Halloween Culture
Halloween Movies
Plays & Musicals
Drama Board
Miscellaneous
100
This popular coffee flavor makes its comeback right before Halloween Season.
Pumpkin spice!
100
If you’ve had a Gower class during Halloween, you’ve probably watched this Tim Burton Halloween movie as you do your work. La la la la la la, la la la la laaaaaaaa.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
100
This cult-classic movie turned musical had its Off-Broadway revival in 2025. Outside of New York, you can probably hear “Candy Store” or “Seventeen” being belted in the wings during a tech rehearsal.
Heathers
100
From lighting to student director to an urchin, this Drama Board member is multi-faceted, and still has a year and a half to go!
Harmony/Harmon Gree/HBoogie
100
After starring in 13 on Broadway in 2008, this global superstar returned to the theatrical world in November 2024. Look, it’s Glinda!
Ariana Grande
200
In a 2023 poll, which Halloween candy was revealed as America’s favorite?
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
200
This actress played a lead role in a very witchy Halloween movie, and also played a lead character on Broadway with a hard knock life. Such a Carrie Bradshaw type…
Sarah Jessica Parker
200
The longest running musical ran for 13,981 performances, whilst the longest running play ran for only 3,224 performances. Musicals tend to run longer than plays. Name one play currently running on Broadway.
Acceptable Answers:
ART
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Liberation
Little Bear Ridge Road
Oh, Mary!
Punch
Stranger Things
Waiting for Godot
200
To be on Drama Board, you must be committed and shown your experience in Drama Club. Of all the seniors, who has been apart of Drama Club the longest?
Ben Jacobson!
200
Last year, the dance team did a workshop with the football team to improve their footwork. Name one Super Bowl winner from the past five years.
Acceptable Answers:
Kansas City Chiefs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Philadelphia Eagles
Los Angeles Rams
300
A witch hunt occurred in Salem in this classic 1953 play by Arthur Miller.
The Crucible
300
Of all horror movies, this 2017 movie is the highest-grossing of them all. Grossing $704 million, it features a very famous killer clown. Name the movie AND the clown’s name.
It and Pennywise
300
From Evita to Jesus Christ Superstar, this composer wrote the music for many Broadway hits of the 20th century, because Jellicles do what Jellicles can!
Andrew Lloyd Webber
300
It was at our Fall 2023 PaperMill Trip that this Drama Board member realized one of their dream roles, and they’ll be leaving their home in high school theatre..
Lucas Branquinho
300
In last year’s production of Little Shop of Horrors, one of the most quotable moments was Jada’s “ALAAAARM!!!” Finish the lyrics up to the chorus. Bonus 25 points if the person finishing the lyrics was NOT in the cast last year. Bonus 10 points for presentation and effort.
Alarm goes off at 7
And you start uptown
You put in your 8 hours
For the powers that have always been
Till it’s 5pm
Then you go
400
We hear many Halloween songs each October. Which one has the most streams on Spotify?
This question is worth a lot of points, no hints!
Thriller by Michael Jackson
400
This main character from a 1966 Halloween movie always gets a rock.
Charlie Brown
400
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes Company! This infamous actress played Joanne in the 2021 revival of Company. Known for roles like Eva Peron and Mama Rose, you love her renditions of “The Ladies Who Lunch” and “Rose’s Turn,” but she’s very controversial in the press…
Patti LuPone
400
Anagram Time! Unscramble the name of this drama board member/Disney character.
KEMCON DISONDA
Addison McKeon!
400
Although Ms. Gower is our lord and savior, many people go into running a show. Name five production heads. Bonus 10 points each if you can name who currently occupies the role.
Acceptable Answers:
Stage Manager
Student Director
Marketing Director
House Manager
Head of Costuming
Head of Hair & Makeup
Sound Supervisor
Lighting Supervisor
500
Use the GIF below to help you figure out the original name for Candy Corn!
Chicken Feed
500
Who says Halloween movies can’t be musical? Name two movie musicals that would be fun to watch on Halloween.
Acceptable Answers:
Sweeney Todd
Nightmare Before Christmas
Phantom of the Opera
Little Shop of Horrors
Disney’s Zombies Movies
Rocky Horror Picture Show
500
As a drama club, we put on two mainstage productions each year. Name five shows we have put on. You must include one show from when you were not enrolled at OTHS to receive points, and you get extra 10 points if you list more than one show you were not involved in.
Gower Judge this one
500
This is a test of time. You have 15 seconds. No exceptions. You must submit an answer.
Ben will tell you the question.
Which Drama Board member has the longest last name?
Young - 5
Greene - 6
McKeon - 6
Montalvo - 8
Jacobson - 8
Branquinho - 10
500
Solve this limit:
The limit of [x2 + x - 30 / x-1] as x ->1
Hint: Don't be scared, just persist.
THE LIMIT DOES NOT EXIST!