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100

What actor auditioned for a role in Poltergeist but ended up in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial instead?

Drew Barrymore

100

Who you gonna call?

Ghostbusters 

100

What is the oldest Halloween candy?

Candy Corn

100

Which Halloween monster is wrapped in bandages?

Mummy

100

In what American state is it illegal to be a priest or nun for Halloween?

Alabama.  Alabama doesn’t approve of clergy costumes; namely, according to section 13A-14-4, “Whoever, being in a public place, fraudulently pretends by garb or outward array to be a minister of any religion, or nun, priest, rabbi or other member of the clergy, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500.00 or confinement in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.” 

100

What 2 colors are most closely associated with Halloween and WHY?


Black and Orange, because during the ancient celtic festival that started halloween black symbolized the "death" of summer and orange represented the fall harvest

100

Who wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?

Washington Irving

200

In The Nightmare Before Christmas, what is the name of the Pumpkin King who rules Halloween?

Jack Skellington

200

It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flying.....

Purple People Eater

200

What candy sells over 3 million pounds over Halloween?

Skittles

200

Who is big, tall and green?

Frankenstein

200

How often does Halloween fall on a full moon?

Every 19 years
200

How did early New Englanders protect their homes from evil spirits?

By hiding their shoes in the walls

200

The 1962 novel Something Wicked This Way Comes was penned by what author?

Ray Bradbury

300

Who do they mistake for the Great Pumpkin in Charlie Brown?

Snoopy

300

Send shivers down your spine

Shrieking skulls will shock your soul

Seal your doom tonight 

Spooky Scary Skeletons.

300

What’s the mega-popular Halloween candy that was named after a horse?

Snickers. The candy bar was named after candy company founders Frank C. and Ethel V. Mars' favorite horse, which sadly passed away just before Snickers the candy bar was released. 

300

What comes out on a full moon?

Werewolf

300

According to superstition, if you stare into a mirror at midnight on Halloween, what are you meant to see?

Your future husband or wife

300

Why do some people wear their clothes inside out on Halloween?

They believe they’ll see a witch at midnight

300

How many witches are in Shakespeare’s Macbeth?

Three

400

What real-life jelly beans notoriously boast the flavors earwax, grass, rotten egg, dirt, liver, earthworm and booger, among others?

Harry Potter Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans

400

It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the dark

Thriller

400

What was candy corn originally named?

Chicken feed

400

What monster is associated with black cats?

Witches

400

Before trick or treating was the main activity, what was the main pass time on Halloween night in the US?

Halloween was a night for pranking, until 1933 when millions of dollars of damage was done across the US

400

Who first wrote the witch phrase "double double toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble"

William Shakespeare (in Macbaeth)

400

In what Stephen King book does a family move into a haunted hotel?

The Shining

500

Which two fears from his own childhood did Steven Spielberg reportedly incorporate into the 1982 movie Poltergeist?

A clown doll and the tree with long branches outside the window of his childhood home

500

Which actor in The Rocky Horror Picture Show co-wrote the screenplay with director Jim Sharman?

Richard O’ Brien, who played Riff Raff

500

What is the most popular candy to get while trick or treating?

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

500

Besides sucking human blood, what do bats and vampires have in common?

They only come out at night!

500

According to Google, in 2023, what was the most popular costume.

Barbie

500

What is having a fear of Halloween called?

Samhainophobia

500

What 1845 poem by Edgar Allen Poe features a talking bird that repeats the word “Nevermore”?

“The Raven”