National/World News
Next week is noteworthy for two reasons: Get an extra hour of sunlight in the morning, and we will no longer have to see what ads all the time?
election, shopping
election
Halloween is actually “All Hallows Eve” because it is the evening before the “All Hallow’s” Day” or “All _______ Day.”
Saints’, Sinners’
Saints’
What is the major problem caused by people who text while they walk?
bump into people, hit by a car
bump into people
One headline describing the 2022 World Series was “the juggernaut vs. the upstart.” What team is the upstart?
Brewers, Phillies
Phillies
What item is the top selling product at Halloween?
candy, costumes
candy
Last Sunday in 1990 for the first time since the Ice Age, what European nation was connected with the European continent, via a new rail tunnel under the English Channel?
Great Britain, Iceland
Great Britain
Thousands of holiday pecan pies will be made in the next several weeks. What state is the nation's largest supplier of pecans, accounting for a third of U.S. pecan production?
Georgia, Hawaii, South Carolina
Georgia
Nickelodeon announced that what newer Korean animated series for preschoolers will be made into a movie?
Baby Shark, It’s Pony, The Loud House
Baby Shark
Last Friday night, the 2022 World Series opened at what ballpark?
Citizens Bank Park, Minute Maid Park, Target Field
Minute Maid Park
The price of what household product is expected to rise in the next few months because Russia cut its exports of birchwood, a key ingredient in making the product?
kitchen sponges, toilet paper, Windex and 409
toilet paper
American History Question: This Tuesday in 1846 in Boston, what first U.S. women’s school opened?
four-year college, high school, medical school
medical school
Halloween Candy History Question: In 1896, what was the first wrapped chocolate treat and, therefore, the first wrapped trick or treat candy?
chocolate covered peanut, chocolate kisses, Tootsie Roll
Tootsie Roll
What artist broke a streaming record as the first female artist to have three singles on an album to reach a billion streams on Spotify?
Gabby Barrett, Olivia Rodrigo, Rihanna, Saweetie
Olivia Rodrigo
Of the 12 teams that participated in the 2022 MLB playoffs, what team was the youngest and had the lowest total salaries?
Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres
Cleveland Guardians
For several years, what have been the two bestselling Halloween treats?
Dots and Red Licorice, Milky Ways and Dots, Reese’s P.B. Cups and Snickers, Thin Mints and Lolli-Pops
Reese’s P.B. Cups and Snickers
Vocabulary Question: The National Anthem reads: “…Through the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming….” What is a rampart?
blackouts, bright light, embankment of ground, loud explosion, red glare, side of a ship
embankment of ground
U.S. Geography Question: Considering all 50 states, what is the farthest south U.S. state?
Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii
Hawaii
Halloween is a time for scary movies. At what age does a person normally begin to not be afraid of scary movies anymore?
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
16
The college basketball season opens up this weekend. What men’s college basketball team is pre-season ranked #1?
Duke, Kansas, North Carolina, Stanford
North Carolina
Halloween store owners say two things are important for a great Halloween costume, makeup and a what?
bag, mask, partner, shoe, sword, weapon, wig
mask
North Korea is known to fire off test missiles each time an American dignitary visits South Korea. How many decades has the current family ruled communist North Korea?
1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11
7
Houston Astros MLB star Jose Altuve had a great year again and is proof that anyone of any size can play professional baseball. How tall is Jose?
4’10”, 5’ 0”, 5’ 2, 5’ 4”, 5’ 6”, 5’8”
5’ 6”
Arts History Question: Last Sunday in 1938, what Orson Welles dramatized radio broadcast panicked millions when they depicted a Martian invasion of New Jersey?
Armageddon, Arrival, Lucy in the Sky, Martian, Sputnik, The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds
Sports History Question: This Monday in 1950, what man became the first African American to play in a National Basketball Association (NBA) game when he took the floor for the Washington Capitals in Rochester, New York?
Cassius Winston, Cazzie Lloyd, Cazzie Russell, Curly Floyd, Earl Lloyd, Lloyd Winston
Earl Lloyd
There will be (were) an estimated 50 million trick-or-treaters ages 5 to what age?
9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
14