on Earth?

What is seven?

100

Which pop star famously wore a schoolgirl outfit in the music video

Who is Britney Spears?

200

In Edgar Allan Poe's poem The Raven, what word does the raven famously repeat?

What is "Nevermore"?

200

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?

What is an echo?

200

What is the national sport of Japan?

What is sumo wrestling?

200

What was the name of the virtual pet that became a worldwide craze in the late 90s?

What is a Tamagotchi?

300

In the 1692 Salem Witch Trials, how many people were executed for witchcraft?

What is 20?

300

A man pushes his car to a hotel and tells the owner he’s bankrupt. Why?

He’s playing Monopoly.

300

What is the only country to have a square flag?

What is Switzerland?

300

In which year was the first Harry Potter book published?

What is 1997?

400

According to legend, which full moon is said to occur closest to the autumnal equinox?

What is the Harvest Moon?

400

If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you don’t have me. What am I?

What is a secret?

400

What is the only country in the world that has no official capital city?

What is Nauru?

400

Which video game console did Sony release in 1994, marking its entry into the gaming industry?

What is the PlayStation?

500

Which 16th-century occultist and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I is often credited with popularizing the concept of communicating with spirits, using a “spirit mirror” made of obsidian?

Who is John Dee?

500

What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

What is "short"?

500

What is the term for a word that is spelled the same forwards and backwards, like "racecar"?

What is a palindrome?

500

What was the title of the first animated feature produced by Pixar, released in 1995?

What is Toy Story?

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