Facts
Which U.S. city is known as the "Witchcraft Capital"?
Salem, Massachusetts
What is the only mammal that can fly?
A bat
What is the name of the villain in The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Oogie Boogie
What ghoulish 1984 song returned to the charts on Billboard's "Hot 100" in October of 2023?
Michael Jackson's "Thriller"
Who wrote classic horror novels such as The Shining, It, and Pet Sematary?
Stephen King
According to a 2021 survey conducted by YouGov, what is the most popular Halloween candy for kids?
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
How many bones are in the average human skeleton?
206
What do you call a group of witches?
A coven
What actress and talk show host auditioned for a role in Poltergeist but ended up in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial instead?
Drew Barrymore
What artist recorded the song "Ghostbusters"?
Ray Parker Jr.
Who wrote the 1818 classic book Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley
According to the same survey, what is the most popular Halloween candy for adults?
M&M's
On average, how many seeds are in a pumpkin?
500
Where is Count Dracula's home located?
Transylvania
Which movie tops Rotten Tomatoes' list of the Scariest Horror Films Ever?
The Exorcist
According to the Sheb Wooley song lyric, this creature is a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' what?
Purple People Eater
Where does the quote "Double, double toil and trouble" come from?
William Shakespeare's Macbeth
Before pumpkins, which root vegetable did the Irish and Scottish carve on Halloween?
Turnips
What do you call a man who practices witchcraft?
A warlock
How many minutes does Michael Keaton appear on screen in Beetlejuice?
17
This Steve Miller Band song is also something you would hear a magician say.
"Abracadabra"
The 1962 novel Something Wicked This Way Comes was penned by what author?
Ray Bradbury
How much candy does the average American consume each year, according to a study published in Advances in Nutrition?
Roughly 8 pounds
In 2023, Travis Gienger nabbed the Guinness World record for the heaviest pumpkin. How much did it weigh?
2,749 pounds
What is another name for a lycanthrope?
A werewolf
Where does the mask that Michael Myers wears in Halloween come from?
A modified Captain Kirk mask from Star Trek
What is the name of the vocal group who accompanies the Coffin Bangers in the song "Monster Mash"?
The Crypt-Kicker Five
What real-life jelly beans notoriously boast the flavors earwax, grass, rotten egg, dirt, liver, earthworm, and booger among others?
Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans from Harry Potter
Per the NRF, approximately how much money did Americans spend on candy in 2023?
$3.6 billion