HISTORY
Jack-o’-lanterns were originally carved from...
Turnips and potatoes
Which language does the word poltergeist come from?
POP CULTURE 100
BREAKING BAD
PUN 100
SOCIAL BUTTERFLY
In this 1988 dark fantasy comedy horror film, the spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out. Just say his name 3 times and he'll show up! (P.S. there is a remake this year)
Beetlejuice
Why did the Irish start carving faces into pumpkins instead of turnips and potatoes?
Pumpkins were less difficult to carve.
In which modern-day country would you find Transylvania,...
Romania
POP CULTURE 200
DWIGHT SHRUTE/MICHAEL SCOTT - THE OFFICE
PUN 200
ICE ICE BABY
After moving to Salem, Mass., teenager Max Dennison explores an abandoned house with his sister Dani and their new friend, Allison. After dismissing a story Allison tells as superstitious, Max accidentally frees a coven of evil witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy) who used to live in the house. Now, with the help of a magical cat, the kids must steal the witches' book of spells to stop them from becoming immortal.
Hocus Pocus
October 31st
What mythical creature can be killed by a silver bullet?
Werewolf (SOME SAY VAMPIRE)
POP CULTURE 300
ELEVEN - STRANGER THINGS
PUN 300
SERIAL KILLER
In this 2017 movie, Bill Skarsgård plays an evil shapeshifting monster which disguises itself as a clown and preys on the children of a small town.
It
Why do people dress up on Halloween?
People would wear disguises and costumes to ward off the spirits and souls that could more easily wander into our world during this time when the veil was the thinnest.
How old is Edward Cullen when he meets Bella? How old is he really?
17 (104)
POP CULTURE 400
KIM K
PUN 400
FRENCH KISS
This 1978 cult classic film follows mental patient Michael Myers, who was committed to a sanitarium for murdering his teenage sister one Halloween night during his childhood.
Halloween
Halloween traces its origins to this pagan festival...
Samhain
What are 2 ways to kill a vampire?
A stake through the heart, sunlight, decapitation
POP CULTURE 500
PRETTY WOMAN
PUN 500
In this 1960s movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Norman Bates runs the Bates Hotel, kills a guest, and dresses up as his deceased mother.