Halloween
Halloween Movies
Halloween Candy
HCC Research
HCC Star Signs
100

What animals that are associated with witches are bad luck if one crosses your path?

Black cats

100

Who is the main character in Nightmare before Christmas?

Jack Skellington

100

What candy is made with cacao?

Chocolate

100

I am a postdoc and I study lead corrosion in drinking water in Flint, Michigan.

Danielle Land

100

"Hello. I'm Lily. I am a ___."

Libra

200

 Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?

A fruit

200

In the movie Coraline what does the other mother have for eyes?

Buttons

200

What do kids do on Halloween to get candy?

Trick or treat

200

I am an English PhD student and I study late nineteenth-century imperial Gothic fiction.

Kath Shaughnessy

200

"I'm Libby. I'm still a ___."

Gemini

300

This animal is associated with vampires and is the only mammal that can fly.

A bat. It's freakin bats.

300

This popular cartoon ghost has appeared in dozens of films, tv series' and comic books.

Casper the friendly ghost.

300

What real-life jelly beans notoriously boast the flavors earwax, grass, rotten egg, dirt, liver, earthworm and booger among others?

Harry Potter Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans

300

I am a BME student (Jessica Sieren) and I study lungs.

Kevin Knoernschild

300

"Hi, my name is Alyssa, and I'm a ___."

Taurus

400

Before carving pumpkins became the norm, what root vegetable did the Irish carve for Halloween instead?

Turnips.

400

Who is the main villain in the horror franchise named after this holiday?

Michael Myers (Halloween franchise).

400

From base to point, what is the order of the colors on a piece of candy corn?

Yellow, orange, white

400

I am a CEE student (David Cwiertny) and I study the photoproducts of altrenogest, a synthetic progestogen given to pigs for breeding purposes.

Joe Hoffman

400

"Hi, I'm Bry, I'm a ____"

Scorpio

500

What was the most popular Halloween costume in the U.S. in 2023 according to Google?

Barbie

500

Who are the group of teenagers that investigate monster mysteries?

Scooby doo and the mystery gang

500

According to candy sales from the last 15 years, what is the most popular brand of candy?

M&M's

500

How many people have/are defending this semester (Fall 2024)? 100 bonus points per person you can name.

8: Alyssa Mianecki, Lily Kraft, Libby Chelsvig, Jeffrey Buck, Scott Donnellan, Logan Mahoney, Shreya Ghimire, Rachel Fitzjerrells

500

"Hi, I'm Michal. I don't believe in this bulls**t but I'm an ____ I guess." 

Aquarius