ARE Halloween
Halloween Origins
Candy and Sweets
Hollywood Halloween
Real Life Horror Stories
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Who won the 2021 Halloween costume contest last year? What was their costume?

Who was Marilyn Medina as Flo?

100

What is a reason to wear costumes on Halloween?

What is to frighten spirits?  People wore costumes and masks to frighten the spirits or to keep from being recognized by these unearthly beings.

100

What is the most popular candy in California according to CandyStore.com?

What is #1. Reese's Cups? #2. M&M's. #3 Skittles.

100

What are the 4 main genres of horror?

What are Psychological, Killer, Monster, Paranormal?

100

What was Henry H Holmes known for?

What was Murder Castle?

200

What time will the office close today?

What is 3 pm?

200
When did Halloween grow in popularity in the United States?

What is 1848? When Irish migrated to America during the great potato famine and brought their customs with them. 

200

What company first coined the term "fun size" in 1968?

What is Mars? For Snickersw and Milky Way.
200

Which 90s horror movie won three Academy Awards?

What is Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) directed by Francis Ford Coppola?

200

Which hotel did Elisa Lam disappear from on January 31, 2013?

What is the Cecil Hotel?

300

What did the legal team dress up as?

What are the group holidays?

300

Before pumpkins, what vegetable was carved?

What are turnips? The lore is about a man named Jack who is destined to wander the earth for eternity after being rejected from heaven and hell.

300

What have been potentially harmful tricks that have been mixed with Halloween treats in the past?

What are (one of the following): Razors (1960s). Needles, LSD, Acid, Marijuana (2000s). Cyanide (1974, but because a dad wanted to cash in on his kids' life insurance).

300

What is the top grossing horror film of all time?

What is It at $700 million?

300

Who is the most prolific serial killer to date?

Who is Samuel Little, The Choke and Stoke Killer? Convicted in 2014. Confessed to 90. 34 confirmed.  

400

What was the theme for the 2019 Halloween party at ARE's HQ?

What was Dia de Los Muertos?

400

What was the name of the Celtic Festival observed on October 31?  

What is Samhain?  

400

Which candy was included in WWII military rations and helped with more than just a sugar boost?

What are Tootsie rolls? Tootsie Rolls, a code name for mortar shells, had a malleable consistency that was used to patch up holes in vehicles and equipment, and it was one of few foods soldiers could easily eat in cold temperatures. 

400

What was the first horror movie to be nominated for an academy award?

What was The Exorcist (1973)?

400

Which creature did Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser say instructed them to stab their friend 19 times on May 31, 2014?

Who is Slender Man?

500

What is your Halloween costume this year? 

What is *Turn on your camera or send a photo in the group chat*!

500

What do the colors black and orange represent?

What is black representing the death of summer while the orange symbolizes the autumn harvest season?

500

Based on oral history, who created candy corn?

Who is George Renninger, an employee at Wunderle Candy Company in Philadelphia? Original name was Chicken Feed.

500

Which children's movie released by Disney has been joked about bordering on existential horror?

What was Pinocchio?

500

What was Jeffrey Dahmer modus operandi (M.O.)?

What is he would bring them home, and drug, rape, and murder them? Then dismember the remains in his bathtub while documenting the processes with a Polaroid camera simultaneously.