Question 1

From which phrase is the word Halloween derived?

Accepted Answer

All Hallows Eve

Answer

Hall of evenings

Answer

Hall of screams

Answer

Hello, weenie one

Question 2

Which legendary horror actor provided the voiceover/rap (including the sinister laugh at the end) for Michael Jackson's Thriller?

Accepted Answer

Vincent Price

Answer

Christopher Lee

Answer

Bela Lugosi

Answer

Peter Cushing

Question 3

What were the first jack-o-lanterns made out of?

Accepted Answer

Turnips

Answer

Pumpkins

Answer

Carrots

Answer

Salad

Question 4

Halloween is the second highest grossing commercial holiday. What is the first?

Accepted Answer

Christmas

Answer

4th of July

Answer

Easter

Answer

Thanksgiving

Question 5

Salem, Massachusetts claims to be the "Halloween capital of the world". Which other US city claims the same?

Accepted Answer

Anoka, Minnesota

Answer

Las Vegas, Nevada

Answer

Rome, Ohio

Answer

Vernal, Utah

Question 6

Which of these 20th century American icons died on Halloween?

Accepted Answer

River Phoenix

Answer

Jeff Buckley

Answer

James Dean

Answer

Kurt Cobain

Question 7

17th-century witch-hunter Matthew Hopkins claimed to hold which title?

Accepted Answer

Witchfinder General

Answer

Witch-smeller

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Royal Witch-finder

Answer

Witch-hunter in Chief

Question 8

What's the phobia of Halloween called?

Accepted Answer

Samhainophobia

Answer

Witchophobia

Answer

Scaredy-cat-syndrome

Answer

Triskaidekaphobia

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