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This was the original meaning for dressing up in costumes on Halloween

To scare away spirits

100

What character in the Addams Family is known for her long braids and stoic personality?

Wednesday Addams


100

What color cat is associated with Halloween?

Black

100

Country that celebrates the day of the dead?

Mexico

100

Finish the lyrics from "Monster Mash": "I was working in the ____ late one night, when my eyes beheld an eerie sight."

Lab

200

Most popular costume in the United States as of 2023

Barbie

200

This movie is about 3 Witches who come back on Halloween?

Hocus Pocus

200

What do they call the size of bigger bags of candy in the U.S.?

Family size

200

What is the most popular Halloween costume for pets?

Pumpkin

200

Finish the lyrics from "This is Halloween": "This is Halloween, this is Halloween. _____ scream in the dead of night."

Pumpkins

300

What is another name for Halloween?

All Hallows Eve

300

What movie is sometimes seen as a Halloween AND a Christmas movie?

The Nightmare Before Christmas
300

What is the most popular candy bought during the Halloween holiday in the U.S.?

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

300

What does R.I.P. stand for?

Rest in Peace

300

Who sings these lyrics: "'Cause this is thriller, thriller night, and no one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike"?

Michael Jackson

400

Before pumpkins, people used this to carve the Jack o’ lanterns out of...

Turnip

400

This famous novel written by Mary Shelley is seen as the first science fiction novel

Frankenstein

400

What do witches use to boil their potions?

Cauldron

400

What is a group of witches called?

A coven

400

What is the main theme song for Jack Skellington's Halloween town in Nightmare before Christmas?

"This is halloween"

500

The country Halloween originated in?

Ireland

500

What is the most commercially successful horror movie of all time?

It

500

What do people sprinkle on their doorstep to keep evil spirits away?

Salt

500

What was the original name for candy corn?

Chicken seed

500

In the movie Hocus Pocus, what is the name of the song the Sanderson sisters sing at the Halloween party?

"I put a spell on you"