Question 1

Which country is commonly associated with the origins of Halloween?

Accepted Answer

Ireland

Question 2

In "The Nightmare Before Christmas", who is the Pumpkin King?

Accepted Answer

Jack Skellington

Question 3

In "Hocus Pocus," how many Sanderson sisters are there?

Accepted Answer

Three

Question 4

Which movie features the line, "I see dead people"?

Accepted Answer

The Sixth Sense

Question 5

Which historical figure inspired the fictional Dracula?

Accepted Answer

Vlad the Impaler

Question 6

What was the Black Death primarily caused by?

Accepted Answer

A bacterium

Question 7

What is the scientific name for the fear of darkness?

Accepted Answer

Nyctophobia

Question 8

Which US state is home to Sleepy Hollow, famous for the Headless Horseman?

Accepted Answer

New York

Question 9

In what year did the Salem witch trial take place?

Accepted Answer

1692

Question 10

How old was Mary Shelley when she began writing "Frankenstein"?

Accepted Answer

18

Question 11

How many times must you say Beetlejuice to summon him?

Accepted Answer

Three

Question 12

What is the possessed girl's name in The Exorcist?

Accepted Answer

Regan MacNeil

Question 13

Complete the Alien tagline: In space, no one can hear you . . .

Accepted Answer

Scream

Question 14

What was candy corn originally called?

Accepted Answer

Chicken Feed

Question 15

Roughly how much do Americans spend on Halloween each year?

Accepted Answer

$11 billion

Question 16

Which US state grows the most pumpkins?

Accepted Answer

Illinois

Question 17

Which room number is forbidden in the film version of The Shining?

Accepted Answer

237

Question 18

What has the heaviest pumpkin on record weighed?

Accepted Answer

2,700

Question 19

What is a group of ravens called?

Accepted Answer

An unkindness

Question 20

From which religious tradition does the word "zombie" originate?

Accepted Answer

Haitian Vodou

Spooky Trivia!

2) In "The Nightmare Before Christmas", who is the Pumpkin King?

3) In "Hocus Pocus," how many Sanderson sisters are there?

4) Which movie features the line, "I see dead people"?

5) Which historical figure inspired the fictional Dracula?

6) What was the Black Death primarily caused by?

7) What is the scientific name for the fear of darkness?

8) Which US state is home to Sleepy Hollow, famous for the Headless Horseman?

9) In what year did the Salem witch trial take place?

10) How old was Mary Shelley when she began writing "Frankenstein"?

11) How many times must you say Beetlejuice to summon him?

12) What is the possessed girl's name in The Exorcist?

13) Complete the Alien tagline: In space, no one can hear you . . .

14) What was candy corn originally called?

15) Roughly how much do Americans spend on Halloween each year?

16) Which US state grows the most pumpkins?

17) Which room number is forbidden in the film version of The Shining?

18) What has the heaviest pumpkin on record weighed?

19) What is a group of ravens called?

20) From which religious tradition does the word "zombie" originate?