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100

This is the date on which Halloween is celebrated each year.

What is October 31st?
100

In The Nightmare Before Christmas, this Pumpkin King sings about his role in Halloween Town.

Who is Jack Skellington?

100

This Michael Jackson hit features zombies dancing in its iconic music video.

What is “Thriller”?

100

What is the most streamed Halloween song?

"Thriller" by Michael Jackson

100

According to legend, this supernatural creature transforms from a human into a wolf.

What is a werewolf?

200

This country is the origin of many Halloween traditions.

What is Ireland?

200

This masked killer wears a white mask and terrorizes teenagers in the Halloween franchise.

Who is Michael Myers?

200

This movie features the song “I Put a Spell on You,” performed by Bette Midler as Winifred Sanderson.

What is Hocus Pocus?

200

These are two most common candies on Halloween.

What are Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and M&M's?

200

The use of garlic will keep this creature away.

What is a vampire?

300

This ancient Celtic festival is considered a predecessor to Halloween.

What is Samhain?

300

What movie was filmed in 22 days with a budget of $320,000?

What is Halloween?

300

In “Ghostbusters,” Ray Parker Jr. asks this question about strange things in the neighborhood.

What is “Who you gonna call?”

300

Certain cultures view this animal as good luck.

What is a black cat?
300

According to a common superstition, saying this phrase three times in front of a mirror may summon a legendary spirit.

What is “Bloody Mary”?

400

This Christian holiday, celebrated on November 1, helped shape Halloween traditions.

What is All Saints’ Day?

400

This movie used real human skeletons as props in a swimming pool scene because they were cheaper to rent.

What is Poltergeist (1982)?

400

This 1962 novelty song by Bobby “Boris” Pickett reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

What is “Monster Mash”?

400

During the Salem witch trials of 1692–1693, this many people were executed after being convicted of witchcraft.

What is 25? (19 by hanging, 1 by being pressed to death, 5 died in custody)
400

In English folklore, this ghostly figure rides through the countryside.

Who is the Headless Horseman?

500

Halloween’s name comes from this phrase meaning the evening before All Saints’ Day.

What is All Hallows’ Eve?

500

This director made Get Out, Us, and Nope.

Who is Jordan Peele?

500

In “Somebody’s Watching Me,” Rockwell sings about feeling watched while doing this everyday activity.

What is taking a shower?

500

On average, this is how often a full moon falls on Halloween.

What is every 19 years?

500

In Irish folklore, this supernatural female spirit is said to wail to warn of an impending death.

What is a banshee?