1. What date is Halloween traditionally celebrated around the world?
2. What was the first horror movie to be nominated for an Academy Award?
3. Which classic horror movie features a serial killer named Michael Myers?
4. What is the traditional Halloween colour?
5. Which American city is known for hosting the largest Halloween parade in the United States?
6. What is the term for fear of Halloween?
7. Stephen King’s 1st novel was turned into a horror movie in 1976. Which one was it?
8. In the movie ‘E.T., what did E.T. dress as for Halloween?
9. What famous line does Jack Nicholson say as he puts his head through an axed door in this scene from The Shining?
10. To the closest thousand, how many years old is Halloween?
11. True or False - Halloween is a national holiday in Ireland, where it originated.
12. Which food is used to ward off vampires?
13. Halloween celebrations span three days in Spain: true or false?
14. What was the most popular Halloween costume in the U.S. in 2023 according to Google?
15. What is the term for a fear of ghosts?
16. Which musical, premiering in 2003, is based around two of the witches from L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?
17. What do you sprinkle on your doorstep if you want to keep evil spirits out of your house on Halloween night?
18. In what state is it illegal to dress up as a nun or a priest on Halloween?
19. What ghost did British Prime Minister Winston Churchill reportedly see in the White House?
20. Which fruit is traditionally dipped in toffee on Halloween?
BONUS QUESTION – 3 points
There was a full moon during Halloween in 2020. When IS the next one FULL MOON ON HALLOWEEN?
ANSWERS BELOW....
October 31st
The Exorcist (1974 Oscars)
Halloween
Orange
NYC
Samhainophobia
Carrie
A Ghost
‘Here’s Johnny!’
2000
False
Garlic
True
Barbie
Phasmophobia
Wicked
Salt
Alabama
Abraham Lincoln
Apple
BONUS - 2029 - 3 marks
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