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100

What was candy corn originally called?

Chicken Feed

100

What horror movie was the first American film ever to show a toilet on screen?

Psycho

100

The first Jack-o-Lanterns were made out of what?

The first Jack-o-Lanterns were made in Ireland out of hollowed-out turnips.

100

What was The Munsters’ address?

1313 Mockingbird Lane

100

Only one holiday surpasses Halloween in annual consumer sales. What is it?

Christmas actually takes the cake!

200

What were the first-ever fun-size candy bars?

Snickers and Milky Way

200

What classic horror film is based on a true story?

The Amityville Horror is based on the alleged experiences of the Lutz family who bought a new home on 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York, a house where a mass murder had been committed the year before.

200

Where was the first city-wide Halloween celebration in the United States? (Name the state)

Anoka, Minnesota

200

What is the name of the Peanuts Halloween special that airs every year?

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

200

According to legend, a unibrow, tattoos, and a long middle finger are all signs of what Halloween creature?

Werewolf

300

What is the most popular Halloween candy in America?

Skittles

300

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

It

300

Which of these Halloween films was NOT directed by Tim Burton? (Beetlejuice, Frankenweenie, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride)

The Nightmare Before Christmas was produced and conceived by Tim Burton, but it was directed by Henry Selick.

300

What is Gomez Addams wife's name in the Addams family?

Morticia

300

What is Des Moines, Iowa’s pre-Halloween festivity called?

In Des Moines, the night before Halloween is called Beggar’s Night, in which kids go door-to-door telling jokes, reciting poems or dancing in exchange for sweets.

400

How many pieces of candy does the average house give to each trick-or-treater?

Two pieces

400

What was the original Halloween movie‘s working title?

The Babysitter Murders

400

In what American state is it illegal to be a priest or nun for Halloween?

Alabama

400

In It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, who does Linus mistake for the Great Pumpkin?

Linus sees a shadowy figure rising from the moonlit patch, Snoopy

400

What item is banned in California on Halloween?

Silly String

500

How many calories are in an average trick-or-treater’s Halloween stash? (be within 500)

About 11,000

500

What was the first horror movie to be nominated for an Academy Award?

The Exorcist earned a whopping 10 Oscar nominations in 1974

500

What famous magician died on Halloween?

Harry Houdini

500

Which aired first The Munsters or The Addams Family?

The Addams Family debuted first on ABC on September 18, 1964. The Munsters followed on CBS on September 24, 1964.

500

How much did Americans spend on Halloween in 2019? (within 10%)

$2.6 billion