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100

When visiting the bus where McCandless died, Billie left a note "urging whoever happens to read it" to do this.

Call your parents

100

While living in Bullhead City in this state, McCandless spent some time working at McDonald's

Arizona

100

rigorous self-denial, particularly the rejection of the pleasures of the world.

mecatiss 

ascetism

100

Krakauer spent time working in Alaska doing what? 

commercial fisherman and a carpenter

100

One of the books found with McCandless's remains was by Henry David Thoreau, and titled this, also the name of the lake where Thoreau lived for two years

Walden
100

Wow! The neighbors gave trick-or-treaters the king size of this Nestle candy bar with a noisy name

Crunch

100

Most of the movies based on Stephen King's books, including It and Pet Semetary, take place in this New England state. 

Maine

100

 "A Nightmare on Elm Street"

 Freddy Krueger

100

In a TV special, the Peanuts gang celebrates Halloween while Linus awaits a visit from this mythic figure

The Great Pumpkin

200

Wayne Westerberg spent several months in a federal prison as a result of this crime.

Selling "black boxes"-illegal devices that allow users to access cable programming without paying. 

200

Chapters 14 and 15 focus, in part, on Krakauer's attempt to climb this two-word mountain. 

Devil's Thumb

200

someone who won't stop talking about trivial things; endlessly chatty

sguaorlru 

garrulous

200

Krakauer's father introduced his son to this outdoor activity, one that would eventually lead him to the Stikine Ice Cap. 

Climbing

200

In addition to philosophical texts, popular books were also found with McCandless's remains, including a book by Michael Crichton, an author best-known for this book about dinosaurs. 

Jurassic Park

200

Abe Vigoda & Betty White have appeared in commercials for this candy bar that satisfies

Snickers

200

Jack Torrance terrorizes his family after they move into a haunted hotel in this Stephen King-based film

The Shining

200

"Friday the 13th" parts 2 through 9

Jason Vorhees

200

In the Hercule Poirot mystery "Halloween Party", a girl is drowned in a tub of water meant for this Halloween activity

bobbing for apples

300

He was most likely the last person to see McCandless alive. 

Jim Gallien

300

It's the river shown here, on which McCandless paddled down to Mexico. 

Colorado River

300

overly showy for the sake of being showy (could refer to style or rhetoric) 

griutd

turgid

300

According to McCandless, this man is "King"

Jack London

300

Found with McCandless's belongings, among other things, were books by these two Transcendental authors: Henry David Thoreau, and him, author of Nature and Self-Reliance

Ralph Waldo Emerson
300

This tri-colored sweet, popular on Halloween, has its own national day on October 30

Candy corn

300

In the 8th installment of the franchise, this title character "Takes Manhattan." 

Jason (from Friday the 13th)

300

"Halloween"

Michael Myers

300

"Halloween" is short for "All Hallows' Eve" as it's the night before this holiday once called All Hallows' Day

All Saint's Day

400

Krakauer tells us that Franz did these two things after learning about McCandless's death. 

Went back to drinking and stop believing in God

400

In Chris's letter to Franz, he wrote, "You had a wonderful chance on your drive back to see" this, "one of the greatest sights on earth."

The Grand Canyon

400

very generous

tmnuenciif

munificent 

400
Before writing Into the Wild, Krakauer first published his story about McCandless in this one-word titled magazine. 

Outdoor

400

Perhaps inspired by his reading of Doctor Zhivago, one of McCandless's last journal entries reads "HAPPINESS ONLY REAL WHEN" this.

SHARED
400

The name of these bite-sized candies is also a British term for ninepin bowling

Skittles

400

Season 1 of this popular Netflix show ends with this scene: 

Stranger Things

400

"IT"

Pennywise

400

Halloween's origins are in Samhain, a festival celebrated by these people of ancient Britain & Ireland

Celts

500
The launch of this in 1957 eventually led Walt McCandless to NASA

Sputnik

500

Before going to Alaska, McCandless spent time at an abandoned Marine air base in the California desert that had become an off-the-grid community for drifters, squatters, and other itinerants, colloquially known as this. 

"The Slabs" 
500

attempting to win favor from influential people through flattery

osubsoeiqu 

obsequious

500

The last time Krakauer visited the bus, he was accompanied by these two individuals. 

Walt and Billie McCandless

500
McCandless highlighted several passages from this man's "Family Happiness"

Leo Tolstoy

500

Tootsie Roll Industries makes Tootsie Pops (candy inside a lollipop) & these Blow Pops (gum inside a lollipop)

Charms

500

"Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water", along came this 1978 movie

Jaws 2

500

"Misery" 

Annie Wilkes

500

At Disneyland you can watch the Headless Horseman ride down this central road

Main Street