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All About Witches
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Which first lady was the first to decorate the White House for Halloween?
In 1958, Mamie Eisenhower decorated the White House for a Halloween luncheon
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Halloween might be the biggest day for chocolate sales, but do you know what the runner up holiday is?
Valentine's Day
about 90 million pounds of chocolate sold on Halloween - Valentine’s Day with about 58 million pounds sold.
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Notes show the original name for this famous vampire was Count Wampyr
Dracula
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Which movie tops Rotten Tomatoes' list of the Scariest Horror Movies Ever?`
The Exorcist
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What is another name for a large kettle or boiler?
A Cauldron
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Why do some people wear their clothes inside out on Halloween?
Superstitious folks believe they'll see a witch at midnight
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Candy Historians (that's a real job!) estimate this Halloween candy classic's existence to about 1880
Candy Corn
200
According to the Sheb Wooley song lyric, this creature is a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' what?
Purple People Eater
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What's the top grossing horror movie of all time?
According to Box Office Mojo, the 2017 Stephen King movie “It”
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Why do some people wear their clothes inside out on Halloween?
Superstitious folks believe they'll see a witch at midnight
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There are how many bones on average in the human skeleton?
206
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What real-life jelly beans notoriously boast the flavors earwax, grass, rotten egg, dirt, liver, earthworm and booger among others?
Harry Potter Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans
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What's another name for a lycanthrope?
Warewolf
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What's the name of the fictional town in the movie “The Lost Boys?”
Santa Clara, aka the “Murder Capital of the World”
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A group of witches are called this
a coven
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Which U.S. state produces the most pumpkins?
Illinois, per the U.S. Department of Agriculture
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This is the most-purchased candy for Halloween
Reese's
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What actor and talk show host auditioned for a role in “Poltergeist” but ended up in “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” instead?
Drew Barrymore
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What actor played Laurie Strode in the 1978 movie “Halloween?"
Jamie Lee Curtis
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What do call a man who practices witchcraft?
a Warlock
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The word "Halloween" originated from what was originally this, until around 1773
Halloween was known as "All Hallows’ Eve” until 1773, when the Scots began referring to it as ‘Hallow-e’en’. The first known use of the word is in the poem “Halloween,” written in 1786
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According to a survey of 1,000 Americans, this is the "most hated" Halloween candy
Candy Corn
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What is the name of the villain in the movie “The Nightmare Before Christmas”?
Oogie Boogie
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This horror film series is crowed the top-grossing at the global box office - including movies like Annabelle and The Nun and based off paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren
The Conjuring Universe
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What are the names of the three Sanderson sisters in the movie “Hocus Pocus”?
Winifred, Mary and Sarah