History of Halloween
Ghosts
Aliens
Monsters
Literature
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Halloween originated in which country?
Ireland.
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Name this ghost from Ghostbusters.
Slimer.
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This is E.T., but what does E.T. stand for?
Extra terrestrial.
500
Name this famous Japanese movie monster.
Godzilla.
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In Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, what is required to bring Frankenstein's Monster to life?
Lightning/electricity.
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What is Halloween called in its original language?
Samhain.
500
Name this ghost.
Casper.
500
What organisation do these men belong to?
The Men in Black.
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In the 1984 horror-comedy Gremlins, there are three rules with regards to the little creatures:
1. You must never put them in sunlight.
2. You must never let water get on them.
3. You must never ...
Feed them after midnight.
500
Bram Stoker was a famous Irish author; what is his best known work?
Dracula.
500
Originally, people wore masks on Halloween in order to ...
Scare away evil spirits.
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What movie is this ghost, called Zero, from?
The Nightmare Before Christmas.
500
Superman is an alien. From what planet does Superman come?
Krypton.
500
The real name of the clown, also known as IT, is ...
Pennywise.
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In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, what creature invades Hogwarts on Halloween?
A troll.
500
Today we carve faces into pumpkins for Halloween; what vegetable was originally used?
Turnips/Potatoes.
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There is a German word used to describe a type of 'noisy ghost' that is invisible and moves things, which we have adopted in English. What is the word for this type of ghost?
Poltergeist.
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What is the name given to the United States base that supposedly contains evidence of alien life?
Area 51, Roswell.
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From what island does King Kong come?
Skull Island.
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In Dracula, how does the titular vampire die?
He is stabbed in the heart.
500
Barmbrack is a traditional Irish bread eaten at Halloween; if you find a ring in your slice, what does it mean?
You will soon get married.
500
In the film Beetlejuice, what word must be said three times to summon Beetlejuice?
Beetlejuice.
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In James Cameron's movie Avatar, what is the name of the planet on which the movie is set?
Pandora.
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In Jurassic Park, how do scientists get their hands on dinosaur DNA?
They extract from mosquitoes trapped in prehistoric sap.
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In Dracula, Count Dracula can transform into a bat and a ...
Wolf.