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Halloween Fun Facts Trivia
Enjoy a carefully curated collection of Halloween General Knowledge trivia with Festly's Halloween Fun Facts Trivia.
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1. What two colors are the staple colors of Halloween and what do they represent?
Answer
Orange and Black. Orange represents the fall harvest and black represents the darkness of winter and death.
2. What is a male witch called?
Answer
Warlock
3. What two animals have involuntarily become Halloween's mascots?
Answer
black cat and bat
4. From which region(s) in the world do pumpkins originate from?
Answer
North and Central America
Pumpkins are thought to have originated in the regions of North and Central America which archeologists discovered pumpkin seeds in the Oaxaca valley of Mexico dating back more than 7000 BCE. Pumpkins are believed to be important crops to the original inhabitants of the America's and appear to predate other modern crops, like corn, in cultivation.
5. Transylvania is a region on what country?
Answer
Romania
6. Is the pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
Answer
Fuit
The pumpkin is classified as a fruit because anything that begins as a flower is botanically a fruit.
7. What rock band popular in the 90's has the famous Halloween fruit in its name?
Answer
Smashing Pumpkins
8. What Autumn tradition involving fruit and still played today has its origins as a British courting ritual?
Answer
Bobbing for apples
9. According to superstition, what does it mean if on Halloween you see a spider near you?
Answer
The spirit of a loved one is watching over you.
10. According to European folklore, what may a cursed man turn into under the light of a full moon?
Answer
Werewolf
11. It is believed that if you wear your clothes inside out and walk backwards at midnight on Halloween, what will appear?
Answer
A witch
12. In which fairytale does a witch lure children into her home using candy and her famous house made of gingerbread?
Answer
Hansel and Gretel
13. Which First Lady was the very first to decorate the White House for Halloween?
Answer
Maime Eisenhower
First Lady Mamie Geneva Loud Eisenhower was the first to decorate the White House in 1958. Events included a lunch for the wives of staff members where decorations could be seen of skeletons, jack-o'-lanterns, and shocks of dried corn.
14. For the song "Monster Mash" by Bobby Pickett, complete these lyrics: "I was working in the lab late one night..."
Answer
When my eyes beheld an eerie sight
15. What famous magician died on Halloween?
Answer
Harry Houdini
On October 31, 1926, Harry Houdini dies of peritonitis, or inflammation of the inner lining of the abdomen wall. This condition was the result of a ruptured appendix. A week earlier while lecturing at McGill University in Montreal, Houdini had sustained multiple punches to the abdomen by a student who had heard he could resist hard punches to this area. While Houdini brushed off the incident in the moment, the injuries he sustained would ultimately lead to his demise.
16. In the motion picture Ghostbusters, What does the cast find themselves covered in after defeating the main antagonist?
Answer
Marshmallow
In the final battle with main antagonist, the villain suddenly vanishes and a disembodied voice demands of the cast to choose the form of their "destructor." The ghost-busting team attempts to clear their mind but a thought pops in to the head of Dan Ackroyd's character Ray Stantz. He explains that he, "tried to think of the most harmless thing." But just then, a giant Mr. Stay -Puft Marshmallow man is seen walking towards them.
They defeat the destructor marshmallow by 'crossing the streams' of their proton packs shooting into the portal. The resulting explosion destroys the marshmallow man and coats the city and cast in marshmallow.
17. In the movie It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Who waits in the pumpkin patch all night hoping to see the Great Pumpkin?
Answer
Linus and Sally
18. In the film The Nightmare Before Christmas, Sally's creator Dr. Finkelstein becomes suspicious of her when she gives him his soup due to what ingredient?
Answer
Frog's Breath
As Dr. Finkelstein explains, "There's nothing more suspicious than frog's breath."
19. In the movie Mean Girls, What costume does Lindsay Lohan wear for the Halloween party?
Answer
Zombie ex wife
20. Who is the creator of the animated film The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Answer
Tim Burton
21. For the animated film The Nightmare Before Christmas, Who composed the film score?
Answer
Danny Elfman
22. In the hit franchise Halloween, Who plays the sister of Michael Myers?
Answer
Janie Lee Curtis
23. In the Disney film Hocus Pocus, What three cleaning tools to the Salem witches use to fly with?
Answer
A broom, mop, and vacuum
24. In the film Halloween, What is the name of the fictional town?
Answer
Haddonfield, Illinois
25. In the film Halloween, In what real U.S. city is the childhood home of Michael Myers?
Answer
South Pasadena
Known as the Century House, Michael's home is located at 1000 Mission St., South Pasadena 91030.
26. What horror film was the first to be nominated for an Academy Award?
Answer
The Exorcist
The 1973 film, The Exorcist, was nominated for Best Picture in the 1974 Academy Awards making it the first horror film to achieve a nomination.
27. Where does the word "Halloween" come from?
Answer
All Hallows Eve
28. In the movie Hocus Pocus, What is the black cat's human name?
Answer
Thackery Binx
29. What 1990's film features creepy-crawlies taking over a small town in California?
Answer
Arachnophobia
Arachnophobia, directed by Frank Marshal and starring Jeff Daniels and John Goodman, is set in the small (fictional) California Town of Canaima.
The name comes from the area where the opening scenes were shot, Parque Nacional Canaima in Venezuela. The real name of the town where the majority of the film was shot is Cambria, California, a costal village in San Luis Obispo County.
30. What 1999 film was made to appear as a documentary shot entirely on a hand-held video camera?
Answer
The Blair Witch Project
31. Which bestselling horror author has had the most film adaptations made from their books?
Answer
Stephen King
32. In the film The Shining, What drink does Jack Torrance order in the infamous bar scene?
Answer
Bourbon
33. In the film The Shining, What is the name of little Danny's imaginary friend?
Answer
Tony
Danny describes his friend Tony as the boy who lives in his mouth and hides in his stomach.
34. In the film The Shining, Jack Torrance goes to the Overlook hotel to work on his Novel. What does his wife discover he has been writing instead?
Answer
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
35. In the 1995 motion picture Casper, In what town and state is the film set?
Answer
Friendship, Maine
The film is set in Friendship, Maine but the majority of the filming was completed in the nearby town of Camden, Maine because the film's creators believed it to be 'more authentic.'
36. What country introduced the United States to Halloween?
Answer
Ireland
37. In the film Jurassic Park, What are the names of the two paleontologists who John Hammond invites to the island to verify his attraction safe to the insurance company?
Answer
Dr. Alan Grant and Dr. Ellie Sattler
38. Which 90s TV show features the black cat Salem Saberhagen?`
Answer
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
39. What Disney film features a dog that has been brought back to life?
Answer
Frankenweenie
40. According to this famous song, who are the "... creepy, kooky, mysterious, and spooky?""
Answer
The Addams Family
41. Which well known, fruit-themed Irish bank has a hit song named after the living dead?
Answer
The Cranberries with "Zombie"
42. In the animated film, Hotel Transylvania, What popular comedian voices Count Dracula?
Answer
Adam Sandler
43. In the film The Addams Family, What are the names of their two pet piranhas?
Answer
Triston and Isolde
44. What song do the following lyrics belong to? - "When I'm in the shower, I'm afraid to wash my hair; 'Cause I might open my eyes and find someone standing there."
Answer
"Somebody's watching me" by Rockwell
45. In the film The Silence of the Lambs, Who is the main antagonist?
Answer
Buffalo Bill
46. In what century did the Salem witch trials occur?
Answer
17th century
47. In what scary movie does a little girl come out of a television?
Answer
The Ring
48. In the animated film The Nightmare Before Christmas, Jack sends Boogies kids to fetch Santa Clause. Who do they mistakenly bring back first?
Answer
The Easter Bunny
