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- 4. The irrational fear of candy.
- 7. How many continents are pumpkins grown on?
- 10. Who is Jekyll’s closest companion?
- 11. This monster is known for large hoards of items, clever riddles, and breathing fire.
- 14. Each snickers bar has a limit of _______ peanuts.
- 15. What percent of the U.S. pumpkin crop is available during October?
- 16. I’m tall in the morning, I’m shorter at night. I’m pale like I’ve been given a fright! Give me a spark and its easy to see, why Halloween just isn’t the same without me.
- 18. The original name of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups was inspired by the ____.
- 20. What’s a skeleton’s favorite instrument? A ______.
- 22. What do you call a cousin of the Werewolf?
- 23. “We're sorry skeletons, you're so misunderstood! You only want to socialize, but I don't think we should!” ______ _____ _________
- 28. If you are in the Florida keys for Halloween, you may find a(n) _____________ pumpkin carving contest.
- 29. During a quite literally dark and stormy day, Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein, as part of a _____ _____ competition.
- 34. What should you throw on your doorstep if you want to keep out evil spirits on Halloween?
- 37. The farthest distance to fire a pumpkin. (Rounded to the 1’s place)
- 38. What do you call a spider with 13 eyes?
- 40. Tootsie Rolls were name by their creator, Leo Hirschfield, after his ________, nicknamed ‘Tootsie.’
- 41. From which world region do pumpkins originate?
- 43. In an old, spooky legend, where does Ichabod Crane live?
- 45. Eye of newt, a common ingredient in a witch’s brew, is actually just _______ seed!
- 46. The world’s heaviest pumpkin was 2,702 lbs (1,226 kg.), grown by a farmer from Radda, _____.
- 47. The irrational fear of the moon.
- 48. I’m a dead giveaway for vampire, but don’t break me. What am I?
- 50. An incredible amount of this candy is sold for Halloween each year. So much so, that if you laid each piece sold last year – end to end – the line of candy would wrap around the earth 4.25 times.
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- 1. “But you see, it’s not me, it’s not my family. In your head, in your head. . .”
- 2. What Halloween radio drama caused alleged mass panic on October 30,1938?
- 3. What was one of the more eccentric, plant-themed PEZ flavors?
- 5. In ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’, how many people are killed with a chainsaw?
- 6. Bobbing for apples started out as a _________ ritual.
- 8. In the beginning, M&M’s were only available to the ________.
- 9. The maker does not want it, the buyer does not use it, and the user does not see it.
- 12. Most years, you will only find this monster once a month.
- 13. The phobia of spiders.
- 17. Throwing a(n) _____ _____ over your shoulder on Halloween was thought to reveal the initial of your future spouse.
- 19. Which song reigned #1 on the Hot 100 list in 1962? The _______ _________
- 21. A red moon is a _______ moon.
- 24. According to legend, what is the most dangerous thing about a mandrake?
- 25. An orange moon is a _______ moon.
- 26. What is one way to drive off a vampire? Expose it to ________.
- 27. According to Max Brooks' Zombie Survival Guide, what is the safest manner of transport during a zombie apocalypse?
- 30. First, you tie a rope from the ceiling. Then, you tie an apple to the rope. Third, you put a candle in the apple and light it on fire! Fourth, spin the apple and then try to take a bite! If you follow all these steps, which inadvisable game of old are you playing?
- 31. Who had the first ‘Jack o Lantern’? (Hint: Mythological figure.)
- 32. How many feet across was the world’s largest, recorded pumpkin pie?
- 33. Which movie first introduced the concept of zombies eating brains?
- 35. 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?
- 36. How many acres was the largest temporary corn maze?
- 39. Which 2017 horror movie holds the all-time worldwide box office record for horror movies?
- 42. What scares a dullahan?
- 44. A shapeshifting, equine water spirit known best for its tarry hide and carrying its riders into the depths.
- 49. An enormous legendary bird.