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100

Who sings 'Thriller'

 Michael Jackson

100

Are pumpkins technically a fruit or vegetable?

Fruit

100

What is the most commercially successful horror movie of all time?

 It.

100

Why are the Halloween colors orange and black?

While there are competing theories, it’s thought that orange is for pumpkins and harvest, and black represents night, death or darkness

100

Where is Transylvania, otherwise known as home to Count Dracula, located

In Romania

200

What is the name of the Addams family's butler in the Addams Family TV series and movies? 

Ted Cassidy is a well-respected actor who portrayed many different characters but was popular for his notable role as Lurch, the faithful butler on the television series The Addams Family (1964).

200

How many pounds of candy corn are produced each year?

A whopping 35 million pounds of candy corn is made every year—amounting to about 9 billion pieces.

200

What was the first horror movie to be nominated for an Academy Award?

The Exorcist earned a whopping 10 Oscar nominations in 1974, including a Best Supporting Actress nod for then-15-year-old Linda Blair.

200

How much did Americans spend on Halloween in 2019?

$2.6 billion

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Where is the world's longest haunted house?

The Haunted Cave in Lewisburg, Ohio, is a whopping 3,564 feet long and located 80 feet underground! 

America

300

Who wrote the 1818 classic book "Frankenstein?"

Mary Shelley

300

What is the most popular Halloween candy in America?

 Skittles.

300

Edward Cullen is a vampire in what popular movie and book series?

"Twilight"

300

When is Halloween thought to have originated?

4000 B.C.

300
  • Which U.S. city hosts the world's largest Halloween parade? 

New York, which puts on the annual Greenwich Village Halloween Parade.

400

What famous magician died on Halloween?

Harry Houdini.

400

How heavy was the world's heaviest pumpkin?

The largest pumpkin pie weighs 1,678 kg

400

What is the name of the supernatural killer in the "Halloween" movie series?

Michael Myers

400

Why do some people wear their clothes inside out on Halloween?

Superstitious folks believe they'll see a witch at midnight

400

Which Irish city is believed to be the birthplace of Halloween?

Derry is a hub for shirt manufacturing, this way it is expected that people will come up better with costumes.

500

Who wrote the “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

Washington Irving

500

In kg, what amount of sweets does the United States of America buy for Halloween?

approx. 44 million KG

500

In the Harry Potter series, what ghost haunts the Hogwarts school on Halloween night?


While most of the Hogwarts students call him "Nearly Headless Nick", he prefers the more formal "Sir Nicholas de Mimsy Porpington" or "Sir Nicholas".

500

What is having a fear of Halloween called?

Samhainophobia

500

What two countries popularized Halloween costumes for trick-or-treating?

Scotland and Ireland.