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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

D. Ireland

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 phobia do you suffer from if you have an intense fear of Halloween?

A. Phasmophobia   

B. Samhainophobia   

C. Wiccaphobia   

D. Halloweenophobia

B. Samhainophobia

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

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 the movie Paranorman take place in?

A. Sleepy Hollow   

B. Blithe Spirit   

C. Blithe Hollow   

D. Flanders

C. Blithe 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

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

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.

400

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

A. Gomez

B. Gordon

C. Lurch

A. Who is Gomez Addams?

400

Who is responsible for starting the practice of Trick-or-Treating?

A. Druids   

B. Children

C. Americans

A. Druids

These were ancient Irish priests 

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

A. What are Reese's Pieces

400

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.

500

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

500

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

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 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  

600

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 

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

D. Coven

700

What is the name of the dog in the movie Frankenweenie?

A. Shelly   

B. Victor   

C. Sparky   

D. Max

C. Sparky

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

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)

700

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  

800

Is the Nightmare Before Christmas about Christmas or Halloween?

A. Christmas

B. Halloween

C. Both

C. Both

800

What religious day does the word Halloween come from?

A. All Hallows Eve   

B.   Thanksgiving 

C. All Saints Day

A. All Hallows Eve

800

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.”

800

Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?

A. Fruit   

B. Vegetable

A. Fruit