Sports and Halloween
During a 2009 NBA Halloween matchup between the San Antonio Spurs and the Sacramento Kings, an animal flew onto the court. It caused a 5-minute delay, which ended when Manu Ginobli grabbed it mid-air. What was the animal?
A pelican
A seagull
A pigeon
A bat (CORRECT)
I have no feet to dance, I have no eyes to see, I have no life to live or die, but yet I do all three. What am I?
Fire
True or False. White Chocolate is NOT real chocolate
True
What is the name of the claymation movie that focuses on a girl who moves into a haunted house and is spied on by an evil entity through a doll?
Coraline
What animal is commonly given a bad rep during the Halloween season?
Black Cats
The first ever MLB game to be played on Halloween was game 4 of the 2001 World Series between the New York Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Who hit the walk-off home run and earned the title “Mr. November”?
Derek Jeter (CORRECT)
Mark Grace
Tino Martinez
Shane Spencer
I’m tall when I’m young, I’m short when I’m old, and once a year, I make heavy pumpkins light. What am I?
A candle
Cotton Candy is one of the oldest sweet treats around, and it was invented in 1897 by William Morrison. However, Morrison wasn’t the type of guy you’d expect to invent cotton candy. What type of profession did William Morrison have?
Dentist
What 2 social media outlets have the most influence over Halloween Inspiration?
Facebook and Pinterest
Why is the holiday called Halloween?
It is the Scottish shortening of "All Hallows Eve"
Which is the evening before the Christian Holiday of All Saints Day
Coming off his 1st NBA MVP and 1st NBA title, this player scorched the New Orleans Pelicans in a 2015 Halloween game by scoring 53 points. Who was this player?
Lebron James
Steph Curry (CORRECT)
Derrick Rose
Kevin Durant
How do you spell candy in just two letters?
C and Y
Which one of these 3 candy brands never had an energy bar? Butterfinger, Snickers, or Kit-Kat?
Kit Kat
What is the name of the 1999 horror film that features a group of documentary filmmakers lost in the woods, that originally scared audiences because it was not revealed to be fiction?
The Blair Witch Project
Where do the origins of Halloween date back to?
The Celts of Ancient Ireland
2 NHL players scored matching hat tricks on Halloween in 1989. One of the players was Kevin Stevens. Who was the other player?
Wayne Gretzky (CORRECT)
Brett Hull
Paul Coffey
Paul Cavillini
I have a name but it isn’t mine
You don’t think about me while in your prime
People cry when I’m in their sight
Others lie with me all day and night.
What am I?
A tombstone
ET’s notorious favorite snack from ET was Reece’s Pieces. However, they were originally supposed to be a different candy. What candy was that supposed to be?
M&Ms
What 2014 horror film is based on the alleged true story of the Perron family's haunting in Rhode Island?
The Conjuring
Why do we dress up and trick or treat?
Scottish children hoped to prevent evil spirits from doing harm by dressing like them. (further) They would go door to door with hollowed out turnips to ask for treats and money.
In a 2010 Halloween NFL Game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New Orleans Saints, 17,777 fans dressed up in costumes, breaking a Guinness World Record for the largest-ever Halloween gathering. What was the name of the stadium?
Mercedes Benz Stadium
Tulane Superdome
Ceaser’s Superdome
Louisiana Superdome (CORRECT)
Two girls ate dinner together.
They both ordered iced tea.
One girl drank them very fast and had finished five in the time it took the other to drink just one.
The girl who drank one died while the other survived.
All of the drinks were poisoned.
How is that possible?
The poison is in the ice
The 2 M’s in M&M’s have a meaning. They are the first initials of two businessmen’s surnames. What is one of the names of the businessmen?
Mars / or Murrie
Finish the song Lyrics!
'Cause this is thriller, thriller night...
"And no one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike"
Why do we carve faces and images into pumpkins?
Irish folklore brought to America (where pumpkins were common) by Irish Immigrants that symbolize the trapped souls between worlds, like Stingy Jack, aka Jack-O-Lantern