Halloween Movies
Halloween History
Halloween Songs
Halloween Puns
Halloween Facts
100

Which horror film character wields a gloved with razors for fingers?

Freddie Krueger from 'A Nightmare on Elm Street'

100

This was the original meaning for dressing up in costumes on Halloween

What is hiding from ghosts

100

This is often considered one of the greatest music video of all time.

a. Thriller

b. Superstition

c. Somebody's Watching Me

a. Thriller

100

Finish the Pun/Joke:

Who did Dracula take to the school dance?

His Ghoul friend.

100

What vegetable is part of a tradition on the night before Halloween?

Cabbage is often used in pranks on Mischief Night, sometimes referred to as Cabbage Night. People would sometimes leave stinky, rotten cabbage near neighbors’ doors.

200

Which Tim Burton movie features the headless horseman?

Sleepy Hollow

200

What were Jack-O-Lanterns originally carved from? 

Turnips

200

In the movie Hocus Pocus, what is the name of the song the Sanderson sisters sing at the Halloween party?

"I put a spell on you"

200

Finish the Pun/Joke:

What is the name of the tallest vampire in the world? 

Count Everest.

200

Which Catholic Church holiday is Halloween linked to?

All Saints (Hallows) Day

300

This is the year when the first Dracula movie came out

a. 1901

b. 1931

c.1950

b. What is 1931?

300

In what decade did trick-or-treating become popular? 

The 1950's

300

This was the year when the song "Monster Mash" was released

a. 1950

b. 1955

c. 1962

c. What is 1962?

300

Finish the Pun/Joke:

What do mummies like listening to on Halloween?

Wrap Music.

300

What is the popular Halloween phrase?

Trick or Treat

400

This is the name of the father in "The Addams Family."

a. Gomez

b. Gordon

c. Lurch

a. Who is Gomez Addams?

400

Where was the first city-wide Halloween celebration in the United States? (state)

Minnesota

400

Vince Guaraldi wrote and preformed the music for this  famous Halloween cartoon that is played every year.

What is "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown"

400

Finish the Pun/Joke:

Why do vampires need mouthwash?

They have bat breath.

400

What does the name of Dracula mean?

a. Son of the Devil

b. Werewolf

c. Bad Spirit

a. Son of the Devil

500

What is the most commercially successful horror movie of all time?

It.

500

What two countries popularized Halloween costumes for trick-or treating?

Scotland and Ireland

500

What song do these lyrics come from: "If there's something strange in your neighborhood, who ya gonna call?"

Ghostbusters

500
Finish the Pun/Joke:


Why did the witch look so angry?

She had resting witch face. 

500

In which state does the longest underground haunted house located?

Ohio

600

What horror movie was the first American film ever to show a toilet on screen?

Psycho

600

How many pounds of candy corn are produced each year?



A whopping 35 million pounds of candy corn is made every year—amounting to about 9 billion pieces.

600

Complete the lyrics:  "I was working in the ______, late one night...when my eyes beheld, an eerie sight." 

a. basement

b. attic

c. lab

c. lab - Monster Mash

600
Finish the Pun/Joke:


How do spiders communicate?

Through the world wide web.

600

In which US State is it illegal to dress like a priest or nun for Halloween?


Alabama.  According to Section 13A-14-4, impersonating the clergy is a misdemeanor with a fine up to $500 or up to a year in jail.

700

What type of branches, laid across a vampire's grave, prevent it from rising at night?

a. ash

b. oak

c. aspen

d. hawthorn

c. aspen

700

When is Halloween thought to have originated?

4000 B.C.

700

Vic Mizzy created what theme song for a popular tv show featuring some snappy hand percussion. Name this song/TV show.


The Adam's Family

700

Finish the Pun/Joke:

What was the witches favorite subject in school?

Spelling

700

What famous magician (arguably one of the best magicians to have ever lived) died on Halloween?

Harry Houdini

800

Is the Nightmare Before Christmas about Christmas or Halloween?

a. Christmas

b. Halloween

c. Both

c. Both

800

Why did some people wear clothes inside out on Halloween?

Some superstitions state that if you wear clothes inside out and walk backwards on Halloween, you'll see a witch at midnight.

800

Who wrote the famous hit song Superstition and in what year? (half points for name of artists only/half points for year only).

Stevie Wonder in 1972

800

Finish the Pun/Joke: 

Where did the mommy ghost take the baby ghost?

To the day-scare center.

800

What item is banned in California on Halloween? 

Silly String