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100

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

IT

100

Which country has the first recorded use of the term “trick or treat?”

Canada

100

Rockwell's 1984 song Somebody’s Watching Me features what pop singer on the chorus?  

Michael Jackson

100

What’s the most popular Halloween candy? 

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

100

What is the average number of candies given out to trick-or-treaters?

Two pieces

200

What do Carrie’s classmates dump on her at the prom in the horror film, Carrie?

Bucket of Blood

200

What was the original reason people wore costumes during the Celtic festival that eventually led to Halloween?

To ward off ghosts/spirits

200

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

I Put a Spell on You

200

Which U.S. state gives out the most candy at Halloween?

Pennsylvania

200

Which U.S. state produces the most pumpkins?

Illinois

300

What is the name of the possessed young girl in The Exorcist?

Regan

300

Which vegetable was originally carved to create a jack-o’-lantern before the pumpkin became the Halloween vegetable of choice?

Turnip

300

Finish the lyrics: I was working in the lab late one night...

When my eyes beheld an eerie sight

300

Which Halloween candy was originally referred to as “chicken feed"?

Candy Corn

300

How many bones are in the average human skeleton?

206

400

What is the name of the town in Nebraska where Children of the Corn takes place? 

Gatlin,NE

400

What is the name of the Mexican holiday that is celebrated ~October 31st-November 2nd

Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

400

In the song Werewolves of London, what does the singer describe seeing in the wolf's hand?

A menu for a Chinese restaurant

400

How much candy does the average American consume each year?

~8 Pounds

400

How much did Americans spend on costumes for their pets last year?

~$700 million

500

In Halloween, Michael Myers’s mask is actually a mask of which actor?

William Shatner

500

What is the name of the Celtic festival that Halloween is said to originate from?

Festival of Samhain

500

What ghoulish 1984 song returned to the charts on Billboard's “Hot 100” in October of 2024?

Thriller

500

How many licks does it take to reach the center of a Tootsie Pop on average?

~144 to 252

500

Are pumpkins a fruit or vegetable?

Fruit