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100
What candy bar was named after a famous baseball player?
Baby Ruth
100
Which country celebrates "The Day of the Dead" instead of Halloween?
Mexico
100
Tourists flock to Vermont every year for leaf peeping. What is their state tree?
a. Weeping Willow
b. Elm Tree
c. Birch Tree
d. Sugar Maple
d. Sugar Maple
This is also the tree that produces the sap for making maple syrup and maple sugar.
100
Which famous ghost story involves a headless horseman?
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
100
What is the only mammal that can fly?
A bat
200
Which seasoning is NOT in pumpkin pie spice?
a. Ginger
b. Allspice
c. Basil
d. Cinnamon
c. Basil
200
What fruit or vegetable was originally used to carve Jack-o'-lanterns before pumpkins became popular?
A) Apples
B) Turnips
C) Potatoes
D) Squash
B. Turnips
Turnip jack-o-lanterns are traditional Halloween lanterns that pre-date pumpkin carving and can have an even scarier effect. They’re terrifying little moots that often resemble shrunken heads!
200
Oktoberfest takes place every autumn in which German city?
Munich
200
Who wrote the classic horror novel, Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley
200
What famous magician died on Halloween?
Harry Houdini
The 52-year-old performed before a packed house in Detroit on October 24 but was rushed to the hospital afterward with an apparent case of appendicitis. He died just a week later on Halloween, leaving his legions of admirers bewildered.
300
What is the most sold candy in the US?
Reese Peanut Butter Cups
300
In which country did Halloween originate?
Ireland
Samhain in Ireland was an important ancient Celtic festival. It marked the end of the bright half of the year and the start of the dark half, the end of the harvest season, and the beginning of winter. It was also a time to honor the dead and gods using pagan rituals. Samhain, one of the most important festivals in Celtic culture, is considered the origin of modern Halloween.
300
Name a bird that does not migrate.
Ravens, Cardinals, Owls, Woodpeckers
300
Which famous author is known for his ghost stories, including "The Turn of the Screw"?
Henry James
300
What is the name of the Scottish spirit that preys on travelers at night?
The Banshee
400
What Halloween candy was originally called “chicken feed”?
Candy Corn
It was invented in the 1880s by a man named George Renninger, who worked for the Wunderle Candy Company. Another company, the Goelitz Confectionery Company—now known as the Jelly Belly Candy Company—bought the recipe in 1898 and sold it as "Chicken Feed."
400
Which US state produces the most pumpkins?
Illinois
400
What is the name of the phenomenon when leaves change color in autumn?
Chlorophyll breakdown
400
What was the first horror movie to be nominated for an Academy Award?
The Exorcist
400
Last year, over one million people visited Salem, Massachusetts in October. Between which years did the Salem Witch Trials occur?
a. 1612-1613
b.1692-1693
c.1744-1745
B. 1692-1693
500
In 2022, M&M introduced a new “spokescandy” character to represent the company, what color is the M&M?
Purple
The new purple "spokescandy" is a peanut M&M designed to represent acceptance and inclusivity
500
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.
500
In Ancient Greece, who was the goddess of harvest?
Demeter
500
Where does the popular rhyme ‘double, double toil, and trouble’ come from?
Macbeth
500
What is the deadliest spider in the world?
The funnel-web spider
There are 35 species of funnel web, a number of which are found along Australia’s eastern coast, from New South Wales to Queensland – however, only one holds the title of world’s deadliest spider.