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Moon Madness
100

This Halloween classic begins with a shot that makes the viewer feel as though they are flying.

Hocus Pocus

100

The name of Simpsons Halloween specials.

Treehouse of Horror

100

Halloween began as this celtic celebration. 

Samhain

100

The last national title for the Philadelphia Eagles prior to the 2017 Super Bowl.

The 1960 NFL championship (a 57 year drought).

100

This occurs when there are two full moons within the same month.

Blue Moon

200

This singer plays a biker in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. 

Meat Loaf

200

This popular science fiction show tackled themes of nuclear war, mass hysteria, and McCarthyism.

The Twilight Zone

200

Candy Corn was originally called this.

Chicken Feed

200

The First Bank of the United States is said to be haunted by this famous founder.

Alexander Hamilton

200

She is the greek goddess of the moon. 

Selene

300

In the 1984 movie "Ghostbusters," this is the name of the demon that possesses Dana Barrett (played by Sigourney Weaver).

Zuul

300

This vampire is the oldest of his roommates in "What We Do In The Shadows."

Nandor

300

Europeans and Pilgrims were wary of black cats as they believed this.

The cats were familiars to witches and/or witches themselves.

300

Philadelphians honor Ben Franklin by leaving these on his gravesite.

Pennies

300

Wolves are heard howling at the full moon for this reason.

Increased light improves their vision allowing them to hunt.

400

This is the name of the camp where Jason murders his victims in "Friday the 13th."

Camp Crystal Lake

400

This Slayer protects the people of Sunnydale from evil.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

400

This presidential administration was the first to decorate the White House for Halloween.

Eisenhower

400

Eastern State Penitentiary pioneered the "Pennsylvania System" of Punishment where prisoners were forbidden to do this.

Communicate or interact with other prisoners and guards. 

400

The next total solar eclipse to cross the United States will be this month/year.

April, 2024.

500

This movie is considered to be the first horror movie of the 20th century. 

Frankenstein

500

The Addams Family was first created as a comic in this magazine. 

The New Yorker

500

The practice of carving a jack-o'-lantern derives from the story of this mythical Irishman.

Stingy Jack

500

In 1985 the Philadelphia police became the first and only police force to ever drop a bomb, which they dropped on this group.

MOVE

500

This country recently sent the first probe to the lunar south pole. 

India