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. Four

D. Ten

B. Three

100

In which country did Halloween originate?

A. England

B. America

C. Scotland

D. Ireland

100

According to the song, which family were '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 Hershy

D. Hershy Williams

B. Milton S. Hershey

100

What was the original name for Halloween by the ancient Celtics?

A. Say Word to your Mother

B. Samhain

C. Wicca

D. Dulce Vita

B. Samhain

Take away 500 points

200

Which spice protects Max, Dani, and Allison from the Sanderson Sisters 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 Disturbia?

A. Rihana

B. Alicia Keys

C. Beyonce

D. Taylor Swift

A. Rihana

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. 500

B. 600

C. 800

D. 1,000

C. 500

300

What is the name of this famous "MOVIE" franchise (not the name of the character)?

Friday the 13th

300

This was the decade in which trick or treating became popular?

A. 1930's

B. 1940's

C. 1950's

D. 1960's

C. What are the 1930'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?

A. Butterfinger

B. Milky Way

C. Snickers

D. Twix

C. Snickers

300

This board is used to ask questions of the dead. What's the name of the board? "THERE ARE 2 WAYS OF SAYING IT, EITHER WAY, YOU MUST PRONOUNCE IT CORRECTLY!"

Ouija Board

400

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

A. Gomez

B. Gordon

C. Lurch

D. Garcia

Gomez Addams

400

Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?

A. Fruit

B. Vegetable

A. Fruit

400

In the song "Thriller," by Michael Jackson, what 2 monsters does he turn into?

A werewolf and a Zombie

400

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

D. Snickers

A. Reese's Pieces

400

What is the day after Halloween called?

A) All Hallows' Morning

B) All Saints Day

C) November Fest

D) Devil's Night

B) All Saints' Day

500

What does the spell LUMOS mean in the Harry Potter movies?

A. Wand Lighting Charm

B. Flying Charm

C. Invisible Charm

B. Fire Charm

A. Wand Lighting Charm

500

This monster is from ancient Egypt and is wrapped up in cloth to preserve them for the after life.

The Mummy

Take away 1000 points

500

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

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 Maxwell

D. Mary and Marty

B. Forrest Mars and Bruce Murrie

500

Transylvania is a region in which country?

A. Germany

B. Romania

C. Hungary

D. Yugoslavia

B. Romania

Take away 500 points

600

Name this movie. YOU MUST BE EXACT!

Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark

600

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.

600

Finish the lyrics from “monster Mash”: “I was working in the _____ late one night, when my eyes beheld an eerie sight.”