Halloween Jeopardy

Halloween Movies

Halloween History

Halloween Songs

Halloween Candy

Halloween Potpourri

100

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

100

In which country did Halloween originate?

A. England

B. America

C. Scotland

D. Ireland

100

According to the song, which family was 'creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky'?

A. The Munsters

B. The Addams Family

C. The Simpsons

D. The Boxtrolls

B. The Addams Family

100

This person founded the Hershey company.

A. Hershey T. Walker

B. Milton S. Hershey

C. Harry Hersh

B. Who was Milton S. Hershey?

100

What was the first horror movie to be nominated for an Academy Award?

A. Paranormal Activity

B. The Exorcist

C. Godzilla

D. It

B. The Exorcist

200

Which spice protects Max, Dani, and Allison from the Sanderson Sisters in the movie Hocus Pocus?

A. Salt

B. Pepper

C. Chili

D. Paprika

A. Salt

200

The first Jack-o-Lanterns were made out of what?

A. Watermelons

B. Cantaloupe

C. Turnips

D. Pumpkins

C. Turnips

200

Who sings the song "Disturbia"?

A. Rihanna

B. Alicia Keys

C. Beyonce

A. Rihanna

200

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.

200

On average, each pumpkin contains how many seeds?

A. 100

B. 300

C. 500

D. 1,000

C. 500

300

What is the name of the town with the Headless Horseman?

A. Sleepy Hollow

B. Blithe Spirit

C. Blithe Hollow

D. Flanders

A. Sleepy Hollow

300

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?

300

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

A. Frankenweenie, by Adele

B. Thriller, by Michael Jackson

C. Ghostbusters, by Ray Parker Jr.

D. Casper? Not all that friendly, by Foo Fighters

C. Ghostbusters, by Ray Parker Jr.

300

The slogan: “Don’t let hunger happen to you” is from which candy's advertisement campaign?

A. Butterfinger

B. Milky Way

C. Snickers

D. Twix

C. Snickers

300

What is the most popular Halloween candy in America?

A. Snickers

B. Skittles

C. Reese's

B. Skittles

400

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

A. Gomez

B. Gordon

C. Lurch

A. Who is Gomez Addams?

400

Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?

A. Fruit

B. Vegetable

A. Fruit

400

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

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

400

How many calories are in an average trick-or-treater’s Halloween stash?

A. About 11,000

B. About 100

C. About 1,000

A. About 11,000

400

What were the first-ever fun-size candy bars?

A. Snickers

B. Three Musketeers

C. Reese's

D. Almond Joy

A. Snickers

& Milky Way!!

500

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

A. It

B. Halloween

C. Hocus Pocus

A. It

500

"Jack o'lantern" comes from the Irish legend of.....

A. Sleepy Hollow

B. Stinky Jack

C. Jack Lantern

D. Stingy Jack

500

How much did Michael Jackson's "Thriller" music video cost?

A. 1 thousand dollars

B. 1 million dollars

C. A half a million dollars

D. 1 billion dollars

C. A half a million dollars

The most expensive music video ever made.

500

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?

500

Transylvania is a region in which country?

A. Germany

B. Romania

C. Hungary

D. Yugoslavia

B. Romania

600

What is the name of the serial killer in the "Halloween" series?

A. Freddy Krueger

B. Michael Myers

C. Harry Potter

D. Annabelle

B. Michael Myers

600

What is the fastest time to carve a pumpkin, according to the Guinness World Book 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.

600

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

600

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

A. $28

B. $35

C. $44

D. $52

C. $44

600

What is a group of witches called?

A. Gaggle

B. Flock

C. Murder

D. Coven

700

What town does Hocus Pocus take place in?

A. Sleepy Hollow

B. Casper, Wyoming

C. Salem, Massachusetts

D. Tombstone, Arizona

C. Salem, Massachusetts

700

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)

700

In the movie "Hocus Pocus", what song do the Sanderson sisters sing at the Halloween party?

A. Ghost Busters

B. Zombie

C. I Put a Spell on You

D. Witchcraft

C. I Put a Spell on You

700

What's the color order of a piece of candy corn (base to point)

Yellow (base), orange (middle), and white (top)

700

How much does the world’s biggest pumpkin weigh?

A. 2,096 Lbs

B. 1,036 Lbs

C. 382 Lbs

D. 9,721 Lbs

A. 2,096 Lbs

800

How much did the mask Michael Myers wears in the original Halloween movie cost?

A. $100

B. $10

C. $2

D. $1000

C. $2

800

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

800

Who sings these lyrics: "'Cause this is thriller, thriller night, and no one's gonna save you from the beast about strike."?

A. Ed Sheeran

B. Michael Jackson

C. Frank Sinatra

D. Ariana Grande

B. Michael Jackson

800

What is the 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.”

800

What is the first name of Dr. Frankenstein?

A. Freddy

B. Victor

C. Frank

D. George

B. Victor