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100

What house has been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s longest haunted house?

The Cutting Edge Haunted House.

100

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

July 4, 1776

100

Which of her own characters did Agatha Christie call “a detestable, bombastic, tiresome, egocentric little creep”?

Hercule Poirot.

100

What country is known as "Land of a Thousand Lakes"?

Finland

100

What are the dying words of Charles Foster Kane in Citizen Kane?

"Rosebud"

200

How is Halloween less commonly referred to as?

Allhalloween, All Hallows'Eve, or All Saints' Eve

200

Who had the shortest term of all U.S. presidents?

William Henry Harrison died 32 days into his presidency, making his the shortest tenure as U.S. president.

200

The Da Vinci Code opens with a murder in which famous museum?

The Louvre.

200

What is the highest mountain in Africa?

Mount Kilimanjaro

200

Who played Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate?

Anne Bancroft

300

What item is banned only during Halloween in Hollywood?

Silly string.

300

Which seven U.S. states seceded and formed the original Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War?

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas

300

In Stephen King‘s 11/22/63, a high school English teacher hurtles back in time to 1963 and attempts to stop what monumental event?

The assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

300

Which sea is the world's smallest and shallowest sea?

Sea of Azov

300

What was the first feature-length animated movie ever released?

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

400

Some end up wearing their clothing inside out on Halloween - why is that?

Allegedly, wearing your clothes inside out on Halloween and walking backward means you could see a witch at midnight.

400

What was the longest war in U.S. history?

The Afghan War was the longest, lasting 20 years and ending in 2021.

400

Veronica Roth’s Divergent book series is set in a post-apocalyptic version of which U. S. city?

Chicago.

400

In which mountain range would you find the K2, the second-highest peak in the world?

Karakoram Range

400

What flavor of Pop-Tarts does Buddy the Elf use in his spaghetti in Elf?

Chocolate

500

Which phobia denotes an intense fear of Halloween?

Samhainophobia

500

How many U.S. presidents have been assassinated?

Four U.S. presidents have been assassinated: Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy.

500

What is the best-selling novel of all time?

Don Quixote.

500

What ocean is on the West Coast of The United States?

The Pacific Ocean.

500

What shocking Wes Craven horror movie carried the marketing tagline, "To avoid fainting, keep repeating, 'It's only a movie...'"?

The Last House on the Left

600

A person born on Halloween has what particular ability (based on what some superstitions suggest)?

The ability to see and communicate with spirits.

600

How many Native Americans were relocated during the Trail of Tears?

An estimated 100,000 Native Americans were removed from their territories and relocated.

600

Who was the first Chinese writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?

Gao Xingjian.

600

Which Asian country is known as the "Land of the Thunder Dragon"?

Bhutan

600

What pop vocal group performs at the wedding in Bridesmaids?

Wilson Phillips

700

Who’s said to haunt the White House Rose Garden?

The ghost of First Lady Dolley Madison.

700

What group orchestrated a terrorist attack against the United States on September 11, 2001?

Al Qaeda by terrorist and mass murderer Osama bin Laden.



700

What was the working title of Margaret Mitchell’s 1936 novel Gone With the Wind?

Ba! Ba! Black Sheep

700

What is the southernmost point of Africa called?

Cape Agulhas

700

What real-life on-again off-again Hollywood power couple starred in the film Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton

800

What is the name of the poem John Keats wrote to a singing bird?

Ode To A Nightingale