Halloween Movies
How many times do you have to have to say Beetlejuice’s name to get him to show up?
A.. One
B. Three
C. One Hundred
B. Three
In which country did Halloween originate?
A. England
B. America
C. Scotland
D. Ireland
D. Ireland
Who was Derek for Halloween?
A. Thing 1
B. Thing 2
C. Dr. Seuss
B. Thing 2
This person founded the Hershey company
A. Hershey T. Walker
B. Milton S. Hershey
C. Harry Hersh
B. Who was Milton S. Hershey?
What phobia do you suffer from if you have an intense fear of Halloween?
A. Phasmophobia
B. Samhainophobia
C. Wiccaphobia
D. Halloweenophobia
B. Samhainophobia
Which spice protects Max, Dani, and Allison from the Sanderson Sisters movie Hocus Pocus?
A. Salt
B. Pepper
C. Chili
D. Paprika
A. Salt
The first Jack-o-Lanterns were made out of what?
A. Watermelons
B. Cantaloupe
C. Turnips
D. Pumpkins
C. Turnips
What is Derek's favorite Halloween activity?
A. Trick or Treating
B. Corn Maze
C. Watching Halloween movies
B. Corn Maze
M&M candies are from a factory near Mt. Olive, NJ. How many are made in each eight hour shift?
A. 1 million
B. Ten thousand
C. Two billion
D. 100 million
C. Two billion
That works out to 4 million M&Ms a minute. That’s almost enough made each day to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool, which would need about 2.4 billion M&Ms in order to become a deliciously eccentric Olympic event.
On average each pumpkin contains how many seeds?
A. 100
B. 300
C. 500
D. 1,000
C. 500
What is the name of the town the movie Paranorman take place in?
A. Sleepy Hollow
B. Blithe Spirit
C. Blithe Hollow
D. Flanders
C. Blithe Hollow
This was the decade in which trick or treating became popular?
A. 1930's
B. 1940's
C. 1950's
C. What are the 1950's?
What is Derek's favorite Halloween movie?
A. Frankenweenie
B. Scream
C. Ghostbusters
D. The Nightmare before Christmas
D. The Nightmare before Christmas
The slogan: “Don’t let hunger happen to you” is from which candy?
A. Butterfinger
B. Milky Way
C. Snickers
D. Twix
C. Snickers
What is the fastest time to carve a pumpkin according to the Guinness World of Records?
A. 32.93 seconds
B. 3.18 seconds
C. 16.47seconds
C. 16.47 seconds
The fastest time to carve a pumpkin is 16.47 seconds achieved by Stephen Clarke (USA) on PIX11 Morning News in New York, New York, USA, on 31 October 2013. The jack-o'-lantern is required to have a complete face, including eyes, nose, mouth and ears. Clarke broke his Guinness World Record of 16.47 seconds for speed carving a single pumpkin by carving a Jack O’ Lantern in 9.4 seconds in front of an enthusiastic outdoor audience at a Fall Harvest party at Waynesboro, Virginia in 2020.
This is the name of the father in "The Addams Family."
A. Gomez
B. Gordon
C. Lurch
A. Who is Gomez Addams?
Who is responsible for starting the practice of Trick-or-Treating?
A. Druids
B. Children
C. Americans
A. Druids
These were ancient Irish priests
What is Derek's favorite Candy?
A.) Reese's peanut butter cups
B.) M&Ms
C.) Jolly Ranchers
D.) Twix
A.) Reese's peanut butter cups
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. What are Reese's Pieces
Who is said to haunt the White House Rose Garden?
A. George Washington
B. Dolly Madison
C. Freddy Krueger
D. Ron Weasley
B. Dolly Madison
Dolley Madison (1768-1849) was an American first lady (1809-1817) and the wife of James Madison, the fourth president of the United States.
What does the spell LUMOS mean in the Harry Potter movies?
A. Wand Lighting Charm
B. Flying Charm
C. Invisable Charm
A. Wand Lighting Charm
Why did people to wear masks in the past?
A. To have fun
B. To scare their children
C. To prevent droughts
D. To scare demons away
D. To scare demons away
Derek went Trick or Treating in 2019. True or False?
A. True
B. False
B. False
This is what the two M's stand for in the M&M's logo
A. Matt and Monkey
B. Mars and Murrie
C. Milton and Murrie
B. What is Mars and Murrie?
Transylvania is a region in which country?
A. Germany
B. Romania
C. Hungary
D. Yugoslavia
B. Romania
What is Velma’s Halloween costume in the movie Scooby?
A. The Knight Sir Lancelot
B. The Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg
C. The Singer Rihanna
D. Supergirl
B. The Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg
When did the Irish go to the United States and bring Halloween with them?
A. During the pumpkin famine
B. During the Troubles
C. During the Potatoe Famine
C. During the Potatoe Famine
What is Derek's favorite Fall Beverage
A. Pumpkin Spice
B. Eggnog
C. Apple Cider
C. Apple Cider
The average American household spends how much on Halloween candy each year?
A. $28
B. $35
C. $44
D. $52
C. $44
What is a group of witches called?
A. Gaggle
B. Flock
C. Murder
D. Coven
D. Coven
What is the name of the dog in the movie Frankenweenie?
A. Shelly
B. Victor
C. Sparky
D. Max
C. Sparky
Who famously died on October 31, 1926
A. Harry Houdini
B. Charles Lindbergh
C. Elvis Presley
D. Marilyn Monroe
A. Harry Houdini. (Initially considered a hoax)
Where did Derek volunteer on Halloween?
A. Soup Kitchen
B. Haunted House
C. Corn Maze
B. Corn Maze
What's the color order of a piece of candy corn (base to point)
A.) Orange, White, Yellow
B.) White, Yellow, Orange
C.) Yellow, Orange, White
D.) White, Orange, Yellow
C.) Yellow (base), orange (middle), and white (top)
How much does the world’s biggest Pumpkin weigh?
A. 2,703 Lbs
B. 1,036 Lbs
C. 382 Lbs
D. 9,721 Lbs
A. 2,703 Lbs
Is the Nightmare Before Christmas about Christmas or Halloween?
A. Christmas
B. Halloween
C. Both
C. Both
What religious day does the word Halloween come from?
A. All Hallows Eve
B. Thanksgiving
C. All Saints Day
A. All Hallows Eve
Who wrote Derek's favorite movie?
A. Ed Sheeran
B. Tim Burton
C. Steven Spielberg
D. Johnny Depp
B. Tim Burton
What occupation of the inventor of cotton candy?
A. Dentist
B. Butcher
C. Nurse
D. Carnival Carny
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.”
Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
A. Fruit
B. Vegetable
A. Fruit