Halloween Movies
This is the name of the father in "The Addams Family."
A. Gomez
B. Gordon
C. Lurch
A. Who is Gomez Addams?
Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
A. Fruit
B. Vegetable
A. Fruit
Vince Guaraldi wrote and preformed the music for this famous Halloween cartoon that is played every year.
A.) Scooby Doo and the Goblin King
B.) It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
C.) Spookey
D.) Casper, the Friendly Ghost
B.) "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown"
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
What culture is credited with having a holiday that is the basis for Halloween?
Celts
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
In the popular Halloween Candy Buyback program, children sell their uneaten candy to local dentists who then distribute it to whom?
A. Children from other countries
B. Elderly people in retirement homes
C. Candy companies
D. Deployed military personnel
D. Deployed military personnel
There is a band from North America called Smashing Pumpkins. True or False?
A. Absolutely true
B. False – that has to be made up
A. Absolutely true
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?
What did the Celts celebrate on Oct. 31st?
end of the harvest season
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
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
D. 43.59 seconds
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.
Finish the lyrics from “monster Mash”: “I was working in the _____ late on night, when my eyes beheld an eerie sight.”
A. Basement
B. Attic
C. Lab
C. Lab
The average American household spends how much on Halloween candy each year?
A. $28
B. $35
C. $44
D. $52
C. $44
What Christian holiday takes place on November 1st?
All Saints Day
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)
Which song was from the Irish Rock Band: The Cranberries?
A. The Purple People Eater
B. Zombie
C. Haunted
D. Witchcraft
B. Zombie
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)
Who brought the holiday to America?
Irish immigrants
Is the Nightmare Before Christmas about Christmas or Halloween?
A. Christmas
B. Halloween
C. Both
C. Both
What Country are Vampire Bats from?
A. Argentina
B. Germany
C. Romania
D. Moldova
A. Argentina
Unlike what most people believe, vampire bats (the ones that actually exist and can give you a form of rabies) are actually found in Southern Argentina
The song “Werewolves of London” was made famous by which singer?
A. Ed Sheeran
B. Warren Zevon
C. Frank Sinatra
D. Ariana Grande
B. Warren Zevon
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.”
What is the Celtic holiday that Halloween comes from
Samhain