Halloween Jeopardy!

Food

History

Trivia

Songs/Movies

Costumes

100

This candy was originally known as "chicken feed."

What is candy corn?

100

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

What is to hide from ghosts?

100

This kind of food is used to frighten vampires away because they do not like it.

Garlic

100

This candy has the catch phrase beginning with the words "give me a break"

What is a Kit Kat bar?

100

This famous movie character's first gift was a sock to wear, but not as a costume.

Who is Dobby the Elf?

200

What popular US candy is sold in more than 350 flavors in Japan?

a) Bounty
b) Kit Kat
c) Twix

b) Kit Kat

200

This country celebrates the Day of the Dead, or Dia de Muertos, instead of Halloween

a) Brazil

b) Argentina

c) Mexico

200

The average American household spends how much on Halloween candy each year?

A. $15

B. $25

C. $44

D. $56

c. $44

200

This candy is known for it's lack of nuts - because sometimes you just don't feel like a nut

Mounds

200

Pastor Chris and Lisa dressed up as these characters for their first Halloween together

a) Thing 1 and Thing 2

b) Jim and Pam (from the TV show the Office)

c) Steelers fans

d) they did not dress up at all!

b) Jim and Pam

300

Before pumpkins, people used this to carve the Jack o’ lanterns out of

a) squash
b) Turnips and potatoes
c) Rutabagas
d) All the above

b) Turnips and potatoes

300

Halloween originated in this country

a) Romania

b) USA

c) Ireland

300

This item is banned in Los Angeles, CA on Halloween.

a) Silly string

b) guns

c) floodlights

Silly String

300

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

a. 1948

b. 1962

c. 1999

b. 1962

300

This famous family has a daughter named after the middle of the week.

The Addam's family (Wednesday)

400

This was the occupation of the inventor of cotton candy

A. Dentist

B. Butcher

C. Nurse

D. Carnival worker

A. Dentist

In 1897, dentist William Morrison (a candy maker and dentist, respectively) partnered with confectioner John C. Wharton to devise a machine that used centrifugal force to turn sugar into cotton-like strands. The result was cotton candy, but that name didn’t come until the 1920s. Morrison and Wharton called their treat “Fairy Floss.”

400

The original name for Halloween used to be

a) Trick or Treat Day
b) All Hallows Eve
c) All Horror Eve

b) All Hallows Eve (or All Saints Eve)

400

This famous magician died on October 31st, 1926.

Who is Houdini?

400

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

What is "Thriller"?

400

It is illegal in this state to dress up as a priest or a nun for Halloween.

a) Alabama

b) California

c) Massachusetts

Alabama

500

In the movie "E.T.," this was the candy that Elliot used to find E.T.

a. Reese's Pieces

b. Skittles

c. M&M's

a. Reese's Pieces

500

The word Halloween comes from the word "hallow" which means this in English

What is "Saint"?

500

The fear of Halloween called this

a) Samhainophobia
b) Hallophobia
c) Triksaphobia
d) Hellenologophobia

a) Samhainophobia

500

Name this Halloween movie

What is Ghostbusters?

500

This was the first name of Dr. Frankenstein

a. Binx

b. Lucifer

c. Balthazar

d. Victor