Halloween Jeapoardy

General

100

What do you call a man who practices witchcraft? 

A warlock;

200

What is another name for a large kettle or boiler? 

A cauldron 

300

What does a magician say when performing a magic trick? Answer: “Abracadabra”

“Abracadabra”

400

What do you call a group of witches 

Coven 

500

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

Answer: Michael Jackson's “Thriller”

Movies

100

• Where was the majority of “Hocus Pocus” filmed? 

Answer: Salem, Massachusetts

200

What are the names of the three sisters in Hocus Pocus?

Sarah, Winifred, and Mary Sanderson

300

• What are the names of the three kidnappers who abduct “Sandy Claws” in the movie “The Nightmare Before Christmas”?

 Answer: Lock, Shock and Barrel

400

• How long did it take to make the movie “A Nightmare Before Christmas"? 

Answer: Three years

500

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

Answer: Casper the friendly ghost

Statistics

100

How many people trick or treat a year?

35 million

200

• Which U.S. state produces the most pumpkins? 

Answer: Illinois

300

• According to Google, what was the most popular Halloween costume in the U.S. in 2023? 

 Answer: Barbie

400

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

Candy corn

500

• What ghoulish 1984 song returned to the charts on Billboard's “Hot 100” in October of 2023? 

Answer: Michael Jackson's “Thriller”

Scares

100

how many people go to haunted houses every year

46.5 million

200

• Which movie tops Rotten Tomatoes' list of the Scariest Horror Movies Ever? 

Answer: “The Exorcist”

300

According to Rotten Tomatoes, what is the third scariest movie in the world? ( October 15, 2024)

The conjuring 

400

• Where does the quote “Double, double toil and trouble” come from? 

Answer: William Shakespeare's “Macbeth”

500

• When selling a house, is the homeowner obligated to disclose that it's haunted?

No. A majority of states don't require sellers to disclose paranormal activity or any other dubious stigmas like murder or ghosts

Trick or treat

100

what is the only mammal that can fly?

Bat

200

What is the longer version of tick or treat?

" Trick or treat smell my feet, get me something good to eat!" 

300

How many bones are in the average human skeleton 

206

400

When is all saints day?

November 1st

500

On average how many seeds are in a pumpkin

500