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100

The manufacturer of the iconic board game that features characters like princess Frostine and Gramma Nut

What is Hasbro?

100

This holiday, which evolved into Halloween, popularized traditions like mask wearing, bobbing for apples, and giving out sweets, as a way to appease ghosts and ghouls that could wander the land of the living

What is All Hallow's Eve?

100

This masked killer was based on an iconic painting, and tormented his small town by calling and asking about movie trivia.

Who is Ghostface (Scream)

100

This is a synonym for being a werewolf, coming from the Greek words Lukos ("wolf") and Anthropos ("man"), and can now be found as character traits in RPGs like DnD

What is lycanthropy

100

While the title of its novel simply refers to it by a pronoun, the dancing clown from Steven King's novel is also known by this name. 

What is Pennywise

200

This popular candy sports the slogan "there's no wrong way to eat a(n)...", which recently was updated to "sorry not sorry"

What is Reese's

200

The Celtic festival, still practiced by modern Wiccans and Pagans, would influence Halloween?

What is Samhain (Sow-in)

200

This trio of ghouls tormented Santa Clause in the film Nightmare Before Christmas

Who are The Trick-'r-Treaters

200

The "mother of spiders", she insulted Athena's weaving and paid the price

Who was Arachne?

200

This iconic childrens' horror series, first published in 1997, has seen a TV series and two movies based on it, as well as two spinoff book series. 

What is Goosebumps by R.L. Stein
300

To make this confection, sugar or honey is cooked and mixed with beaten egg whites to aerate it, and often mixed with nuts or dried fruits. 

What is nougat?
300

Before pumpkins, what was used for Jack-O-Lanterns?

What are Turnips!

300

While Jason is the most iconic from the Friday the 13th franchise, this character was the killer in the first movie.

Who is Mrs. Voorhees

300

This witch detains Odysseus and his men in The Odyssey, turning many of them into pigs

Who was Circe
300

This man was the author of queer vampire classic Carmilla

Who was Josepph Sheridan Le Fanu

400

This candy is popular along the jersey shore-- but its name is misleading!

What is saltwater taffy?

400

The holiday established by the Catholic church, which evolved into All Hallows Eve, which was celebrated similarly to Samhain and on November 1st

What is All Saints' Day/All Hallows Day

400

These three sisters torment Salem, Massachusets, in the hit film Hocus Pocus (First names, please!)

Who are Sarah, Winnifred, and Mary Sanderson

400

Two birds of this species accompany Odin in Norse Mythology and act as his symbols

What are Ravens

400

This book, written by Washington Irving, features a schoolteacher on the run from a legendary horseman.

What is The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow?

500

This gas is mixed into the candy coating of Pop Rocks, giving them their iconic fiz as it is released 

What is carbon dioxide?

500
This group were the first to celebrate Samhain

Who were the Celts/Druids

500

These witchy sisters, played by Sandra Bullock and Nichole Kidman, fight an undead ex and come to terms with love in the movie Practical Magic.

Who are Gilllian and Sally Owens?

500

This goddess, associated with witchcraft, was symbolized by torches, rope, keys, and crossroads

Who is Hecate?

500

Nicknamed the "mother of sci-fi" this woman's most famous novel features a medical school dropout and his dark creation

Who was Mary Shelley?