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This famous magician died on Halloween
Harry Houdini
100
This lady is said to appear in a mirror if their name is chanted repeatedly
Bloody Mary
100
This country celebrates "Día de los Muertos" or "Day of the Dead", instead of Halloween, which includes the tradition of passing a live person in a coffin through streets
Mexico
100
This candy brand has the slogan “It melts in your mouth, not in your hand”
M&M
100
This popular actor played as Jonathon Harker in Francis Ford Coppola’s version of "Dracula"
Keanu Reeves
200
What segment of American talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live" has challenged parents to post funny videos of their children’s reactions during Halloween?
"I Told My Kids I Ate All Their Halloween Candy"
200
Originally from Puerto Rico, this creature's name translates to "goat-sucker" and is said to drink the blood of livestock
Chupacabra
200
Instead of Halloween, certain countries traditionally honor and commemorate known and unknown saints during this Christian holiday
All Saints' Day
200
This holiday sells the most candy
Easter
200
This English novelist pioneered the horror science fiction genre with novels like "Frankenstein" or "The Modern Prometheus"
Mary Shelley
300
What year did Starbucks first introduce the pumpkin spice latte?
2003
300
This urban legend originated as an internet meme portrayed as a thin, unnaturally tall humanoid with a featureless head and face and wearing a black suit
Slenderman
300
Ireland is considered the birthplace of modern Halloween, with its origins stemming from ancient Celtic and Pagan rituals and a festival called...
Samhain/Samhuinn
300
In 2016, a poll was taken as to what the most desirable candy is to find in your trick or treat bag. What candy was the winner?
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup
300
What sets the serial killer in the iconic movie, “Friday the 13th”, apart?
Mrs. Voorhees, the mother, was the killer
400
According to Google's search demand, this superhero character was the most popular Halloween costume of 2017
Wonder Woman
400
In 1997, what were the widely-sighted unidentified flying objects or UFOs observed in the skies over the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada called?
Phoenix Lights
400
This month-long ancient tradition is celebrated in certain parts of East Asian countries on the seventh month of the lunar calendar by burning paper money and food as well as incense to pay respect to the spirits of the dead
Ghost Festival/Hungry Ghost Festival/Yu Lan
400
An average American eats this much candy in a year
22 pounds of candy
400
This Spanish horror flick features a comatose mother in an old family home whose body refuses to die
"The Influence"/"La influencia"
500
In the popular video game "Pokemon", this glitch Pokemon shows up as a ghost sprite after following a series of steps to summon it in battle
MissingNo
500
This area of land that stretches from the northern tip of Alaska and into Canada has twice the missing person's rate of the national average and is said to rival the Bermuda Triangle
The Alaska Triangle
500
In Romania, the "Day of Dracula" lets people from around the world explore Transylvania's Bran Castle with its hidden tunnels and secret staircases. With "Dracula" being a significant literature for this event, who was the original author of this 1897 novel?
Bram Stoker
500
Another candy company struck a deal for a chocolate brand with the son of the Hershey company president. Taken after both their last name initials, they named the brand "M&M's" which stood for...
“Mars & Murrie”
500
In the 2002 horror film "The Ring", Rachel receives a phone call from an unknown caller and the voice on the other end whispers this...
"Seven days"