Are pumpkins technically a fruit or vegetable?
Fruit
What is the name of the blue and green van used by the Scooby Doo gang?
Mystery Machine
Ghostface” is a serial killer from what movie franchise?
Scream
What apocalyptic 1978 zombie movie takes place in a mall?
Dawn of the Dead
Which Halloween candy was originally referred to as “chicken feed?
Candy Corn
What Arizona city shares its name with something you'd find in a graveyard?
Tombstone
What is another name for a large kettle or boiler?
A cauldron
What movie serial killer notably wears a red and green striped sweater?
Freddy Krueger from “Nightmare on Elm Street”
What 1925 horror film, based on Gaston Leroux’s novel by the same name, was made into successful Broadway musical?
The Phantom of the Opera
Approximately how much money did Americans spend on candy in 2024?
$3.5 billion, per the NRF
Why was Halloween nearly canceled as a holiday in the 1930s?
Pranksters and vandals were causing millions of dollars of damage to U.S. cities on Halloween night
What was the most popular Halloween costume in the U.S. in 2024 according to Google?
Shrunken Head Bob
What movie serial killer is immortalized with a statue at the bottom of a Crosby, Minnesota lake?
Jason Voorhees
What's the top grossing horror movie of all time?
According to Box Office Mojo, the 2017 Stephen King movie “It”
What year was the song “Monster Mash” released?
Bonus: +100 points if you sing some of the song!
1962
Which U.S. president told a group of schoolkids that the White House was haunted by the ghost of Abraham Lincoln?
In 1989, George H.W. Bush jokingly told a group of children that Lincoln was rumored to haunt the White House
Why do we carve jack-o’-lanterns?
The tradition comes from the tale of “Stingy Jack,” a man who cheated the devil and was sentenced to carry a glowing ember in a hollowed-out turnip for eternity
There are two serial killers at the center of Silence of the Lambs. What are their names?
Buffalo Bill and Hannibal Lecter
What was the original working title of the movie “Beetlejuice?
House Ghosts
Which U.S. state produces the most pumpkins?
Illinois
What is having a fear of Halloween called?
Samhainophobia
Why do some people wear their clothes inside out on Halloween?
Superstitious folks believe they'll see a witch at midnight
The movie Orphan was loosely based on a Czech woman named, Barbora Škrlová. In the movie, what does Esther say is her real name?
Bonus: +300 points - what is the condition Barbora has that allows her to pose as a child?
Leena Klammer
Bonus: hypopituitarism
What actor played the vampire in the 1931 film "Dracula"?
Bela Lugosi
Which first lady was the first to decorate the White House for Halloween?
In 1958, Mamie Eisenhower decorated the White House for a Halloween luncheon