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OCTOBER FOODS
ALL HALLOW'S EVE
RANDOM OCTOBER
OCTOBER-FEST!!!
100

The names of the three ships that Christopher Columbus sailed to America on. 

Niña, Pinta and Santa Maria.

100

This kind of food is what a pumpkin is classified as. 

What is a FRUIT?

100

Traditionally voted the least popular Halloween candy given out.

What is LICORICE

100

What does October mean in Latin?

What is EIGHTH MONTH?

100

Octoberfest officially begins when the Mayor taps the first what at noon?

What is a BEER KEG?

200

TRUE OR FALSE? Columbus day is a federal holiday?

True 

200

This veal or pork dish pounded thin and coated with flour, eggs, and breadcrumbs before being fried to a golden crisp, is a popular Octoberfest dinner.

What is SCHNITZEL?

200

The real name of this Halloween character was Vlad the Impaler.

Who is DRACULA?

200

In what type of calendar is October the 10th month?

The Greorgian calendar

200

Octoberfest beer must be brewed here.

What is MUNICH?

300

What is the alternative holiday some states choose to celebrate instead of Columbus Day? 

What is Indigenous People's Day

300

What is the super popular Halloween candy that was named after a horse and has the slogan "You're not you when you're hungry"?

What is SNICKERS?

300

This famous magician unexpectedly died on Hallowe'en.


Who is HARRY HOUDINI (DIED FROM APENDICITIS CAUSED BY ABDOMINAL BLOWS)?

300

What two astrology signs fall in October?

Libra and Scorpio

300

This is the average amount of beer consumed at an Octoberfest celebration.


What is 7 million liters

400

In which European countries is Columbus Day celebrated? (2 countries)

Spain and Italy

400

According to statistics, this candy is the most popular candy handed out at Halloween.


What is REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER CUPS?

400

Ichabod Crane is sent to this town for which the film is named, to investigate the decapitations of three people, with the culprit being the legendary apparition, The Headless Horseman

What is SLEEPY HOLLOW?

400

How many U.S. presidents have been born in October? HINT: (less than 10)

6

400

This is when Octoberfest ends.

What is the FIRST SUNDAY IN OCTOBER?

500

In what year did Columbus Day become a holiday?

What is 1937

500

October 6th is known as national ______  day 

What is National Noodle Day

500

In some cultures, seeing a spider on Halloween means that this is watching you.

What is a DECEASED LOVED ONE?

500

Which of the Three Stooges was born on October 22, 1903?

Curly Howard

500

The grand spectacle of horse racing and beer drinking was launched into what is now the annual Oktoberfest tradition but first began as Royal celebration of what?

(DOUBLE POINTS IF YOU GUESS THE CORRECT YEAR WITHIN FIFTY YEARS)

What is a ROYAL MARRIAGE OF KING LUDVIG & PRINCESS THERESE IN (1811)?