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100

Are pumpkins technically a fruit or vegetable?

 Fruit

100

What is the name of the villain in the movie “The Nightmare Before Christmas”?

Oogie Boogie

100

What is the only mammal that can fly?

A bat

100

What do you call a group of witches?

A coven

100

What is having a fear of Halloween called?

Samhainophobia

200

What was the most popular Halloween costume in the U.S. in 2023 according to Google?

Barbie

200

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

“Twilight”

200

What does a magician say when performing a magic trick?

“Abracadabra”

200

What do call a man who practices witchcraft?

A warlock

200

How many minutes does Michael Keaton appear on screen in Beetlejuice"?

Approximately 17

300

What did Americans use for Halloween decorations in the early 1900s

Crepe paper, cardboard cutouts, corn stalks, pumpkins, gourds and hay

300

What are the names of the three Sanderson sisters in the movie “Hocus Pocus”?

Winifred, Mary and Sarah

300

Which Halloween candy was originally referred to as “chicken feed?”

Candy corn

300

What vegetable was once thought to have supernatural powers on Halloween?

Cabbage

300

Vincent Price provides the spooky monologue at the end of what popular Halloween song?

Michael Jackson's “Thriller”

400

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

 Romania

400

This popular cartoon ghost has appeared in dozens of films, tv series' and comic books.

Casper the Friendly Ghost

400

What's another name for a lycanthrope?

A werewolf

400

What day does All Saints' Day fall on?

Nov. 1

400

What year was the song “Monster Mash” released?

1962


500

Before pumpkins, which root vegetable did the Irish and Scottish carve on Halloween?

Turnips

500

Where was “Hocus Pocus” filmed?

The most famous “Hocus Pocus” scenes were filmed on location in Salem, Massachusetts

500

How did early New Englanders protect their homes from evil spirits?

By hiding their shoes in the walls

500

What is another name for a large kettle or boiler?

 A cauldron

500

What was the original title of the Michael Jackson song “Thriller”?

 “Starlight”