General Knowledge
The official flag of the UN depicts a world map flanked on both sides by what symbol of peace?
Olive branches
What is America's favorite Halloween candy?
Reece's
What is the highest grossing horror film to date?
2017's It comes in at the top without adjusting for inflation, with The Sixth Sense (1999) and Jaws (1975) in the second and third spots.
What do you sprinkle on your doorstep if you want to keep evil spirts out of your house on Halloween night?
salt
Why do some people wear their clothes inside out on Halloween?
They believe they’ll see a witch at midnight.
The non-fiction book, A Season on the Brink, told the story of the 1985-86 season of Indiana University's men's basketball team, then coached by what controversial figure?
Bobby Knight
Which movie does the line “Do you like scary movies?” come from?
Scream
What were originally used as the first Jack-o'-Lanterns?
Turnips - a lump of coal was placed in it as a type of lantern and set it at their door as a guide for poor "Jack." Jack, legend has it, tricked the devil and wasn't allowed into heaven or hell, so he was cursed to wander the earth forever in the in-between.
What was the first movie to feature a toilet on screen?
Psycho
What imported beer brand long advertised its name as "Australian for beer"?
Foster's
What was the original purpose of bobbing for apples on Halloween?
Fortune-telling, specifically predicting whom a woman would marry. Each apple represented a different suitor, and whichever apple the woman ended up biting into was said to represent her future husband.
What state produces the most pumpkins?
Illinois
What is the most prolific children's horror book series?
R.L. Stine's Goosebumps series
In 2023, Travis Gienger nabbed the Guinness World Record for the heaviest pumpkin. How much did it weigh?
2,749 pounds
Nature was an 1836 essay by what writer and proponent of transcendentalism?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Who first sang the song "Monster Mash"?
Bobby Prickett
In "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," who does Linus mistake for the Great Pumpkin?
Snoopy
What ghost did British Prime Minister Winston Churchill reportedly see in the White House?
Abraham Lincoln
The Miami Sharks are a fictional professional football team featured in what 1999 Oliver Stone film?
Any Given Sunday
What was the original name for candy corn?
Chicken feed
Who was the Headless Horseman?
The ghost of a soldier decapitated in the Revolutionary War.
Where do the Ghostbusters find their first ghost in the 1984 film?
New York Public Library
What famous magician and escape artist passed away on Halloween night in 1926?
Harry Houdini
What address did the Munster family live at in the TV show The Munsters?
1313 Mockingbird Lane
Mockingbird Heights, ?
Where is Transylvania located?
Romania
What was the first horror film to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards?
The Exorcist
Scientists at the University of Richmond announced they had trained lab rats to drive tiny cars in exchange for rewards of what colorful breakfast cereal?
Froot Loops
What brings the three Sanderson sisters back from the dead in the film Hocus Pocus?
Black Flame Candle
What Halloween radio drama caused a mass panic on October 30, 1938?
"War of the Worlds"
How do you call Beetlejuice?
You have to say Beetlejuice’s name three times before he appears.
What Three's Company actor made his final film appearance in the 2003 movie Bad Santa?
John Ritter
What is the only mammal that can fly?
bat
How many colors of M&Ms are there in a normal bag?
6
What are the first names of the Sanderson Sisters in Hocus Pocus?
Winifred, Mary, and Sarah
Named for a golfer, what drink is made from blending iced tea with lemonade?
Arnold Palmer
Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
fruit
What is the name of a group of witches?
coven
Why are black cats associated with Halloween?
In Medieval Europe, it was believed that devils and witches could disguise as black cats.
What iconic ocean explorer detailed his early experiments with the "aqua-lung" in the 1953 book The Silent World?
Jacques Cousteau
Which of the following is NOT a term for a scarecrow: Hodmedod, Murmet, Doodle sack, Hay-man, Gallybagger, Tattie Bogal, Mommet, Mawkin, Bwbach.?
Doodle Sack
What was the first wrapped penny candy in America?
Tootsie Roll
What's the name of the song Debbie plays for Fester right after they get married in Addams Family Values?
"Number 438"