Spooky SLACer Halloween Trivia 2k18

Sweet Treats

100

Commonly found in Lindley's candy drawer, this sweet treat has a knack for bringing those to a jolly mood.

Jolly Ranchers

200

Which chocolate bar claims that you aren't yourself when you are hungry?

Snickers

300

Forrest Mars Sr. and his business partner William Murries introduced this candy in the 1940's.

M&M's

400

This jellybean color is the most popular among children.

Red

500

This sweet treat is the top selling candy of all time, selling around 20 million pounds per year!

Candy Corn

Monster Mash

100

Michael Jackson's music video for "Thriller" featured a bunch of these creatures dancing in the moonlight.

Zombie

200

Bram Stroker brought the rise of this popular creature in his famous 1897 novel.

Dracula

300

Examples of this creature's nemeses include Gigan, King Ghidora, and even King Kong.

Godzilla

400

This creature was used by many authors as an explanation for many serial killings.

Werewolf

500

Known for sucking the blood out of hoofed animals, this creature's story first emerged in Puerto Rico around the late 1990's. 

Chupacabra

Halloween History

100

Commonly found on house porches during Halloween, this decoration was first created out of beets or turnips in Scotland and used as lanterns.

Jack o' Lanterns

200

The term "Halloween" is derived from this short phrase:

All Hallow's Eve/Evening

300

What is the oldest civilization to have first celebrated a Halloween as far as 400 B.C.E.?

Celtic/Celts

400

These two events that coincide with Halloween as far back as Medieval times are why the colors orange and black are associated with this spooky holiday.

Fall Harvest (Orange)

Death/Darkness (Black)

500

What was the original term for "Trick or Treating" during medieval times?

Guising/Souling

Scary Movies

100

Which horror classic features the tagline "In space, no one can hear you scream."

Alien

200

Ash Williams is the main protagonist from which horror franchise?

Evil Dead

300

Which famous rock star directed a reboot and a sequel to the reboot of the classic slasher film "Halloween"?

Rob Zombie

400

Who is the killer in the 1980 horror classic "Friday the 13th"?

Pamela Voorhees

500

About how many Stephen King novels have been adapted for either film or TV?

75+

Phobia

100

The common fear of spiders is known as:

Arachnophobia

200

People with this phobia are not very fond of small spaces.

Claustrophobia

300

Victims of this phobia tend to succumb to the habit of excessive hand-washing and sanitizing.

Mysophobia

400

If you don't like going to carnivals, or you're not a big fan of the movie "It", you probably have this phobia.

Coulrophobia

500

Walking up the stairs of Texas State University, it is quite understandable to hold this fear.

Bathmophobia